Dr. Aravind Ramkumar

About Dr. Aravind Ramkumar

Cancer may be diagnosed incidentally during screening or testing for other conditions. More commonly it is diagnosed in people who visit the hospital for symptoms and signs of cancer . In both situations the guidance and experience of Surgical Oncologist as part of a team of specialists in the hospital is likely to be a key factor in healing. Dr. Aravind Ramkumar, Consultant Surgical Oncologist at People Tree Hospital , Yeshwanthpur, has surgical experience of over 21 years and oncology experience of over 17 years. He trained in General Surgery at Thanjavur Medical College , Tamil Nadu and Railway Hospital, Chennai . After completing General Surgery training, his focus was in cancer surgery and he did his MCh ( Surgical Oncology) at Cancer Institute ( WIA) Chennai. During his MBBBS at Annamalai University , Chidambaram, he was the recepient of numeous awards including the Dr. S.G.Rajarathinam award for Best Outgoing Student in state of Tamil Nadu . He aslo secured the Dr.B.Ramamurthy Gold Medal Award for General Surgery Examination awarded by the National Board of Examinations, , and Dr. Prof.M.Snehalatha Gold Medal for MCh Surgical Oncology examination , awarded by The Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical Universisty. He has also passed the Membership Examination of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery . His work experience includes Cancer Institute ( Chennai), Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre , Assam, CSI Mission General Hospital, Tiruchirappalli, JIPMER, Puducherry, Malavya Hospital, Bangalore,Columbia Asia Hospitals, Bangalore, MS Ramaiah Hospitals, Bangalore , Rainbow Hospital, Bangalore Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, Sparsh Super Specialty Hospital, Bangalore and People Tree Hospitals, Bangalore To acquire additional skills to better serve patients, he has taken courses in Microsurgery ( Indian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery , Chennai ) Thoracic Surgical Oncology ( Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai), Minimally Invasive Surgical Oncology ( Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad) He has been involved not only in patient care but also in teaching and research . He has 17 research publications, and has attended as both delegate and faculty in conferences and workshops. Further, he is a member of several organization