Dr. Gautham Krishnamurthy · Surgical Gastroenterologist · Apollo Hospital, Chennai
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Gold Medals
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Grants & Awards
33+
Publications
15+
Invited Lectures
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Award Photos
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Gold Medals & Academic Distinctions
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Prof. CMK Reddy Vascular Gold Medal
Awarded by TN Dr. M.G.R. Medical University for outstanding performance in vascular surgery during MS (General Surgery).
MS General Surgery
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Prof. N. Varadarajan Vascular Gold Medal
Awarded by the Vascular Society of India for excellence in vascular surgery knowledge and clinical acumen.
MS General Surgery
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Gold Medal in Paediatric Surgery
Awarded by the Department of Paediatric Surgery, Stanley Medical College, for best performance in the subject.
MS General Surgery
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National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Scholar
Scholarship holder under the prestigious NTSE programme, recognising exceptional academic merit at the national level.
MBBS
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First Place — State Level General Surgery Quiz
Association of Surgeons of India (Tamil Nadu Chapter). Also placed first at SurgeCon 2013, ACRU 2013, ASI Chennai Chapter Meet, and Christian Medical College meets.
MS General Surgery
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ICMR Short Term Studentship
Awarded by the Indian Council for Medical Research (2007) for research on "Increase in the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections" — one of the most competitive undergraduate research grants.
MBBS · 2007
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Grants & Professional Awards
2025
🏅 Medical Excellence Award
Recognised for outstanding contributions to the medical community in Chennai.
Rotary Club
🏅 First Prize — E-MIPS Robotic Pancreatic Surgery Workshop
Awarded first place in a competitive robotic surgery workshop endorsed by the European HPB Association (EHPBA), with participants from 11 countries.
Amsterdam · EHPBA-endorsed
2022
🎖 IAGES Best Researcher Award
Awarded for exceptional contribution to research in minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery.
Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (IAGES)
2020
🎖 Japan Surgical Society Travel Grant
Competitively selected for travel grant to present research at the Japan Surgical Society annual meeting.
Japan Surgical Society
2018
🎖 SERB Travel Grant
Science and Engineering Research Board travel grant for international academic presentations.
Science & Engineering Research Board, Govt. of India
🏅 Best Poster Award (Co-author)
Caudate lobe of liver: Anatomy and surgical implications.
IASG Annual Meeting 2018
2017
🎖 IASG Bursary Award
Bursary awarded for academic excellence and research contribution by the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology.
IASG
🎖 DST Travel Grant
Department of Science & Technology grant for presenting research at international forums.
Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
🏅 Poster of Distinction
Carcinoma gallbladder in endemic regions — problems of under-diagnosis and over-diagnosis.
Caudate Lobe of Liver: Anatomy and Surgical Implications
IASG Annual Meeting
2018
🏅 Poster of Distinction
Carcinoma Gallbladder in Endemic Regions — Under-diagnosis & Over-diagnosis
Digestive Disease Week (DDW) · Chicago, USA
2017
🏅 Best Presentation
Postoperative Sigmoid Apoplexy — A Rare Entity in Paediatric Gastroenterology
City Paediatric Surgeons Meet
2013
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Invited Speaker & Faculty
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Invited Speaker
Pancreas 2025 · Vellore
Radiologist for surgeons in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma · September 2025
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Chairperson
Asia-Pacific HPB Association · Bengaluru
September 2024
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Invited Speaker
2nd Nepal Association for Surgical Gastroenterology · Kathmandu
February 2024
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Invited Faculty
2nd HPB Certification Course, IHPBA Indian Chapter · Chandigarh
November 2022
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Invited Faculty
18th Annual Conference, Indian Chapter of IHPBA · Chandigarh
February 2022
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Invited Faculty & National Advisory Committee Member
3rd Indo-Oncology Summit · Bhubaneswar
November 2021
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Invited Faculty — Moderator, Live Workshop on Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection
2nd APCC Masterclass in Oncology
2021
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Invited Faculty & National Advisory Committee Member
2nd Indo-Oncology Summit · Bhubaneswar
November 2019
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Oral & Talking E-Poster Presentation
IHPBA World Congress · Geneva, Switzerland
September 2018
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Poster Presentation
Pancreas Club & Digestive Disease Week · Chicago, USA
May 2017
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Research & Publications
33+
Peer-reviewed publications in indexed journals
3
Book chapters (Elsevier, Springer)
Book Chapters:
Singh H, Krishnamurthy G. Biomarkers in pancreatic adeno-carcinoma. In: Recent Advances in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Elsevier.
Krishnamurthy G, Singh H. Surgery for Abdominal Tuberculosis. In: Tuberculosis and the Abdomen. Elsevier. 2022.
Krishnamurthy G, Gupta R. Short Bowel Syndrome. In: GI Surgery Annual Vol. 23. Springer.
Key publications include: Transgastric pancreaticogastrostomy (novel technique) · Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute gallstone pancreatitis · Coronary artery disease and mesenteric artery stenosis (long-term prospective analysis) · Carcinoma gallbladder in endemic regions · Anatomy of the caudate lobe of liver · Management of chylous ascites following pancreaticobiliary surgery
Ongoing Research: Standardising approach in difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy · Role of yellow enhancement in improving cystic plate dissection in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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Dr. Gautham Krishnamurthy · Surgical Gastroenterologist