Dr. R. Ramalingam | Medical Gastroenterologist in Chennai – Equitas Hospital
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Dr. R. Ramalingam

Consultant

M.B.B.S, M.D. Internal Medicine, D.M., Medical Gastroenterology

Educational Qualifications:

  • MBBS from Govt. Stanley Medical College, Chennai, 2012
  • M.D. Internal Medicine – Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh – 2016
  • D.M., Medical Gastroenterology Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 2022

Work Experience:

  • Consultant Gastroenterology, Sringeri Sharada Equitas Hospital, Since January 2026
  • Assistant professor (Medical Gastroenterology), SRM Medical college & hospital --- May 2023 to Till Date
  • Consultant Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology & Hepatology), Kauvery Hospital, Salem – January 2023 to April 2023
  • Senior Resident (Gastroenterology), AIIMS, Rishikesh --- July 2019 to December 2019
  • Senior Resident (Medicine), PGIMER, Chandigarh - January 2017 to February 2019
  • Medical officer, January 2013 to September 2019 - Communicable disease hospital, Chennai

Publications:

  • Kumar H, Mohan & Mishra, Kundan & Rajendiran, Ramalingam & Jain, Arihant & Sharma, Navneet. (2019). The Double Doughnut Sign on Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Caused by Japanese Encephalitis. The Journal of emergency medicine. 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.03.045.
  • Ramalingam R, Dheeraj Khurana, Paramjeet singh, Chirag K Ahuja. The Influence of Cerebral Microbleeds on Blood Pressure Control in Acute Intracerebral Haemorrhage; February 2017 Stroke 48(suppl_1) DOI: 10.1161/str.48.suppl_1.tp239
  • Senthamizhselvan, Kuppusamy MD, DM; Ramalingam, Rajendran MD; Mohan, Pazhanivel MD, DM; Kavadichanda, Chengappa MD, DM; Badhe, Bhawana MD; Hamide, Abdoul MD. De Novo Crohn's Disease Triggered After COVID-19: Is COVID-19 More Than an Infectious Disease?. ACG Case Reports Journal 8(8):p e00652 August 2021. | DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000652
  • Ramalingam R, Senthamizhselvan K, Harichandrakumar K, Mohan P. Effect of Premedication with Glycopyrrolate on Patient Tolerance and Procedure Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Unsedated Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol 2023; 13 (2):55-60.

Field of Interest

  • Liver disorders
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • GI malignancies
  • Third space endoscopy
  • Advanced therapeutic endoscopies