DEPARTMENT OF Gastroenterology
| Dept. Head | : | Dr. Sandesh K MD ,DM GASTRO |
| OP Days | : | MONDAY(GASTRO) ,WEDNESDAY (LIVER CLINIC ) |
| Location | : | |
| Wards | : | WARD 2 – Male WARD 9 ANNEX- Female |
About Us
Department of Medical Gastroenterology is providing comprehensive care to the patients suffering from the all diseases pertaining to gastrointestinal tract, liver, biliary tract and pancreas.Also aims to enhance research activities, Training for DM trainees .This Department providing cators to patients from all our Kerala, since ours is the only Government Medical college providing Liver Transplant services in Kerala. We are striving to maintain excellent patient care inspite of the heavy patient load.
Facilities Available
- UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY-DIAGNOSTIC
- ENDOSCOPIC VARICEAL LIGATION
- ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE DILATATION
- ESOPHAGEAL STENTING
- ACHALASIA CARDIA DILATATION
- GASTRIC VARIX GLUE INJECTION
- ENDOSCOPIC FOREIGN BODY RETRIEVAL
- PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY
- FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY
- COLONOSOCOPY -DIAGNOSTIC
- COLONOSOCPIC POLYPECTOMY
- ENTEROSCOPY
- SIDE VIEWING DUODENOSCOPY
- ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIO PANCREATOGRAPHY
- ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY FNAC
- ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION
- THERAPEUTIC PARACENTESIS
- LIVER BIOPSY
Teaching Staff
| Sl. No. | NAME | DESIGNATION |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dr.Sandesh K. MBBS,MD,DM TCMC Reg.:21710 | Professor & Head |
| 2 |  Dr. Prasanth K.S. MBBS,DNB,DM TCMC Reg.:30839 | Associate Professor |
| 3 |  Dr. Deni Joseph MBBS,MD,DM, DNB TCMC Reg.:37222 | Assistant Professor |
| 4 |  Dr. Ramu M. MBBS,MD,DM, DNB TCMC Reg.:38115 | Assistant Professor |
| 5 | Dr. Gaurav Khatana | Senior Resident |
| 6 | Dr. Lalkrishna U | Senior Resident |
| 7 | Dr. Gino Rony Philip | Senior Resident |
Non-Teaching Staff
| Sl. No. | NAME | DESIGNATION |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reshmi Mohanan | Nursing Officer in Charge |
| 2 | Jasmine S | Nursing Officer Grade1 |
| 3 | Smitha Babu | Nursing Officer(HDS) |
| 4 | Ajitha | Nursing Assistant |
| 5 | Sudha | Nursing Assistant |
| 6 | Rosamma | Cleaning Staff |
| 7 | Jiyasha Shajahan | Counter Staff |
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
- DM MEDICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY -3 YEAR PROGRAMME -1 SEAT /YEAR
- DIPLOMA IN ENDOSCOPIC TECHNOLOGY -2 YEAR PROGRAMME -4 SEAT /YEAR
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Maximum ERCP’s per year among Govt medical colleges in Kerala
- Only Liver Transplant programme among Government Medical colleges in Kerala, along with Surgical Gastroenterology
- Only Government Medical college providing Endoscopic Ultrasound and Manometry services in South Kerala
ON GOING RESEARCH
Besides mandatory thesis for DM trainees ,department encourages research activities to publish in national and international journals.
- PROGNOSTIC SCORES IN PREDICTING CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING PATIENTS -Dr. GAURAV KHATANA
- EFFICACY OF MODIFIED CTP SCORE IN PREDICTING SHORT TERM MORTALITY IN SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS -Dr. RAMU
- CLINICAL PROFILE AND OUTCOME OF PATIENTS UNDER GOING ERCP IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE -Dr. DENI
- PROPORTION OF TPMT AND NUDT 15 GENETIC POLYMOPHISM FOR AZATHIOPRINE METABOLISM -Dr. LALKRISHNA U
- SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS :ETIOLOGY ,MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL OUTCOME IN CIRRHOSIS PATIENTS -Dr. LALKRISHNA U