Dr. R. Ravi

Dr. R. Ravi

Director

41 Years of Experience

Medical Gastroenterologist

MBBS, MD, DM

Rela Hospital, Chennai

English, Hindi

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About Dr. R. Ravi

  • Dr. R. Ravi is a gastroenterologist with 41 years of experience.
  • He has performed 10,000 ERCP procedures in his career, including cholangioscopy, biliary and pancreatic endotherapy, and large stone management with laser lithotripsy.
  • His expertise is in interventional EUS procedures such as EUS-guided biliary drainage, FNB acquisition, FNA, coeliac plexus block, and cystogastrostomy.
  • He also specializes in the endoscopic management of pancreatic necrosis, including direct endoscopic necrosectomy and endoscopic necrosectomy for walled-off pancreatic necrosis.
  • Dr. Ravi is also skilled in performing 3rd space endoscopy procedures like endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), and submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection (STER).
  • He further manages GI bleeding using innovative over-the-slip clips or Ovesco, endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST), and endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL).
  • Dr. Ravi began his medical journey with an MBBS degree from the Stanley Medical College in Chennai in 1983. Then, he received an MD in medicine from the Madras Medical College in Chennai in 1989.
  • He also completed his DM in gastroenterology at Madras Medical College, Chennai, in 1995.
  • He has also conducted several research works, and his papers have been published in renowned journals.
  • Dr. Ravi’s continuous dedication to his craft has earned him memberships in the Indian Medical Association, the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, and the Indian Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

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Education

  • MBBS, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, 1983
  • MD (Medicine), Madras Medical College, Chennai, 1989
  • DM (Gastroenterology), Madras Medical College, Chennai, 1995

Past Experience

  • Head of Department, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Chennai, 2018
  • Consultant, Apollo Hospital, Chennai, 2014
  • Assistant Professor, Stanley Medical College, 2010

Associations/Membership

  • Indian Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Indian Society of Gastroenterology
  • Indian Medical Association

Paper Published

Dr. R. Ravi has published 8 research papers in his career, and some of these are given below.

  • Krishnan, A., & Ramakrishnan, R. (2011). Endoscopic management of a migrated biliary T-tube. Endoscopy, 43(S 02), E325-E325.
  • Krishnan, A., & Ramakrishnan, R. (2012). EUS-guided endoscopic necrosectomy and temporary cystogastrostomy for infected pancreatic necrosis with self-expanding metallic stents. Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 22(5), e319-e321.
  • Krishnan, A., Ramakrishnan, R., Srinivasan, S., & Kumar, S. (2012). A rare presentation of multiple large primary extramedullary hepatic plasmacytoma. Experimental & Clinical Hepatology, 8.
  • Krishnan, A., Ramakrishnan, R., & Venkataraman, J. (2012). Langerhans cell histiocytosis and choledocholithiasis: a causal relationship or coincidence? Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 8(11), 766.

Field of Expertise

  • Abdominal Surgery
  • Adhesion Lysis
  • Appendectomy
  • Bianchi Procedure
  • Biliary Drainage and Stenting
  • Cardiomyotomy
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Colorectal Screening
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • D2 Gastrectomy
  • Endoscopic Gastrostomy
  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
  • Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG)
  • Esophagectomy
  • Foregut Surgery
  • Fundoplication
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastric Suction (Stomach Pumping)
  • Hemicolectomy
  • Hemorrhoid Banding
  • Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
  • Hiatal Hernia Repair
  • Ileoanal Anastomosis (J-Pouch) Surgery
  • Inguinal Hernia Repair with Mesh
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Laparoscopic Colon Resection
  • Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct (CBD) Exploration
  • Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
  • Laparoscopic Splenectomy
  • Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
  • Low Anterior Resection
  • Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
  • Meckel's Diverticulectomy
  • Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Pancreatic Surgery
  • Partial Colectomy
  • Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
  • Portal Vein Embolization (PVE)
  • Proctectomy
  • Recurrent Hernia Surgery
  • Retroperitoneum Surgery
  • Robotic Hernia Surgery
  • Serial Transverse Enteroplasty (STEP)
  • Small Bowel Resection
  • Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Stricturoplasty
  • Subtotal Proctocolectomy
  • Total Colectomy
  • Umbilical Hernia Surgery
  • Upper GI Endoscopy
  • Whipple Surgery
  • Achalasia
  • Acidity
  • Bloating
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome (CACS)
  • Celiac Disease
  • Cholecystitis
  • Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIP)
  • Constipation
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
  • Enterocutaneous Fistula (ECF)
  • Failure to Thrive (FTT)
  • Femoral Hernia
  • Gallbladder Stone
  • Gastric Ulcer
  • Gastritis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Heartburn
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Hepatomegaly (Enlarged Liver)
  • Hirschsprung's Disease
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Intestinal Ischemia
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Obstructive Jaundice
  • Pancreatic Pseudocysts
  • Pancreatitis
  • Peptic Ulcer
  • Polyposis Syndrome
  • Portosystemic Shunt (PSS)
  • Rectum Perforation
  • Right Hemicolectomy
  • Short Bowel Syndrome
  • Sigmoid Volvulus
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Ventral Hernia

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