Dr. Senthil Kumar Ganapathi

Senthil Kumar Ganapathi is a well experienced Gastrointestinal Surgeon who has achieved a high level of proficiency in Gastrointestinal Surgery and has a special interest in managing Colon and Rectal Cancers by Minimally Invasive techniques. He is an expert Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeon, having worked as a Senior Consultant in Surgical Gastroenterology for more than 8 years. He has a rich experience of working as a qualified surgeon for the past 20 years.

He underwent basic surgical training at the prestigious Madras Medical College and higher surgical training in the United Kingdom. He was awarded an MD (Research) for his research work and thesis on Immune genes in Colorectal Cancer from the University of London. He brings a rich blend of training in India and the United Kingdom, possessing a great combination of clinical, academic and research skills.

He has performed more than 200 laparoscopic and Robotic colorectal cancer resections with excellent results. He is also an expert in performing laparoscopic surgery for a wide variety of abdominal wall hernias, gall bladder stones, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Rectal prolapse and Gastrointestinal emergencies, and has adopted recent advances in Laser Proctology for anorectal conditions. He has performed live laparoscopic and anorectal surgeries during conferences and teaching courses and has been an FNB examiner for the National Board of Examinations.

He completed his Higher Surgical Training in the United Kingdom with a special interest in colorectal surgery and performed extensive research in colorectal cancer at a top university in London, instrumental in completing a Randomised Controlled Trial of Artesunate therapy in Colorectal Cancer which was later published in the Lancet. His thesis on Immune genes in colorectal cancer was subsequently published in the British Journal of Cancer.