A centre of excellence for

Medical Gastroenterology & Hepatology

“

“The centre which introduced laparoscopic surgery in SOUTH INDIA

has its largest facility opened at CHENNAI

Built on Trust, Excellence & ValuesGEM HOSPITAL

The name GEM (GastroEnterology Medical Centre and Hospital) is derived from its own speciality,It is

Asia’s first dedicated tertiary health care centre in Gastroenterology and Laparoscopic Surgery.

Started at COIMBATORE in 2001 GEM Hospital has grown exponentially, gaining wide patronage of

patients from India as well as abroad. GEM Hospital and Research centre with its pioneering work has

evolved to be the first and the only centre in India with subspecialities in Bariatric, Hepatobiliary,

Upper GI, Colorectal and GI Cancer Surgery. Later Urology & Gynaecology departments have been

added to provide COMPREHENSIVE ABDOMINAL CARE.

With a new facility at Chennai, Gem Hospital has spread its wings to the Capital of Tamil Nadu,

bringing in more than 25 years of experience in providing world class gastroenterology, advanced

laparoscopic & robotic surgery services.

Dr P Praveen RajDirector

Dr P SenthilnathanDirector

Dr P SivaprakasamMedical Superintendent

Management

Dr S AsokanDirector & CEO

The Hospital is conceived, built & managed by DOCTORS

VISIONARY CHAIRMAN

Dr C Palanivelu

A committed soul who placed INDIA

on the world map of laparoscopy“ “

Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee twice in 2005 & 2015

First to perform Laparoscopic Whipple’s operation

for Cancer of Pancreas in the world and won SAGES (USA) award

Olympic Silver Medal winner, at International Olympics for Surgery in MAS,

held at Phoenix, Texas in 2008, first ever in the history of surgery in India.

Innovated newer techniques and designed instruments that made

advanced laparoscopic surgery cost effective and affordable

to all.

To accomplish our Vision by

• Excellence in patient care

• Constant pursuit for innovations

• Advanced medical care at affordable cost

GEM Hospital is committed to leadership in the speciality, quality patient

care by providing state-of-the-art facilities for the community with a

humane touch

VISION

MISSION

Disorder s of the d iges t i ve sys tem and

hepatopancreaticobiliary can cause immense

distress to the affected persons. Our department,

with highly experienced and trained personnel,

brings in state of the art clinical care and the latest

in diagnostic as well as therapeutic applications in

this field.

The digestive system is made up of the

gastrointestinal tract , liver, pancreas and gall

bladder. Digestion is important because your body

needs nutrients from food and drink to work

properly and stay healthy. Digestive system breaks

nutrients into small parts, enough for our body to

absorb and use as energy for growth and cell repair.

Our Advanced

Endoscopy & Hepatobiliary Center

▪ Utilizes the latest technology and state-of-

the-art equipment to perform advanced

interventional endoscopic and surgical

procedures

▪ Dedicated endoscopic and surgical suites

▪ I n c l u d e s a h i g h l y s p e c i a l i z e d

multidisciplinary team to personalize patient

care

Our aim is to provide Advanced medical and surgical care at an all inclusive package

cost without compromising the quality

The department has state-of-the art

instruments and endoscopes including the

latest Olympus EUS ME2 premier plus

processor & Olympus 190 series for

endoscopy and colonoscopy with facilities

o f N a r r o w B a n d I m a g i n g a n d

magnification endoscopy. It has also a

dedicated modular OT for performing

ERCP and EUS.

▪ Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde

Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

▪ Direct Cholangioscopy & Pancreatoscopy

▪ Endoscopic Sleeve gastroplasty for Obesity

Intragastric Balloon insertion

▪ Intraductal Biliary & Pancreatic Lithotripsy

▪ Palliative Stenting in GI Malignancy

▪ Endoscopic Ampullectomy

▪ Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)

▪ Endoscopic Banding / Glue injection

▪ Endoscopic Polypectomy

▪ Foreign body removal

Services offered

▪ Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle

Aspiration (FNA)

▪ Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Celiac Plexus

Neurolysis

▪ Pancreatic Pseudocyst Drainage and

Necrosectomy

▪ Endoscopic Transmural Drainage of Fluid

Collections

▪ Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)

▪ Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)

Dr.R. Vinoth KumarM.D., DM (Med. Gastro).,

Head, Medical Gastroenterology &

Hepatology

Chennai

Our Team

Dr.B.HarriprasadM.D., DM (Med. Gastro).,

Consultant Medical Gastroenterologist

Dr. D. ThennarasuM.D., DM (Med. Gastro).,

Consultant Medical Gastroenterologist

Dr. Mohd. Juned Khan MBBS.,MD.,DNB (MGE)

Head, Medical Gastroenterology &

Hepatology

Coimbatore

Dr.C.G. SridharMBBS.,MD (Gen.Med.).,DM.,(MGE).,

Consultant Medical Gastroenterologist

RADIOLOGYInterventionaL

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SPECIALIZED DEPARTMENTS

Institute of Laparoscopy, Gastroenterology & Robotic Surgery

International Centre forDiseases of Esophagus

CENTRE FOR CENTRE FOR

International Centre forDiseases of Esophagus

RADIOLOGYInterventionaL

Institute of Hepatology &Liver Transplantation

GEM

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