Dr. Anand Ramamurthy is a Senior Consultant and Director of Training, Academics, and Research at the Centre for Liver Disease and Transplantation at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. He has extensive experience in living related liver transplants and has been a part of numerous firsts in the liver transplant program in India.
Educational Qualifications:
- MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, 1996
- MS (General Surgery) from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, 2001
- DNB (General Surgery) from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
- DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology) from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 2008
- MRCS (UK) from Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2005
Professional Experience:
- Jr. Resident (General Surgery) at Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, 1998-2001
- Sr. Resident (General Surgery) at Lok Nayak Hospital, 2001-2003
- Sr. Resident (Surgical Gastroenterology) at Sri Ganga Ram Hospital, 2003-2006
- Clinical Fellow (Liver Transplantation) at Sri Ganga Ram Hospital, 2006-2008
- Sr. Consultant (Surgical Gastroenterology) at Apollo Hospital, 2008-Present
Notable Achievements:
- First prize for Best Student in Surgery, 1996
- Co-founder of the first liver transplant program in southern India
- Part of the team that performed the largest number of deceased donor liver transplants in the country
Professional Memberships:
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Association of Surgeons of India
- Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology
- Indian Society of Organ Transplantation
- Indian Medical Association
- National Academy of Medical Sciences
- International Liver Transplant Society
- International Hepato Pancreatic Biliary Association
- International Association of Surgeons, Oncologists, Gastroenterologists
- Indian Association for Study of the Liver
Fellowships:
- Fellowship in Liver Transplantation from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 2007