Dr. Pravindhira. S. N

Dr. Pravindhira. S. N

Assistant Professor
Department : Surgical Gastroenterology

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