Best Liver Specialists in MIOT International, Chennai, India

Dr. Surendran R is a reputed Surgical Gastroenterologist in Chennai with 48+ years of experience. He specializes in treating acid reflux, bloating, constipation, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease, liver cirrhosis, and cancer.

Dr. Surendran received the Best Doctor award from the Tamil Nadu government in 2002.

• Dr. Vimalraj Velayutham is a well known Surgical Gastroenterologist with experience of more than 15 years.
• His area of specialization covers Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases.
• He is adept in performing Hepato-Pancreato Biliary and Solid Organ transplantation surgery.
• He carries out Open and Minimally Invasive Liver Transplantation Surgery.
• He has participated in numerous conferences and presented papers in them.
• He also takes interest in research and has several publications to his credit in reputed national and international journals.

• Dr. Karthik Mathivanan is among the best Liver Transplant Surgeons in India, who also specialises in multi-organ transplants, with an experience of over 19 years.
• His areas of expertise are treating liver failure and liver and biliary tract malignancies, as well as performing renal, pancreas, small bowel, and living donor liver transplants. 
• He has conducted 3000+ liver surgeries and kidney transplants to date.
• Dr. Mathivanan was part of Asia’s first and world’s fourth living-donor liver transplant in a covid affected patient and India’s first ABO incompatible liver transplant in 2012.
• He performed Tamil Nadu’s first integrated cardiac bypass and transplant surgery.
• Dr. Mathivanan was honoured as the Most Trusted Liver Transplant Surgeon by the Golden Aim Conference and Awards for Excellence and Leadership in Healthcare in 2023.
• He did MBBS in 2005 from Sri Ramachandra Medical University and DNB in 2011 from Voluntary Health Services Hospital, in Chennai.
• Later, he pursued a fellowship in liver transplant and hepatobiliary surgery in 2012 from Medanta Institute of Liver Transplant, New Delhi.
• He is the youngest transplant surgeon to receive a travel grant from the International Liver Transplant Society, South Korea.
• Dr. Mathivanan is a notable member of the International Liver Transplant Society, the Liver Transplant Society of India, and many other prestigious organisations.