About Doctor
- One of India’s foremost and most renowned hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeons, Dr. Surendran has over two decades experience in this specialty.
- Before he joined the MIOT family, he was Director, Institute of SGE and Centre for GI Bleed and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Diseases (an ISO 9001-2000 organization) at the Government. Stanley Medical College and Hospital, and Senior Consultant for Gastrointestinal Surgery at Apollo Hospitals.
- During the course of his illustrious career, he established the only successful liver transplant in government sector anywhere in India. He also established the Cadaver Maintenance Programme – the first of its kind in the whole world – and the Stem Cell Programme at Government Stanley Hospital.
- Dr. Surendran Rajagopal has published extensively on his specialty and also participated in, and made presentations at, a number of workshops, CMEs and conferences.
- He is a member of several organizations: Association of Surgeons of India; Indian Society of Oncology; Indian Association of SGE; International Gastro-Surgical Club; the Indian Chapter of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Society; and the Association of Colorectal Surgeons of India.
- Dr. Surendran has won numerous awards and accolades for his work. He was adjudged Best Outgoing Student of Stanley Medical College in 1975 and named Best Doctor by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2002.
- He has also received the Special Mention Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2010 and an honorary degree – D Sc (Hon) – from Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R. University.
