Dr. Vasantha Kumar

Dr. Vasantha Kumar

Associate Consultant 

19 Years of Experience

HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon

MBBS, MS, M.Ch, FMAS, Fellowship

Rela Hospital, Chennai

English, Hindi, Tamil

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About Dr. Vasantha Kumar

  • Dr. Vasantha Kumar is an experienced surgeon who specializes in HPB surgery & liver transplantation.
  • He has 19 years of experience in his field.
  • Dr. Kumar has performed numerous surgeries across his specialties, contributing significantly to improving patient outcomes and advancing surgical techniques.
  • His clinical expertise includes:
    • General surgery
    • Liver Transplant surgery (Adult & Pediatric)
    • Liver & HPB surgery
  • He earned his MBBS from Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India, in 2005, followed by an MS from Madurai Medical College, Madurai, India, in 2009.
  • His pursuit of specialized training continued with an MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology from Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, in 2016.
  • Dr. Kumar further honed his skills through prestigious fellowships, including FMAS (Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery) from Gurgaon in 2012.
  • Also, he earned a Fellowship in Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation from the Institute of Liver Diseases and Transplantation, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, in 2018.
  • Dr. Kumar's commitment to advancing medical knowledge is shown through his research, including studies on living donor liver transplantation and new techniques in liver transplantation published in respected journals.

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Education

  • MBBS, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India, 2005
  • MS, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, India, 2009
  • MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, 2016
  • Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS), Gurgaon, 2012
  • Fellowship in Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Institute of Liver Diseases and Transplantation, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, 2018

Paper Published

  • Gunasekaran, V., Reddy, M. S., Rammohan, A., Shanmugam, N., Thiruchunapalli, D., Kanagavelu, R. G., Kaliamoorthy, I., & Rela, M. (2022). Living donor liver transplantation for Budd?Chiari Syndrome: A Propensity Score?Matched Analysis. World Journal of Surgery, 46(11), 2806–2816.
  • Gunasekaran, V., Reddy, M. S., Rammohan, A., Shanmugam, N., Thiruchunapalli, D., Kanagavelu, R. G., Kaliamoorthy, I., & Rela, M. (2022b). Living donor liver transplantation for Budd?Chiari Syndrome: A Propensity Score?Matched Analysis. World Journal of Surgery, 46(11), 2806–2816.
  • Puri, Y., Gunasekaran, V., Palanisamy, S. K., Elangovan, B., Krishna, P., Balasubramanian, B., Ananth, A., Reddy, M. S., & Rela, M. (2019). A novel technique of physiological portal inflow augmentation during liver transplantation for Yerdel Grade 4 portal vein thrombosis. Liver Transplantation, 26(2), 294–298. https://doi.org/10.1002/lt.25680

Field of Expertise

  • ABO Incompatible Transplant
  • Deceased Donor Liver Transplants (DDLTs)
  • Incompatible Kidney Transplant
  • Intestinal Transplant
  • Kidney Transplant
  • Liver Transplant
  • Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT)
  • Lung Transplant
  • Pancreas Transplant
  • Pediatric Liver Transplant

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