Dr. P Balachandran Menon did MS, M.Ch (GI Surgery), PDCC (Vascular, Fellow Liver Transplant). From the year (April) 2008 – (October) 2010, he did Fellowship transplantation from Samsung Hospital, Seoul and fellowship transplantation from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi. Dr. P Balachandran Menon is very experienced Liver Transplant surgeon with an overall experience of performing and assisting over 2000 Liver Transplants. He is super specialized in Gastrointestinal surgeries, including trauma surgeries, vascular advanced HPB surgeries like hepatectomy to name a few. He is very well versed in the entire range of Pancreatic Surgery including Re-Pancreatic Surgery. Dr. Menon is one of the very few doctors who is proficient at the aorto-femoral bypass, aortic aneurysm repair, and limb revascularization. He is heading the liver transplantation team at Yashoda Group of Hospitals, Secunderabad. The Yashoda Group of Hospitals operates 3 Multi Speciality Tertiary care Hospitals in Secunderabad providing 24*7 Advanced Medical services with the latest equipment.

 Qualifications 

• MS (General Surgery)
• M.Ch (GI Surgery)
• PDCC (Vascular, Fellow Liver Transplant)
• Fellowship transplantation from Samsung Hospital, Seoul.
• Fellowship transplantation from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi

 Experience 

• Assistant Professor and Head Surgical Gastroenterology, NRI Medical College, Guntur
• Associate Professor and head Surgical Gastroenterology, SVIMS, Tirupati from December 2004 - January 2007
• Senior Resident at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow from Jan-2000 to Dec-2003
• Assistant Surgeon (ocno surgical) at Amala Cancer Hospital, Trichur, from Jan to June 1996.
• PG Trainee (1991-1994): Calicut Medical College, Calicut

 Special Interest and Expertise 

• Experience of 10 years in Laparoscopic surgeries including pancreatic and hepatobiliary surgery as well as performing advanced laparoscopic surgeries
• Surgical treatment of advanced HCC, cholangiocarcinoma and extended liver resections including segmental, caudate lobe and central hepatectomies
• Developing Laparoscopic HPB surgery including liver resection, Laparoscopic and minimal invasive donor hepatectomy program and cost cutting in Transplant
• Conducting Open General, Vascular and Gastrointestinal Surgeries including:Trauma Surgery
• Advanced HPB surgeries including Hepatectomies , donor and Recipient surgeries in LT
• Entire range of Pancreatic Surgery including Re-Pancreatic Surgery
• Adept at aorto-femoral bypass, aortic aneurysm repair and limb revascularisation
• Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeries (Colorectal, Esophagectomies and Gastrectomies), Hernia repairs and Lap Surturing
• Has had good exposure in over 200 cases of liver transplantation at Samsung Medical centre, Seoul Korea and Gangaram Hospital as Fellow
• Has been involved in over 1000 case at Medanta H