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Dr Purushothaman V

Plastic Surgeon

MBBS MS (General Surgery) MCh (Plastic Surgery)

27 years experience overall

Apollo First Med Hospitals 154, P H Road, Chennai 600 010 PH:044-2821 1111/ 2222, Chennai

Specialities
  • Breast surgeries including Fibroadenoma removal
  • Abdominoplasty
  • Breast Reduction
  • Augmentation & Reconstruction
Experience

SURGICAL EXPERIENCE

  •  Senior Consultant, First Med Apollo – 2002 to till date
  •  Senior Consultant Malar Hospitals – 1995 to till date

 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PLASTIC SURGERY  

  •     Institute for Research and Rehabilitation of Hand and Department of Plastic Surgery.
  •     Government Stanley Hospital and Stanley Medical College, Madras.
  •     From June 1990 till June 1995
  •     Worked under Prof R Venkataswami, MS., MCh., FRCS (Ed)
  •     And Prof V Radhakrishnan, MS., MCh., FRCS(E) FRCS (G)
  •     Specially trained in Hand Surgery and Microvascular Surgery including Replantation.

 

PLASTIC SURGEON

  •      District Head Quarter’s Hospital, Cuddalore, South Arcot District,
  •      Tamilnadu.
  •      April 1990 to June 1990

 

GENERAL SURGEON

  •      Upgraded Primary Health Centre, Vadalur, South Arcot District,
  •      Tamilnadu.
  •      May 1987 to July 1988.

 

 JUNIOR REGISTRAR

  •    Department of Surgery, Government General Hospital, Madras.
  •    Under Prof . MG Muthukumaraswamy, MS., FICS.,
  •    June 1985 to May 1987

 

SENIOR HOUSEMANSHIP

  •     Department of Surgery, Government General Hospital, Madras
  •     Under Prof. R Saratchandra, MS., FRCS (E), FRCS (Ed).
  •     March 1983 to May 1985.

 

COMPULSORY ROTARY RESIDENT IN INTERNSHIP

  •     Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu  Feb 1982 to Feb 1983.
  •     OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY             …10.02.1982  -   19.04.1982
  •     PAEDIATRIC WARD                                         …20.04.1982 -    19.05.1982
  •     SOCIAL AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE       …20.05.1982  -   19.08.1982
  •     GENERAL MEDICINE                                       …20.081982   -    19.11.1982
  •     GENERAL SURGERY                                        …20.11.1982  -    19.02.1983

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • As a Senior Consultant training DNB Plastic Post graduates from 2004.
  • As an Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery has trained MCh., and MS., Post graduates as well as Resident Internees from 1990-1995
  • As a Junior Registrar in Plastic Surgery undertaken training of MS (general surgery) Post graduates during 1988 to 1990
  • As a Junior Registrar in General Surgery has trained MBBS under Graduates during 1985 to 1987.
  • Organized and Participated in Monthly Journal club Meetings conducted by our department on 1st Saturday at Hotel Breeze between 3-5 pm for the past 15 years.
  • Faculty at the MICROSURGERY WORKSHOP held at Ethicon Institute for Scientific Education (EISE) conducted by Johnson & Johnson, Chennai. Have trained more than 50 surgeons in the past three years.

 

OTHER EXPERIENCE

  • Deputed by Government of Tamilnadu as a member of a surgical team which organized and conducted cleft lip and palate clinics in rural areas and performed 9 cases lip and palate surgery at Dharmapuri Hospital during a camp.
Members ship
  • Association of Plastic Surgeons of India
  • Indian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
  • Indian Society of Surgery for Hand
  • Brachial Plexus Surgery Group of India.
Certifications
Services
  • Breast surgeries including Fibroadenoma removal
  • Abdominoplasty
Languages spoken

English

Gender

male

Apollo Firstmed Hospital

Apollo First Med Hospitals 154, P H Road, Chennai 600 010 PH:044-2821 1111/ 2222, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 400010