Dr. Vidyasagar Ramappa

Consultant

26 years of experience

Gastroenterologist, Liver Transplant Surgeons

MBBS, MD, PGDMLE, MRCP, CCST

Reg. No.:48635, Karnataka Medical Council

Manipal Hospital, Yeshwanthpur, Bangalore

English, Hindi, Kannada

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About Dr. Vidyasagar Ramappa

Dr. Vidyasagar Ramappa is a renowned gastroenterologist with 26 years of experience.
His expertise includes chronic liver disease, liver transplant, gastric ulcer and gastritis treatment, gallbladder stone treatment, bladder cancer surgery, and treatment of IBS and IBD.
He is proficient in pancreatobiliary endoscopy (EUS & ERCP) and excels in medical teaching and endoscopy training.
Dr. Ramappa completed his MBBS from Karnataka University, India, in 1998 and pursued an MD in General Medicine from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Karnataka, in 2002.
He also gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Law & Ethics (PGDMLE) from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, in 2003.
Dr. Ramappa is a member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK), the British Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (BASL), the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and the American Dental Association.

Education

MBBS, Karnataka University, India, 1998
MD in General Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Karnataka, 2002
Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Law & Ethics (PGDMLE), National Law School of India University, Bangalore, 2003
MRCP in Gastrology & Hepatology, Royal College Of Physicians, UK, 2009
Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) for Gastroenterology, Royal College Of Physicians, UK, 2013

Past Experience

Consultant, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Malleswaram

Associations/Membership

Royal College of Physicians (UK)
British Association for Study of Liver Diseases (BASL)
European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)
American Dental Association

Paper Published

He has several publications. Some of them are:

Ramappa V, Aithal GP. Hepatotoxicity Related to Anti-tuberculosis Drugs: Mechanisms and Management. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2013 Mar;3(1):37-49. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2012.12.001. Epub 2012 Dec 20. PMID: 25755470; PMCID: PMC3940184.
Palaniyappan N, Subramanian V, Ramappa V, Ryder SD, Kaye P, Aithal GP. The utility of scoring systems in predicting early and late mortality in alcoholic hepatitis: whose score is it anyway? Int J Hepatol. 2012;2012:624675. doi: 10.1155/2012/624675. Epub 2012 Sep 4. PMID: 22988517; PMCID: PMC3440866.
Mannath J, Subramanian V, Telakis E, Lau K, Ramappa V, Wireko M, Kaye PV, Ragunath K. An inter-observer agreement study of autofluorescence endoscopy in Barrett's esophagus among expert and non-expert endoscopists. Dig Dis Sci. 2013 Feb;58(2):465-70. doi: 10.1007/s10620-012-2358-2. Epub 2012 Sep 9. PMID: 22961240.
Subramanian V, Ramappa V, Telakis E, Mannath J, Jawhari AU, Hawkey CJ, Ragunath K. Comparison of high definition with standard white light endoscopy for detection of dysplastic lesions during surveillance colonoscopy in patients with colonic inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Feb;19(2):350-5. doi: 10.1002/ibd.23002. PMID: 22552948.
Ramappa, V., & Aithal, G. P. (2009). Jaundice: applying lessons from physiology. Surgery, 27(1), 11–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2008.12.004
Lim CH, Ramappa V, Ahmed MM. Inadequate statistical power in Barrett's esophagus ablation study. Gut. 2007 Jun;56(6):884-5; author reply 885. doi: 10.1136/gut.2006.116632. PMID: 17519491; PMCID: PMC1954840.
Subramanian V, Ramappa V, Telakis E, Mannath J, Jawhari AU, Hawkey CJ, Ragunath K. Comparison of high definition with standard white light endoscopy for detection of dysplastic lesions during surveillance colonoscopy in patients with colonic inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Feb;19(2):350-5. doi: 10.1002/ibd.23002. PMID: 22552948.
Subramanian V, Ramappa V, Telakis E, Mannath J, Jawhari AU, Hawkey CJ, Ragunath K. Comparison of high definition with standard white light endoscopy for detection of dysplastic lesions during surveillance colonoscopy in patients with colonic inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Feb;19(2):350-5. doi: 10.1002/ibd.23002. PMID: 22552948.
Palaniyappan N, Subramanian V, Ramappa V, Ryder SD, Kaye P, Aithal GP. The utility of scoring systems in predicting early and late mortality in alcoholic hepatitis: whose score is it anyway? Int J Hepatol. 2012;2012:624675. doi: 10.1155/2012/624675. Epub 2012 Sep 4. PMID: 22988517; PMCID: PMC3440866.