Dr. Pravindhira. S. N
Assistant Professor
Department : Surgical Gastroenterology
Email : drsnpravindhira@gmail.com
Introduction:
A Surgical Gastroenterologist with a focussed experience in a high-volume tertiary care centre (MMC), providing evidence-based and patient-centric care with a sustained interest in advancing clinical excellance and outcomes-driven surgical practice.
Educational Qualifications:
| Degree | Year | Name of College & University | Registration number with date of registration |
Name of State Medical council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | 2017 | Madras Medical College The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R Medical University |
130137 (07.05.2018) | Tamilnadu Medical Council |
| MS (General Surgery) | 2021 | Madras Medical College The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R Medical University |
130137 (04.10.2021) | Tamilnadu Medical Council |
| M.Ch (Surgical Gastroenterology) | 2026 | Madras Medical College The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R Medical University |
130137 | Tamilnadu Medical Council |
Details of Teaching experience till date:
| Designation | Department | Institution | From | To | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Resident | General Surgery | Madras Medical College | 31.05.2018 | 01.05.2021 | 3 Years |
| Senior Resident | General Surgery | Madras Medical College | 02.05.2021 | 31.03.2022 | 11 Months |
| Senior Resident | General Surgery | Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital & Research Centre | 13.05.2022 | 20.07.2022 | 3 Months |
| Senior Resident | Surgical Gastroenterology | Madras Medical College | 20.12.2022 | 19.12.2025 | 3 Years |
| Assistant Professor | Surgical Gastroenterology | SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre | 02.03.2026 | Till Date |
Research & Publications :
- Pravindhira S Narendhira 1, Arun Kasiviswanathan 2, Prabhkaran Raju 3, Sugumar Chidambaranathan 4 Surgical Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Hepaticojejunostomy in a Plethora of Clinical Scenarios and the Credibility of Suture Techniques: Experience at a Single Indian Tertiary Care Center in Tamil Nadu Received on: 11 December 2025; Accepted on: 06 January 2026
- Alok Dubey, Pravindhira Sozhamadevi Narendhira, Arunkumar Ramachandran, Arun Kasiviswanathan, Sugumar Chidambaranathan, Nagnath babu O L, Chitra Ayyappan, Karthick Rajendran, Priyadarshini Panneerselvam, Muthukumaran Rajaram Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF-C) as a Perioperative Serum Biomarker for Gastric Cancer Prognostication Vol. 30, No. 3-Supplement, Nov 2025
- S. N. Pravindhira, R. Kannan, P. Prabhakar Intramesenteric internal hernia with midgut volvulus: a rare case causing small bowel gangrene in an adult Vol. 8 No. 3 (2021): March 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20210948
- S. N. Pravindhira, P. Prabhakar, R. Kannan, T. Suganthan Testicular choriocarcinoma in a case of inguinal hernia: a rare subtype of non-seminomatous mixed germ cell tumour with a misleading presentation requiring a unique treatment approach Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021): January 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20205917
Awards & Acheivements :
Academic Awards (M.Ch) :
- Bursary Awards - IHPBA 2025 Conference &IASGCON 2025
- Best Poster Award - IASGCON 2025 - "A Single Centre experience of Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation in an Indian public sector Tertiary care Hospital in Tamil Nadu"
- Best Video Award - IASGCON 2025 - "Minimally invasive Frey's Procedure for a CCP patient with Complete Non-rotation of gut"
- HPB Radiology Quiz Winner & Second place in E-video Competition - IHPBA Radiology Couse 2025
Awards & Honours (MBBS & MS) :
- Dr. Chandramohan Prize for proficiency in Anatomy and Dissection
- Dr. T. Sundara Reddy Memorial Prize for Proficiency in Anatomy
- Dr. Govinda Menon Memorial Prize for Proficiency in Anatomy
- Dr. K. V. Bhatt Memorial Prize for Proficiency in Pathology, Microbiology and Community Medicine
- Dr. S. K, Sundaram Pillai Prize for Proficiency in Tropical Medicine
- Mrs. Ruckmani Memorial Medal for Proficiency in Ophthalmology
- Certificate of Merit for the highest marks - TN.Dr.M.G.R University Topper - in Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Microbiology, Community Medicine and Otorhinolaryngology
- Certificate of Honour & Merit in the Pharmacology & Rheumatology Medal exams, MMC
- Best Poster Award - ASICON 2020 - " Intramesentric internal with midgut volvulus: A rare case causing small bowel gangrene in an adult" - Third Place.
Quiz Awards (MBBS):
- All India Renal Physiology Quiz - Nephroquest 2013
- All India Intercollegiate Junior Quiz at PIMS, Pondicherry - Equinox 2014
- All India Intercollegiate Senior Quiz at KMC - Medrinaline 2017
- State Level Intercollegiate Junior Quiz at MMCH&RI - Accumbens 2014
- State level Pharmacology Quiz at Saveetha Medical College - 2014
- State level Intercollegiate Quiz at GTVMC - Medblitz 2015
- State Level Intercollegiate Community Medicine Quiz at MMC - 2016