Dr. Raghuram Sekhar

Dr. Raghuram Sekhar

Senior Consultant 

29 Years of Experience

Vascular Surgeon

MBBS, MS, FRCS, Fellowship

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai

Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi

Consultation Fee ₹ 1000

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About Dr. Raghuram Sekhar

  • Dr. Raghuram Sekhar is a highly experienced Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon with over 29 years of expertise.
  • His expertise includes angioplasties, thrombolysis, deep venous reconstruction, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), and medical management of various autoimmune and vascular diseases.
  • The doctor is skilled in thermal ablation for varicose veins, including laser, RF ablation, microwave therapy, and sclerotherapy.
  • Dr. Sekhar's areas of interest include managing peripheral vascular disease, diabetic foot complications, deep vein thrombosis, non-healing leg wounds, and varicose veins.
  • He has successfully performed over 10,000 cases of thermal ablation for varicose veins, 4,000 cases of leg angioplasty for limb ischemia, 2,500 cases of dialysis access surgery, 800 cases of DVT/pulmonary embolism catheter thrombolysis, 800 cases of acute limb ischemia procedures, and 200 cases of carotid endarterectomy.
  • Dr. Sekhar has undergone extensive training in both open surgeries and minimally invasive (keyhole) endovascular techniques for treating vascular conditions.
  • He has had the opportunity to train numerous prominent doctors nationwide in advanced vascular procedures.
  • After completing his MBBS and MS, Dr. Sekhar went abroad to gain international experience.
  • He received a Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) from Edinburgh and Glasgow, UK.
  • Dr. Sekhar earned his European Vascular Society Fellowship from Madrid, Spain.
  • Hesperia Hospital in Italy granted him an EVF Certification.
  • He also received a Traveling Fellowship at Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein gGmbH, a general hospital in Cologne, Germany.
  • He is among the first Mumbai surgeons certified in Advanced vascular and endovascular surgery by the Royal College of Surgeons, UK.
  • He has contributed to over 60 national and international publications in prestigious indexed journals and has given presentations at over 600 national and international conferences.
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Education

  • MBBS
  • MS
  • Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS), Edinburgh
  • Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS), Glasgow
  • Fellow of the Vascular Society of India (FVSI)
  • European Vascular Society Fellowship, Madrid, Spain
  • Traveling Fellowship, Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein gGmbH, Cologne, Germany

Training & Certificates

  • EVF Certification, Hesperia Hospital, Italy

Awards

  • National Award Winner, Government of India, 2009

Associations/Membership

  • Vascular Society of India
  • Society of Vascular Surgery, USA
  • Association of Trauma Surgeons of India
  • Diabetic Foot Society of India
  • Association of Surgeons of India

Paper Published

Dr. Raghuram Sekhar has over 60 publications in renowned journals. Some of them are:

  • Pai, Paresh & Bedi, Varinder & Kamerkar, Dhanesh & George, Robbie & Rai, Kumud & Gupta, P & Sekhar, Raghuram & Balaji, Venugopal & Parakh, Rajiv & Subramanian, S.R. & Thakore, Vijay & Sahu, Tapish & Jindal, Ravul. (2024). Clinical Practice Recommendations for Antithrombotic Management of Peripheral Artery Disease: An Indian Perspective. Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 11. 4-14. 10.4103/ijves.ijves_102_23.
  • Krosuri, PraveenKumar & Sekhar, Raghuram & Srivastava, Abhishek & Attar, Azharuddin & Shah, Jessicka. (2017). Interim results of a study of the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on healing of chronic leg ulcers. Journal of Marine Medical Society. 19. 72. 10.4103/jmms.jmms_8_17.
  • Sekhar, Raghuram. (2017). Yearbook of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2016. 10.5005/jp/books/13012.
  • Sekhar, Raghuram & Vora, Simit & Thusay, Pranav. (2017). Chapter-14 Current Concepts in Management of Pulmonary Embolism. 10.5005/jp/books/13012_15.
  • Sharma, Dayananda & Sekhar, Raghuram. (2017). Chapter-17 Radiation Safety in Clinical Practice. 10.5005/jp/books/13012_18.
  • Gangadharan, Ashwini Naveen & Shah, Jessicka & Sekhar, Raghuram. (2017). Chapter 16 Carbon Dioxide Angiography and the Vascular Surgeon. 10.5005/jp/books/13012_17.
  • Parakh, Rajiv & Pinjala, Rama krishna & Amin, Pravin & Bedi, V.s & Desai, Sanjay & Dumra, Harjit & Gupta, P & Gupta, Vineet & Hydrabadi, Rajesh & Kamerkar, Dhanesh & Mahajan, Nalini & Pai, Paresh & Patel, Pankaj & Rai, Kumud & Sekhar, Raghuram & Selvaraj, Dheepak & Sharma, Ajay & Subrammaniyan, S. (2016). Consensus on Management of Deep Vein Thrombosis with Emphasis on NOACs (Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants): Recommendations from Inter-Disciplinary Group of Indian Experts. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 64. 7-26.
  • Gangadharan, Ashwini Naveen & Sekhar, Raghuram & Bhanushali, Jinisha & Thusay, Pranav. (2015). Pseudoaneurysm of Posterior Tibial Artery Management: Case Report and Review of Literature. Journal of Current Surgery. 5. 209-212. 10.14740/jcs279w.
  • Desai, Devang & Pedgoankar, P. & Sekhar, Raghuram. (2009). VS08�endovascular Venous Laser Vs Oesch Pin Stripper In Management of Primary Varicosities of the Great Saphenous Vein: A Randomized Control Trial. Anz Journal Of Surgery - Anz J Surg. 79. 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04935_8.x.
  • Desai, Devang & Sekhar, Raghuram. (2008). A rare cause of an abdominal mass. The Indian journal of surgery. 70. 77-9. 10.1007/s12262-008-0020-1.

Field of Expertise

  • Intra Vascular Foreign Body Removal
  • Ambulatory Phlebectomy
  • Aortofemoral Bypass Surgery
  • Balloon Angioplasty
  • Carotid Stenting
  • Central Vein Interventional Procedures
  • Central Venogram
  • Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (ETS)
  • Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
  • Endovenous Laser Therapy
  • Endovenous Thermal Ablation
  • Femoral Popliteal Bypass Surgery
  • Femorofemoral Bypass
  • Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Placement
  • Mesenteric Artery Bypass Stenting
  • Open Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Embolization
  • Peripheral Angioplasty
  • Peripheral Arterial Angioplasty
  • Peripheral Arterial Angioplasty with Stent Placement
  • Peripheral Arterial Thrombolysis RT LT
  • Peripheral Bypass Surgery (Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery)
  • Peripheral Digital Subtraction Angiography
  • Peripheral Embolisation
  • Peripheral Hemangioma Embolisation
  • Peripheral Hemangioma Sclerotherapy
  • PICC Line Insertion
  • Postpartum Hemorrhage Pelvic Angiography
  • Pudendal Artery Evaluation
  • Pulmonary Endarterectomy
  • Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (PTE)
  • Renal Artery Stenting
  • Sclerotherapy
  • Selective Vessel Angiography
  • Sympathectomy
  • Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (TEVAR)
  • Thrombectomy
  • Varicose Vein Laser Surgery
  • Venous Bypass Surgery
  • VNUS Closure Procedure
  • Aortic Arch Disease
  • Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease
  • Arm Artery Disease
  • Arterial Aneurysms
  • Buerger's Disease
  • Carotid Artery Disease
  • Claudication
  • Critical Limb Ischemia
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
  • Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Endoleaks (Type I-V)
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia
  • Gangrene
  • Lymphedema
  • Marfan Syndrome
  • Mesenteric Ischemia
  • Peripheral Aneurysm
  • Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Spider Veins
  • Subclavian Steal Syndrome
  • Takayasu's Arteritis
  • Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
  • Varicose Ulcer
  • Varicose Veins
  • Vascular Infections
  • Vascular Malformations
  • Vascular Trauma
  • Visceral Artery Aneurysm

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