T. S. Chandrasekar Explained

T. S. Chandrasekar
Birth Date:1956 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Madurai,Tamil Nadu,India
Occupation:Gastroenterologist
Medical administrator
Yearsactive:Since 1977
Known For:Endoscopy
Medindia Hospitals
Awards:Padma Shri
TNMGRMU Best Doctor Award

Thoguluva Shesadri Chandrasekar (born 1956) is an Indian gastroenterologist and the founder chairman of Medindia Hospitals, a healthcare facility based in Chennai.[1] He is credited with the performance of over 23,000 endoscopy procedures[2] and is known for the Braille chart on personal hygiene he prepared in 2015 for the visually impaired people.[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to medicine.[4]

Biography

T. S. Chandrasekar, born on 14 July 1956, graduated in medicine in 1977 from Madurai Medical College[5] winning the gold medal for the best outgoing student and followed it up with the degrees of MD and DM from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.[6] [7] He started his career as a member of faculty at Coimbatore Medical College where he established the department of medical gastroenterology.[8] Later, he founded Medindia Hospitals at Nungambakkam which has since grown to become a super-specialty healthcare centre for gastro-intestinal diseases.[9]

Chandrasekar is the founder of Medindia Charitable Trust, which is involved in healthcare services to the poor people through free medical camps, health awareness programs, and concessional treatment.[10] He is a former president of the Society of GastroIntestinal Endoscopy of India (2007–08) where he sits in the advisory board of its journal.[11] The incumbent national president of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology,[12] he is credited with the performance of over 23000 endoscopy procedures. He prepared a braille chart for personal hygiene in 2015, for use by the visually impaired people and has prepared fourteen CD-ROMs for teaching endoscopic surgical procedures. He is one of the pioneers of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in India, an endoscopic surgical technique involving the insertion of a knife into the oesophagus to remove the blockages in the food pipe.[13] He has published several articles on the subject, many of them published in international referred journals.[14] He is a recipient of the Best Doctor Award of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University and serves as an adjunct professor at the university. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow honored him with their fellowship in 2009[15] and the Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the Padma Shri in 2016.[16]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Endoscopy cancer unit launched . The Hindu . 6 December 2010 . 15 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Dr. T.S. Chandrasekar awarded with Padma Shri Award . Chennaisonline . 15 February 2016 . 15 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Meet the Padma awardees from Tamilnadu . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826112537/http://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2016/01/26223952/Meet-the-Padma-awardees-from-Tamilnadu.vpf . dead . 26 August 2016 . DTnext . 27 January 2016 . 15 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Padma Awards . 2016 . 9 August 2016 . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085913/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf . 3 August 2017 . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Padma League Comprises 112 Achievers, Including Rajinikanth, Saina, Others . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094833/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Padma-League-Comprises-112-Achievers-Including-Rajinikanth-Saina-Others/2016/01/26/article3245486.ece1 . dead . 27 January 2016 . Indian Express . 16 August 2016 . 16 August 2016.
  6. Web site: Padma Shri Award for Dr. T.S. Chandrasekar . Live Chennai . 30 January 2016 . 15 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Highlights of Biography . Medindia . 2016 . 15 August 2016.
  8. Web site: Awardees happy, vow to rededicate . The Hindu . 26 January 2016 . 15 August 2016.
  9. Web site: Services . Medindia Hospitals . 2016 . 16 August 2016.
  10. Web site: MedIndia Charitable Trust . MedIndia Hospitals . 2016 . 16 August 2016.
  11. Web site: National Advisory Board . Society of GastroIntestinal Endoscopy of India . 2016 . 16 August 2016.
  12. Web site: Office bearers . Indian Society of Gastroenterology . 2016 . 16 August 2016.
  13. Web site: City doctor prescribes POEM to help swallow food . https://web.archive.org/web/20160121115644/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/City-doctor-prescribes-POEM-to-help-swallow-food/2014/07/21/article2340679.ece . dead . 21 January 2016 . Indian Express . 21 July 2014 . 16 August 2016.
  14. Web site: Publications authored by T S Chadrasekar . PubFacts . 2016 . 16 August 2016.
  15. Web site: Chairman Profile . Medindia Hospitals . 2016 . 16 August 2016.
  16. Web site: Dr V Shanta gets Padma Vibhushan; Padma Bhushan for Dr D Nageshwar Reddy . India Medical Times . 25 January 2016 . 15 August 2016.

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