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Dr. L. Venkatakrishnan

Dr. L. Venkatakrishnan Head of the Department of Gastroenterology

Designation HoD & Professor
Experience 25 Years, Undergraduate teaching in Medicine from 1989 to 1994 at PSG IMS & R as Assistant Prof. in Medicine.Undergraduate teaching in Medicine from 1989 to 1994 at PSG IMS & R as Assistant Prof. in Medicine., Presently teaching undergraduate and post graduate - MD (Gen. Med) students at PSG IMS & R in Gastroenterology from 1999 to till date, Post graduate teacher for DM Gastroenterology at PSG IMS & R in Gastroenterology from 2009 to till date, Total teaching experience : 25 yrs including teaching the undergraduates and internal medicine post graduates and DM post graduates during training in Gastroenterology
Qualification MD. DM, DNB

Professional Information

Academic Excellence
  • MBBS
  •  MD (Internal Medicine)
  • DM (Gastroenterology)
  •  DNB (Gastroenterology)
Awards and Achievements
  • Endoscopic Tumour Necrolysis with absolute alcohol as palliation in esophago gastric malignancies ISG Annual Conference 1995 – Cuttack (Published in Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 1995 – abstract)
  • Crohn’s disease – Is it rare? Analysis of 23 cases ISG Annual Conference 1995 – Cuttack (Published in Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 1995 – abstract)
  • Alcohol ablation in hepatocellular carcinoma ISG Annual conference 1995 – Cuttack (Published in Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 1995 – abstract)
  • Pancreas divisum in acute pancreatitis ISG Annual conference 1996 – Chandigarh (Published in Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 1996 – abstract)
  • BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME – Clinical profile and management – report of 17 patients. INASL Annual Conference 1998 – Bombay(Published in Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 1998 – abstract)
  • Interferon in HBV related Cirrhotic patients – report on 20 cases INASL Annual Conference 1998 – Bombay(Published in Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 1998 – abstract)
  • Water and Electrolyte absorption in Portal Hypertension ISG Annual Conference 1998 – Pune(Published in Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 1998 – abstract)
  • Endoscopic variceal ligation Vs Propranolol in variceal management -World congress surgery – Singapor 2000
  • Biliary duct injuries – Endoscopic management – International college of Surgery – Chennai 2003
  • Profile of hepatocellular carcinoma – ISG CON 2004
  • Oxidative stress in H. Pylori – ISG CON 2004
  • Scenario of hepatocelluar carcinoma in tertiary referral centre in South India in Annual conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology – 2004
  • Thormboembolic manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease – case reports in four patients in South India in Annual conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology – 2004
  • Oxidative stress in patients with alcohol liver disease in ISG Annual Conference in 2005 at Vizag, India
  • Profile of colonic polyps in children in Paediatric Gastroenterology Conference in 2005 October
  • Histopathological changes and oxidative stress assessment to study bacterial translocation in chronic liver disease – Annual conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology – 2006
  • The effect of garlic oil and lipid peroxidation and blood cell counts of arsenic exposed albino mice – Journal of Natural Remedies – 2006
  • Studies on Oxidative stress, insulin resistance and paraoxanase in Non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) as a preductive risk factor for cardiovascular disease – Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 2008
  • Prevalence of Infection Among patients of Chronic Parenchymal liver disease and its sensitivity pattern – Journal of Clinical Experimental Hepatology 2011
  • Paroxanase – 1 (PON-1) – A non invasive Biomarker of Fibrosis in Chronic Liver disease – Journal of Clinical Experimental Hepatology 2011
  • Esophageal actinomycosis in a patient with Bronchogenic carcinoma treated with chemoradiation – Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2011
  • Esophageal lipoma presenting as a long tongue – Indian J Gastroenterology 2011
  • A forgotten cause of abdominal pain – Clin. Res Hepatol. Gastroenterolog 2011
  • Profile of Tropical Sprue at our centre – E. Journal MGR Uni 2012
  • Light chain deposition disease presenting as Cholestatic Jaundice – A case report – 2012
  • Clinical Profile of autoimmune hepatitis in a tertiary care hospital
  • Clinical Profile of Hepatitis E infection over 3 yrs in a tertiary care hospital

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