Dr. Ilango Sethu

About Dr. Ilango Sethu

• Dr. Ilango Sethu is a leading and renowned Surgical Gastroenterologist.
• With an extensive career spanning over 17 years, he specializes in Transplant and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) and Solid Organ Transplantation.
• He holds vast expertise in the surgical management of gastrointestinal diseases, particularly cancers, as well as the treatment of various liver and gall diseases.
• He has expertise in treating a wide range of gastrointestinal diseases, including Pancreatic Head Cancer, Alcoholic Liver Disease, Liver Failure, Crohn's Disease, Severe Diverticulitis, and Wilson's Disease.
• Remarkably, he has treated over 10,000 patients throughout his career.
• Dr. Sethu's educational background includes an MBBS from Madras Medical College, Chennai, in 1995 and an MS (General Surgery) from Medical College, Trivandram, in 2000.
• He completed an MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology/GI Surgery from Madras Medical College, Chennai, in 2010.
• Additionally, he holds prestigious fellowships, including a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and an Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship (ASTS) from the USA.
• He is actively engaged in professional memberships, including the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and the Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.

Education

• MBBS - Madras Medical College, Chennai, 1995
• MS - General Surgery - Medical College, Trivandram, 2000
• MCh - Surgical Gastroenterology/G.I. Surgery - Madras Medical College, Chennai, 2010

Past Experience

• Senior Consultant, Liver transplant and HPB surgery at Fortis Hospital, BG Road, 2017
• Lead Consultant, Liver transplant, HPB and GI surgery at Kauvery Hospital, 2016
• Senior Consultant, GI surgery at Kauvery Hospital, 2014
• Consultant, GI surgery at Chettinad Hospital, 2011