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"Dr Praveen Raj and his book Bariatric Surgery Guide will make India proud"
PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL SURGERY CARE
GEM Obesity & Diabetes Center
India's leading bariatric surgical centre
With the blessings of Dr. C.Palanivelu , a pioneer in the field of laparoscopy and considered to be one of the greatest surgeons of all times, Dr. P. Praveen Raj has taken the department to great heights, not just in par but better than most centres' around the globe. The department comprises a panel of medical and weight management professionals with extensive experience to provide a comprehensive and scientific management for weight loss and weight loss surgery.
ABOUT USWeight loss SURGERY
Bariatric surgery (weight-loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who are obese. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with an implanted medical device (gastric banding) or through removal of a portion of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy) or by resecting and re-routing the small intestines to a small stomach pouch (gastric bypass surgery) with the aim of weight loss and resolution of obesity related co morbidities.
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With India becoming the diabetic capital and more and more usage of insulin this diabetic surgery is possibly the only solution in this subgroup of patients. A recent Level I evidence that compared Bariatric surgery and medical therapy has clearly shown that surgery for diabetes provides most effective diabetic control in the short and long term compared to medical therapy. Even American Diabetes Association (ADA) has endorsed bariatric surgery as a therapeutic option for the treatment of diabetes.
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Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB)
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG)
Laparoscopic Roux en Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB)
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DR. C. PALANIVELU MS
Founder & Chairman
DR. P. PRAVEEN RAJ
Head & Consultant
DR. S. SARAVANA KUMAR
Head & Consultant
DR. A.M. KARTHIK KUMAR
Consultant Diabetologist & Cardiologist
DR. M. S. PRABAKARAN
Bariatric Anaesthetist
Dr. SUDARSAN KASTHURI
HOD & Bariatric Anaesthetist
Dr. VIJAY PRABHU
Bariatric Anaesthetist
Dr. C.G. SRIDHAR
Bariatric Interventional Endoscopist
DR. D. RAGHUNATH
Intensivist
Dr. DHIVAHAR.G
Intensivist
Dr. SHIVANSHU MISRA
Bariatric Consultant
Dr. PRAKHAR GUPTA
Bariatric consultant
Dr. S. CHRISTINAJOICE
Bariatric coordinator
MS. H. MALATHY
Bariatric OT Head
MS. USHA ISAAC
Senior Lifestylist & Dietician
MS. B. DEEPA NANDHINI
Patient Coordinator
MS. N. ISHWARYA
Clinical nutritionist & Bariatric coordinator (GEM Chennai)
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