Dr. Hariharan Muthuswamy is one of the leading medical gastroenterologists in Chennai, India with 21 years of experience. He is currently associated as Senior Consultant with department of Gastroenterologist & Hapatologist in Apollo Hospital, Greams road, Chennai. He is expertise in performing procedures such as Capsule Endoscopy and Endoscopy. His interests include GERD, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Viral Hepatitis, IBS, Therapeutic Endoscopy and Capsule Endoscopy. Dr. Hariharan Muthuswamy is a Life Member of Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG), Indian National Association for study of Liver (INASL), Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Tamil Nadu Chapter(ISGTN) and INASL , Tamil Nadu Chapter(INASLTN).
Dr. Hariharan Muthuswamy’s viewpoint:
The department of Gastroenterologist & Hapatologist in Apollo Hospital, Greams road, Chennai is dedicated to providing thorough care for deterrence, diagnosis and treatment for patients with gastrointestinal ailments.
The trained and professional technicians and nursing staff, provide round-the-clock specialist care to patients with digestive disorders. The all-inclusive range of simple as well complex situations concerning the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, liver, gall bladder and pancreas are treated utilizing the best technological advances in the field.
Besides providing ultimate quality care to all our patients, the department also caters to teaching and training of doctors, nurses and para-medic staff, thus making it valuable of being a centre of quality in Gastroenterology.
There are sub-specialties in GI surgery, coming up lately like, upper HPB surgeon, bariatric surgeon, GI surgeon, colorectal surgeon, and liver transplant surgeon.
What is gastrointestinal surgery?
Gastroenterology is the study of the normal function and diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and liver. It includes a comprehensive understanding of the usual action of the gastrointestinal organs counting the movement of material through the stomach and intestine the digestion and absorption of nutrients into the body, removal of waste from the system, and the function of the liver as a digestive organ. It comprises important terms such as cancer, hepatitis, gastroesophageal reflux that is heartburn, peptic ulcer disease, gallbladder and biliary tract disease, nutritional problems, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and pancreatitis. In core, all normal activity and disease of the digestive organs is part of the study of Gastroenterology.
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