Dr. Vimalraj Velayutham

Dr. Vimalraj Velayutham is Clinical Lead & Senior Consultant - Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery at SRM Prime Hospital, Ramapuram, Chennai. He has more than 29 years of clinical experience.

He is a hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) and liver transplant surgeon who trained internationally at centres in South Korea, France and Taiwan. He specialises in complex hepatobiliary procedures, donor hepatectomy, and robotic liver and pancreatic surgery.

Areas of Expertise

• Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT)
• Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation (DDLT)
• Living Donor Hepatectomy
• Liver Cancer Surgery
• Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
• Robotic & Laparoscopic HPB Surgery
• Complex Liver, Biliary & Pancreatic Surgery
• Major Liver Resections
• Portal Flow Modulation in Liver Transplantation
• Minimally Invasive GI Surgery

Education and Training

• MBBS, Stanley Medical College, Chennai (1997)
• MS (General Surgery), Stanley Medical College, Chennai (2001)
• MCh (Gastrointestinal Surgery), Stanley Medical College, Chennai (2007)
• GB Ong Visiting Fellowship, HPB & Liver Transplant Division, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong (Jul-Sep 2011)
• International Scholar, HPB & Liver Transplant Division, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul (Feb-Aug 2012)
• Liver Transplant Fellowship, Institute of Liver Transplantation & Regenerative Medicine, Medanta, Gurgaon (Oct 2012-Sep 2013)
• Minimally Invasive HPB Fellowship, L'Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris (Jun-Dec 2014)

Previous Experience

• Fellow - Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery, L'Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France (Jun 2014 - Dec 2014)
• Fellow - Liver Transplantation, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon (Oct 2012 - Sep 2013)
• International Scholar - HPB & Liver Transplant, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (Feb 2012 - Aug 2012)
• GB Ong Visiting Fellow - HPB & Liver Transplant, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)

Awards and Memberships

• Awards and recognition: ISSF ISW 2009 Travel Award Scholar - 43rd World Congress, International Surgical Week, Adelaide, Australia; International Liver Care Foundation award - 21st APASL Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Professional memberships: Association of Surgeons of India; Indian Medical Association; International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS); The Transplantation Society; Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT).

He consults at SRM Prime Hospital, Ramapuram, Chennai (Monday to Saturday (timings not published)).