Dr.Rajasekhar-Perumalla

Dr. Rajasekhar Perumalla

MS, DNB, PDCC, MNAMS, FRCS

Professional Summary

Dr. Rajasekhar Perumalla, an active clinician, performs liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. He has been an invited organizer and participant in several national consensus conferences addressing issues critical to the Organ transplantation.

Specialties

  • Liver Transplant
  • Pediatric Liver Transplant
  • Kidney and Pancreas Transplant
  • Liver Tumors & Portal Hypertension
  • Dialysis Access

Areas of Expertise

  • Liver / Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation
  • Hepato-Biliary & Pancreatic surgery
  • Vascular & Peritoneal Access procedures

Education & Training

He began his medical training at Andhra Medical College, Vishakhapatnam followed by General Surgery residency at the PGIMER in Chandigarh. He was Formerly Assistant Professor of Surgery at St. John's Medical College, Bangalore and received the prestigious Common Wealth Fellowship and pursued training in Renal & Pancreatic Transplantation at Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, U.K.

He obtained FRCS from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and received HPB training from King's College Hospital, London, Christie Cancer Institute, Manchester, U.K and went and did Transplant Surgery training from Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge & Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan.

He also received HPB Surgery training from TMH, Mumbai and Post Doctoral training from SGPGIMS, Lucknow, India.

Professional Memberships

Life member

  • The Transplantation Society
  • The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, College of Surgeons
  • American Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Association
  • Indian Society of Transplant Surgeons
  • IHPBA
  • Vascular society of India

Qualifications

MS, DNB, PDCC, MNAMS, FRCS

Fellow in Transplant Surgery, Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia

Fellow at Kaohsiung Liver Transplant Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Fellowship in HPB & Liver Transplant (Cambridge University Hospital, U.K)

Fellow in Christie Cancer institute, Manchester, United Kingdom

Fellowship in HPB & Transplant Surgery (King's College Hospital, London, U.K)

Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery & Pancreatic Transplantation, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, India

Fellowship in Renal & Pancreatic Transplant Surgery (Liverpool, U.K)

Academic Appointments

  • Adjunct Professor, Bharath University, Tamilnadu
  • Ex-Tutor, Cancer Institute, Adyar, Chennai, India
  • Ex-Senior Lecturer, St. John's National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India
  • Ex-Senior Resident, SGPGIMS, Lucknow
  • Ex-Tutor & Senior Resident, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

Experience

Dr. Rajasekhar Perumalla is a Senior Consultant at Centre for Liver, Digestive diseases and Multi-Organ Transplantation Unit at Fortis Hospital, Chennai. He obtained a graduate Medical degree from Andhra Medical College, Vishakapatnam, India. He did his Surgical Residency training from PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, one of the leading medical institutions in India.

He underwent specialty training in Hepato - Biliary - Pancreatic & Organ Transplant Surgery from ST. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, where he performed over 500 hepatobiliary pancreatic and gastrointestinal surgeries.

He completed his Fellowship in Renal & Pancreatic Transplant Surgery (Liverpool, U.K). And later worked in HPB & Transplant Unit at King's College Hospital, London and subsequently joined the Multi-Organ Transplant program at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom where he gained experience in various aspects of deceased donor multiorgan retrieval and whole liver transplantation.

He worked as Visiting Fellow at Kaohsiung Liver Transplant Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan where he received specialty training in HPB Surgery & living donor liver transplantation. Following this advanced training he worked as a Senior Consultant Surgeon in Transplant Unit at Global Hospital, Chennai working under Prof. Mohamed Rela. He has an extensive experience of over 500 cadaver and >250 living related liver transplants and management of critical patients in liver transplant intensive care unit. He also had performed more than 800 renal transplants on his own and has special interest in Pancreas transplantation.

Surgical Training & Fellowships

Position Duration Training Institution
Fellow Jan 2009-Dec 2010 Specialty Training in Transplant Surgery Charles Gardner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia
Fellow Feb 2005-Sep 2007 Specialty Training in HPB & Transplant Surgery Addenbrooke's Hospital (University of Cambridge) Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom
Fellowship Feb 2004 – Jan 2005 Specialty Training in Minimal Access, HPB & Transplant Surgery Department of Minimal Access, HPB & Transplant Surgery, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
Fellowship 1999-2001 Specialty Training in Endocrine Surgery & Pancreatic Transplantation (Awarded Post Doctoral Certificate) Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow - 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
Fellowship Oct 1996 – Mar 1997 Specialty Training in Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, L7 8XP, United Kingdom
Senior Resident Jul 1994-Sep 1994 Senior Registrar in General Surgery St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore - 560034, India
Senior Resident Jan 1994-Jun 1994 Senior Registrar in General Surgery Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh - 160 012, India
Surgical Residency 1991-1993 Registrar in General Surgery Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh – 160 012, India

Professional Experience

Position Held Institution From To
Director HPB & Transplant Surgery Kauvery Group of Hospitals, Chennai / Tricky / Salem / Hour Nov 2017 Jan 2020
Director, HPB & Transplant Surgery Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Jaipur Nov 2016 Sep 2017
Head, HPB & Transplant Surgery SRM Institute of Medical sciences, Chennai Jan 2015 Oct 2016
Senior Consultant HPB & Transplant Surgery Global Hospital & Health City, Chennai Jun 2008 Dec 2014
Consultant GI Surgeon & Transplant Surgeon Manipal Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India Oct 2007 May 2008
Senior Clinical Fellow Transplant Surgery Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom Feb 2005 Sep 2007
Senior Clinical Fellow HPB & Minimal Access & Transplant Surgery King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, United Kingdom Feb 2004 Jan 2005
Consultant GI Surgeon BSES - MG Hospital, S. V. Road, Adhere-West, Mumbai, India-400058 Feb 2002 Jan 2004
Post Doctoral Fellow Department of Endocrine Surgery & Pancreatic Transplantation SGPGIMS, Lucknow, U.P, India 160014 Jul 2000 Jan 2002
Tutor-GI Oncology Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, India Oct 1999 Jun 2000
Consultant GI Surgeon St. Martha's Hospital, Bangalore, India 560001 Jul 1998 Sep 1999
Senior Lecturer Department of General, HPB Surgery & Organ Transplantation) St. John's Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore, India 560034 Oct 1994 Jun 1998
Fellow Transplant Surgery Renal Transplant Unit Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, L7 8XP United Kingdom Oct 1995 Mar 1997
Senior Resident General Surgery Department of Surgery, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India 560034 Jul 1994 Sep 1994
Senior Resident General Surgery Department of Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India 160012 Jan 1994 Jun 1994
Research Fellow General Surgery Department of Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India 160012 Jul 1993 Dec 1993
Junior Resident (SHO) General Surgery Department of Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India 160012 Jul 1990 Jun 1993
Senior House Officer (SHO) Department of Surgery, King George Hospital, Vishakhapatnam, India Jan 1990 Jun 1990
PRHO King George Hospital, Vishakhapatnam, India Aug 1998 Aug 1999

Journal Publications

  • Perumalla R, Jamieson NV, Praseedom RK. Left renal vein as an option for portal inflow in liver transplant recipients with portal vein thrombosis. Transpl Int. 2008 Jul; 21 (7): 701-3.
  • Rajasekhar P, Mishra A, Mishra SK. Reoperative Surgery in persistent and recurrent hyperparathyroidism: IJS Vol 63, No 3, 2001; 228-234.
  • Rajasekhar P, Mishra SK. Reoperative Parathyroid Surgery; Ann Endo Surg Vol 5, No.5, 2000; 29-33
  • Ravindra KV, Rajasekhar P, Rozario AP, et al. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome following ileo-anal pouch procedure. Ind J of Gastroenterology: Vol 18(1) 1999, 35-36.
  • Rajasekhar P, Khanna SK, Singh Grupperat, et al. Awareness and Surveillance of AIDS amongst medics and paramedics. Annual PGI Medical Bulletin. 199

Memberships

  • The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • British Transplant Society
  • American Hepatic-Pancreatic-Biliary association
  • Indian Society of Organ Transplantation
  • Indian Hepatic-Pancreatic-Biliary Association
  • Vascular Society of India
  • Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology

Affiliations & Outreach Clinics

  • Kamineni Hospital, L.B. Nagar, Hyderabad
  • Action Balaji Hospital, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi
  • AYKAI Hospital, Ludhiana
  • S. R. Kalla Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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