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Dr. Anoop Vasudevan Pillai

Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Kochi 

Qualification: MBBS, MS, FMAS

Bio

Dr. Anoop Vasudevan Pillai, Assistant Professor with a diverse educational background including MBBS, MS, FMAS, and additional certifications in Medical Law, Research, and Bio-Ethics. His expertise spans Wound Management, Thyroid Disease, Endovenous Laser Ablation, Video-Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment (VAAFT), and Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery. With a commitment to excellence and ongoing professional development, Dr. Anoop Vasudevan Pillai exemplifies dedication to patient care and advancement in the field of medicine.

Speciality: General Surgery

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2024

Prophylactic Central Compartment Dissection on the Long-Term Outcome of Advanced (N0-T3/T4) Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Cite this Research Publication : Revathy, A., Sekhar, S.R., Gopalakrishnan Nair, C. Riju R Menon, Pradeep Jacob, Misha JC Babu, Anoop V Pillai . Prophylactic Central Compartment Dissection on the Long-Term Outcome of Advanced (N0-T3/T4) Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2024)

Publisher : Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Year : 2024

Clinical evaluation of UrgoClean Ag in patients with pressure injuries

Cite this Research Publication : Dr Abhishek Tiwari, Riju R. Menon, Anoop Vasudevan Pillai, Nguyen Viet Dung, RN , Dang Thi Cam Van, RN. Clinical evaluation of UrgoClean Ag in patients with pressure injuries. Wounds International 2024, Volume: 15 Issue: 2;32-43

Publisher : Wounds International

Year : 2023

Advanced dressings in the healing of diabetic ulcers

Cite this Research Publication : Pillai, Anoop V; Viswanathan, Sidharth; Menon, Riju R. Advanced dressings in the healing of diabetic ulcers. Amrita Journal of Medicine 19(3):p 158-159, July-September 2023.

Publisher : Amrita Journal of Medicine

Year : 2023

A prospective observational study on Anthropometric correlation with severity of chronic venous disease in the Indian population

Cite this Research Publication : Suyambu Raja, Anoop V, Anjaly Nair , Riju R. A prospective observational study on Anthropometric correlation with severity of chronic venous disease in the Indian population. J Indian Med Assoc 2023; 121(10): 48-51 . IMA. (n.d.).

Publisher : J Indian Med Assoc

Year : 2023

Antiseptic Chitosan-Poly(hexamethylene) Biguanide Hydrogel for the Treatment of Infectious Wounds

Cite this Research Publication : Antony IR, Pradeep A, Pillai AV, Menon RR, Kumar VA, Jayakumar R. Antiseptic Chitosan-Poly(hexamethylene) Biguanide Hydrogel for the Treatment of Infectious Wounds. J Funct Biomater. 2023 Oct 19;14(10):528. doi: 10.3390/jfb14100528. PMID: 37888193; PMCID: PMC10607813

Publisher : J Funct Biomater

Year : 2023

Long-term Outcome of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study on 10-year Outcome of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma

Cite this Research Publication : Sekhar SR, Nair RA, Babu MJ, Nair G, Menon RR, Jacob P, Pillai AV. Long-term Outcome of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study on 10-year Outcome of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma. World J Endoc Surg 2023; 15 (3):71-75.

Publisher : World J Endoc Surg

Year : 2023

Management of wounds in Indian patients with a poly-absorbent fibre impregnated with a silver lipidocolloid matrix dressing – a case series

Cite this Research Publication : Anoop Vasudevan Pillai, Riju R Menon, KVNN Santosh Murthy, Divya Prakash, Sangeetha Kalabhairav, Anshumali Misra, Bhavin Ram, "Management of wounds in Indian patients with a poly-absorbent fibre impregnated with a silver lipidocolloid matrix dressing - a case series," Wounds International 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, pages 28-35.

Publisher : Wounds International 2023

Year : 2022

Case report of delayed metastasis from thyroid micropapillary carcinoma to the deltoid muscle in a patient with thyroglobulin elevated negative iodine scintigraphy (TENIS)

Cite this Research Publication : Ramachandran R, Pillai AV, Samuel S., "Case report of delayed metastasis from thyroid micropapillary carcinoma to the deltoid muscle in a patient with thyroglobulin elevated negative iodine scintigraphy (TENIS)," Formosan Journal of Surgery, 2022; 55:70-4. DOI:10.4103/fjs.fjs_243_21

Publisher : Formosan Journal of Surgery

Year : 2022

Fibrin glue versus autologous platelet-rich fibrin – comparison of effectiveness on the cohort of patients with fistula-in-ano undergoing video-assisted anal fistula treatment

Cite this Research Publication : Ramachandran R, Gunasekharan V, Pillai AV, Raja S, Nair AS., "Fibrin glue versus autologous platelet‑rich fibrin ‑ comparison of effectiveness on the cohort of patients with fistula‑in‑ano undergoing video‑assisted anal fistula treatment," Journal of  Minimal Access Surgery, 2022;18:443-9. DOI:10.4103/jmas.jmas_297_21. PMID: 35708389

Publisher : Journal of  Minimal Access Surgery

Year : 2022

Facial nerve anatomy revisited – A surgeon’s perspective

Cite this Research Publication : Ramachandran R, Pillai AV, "Facial nerve anatomy revisited - A surgeon's perspective," Journal Head Neck Physicians Surgeons, 2022;10:36-42. DOI:10.4103/jhnps.jhnps_30_22 (REVIEW ARTICLE)

Publisher : Journal Head Neck Physicians Surgeons

Year : 2022

Vitamin-D deficiency, the hidden pandemic in sunshine sufficient countries, exacerbating hypocalcaemia in a health worker undergoing thyroidectomy – a global perspective and review of literature

Cite this Research Publication : Anoop V Pillai, Rajashree Menon, Sneha S, Riju Ramachandran, "Vitamin-D deficiency, the hidden pandemic in sunshine sufficient countries, exacerbating hypocalcaemia in a health worker undergoing thyroidectomy - a global perspective and review of literature," Medica Innovatica, Jan - Jun 2022, Volume 11, Issue 1 (REVIEW ARTICLE)

Publisher : Medica Innovatica

Year : 2022

Prognostic factors related to delayed healing in venous leg ulcers treated with four-layer compression bandaging: A prospective observational study on a cohort of patients

Cite this Research Publication : Vineeth S, Samuel S, Pillai AV, Ramachandran R, Bhaskaran R., "Prognostic factors related to delayed healing in venous leg ulcers treated with four-layer compression bandaging: A prospective observational study on a cohort of patients," Kerala Surgical Journal, 2022;28:71-5. DOI: 10.4103/ksj.ksj_5_22

Year : 2022

Use of autologous platelet rich fibrin in minimally invasive treatment of perianal abscess

Cite this Research Publication : Anoop V. Pillai, Riju Ramachandran, "Use of autologous platelet rich fibrin in minimally invasive treatment of perianal abscess," Journal of Global Surgery(One), International Congress for Innovation in Global Surgery, doi: 10.52648/ICIGS.1000_1, 20.04.2022.

Year : 2022

Serum TSH Level as a Simple Efficient Tool to Assess the Risk of Thyroid Malignancy in Euthyroid Patients with Indeterminate Cytology – A Cohort Study

Cite this Research Publication : Vinod, Ashwin; Ramachandran, Riju; Pillai, Anoop Vasudevan; Padmanabhan, Dakshin Sitaram; Ravindran, Greeshma C.1; Babu, Misha J. C.; Jacob, Pradeep; Nair, Gopalakrishnan C., "Serum TSH Level as a Simple Efficient Tool to Assess the Risk of Thyroid Malignancy in Euthyroid Patients with Indeterminate Cytology - A Cohort Study," Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism: Sep–Oct 2022 - Volume 26 - Issue 5 - p 446-452. doi: 10.4103/ijem.ijem_75_22

Publisher : Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Year : 2021

Axillary artery thrombosis resulting in upper limb amputation as a COVID-19 sequela

Cite this Research Publication : Ramachandran R, Vasudevan Pillai A, Raja S, Sailakshmi S., "Axillary artery thrombosis resulting in upper limb amputation as a COVID-19 sequela," BMJ Case Reports, 2021;14:e240981. doi:10.1136/bcr-2020240981.

Publisher : BMJ Case Reports

Year : 2021

Bleed into an undiagnosed mesenteric cyst following mesh repair for incisional hernia: A surgical nightmare

Cite this Research Publication : Ramachandran R, Gunasekaran V, Pillai AV, Chandran B., "Bleed into an undiagnosed mesenteric cyst following mesh repair for incisional hernia: A surgical nightmare," Kerala Surgical Journal, 2021;27:105-7. DOI:10.4103/ksj.ksj_44_20

Publisher : Kerala Surgical Journal

Year : 2021

Autologous platelet-rich fibrin in the management of recurrent complex fistula in ano: A novel safer and cost-effective approach

Cite this Research Publication : Ramachandran R, Pillai AV, Gunasekharan V, Raja S, Shenoy V. "Autologous platelet-rich fibrin in the management of recurrent complex fistula in ano: A novel safer and cost-effective approach," Amrita Journal Medicine, 2021;17:9-12. DOI: 10.4103/amjm.amjm_70_20

Publisher : Amrita Journal Medicine

Year : 2021

Effectiveness of fine needle aspiration cytology versus excisional biopsy in cervical lymphadenopathy

Cite this Research Publication : Pillai AV, Ramachandran R, Borkar PV, Bhaskaran R., "Effectiveness of fine needle aspiration cytology versus excisional biopsy in cervical lymphadenopathy," Formosan Journal of Surgery, 2021;54:79-84. DOI: 10.4103/fjs.fjs_104_20

Publisher : Formosan Journal of Surgery

Year : 2021

Delayed perforation of the trachea following total thyroidectomy

Cite this Research Publication : Pillai AV, Raja SM, Vedamani VG, Ramachandran R, "Delayed perforation of the trachea following total thyroidectomy," Formosan Journal of Surgery, 2021;54:156-8. DOI 10.4103/fjs.fjs_213_20

Publisher : Formosan Journal of Surgery

Year : 2021

1744P Serum TSH level: A simple efficient tool to assess risk of thyroid malignancy in euthyroid patients with indeterminate cytology

Cite this Research Publication : A. Vinod, A.V. Pillai, R.R. Menon, "1744P Serum TSH level: A simple efficient tool to assess risk of thyroid malignancy in euthyroid patients with indeterminate cytology", Annals of Oncology, Volume 32, Supplement 5, 2021, Page S1204, ISSN 0923-7534, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.890.

Publisher : Annals of Oncology

Year : 2021

Effectiveness of video-assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT) and its adjuncts in the treatment of a cohort of patients with recurrent fistula-in-ano

Cite this Research Publication : Gunasekharan V, Kumaran NS, Krishnan AL, Samuel S, Vasudevan Pillai A, Menon RR., "Effectiveness of video-assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT) and its adjuncts in the treatment of a cohort of patients with recurrent fistula-in-ano," Amrita Journal of Medicine, 2021;17:133-6. DOI: 10.4103/AMJM.AMJM_49_21

Publisher : Amrita Journal of Medicine

Year : 2021

Axillary artery thrombosis resulting in upper limb amputation as a COVID-19 sequela.

Cite this Research Publication : R. Ramachandran, Pillai, A. Vasudevan, Raja, S., and Sailesh, S., “Axillary artery thrombosis resulting in upper limb amputation as a COVID-19 sequela.”, BMJ Case Rep, vol. 14, no. 1, 2021.

Year : 2020

Autologous platelet-rich fibrin to treat difficult nonhealing diabetic foot wounds with exposed bone – A case report of this safe, effective, and economical method

Cite this Research Publication : Menon RR, Pillai AV, Shenoy V, Vijayaraghavan S., "Autologous platelet-rich fibrin to treat difficult nonhealing diabetic foot wounds with exposed bone – A case report of this safe, effective, and economical method," Amrita Journal of Medicine, 2020;16:181-4 DOI: 10.4103/amjm.amjm_58_20

Publisher : Amrita Journal Medicine

Year : 2020

Video‑assisted anal fistula treatment: A single‑center experience to opt the right tract

Cite this Research Publication : Raja MS, Pillai AV, Ramachandran R., "Video‑assisted anal fistula treatment: A single‑center experience to opt the right tract," Formosan Journal of Surgery, 2020;53:211-5. DOI :10.4103/fjs.fjs_68_20

Publisher : Formosan Journal of Surgery

Year : 2020

A surgical surprise reviewed – subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst

Cite this Research Publication : Sivadas N, Ramachandran R, Pillai AV, Krishnan A., "A surgical surprise reviewed - subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst," Amrita Journal of Medicine, 2020;16:30-2. DOI: 10.4103/AMJM.AMJM_6_20

Publisher : Amrita Journal Medicine

Year : 2020

Curious case of submandibular swelling

Cite this Research Publication : Sivadas N, Ramachandran R, Pillai AV, Krishnakumar S., "Curious case of submandibular swelling," BMJ Case Reports, 2020 Feb 10;13(2):e232681. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232681. PMID: 32047083; PMCID: PMC7021150

Publisher : BMJ Case Reports

Year : 2019

Efficacy of colistimethate sodium as local application in necrotising fasciitis

Cite this Research Publication : Murali S, Pillai AV, Ramachandran R., "Efficacy of colistimethate sodium as local application in necrotising fasciitis.," BMJ Case Reports, 2019 Nov 26;12(11):e232354. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232354. PMID: 31776156; PMCID: PMC6887469.

Publisher : BMJ Case Reports

Qualification
  • Advanced Certificate Course in Medical Law
  • Research and Bio-Ethics
  • Revised Basic Course Workshop in Medical Education and Technology
  • Basic Course in Biomedical Research
  • FMAS
  • MS
  • MBBS
Areas of Expertise
  • Wound Management (Venous, Arterial and Diabetic Foot)
  • Thyroid Disease
  • Endovenous Laser Ablation
  • Video Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment (VAAFT)
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery
Achievements

Awards

  • Best Paper Award – “1st International Conference for Innovation in Global Surgery” held at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi (April 2022). Paper titled – “Minimally invasive treatment of anorectal abscess”.
  • Gold medal at clinical case contest for chronic wound management conducted by Urgo India and Foot Secure India in collaboration with Diabetic Foot Society of India held at Goa (April 2022)
  • “Young Achievers Award for Innovation in Patient Care, Process & Product Usage” at PODOCON 2023 held at Indian Institute of Science,  Bangalore (May 2023)
  • “Young Podiatric Surgeon Award” at 1st Annual Conference of Kerala Chapter of Diabetic Foot Society of India in July 2023

Membership in Professional Societies

  • Association of Surgeons of India
  • Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India
  • Diabetic Foot Society of India

Participation

  • Invited speaker at KDFSICON 2023 – How I prepare my wound bed – TIME.
  • Invited speaker at KASICON 2023 – Delayed perforation of trachea following thyroidectomy
  • Speaker at PODOCON 2022 – Wound bed preparation in diabetic foot
  • Speaker at DFSICON 2023 – Use of Polyabsorbent fiber with TLC Ag for treatment for infected diabetic foot ulcers
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