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Dr. Sudheer O. V.

Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi.

Qualification: MBBS, MCh, MS
sudheerov@aims.amrita.edu

Bio Publications Qualification Area of Expertise Positions Hold Memberships
Bio

Dr. Sudheer O.V. joined Amrita Hospital in 1999 and is now working as Professor and Head of the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery. He is currently in charge of Laparoscopic Surgery and Robotic Surgery.

Dr. Sudheer is specialized in advanced laparoscopic surgery and is routinely performing bariatric surgery, minimally invasive colorectal surgery, esophageal surgeries and hepatopancreatobiliary surgeries. One of the pioneers in Kerala in laparoscopic surgery and bariatric surgery, Dr. Sudheer has performed the maximum number of minimally invasive oesophageal surgeries and bariatric surgeries in Kerala. He is keenly interested in laparoscopic hepatobiliary surgery other than bariatric and colorectal surgeries.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2010

Revisiting the double-barreled wet colostomy for simultaneous urinary and fecal diversion-an Indian experience

Cite this Research Publication : Sa Sukumar, Sivanandam, Ea, Bhat, H. Sa, Mathew, Ga, Sudheer, O. Vb, and Dhar, Pb, “Revisiting the double-barreled wet colostomy for simultaneous urinary and fecal diversion-an Indian experience”, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 29, pp. 240-243, 2010.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Year : 2006

Laparoscopy in suspected abdominal tuberculosis is useful as an early diagnostic method

Cite this Research Publication : Chithra Jayaprakash, Kavitha R, Dinesh, Sudheer OV, PM Shamsul Karim. A case of subcapsular fungal liver abscess. The Journal of Academy of Clinical Microbiologists 2006; 8:2.

Year : 2006

A case of subcapsular fungal liver abscess

Cite this Research Publication : Chithra Jayaprakash, Kavitha R, Dinesh, Sudheer OV, PM Shamsul Karim. A case of subcapsular fungal liver abscess. The Journal of Academy of Clinical Microbiologists 2006; 8:2.

Year : 2006

Spectrum of cystic tumours of the pancreas – A clinicopathological and surgical analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Sudhindran S, Dhar P, Menon RC, Sudheer OV. Spectrum of cystic tumours of the pancreas – A clinicopathological and surgical analysis. Hepatogastroenterology. 2006, 53 (S1): 91

Year : 2006

Klippel Trenaunay syndrome: A rare cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Cite this Research Publication : Unnikrishnan G, Gandhi V, Balakrishnan D, Sudheer OV, Dhar P, Sudhindran S. Klippel Trenaunay syndrome: A rare cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Amrita Journal of Medicine. 2006, 2(2) 40-41.

Year : 2005

Is sentinel node mapping useful in colorectal carcinoma?

Cite this Research Publication : Krishnan P, Chandrika K, Sudheer OV, Dhar P, Sudhindran S. "Is sentinel node mapping useful in colorectal carcinoma?", Indian J Gastroenterol, 2005 May-Jun;24(3):129-30.

Year : 2004

Incidental detection of tubular esophageal duplication in gastric cardia malignancy.

Cite this Research Publication : R. Mehta, Unnikrishnan, G., Sudheer, O. V., John, A., Dhar, P., Dr. Sudhindran S., and Balakrishnan, V., “Incidental detection of tubular esophageal duplication in gastric cardia malignancy.”, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 23, no. 5, p. 192, 2004.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Qualification
Area of Expertise
Positions Hold
  • Founder President of Associations of Surgical Gastroenterologists of Kerala. ( 2005 – 2012)
  • Executive Committee Member: Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterologist. (2010 – 2012)
  • Executive Committee Member: Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India. (2011- 2013)
  • Treasurer Indian Associations of Pancreas. (2011 – 2012)

Research and Audit:

  • Principal investigator, MASCOT study, Cefoperazone/sulbactam for treatment of intra-abdominal infections: results from a prospective, randomized, parallel group study in India.
  • Co investigator for the multinational trial- Randomised double blind study of Tigecycline versus Imipenem cilastatin for intraabdominal abcess.-Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi.
  • Co-investigator for a multinational multicentre randomized double blind study comparing the efficacy and safety of AVE 2056 with enoxaparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
  • Co Investigator for prospective multicentre double blind, randomized comparative study to establish the safety, tolerability and efficacy of NXL 104/ceftazidime plus metronidazole vs meropenem in the treatment of complicated intra abdominal infections in hospitalized adults.
  • Co- investigator for a phase III, double blind, randomized parallel group placebo controlled study of the intravenous prokinetic agent in the treatment of post operative ileus(POI).
  • Principal investigator for a randomized study to assess the efficacy and safety of the anticancer agent as an adjunctive therapy to systemic chemotherapy and concurrent external beam radiation prior to surgery in subjects with localized or loco-regional esophageal cancer.
  • Co-investigator for a multicenter randomized, double blind placebo controlled study to assess efficacy and safety of prokinetic agent for post operative ilius for subjects undergoing mjor open abdominal surgery.
  • Co investigator for a phase III double blind, randomized study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of BAL 8557 Vs a caspofungin followed by voriconazole regimen in the treatment of Candidemia nd other invasive candida infections.
  • Co investigator for a protocol TAR-ORI-SD001 titled Nuvocid (oritavancin) at single or infrequent doses for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (SIMPLIFI).
Memberships
  • Life member in Indian Medical Association.
  • Life member in Association of Surgeons of India.
  • Life member Indian Association of Minimal Access Surgeon.
  • Life member Indian Association of Gastroenterology.
  • Life Member Obesity Surgery Society of India.
  • Life member – Indian Chapter of International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.
  • Life member – Association of Surgical Gastroenterology.
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