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Dr. M. N. Saravanan

Consultant

MBBS, DNB (General Surgery), DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology)

Educational Qualifications

  • MBBS, Dr D. Y. Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, 2002
  • DNB (General Surgery), B.A.R.C Hospital, Mumbai, National Board of Examinations, 2008
  • DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology), Global Hospitals, Hyderabad, National Board of Examinations, 2011

Training Courses

  • One year Rotatory Medical Internship, V.C. Gandhi & M.A Vora Municipal G.H, Mumbai, 07.01.03 to 06.01.04.
  • Basic Laparoscopic Surgery Workshop, Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education, Mumbai, 20.09.05 to 22.09.05
  • Basic Trauma Care & CPCR Workshop, Indian Association of Trauma & Critical Care, LTMMC & GH, Mumbai (26.09.06 to 27.09.06)
  • Observership in Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 19.06.08 to 01.07.08
  • Simulated Training in Proximate staplers, Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education, Mumbai, 02.09.10
  • Simulated Training in Robotic Surgery, MS Ramaiah Advanced Learning Centre, Bengaluru, 30.06.19
  • Laparoscopic Liver resection workshop and Master course, CEMAST, Mumbai, 26.07.19 to 27.07.19

Work Experience

  • Since Oct 2023: Consultant, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sringeri Sharada Equitas Hospital, Chennai
  • Visiting Senior Consultant, GI Oncosurgery and Surgical Gastroenterology 01.12.20 to till date, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai, CURI hospital, Chennai, Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai,
  • Senior Consultant, GI Oncosurgery, 01.06.19 - 31.11.20, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai
  • Senior Consultant, Minimally Invasive, GI Surgery & GI Oncology, 02.01.17 - 31.05.19, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai
  • Assistant Professor, G.I.Surgery, 13.01.14 - 31.12.16, GB Pant Institute of PGMER (Previously, GB Pant Hospital) & MAMC, New DelhiSenior Registrar, G.I.Surgery, 1 year & 7 months, GB Pant Hospital (Now, GB Pant Institute of PGMER) & MAMC, New Delhi
  • Registrar, Surgical Gastroenterology, 20.02.09 - 19.05.12, Global Hospitals, Hyderabad
  • Senior Registrar, General Surgery, 01.08.08 - 31.01.09, K.B.Bhabha Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai
  • Registrar, General Surgery, 01.03.05 - 31.07.08, BARC Hospital, Mumbai

Publications

  • Saravanan MN, Singh B, Ravindranath K, Raghavendra Rao RV. Episodic jaundice due to an intrahepatic biliary cystadenoma with biliary stricture masquerading as hydatid cyst. Trop Gastroenterol 2010;31(4):332-5. PMID: 21568156
  • B Singh, K Venugopal, M Samiullah, MN Saravanan, M Rela. Extended Right hepatectomy. In: Chattopadhyay TK, Sahni P, Pal S (eds). GI Surgery Annual, Vol. 18. Supplement on operative procedures: Liver. New Delhi: Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, 2011:24-8.
  • ̌B Singh, K Venugopal, M Samiullah, M N Saravanan, DJ Bora, M Rela. Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Graft implantation. In: Chattopadhyay TK, Sahni P, Pal S (eds). GI Surgery Annual, Vol. 19. Supplement on operative procedures: Liver transplantation. NewDelhi: Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, 2012:31-5
  • M N Saravanan, Mathai V, Kapoor D, Singh B. Fractured metallic biliary stent causing obstruction and jejunal perforation. Asian J Endosc Surg 2013 Aug;6(3):234-6. doi: 10.1111/ases.12033. PMID: 23879419
  • C Nagendranath, MN Saravanan, C Sridhar, V Mathai. Peroxide enhanced endoanal ultrasound in preoperative assessment of Complex fistula in ano. Tech Coloproctol 2014;18:433-8 PMID: 24030783
  • Saravanan MN, Venugopal K, Singh B. Extrapulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with synchronous involvement of liver and appendix. Clin Cancer Investig J 2016;5:175‑7
  • Saravanan MN, Raghavendra Rao RV. Oral glucose tolerance test for preoperative assessment of liver function in liver resection. Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2017;21(1):1-10. doi: 10.14701/ahbps.2017.21.1.1. Epub 2017 Feb 28. PMID: 28317039; PMCID: PMC5353905.
  • Nikhil Gupta, Amit Javed, MN Saravanan, Anil K Agarwal, et al. Laparoscopic resectional surgery for hydatid disease of the liver. Tropical Gastroenterology 2017;38(4):211-217 Bakthavatchalam M, Venkataraman J, Ramana RJ, Jain M, Singh B, Thanigai AK, Velyoudam V, Manickam Neethirajan S, Tiwari MK, Agarwal AK, Kalkura NS. Morphological and elemental mapping of gallstones using synchrotron microtomography and synchrotron X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. JGH Open. 2019 Mar 29;3(5):381-387. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12171. PMID: 31633042; PMCID: PMC6788379.
  • Saravanan MN. Two Field versus three Field Lymphadenectomy in Carcinoma Esophagus: Current Perspectives. Clin Surg 2016; 1: 1267
  • Saravanan MN, S M C, Velayoudam V, et al. Giant Mucocele of the Remnant Esophagus: Case Report of a Rare Complication Following a Bipolar Esophageal Exclusion Procedure. Cureus 2019;11(12): e6317. DOI 10.7759/cureus.6317
  • Javed Amit, Shashi Kiran BD, PS Aravinda, MN Saravanan, and Anil K Agarwal. Laparoscopic Lateral Pancreatico-jejunostomy: An Experience from a Tertiary Care Center. Tropical Gastroenterology 41, no. 2 (2020): 66-72. doi.org/10.7869/tg.581
  • Saravanan MN, Vaithiswaran V, Mathew AS, Sundaraiya S, Sulaiman A, Rajendran A, Patil S, Chilukuri S, Nangia S, Raja T. A tale of two pathologies: Multidisciplinary team approach to a second pathology synchronous to gastrointestinal tumors. Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Practice. 2022 Jan 1;2(1):7.

Field of Interest

  • HPB & transplant: Liver resection, Pancreatic resection and drainage procedures, Radical cholecystectomy, Hepaticojejunostomy
  • Colorectal: Low anterior resection/ sphincter sparing, Total Proctocolectomy with pouch, Complex fistula in ano, Sphincter repair
  • Upper GI & Miscellaneous: Radical esophagectomy (Thoraco-laparoscopic), Radical D2 gastrectomy, Anti-reflux procedure
  • Daycare minimally invasive: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and hernia
  • Laser proctology, Laparoscopic surgery in GI oncology