Medical Gastroenterology
Ultra-modern and equipped with latest technology, this department at BMH ensures early and accurate detection of liver and gastro diseases along with advanced treatment options. The department of Medical Gastroenterology takes care of medical management of diseases that affect the digestive tract and liver. The department concentrates on the diagnosis and medical management of diseases involving the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. Services of expert endoscopists make spotless diagnosis possible whereby giving the right treatment to the patients. Innovative diagnostic and treatment tools like ERCP, Endoscopic Ultrasound(EUS), etc. are used by the medical professionals to assure best possible care to the patients. Esophaegal varices are treated endoscopically at the centre through endoscopic variceal ligation, which is one of the most advanced techniques used these days. The Medical Gastroenterology department consists of dedicated, competent, and skilled team which provides accurate medical evaluation; state-of-the-art endoscopy suites assisted with high-end technology; giving significance to patient safety. Our major focus is to maximizing the comfort of patients by giving expert diagnosis and enhanced recovery from all kinds of gastrointestinal diseases.
Panel of Doctors
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Dr. Biju I. K.
Chief & Sr. Consultant
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Dr. Pradeep Kumar P.
Sr. Consultant
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Dr. Sameer Sakkeer Hussain
Consultant
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Dr. Gouri S
Associate Consultant
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Dr. Jagadeesh Menon V R
Consultant, Paediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Dr. Biju I. K. MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Gastroenterology)
Chief & Sr. Consultant
Dr. Biju is the Sr. Consultant and chief of Medical gastroenterology at BMH. He is a renowned Gastroenterologist, with more than 15 years of experience. He is an expert in advanced therapeutic biliary, pancreative endoscopic interventions and ultrasound sounded procedures. He has been trained in interventional hepatology procedures, including transjugular liver biopsy. After getting trained in endoscopic ultrasound in medical University of South Carolina and University of Alabama, he initiated the first endo sono unit in Malabar in 2011. Since then regularly performing all diagnostic and therapeutic endo sono finded procedures. He has been actively involved in the liver transplantation programme including preoperative evaluation and postoperative follow up.
Qualifications
- MBBS – Government Medical College, Calicut (1995)
- MD (General Medicine) – Government Medical College, Calicut (1999)
- DM ( Gastroenterology) – T. N. Medical College, Mumbai (2003)
Work Experiences
- Sr. Consultant – Aster MIMS, Calicut (2007-2016)
- Consultant – PVS Memorial Hospital, Cochin (2003-2007)
Dr. Biju I. K.
Chief & Sr. Consultant
OP Days and Timings
- Mon 10.00 AM - 1.00 PM
- 2.00 PM - 4.30 PM
- Tue 10.00 AM - 1.00 PM
- 2.00 PM - 4.30 PM
- Wed 10.00 AM - 1.00 PM
- 2.00 PM - 4.30 PM
- Fri 10.00 AM - 1.00 PM
- 2.00 PM - 4.30 PM
- Sat 10.00 AM - 1.00 PM
- 2.00 PM - 4.30 PM
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Dr. Pradeep Kumar P. MD, DM (Gastro)
Sr. Consultant
Dr. Pradeep Kumar P, Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist has got very good experience in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. His areas of special interest are interventional Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He is performing all emergency and elective diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI procedures. He has received special training in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and Endoscopic Utrasound (EUS).
Qualifications
- He has completed MBBS from Govt. Medical College, Calicut
- MD General Medicine from Govt. TD Medical College, Alappuzha
- DM Gastroenterology from Govt. Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.
Work Experiences
- Consultant Physician in Maria Hospital, Adoor from 2007 to 2008.
- Consultant Physician in Mar Baselios Medical Mission Hospital, Kothamangalam from 2008 to 2009.
- DM trainee in Dept of Medical Gastroenterology in Govt. Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram from 2009 to 2012
- Assistant Professor in the Dept of Gastroenterology Govt. TD Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha from 2012 to 2013.
- Consultant Gastroenterologist in VSM hospital, Mavelikara from 2013 to 2015
Dr. Pradeep Kumar P.
Sr. Consultant
OP Days and Timings
- Mon 10:00 am - 4.00 pm
- Tue 10:00 am - 4.00 pm
- Wed 10:00 am - 4.00 pm
- Thu 10:00 am - 4.00 pm
- Fri 10:00 am - 4.00 pm
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Dr. Sameer Sakkeer Hussain MBBS, DNB ( Gen.Med. ) DNB ( Med.GE )
Consultant
Dr. Sameer Sakkeer Hussain is a consultant gastroenterologist.He has expertise in various diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures.
Qualifications
- MBBS - Calicut medical college
- DNB ( General medicine) - National board of examinations
- DNB ( Gastroenterology) - National board of examinations
Work Experience
- Worked as Internist registrar in Dept of Critical care in KIMS AL SHIFA hospital ,Perinthalmanna.
- Junior Resident - Government Medical College, Calicut (2014 - 2017)
- Worked as Consultant gastroenterologist in Valluvanad hospital, Mannarkad.
Research and Publications
- A serendipitous rechallenge of an innocuous drug; Quetiapinein DILI - Asian Pacific association of study of liver - 2018
- Endoscopic marsupialization of duplication cyst - A therapeutic
misadventure; ISGCON annual conference
Dr. Sameer Sakkeer Hussain
Consultant
OP Days and Timings
- Mon 09:30 AM - 04:00 PM
- Thu 09:30 AM - 04:00 PM
- Fri 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Dr. Gouri S MBBS, MD (GENERAL MEDICINE) , DM MEDICAL GASROENTEROLOGY
Associate Consultant
Dr Gouri S , A consultant Gastroenterologist and hepatologist with broad clinical knowledge in Outpatient practice and GI consultancy. She is skilled in Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopic procedures , both for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes which includes ERCP , Endoscopic Ultrasound and High resolution Manometry.
Qualifications
- 2018-2021: DM Medical Gastroenterology , Govt. Medical College Kozhikode
- 2013-2016: MD General Medicine, Govt . Medical college Thiruvananthapuram
- 2005 – 2012 : M.B.B.S , MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna
Work Experience
- 2021 – 2023 : Asst. Professor ( Provisional ) , Dept. of Medical Gastroenterology , Govt. Medical college Kozhikode
- 2016– 2018 : Consultant Physician in Mahajubilee Hospital, Alappuzha
- 2012 – 2013 : Asst. Surgeon in the Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology under NRHM in W & C Hospital, Alappuzha
Research
- “Clinical profile , etiology and outcome of esophageal strictures in tertiary care centre in Kerala “
- “A study on clinical profile of acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis and ascites with special reference to hepatorenal syndrome”
Dr. Gouri S
Associate Consultant
OP Days and Timings
- Mon 10 AM - 01 PM
- 02 PM - 04 PM
- Tue 10 AM - 01 PM
- 02 PM - 04 PM
- Wed 10 AM - 01 PM
- 02 PM - 04 PM
- Thu 10 AM - 01 PM
- 02 PM - 04 PM
- Fri 10 AM - 01 PM
- 02 PM - 04 PM
- Sat 10 AM - 01 PM
- 02 PM - 04 PM
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Dr. Jagadeesh Menon V R MD (Paediatrics), DM (Paediatric Gastroenterology)
Consultant, Paediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Dr. Jagadeesh Menon V R did his undergraduate training (M.B.B.S) at Govt. Medical College, Calicut. He completed his M.D at the department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Center (APC), PGIMER, Chandigarh. He pursued his DM in Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology at PGIMER, Chandigarh after securing all India rank 1 in the entrance examination and during this tenure had undergone short term training in pediatric liver transplantation at Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai.
Qualification
- MBBS : Government Medical College, Calicut ; 2004-2009 Internship : Government Medical College, Calicut ; 2009 - 2010
- M D Pediatrics : Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research(PGIMER), Chandigarh 160015 : July 2011 batch
- Senior Resident :Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition :Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandi- garh 160015 :July 2014 - Dec 2015
- DM (Doctorate in Medicine / fellowship)Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition :Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Re- search (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160015 : Jan 2016 - December 2018
Work Experience
- Total Experience in the Department of Pediatrics : 3 years
- Total experience in the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition : 5 years
Publications
- Menon J, Venkatesh V, Thirunavukkarasu B, et al. Hennekam syndrome: an uncommon cause of chylous ascites and intestinal lymphangiectasia in the tropics. BMJ Case Reports CP.2019;12:e229419.
- Lal SB, Bolia R, Menon J, Venkatesh V, Bhatia A ,Vaiphei K, Yadav R and Sethi, S. Abdominal tuberculosis in children: A real‐world experience of 218 cases from an endemic region. J Gastroenterol Hepatol.Open.2019;4:215-220
- Menon J, Venkatesh V, Rana S, Bhatia A, Lal S. Ascites: an unusual presentation of eosinophilic gastroenteritis in a child. Trop Doct.2020. doi:10.1177/0049475520911230.
- Sharma S, Menon J, Lal S, Thapa BR. Bertiella studeri Infection-A Rare Cause of Chronic Abdominal Pain in a Child from North India. J Trop Pediatr. 2018;64:348-351.
- Kadyada SP, Thapa BR, Dhaka N, Bhatia A, Menon J. Role of Diagnostic Endoscopic Ultrasound in Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis and Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis in Children. Pancreas. 2019;48:350-355.
- Menon J, Bhatia A, Thapa BR, Sodhi KS. Intraperitoneal lipomatosis: a rare clinicoradiological entity in a child. Trop Doct.2017;47:261– 262.
- Lone YA, Menon J, Menon P, Vaiphei K, Rao KL, Thapa B, Gupta K. Kawasaki disease presenting as acute intestinal obstruction. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2017;22:170-2.
- Srikanth KP, Thapa BR, Kanojia RP, Vaiphei K, Lal SB, Menon JV. Unusual cause and association of gastrointestinal bleed in a young boy. J Dig Endosc 2017; 8:142-4.
- Menon J, Shanmugam N, Patel K, Hakeem A, Srinivas Reddy, M, Rela, M. Awareness And Concerns About Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) Among Parents Of Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients. Pediatr Transplant. 2020; 00:e13805. https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.13805.
- Thapa, BR, Goyal P, Menon J, Sharma A. Acceptability and Efficacy of Locally Produced Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food Nutreal in the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Comparison With Defined Food: A Randomized Control Trial. Food Nutr Bull.2017.38, 18–26.
- Srikanth KP, Menon JV, Das S, Lal SB, Ray P, Thapa BR. Multifocal hepatic abscess with community acquired Citrobacter koseri infection causing liver failure in an immune competent child. Trop Gastroenterol 2017; 38:65-66.
- Menon J, Shanmugam N, Srinivas S, Vij M, Jalan A, Reddy MS, Rela M. Wolman disease: A rare cause of infantile cholestasis and cirrhosis. J Pediatr Genet.2020.
- Srikanth KP, Thapa BR, Chadha V, Menon J. Trivial and fatal complications of esophageal foreign bodies in neonates. J Clin Neonatol 2016; 5:109-11.
- Malhi P, Menon J, Bharti, B. et al.Cognitive Development of Toddlers: Does Parental Stimulation Matter?Indian J Pediatr (2018) 85:498
- ShrutiSharma, Jagadeesh Menon, Sadhna Lal, Babu Ram Thapa; Bertiella studeri Infection—A Rare Cause of Chronic Abdominal Pain in a Child from North India, Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, Volume 64, Issue 4, 1 Aug 2018.
- Menon, J., Bhatia, A., Thapa, B. R., & Sodhi, K. S. (2017). Intraperitoneal lipomatosis: a rare clinicoradiological entity in a child. Tropical Doctor, 47(3), 261–262.
- Lone YA, Menon J, Menon P, Vaiphei K, Rao KL, Thapa B, Gupta K. Kawasaki disease presenting as acute intestinal obstruction. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2017;22:170-2
- Srikanth KP, Thapa BR, Kanojia RP, Vaiphei K, Lal SB, Menon JV, et al. Unusual cause and association of gastrointestinal bleed in a young boy. J Dig Endosc 2017; 8:142-4.
- Thapa, B. R., Goyal, P., Menon J, & Sharma, A. (2017). Acceptability and Efficacy of Locally Produced Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food Nutreal in the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Comparison With Defined Food: A Randomized Control Trial. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 38(1), 18–26.
- Malhi P, Menon J, Bharti, B. et al. Cognitive Development of Toddlers: Does Parental Stimulation Matter?. Indian J Pediatr.2018; 85:49.
- Menon J, Kumar A, Vaiphei K, Lal S. An interesting cause of chronic abdominal pain in a child. Trop Doct. 2020;50:63-64.
- Menon J, Shanmugam N, Vij M, Reddy MS, Rela M. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Presenting as Macrocheilitis in a Post liver Transplant Pediatric Patient. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020;71(1):e46.
- Menon J, Shanmugham N, Vij M, Srinivas S, Reddy S, Rela M. Peribiliary Pseudotumor Like Presentation of IgG4 Related Disease. Indian J Pediatr (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-020-03328-6.
- Hakeem AR, Padmanaban H, Karthikeyan S, Murugesan S, Menon J, Shanmugam N, Jothimani D, Reddy MS, Rela M. Awareness and Concerns Among Adult Liver Transplant Recipients in the Current Pandemic Caused by Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Strategies to Safeguard a High-risk Population. J Clin Exp Hepatol.2020;doi:10.1016/j.jceh.2020.06.001.
- GUaRDIAN Consortium. Genomics of rare genetic diseases-experiences from India. Hum Genomics. 2019;14:52.
- Menon J, Vij M, Hakeem AR, Gopi KR, Bibi A, Shanmugam N, Reddy MS, Rela M. Late onset peripheral T cell lymphoma Not Otherwise Specified in a liver transplant recipient: A rare subtype of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder. J Clin Exp Hepatol.2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2020.09.002.
- Cherukuru R, Menon J, Patel K, et al. Uncommon presentation of a recurrent diaphragmatic hernia after pediatric liver transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2020; 00:e13790.
- Goyal P, Thapa BR, Sharma N R, Menon J, Bhatia A. Nutritional assessment in obese children with and without NAFLD in an urban area of Punjab, India. Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development.2018;9:217-223.
- Bhattarai D, Vignesh P, Kaur A, Kumari P, Menon JV, Geethanjali G, Rawat A. Epstein‐Barr virus‐associated lymphocytic cholangitis in a child with X‐linked lymphoproliferative syndrome. Scand. J. Immunol.2020. doi:10.1111/sji.12975
Dr. Jagadeesh Menon V R
Consultant, Paediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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- Third Saturday of every month -
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Dr. Biju I. K.Chief & Sr. ConsultantDr. Biju is the Sr. Consultant and chief of Medical gastroenterology at BMH. He is a renowned Gastroenterologist, with more than 15 years of experience. He is an expert in advanced therapeutic biliary, pancreative endoscopic interventions and ultrasound sounded procedures. He has been trained in interventional hepatology procedures, including transjugular liver biopsy. After getting trained in endoscopic ultrasound in medical University of South Carolina and University of Alabama, he initiated the first endo sono unit in Malabar in 2011. Since then regularly performing all diagnostic and therapeutic endo sono finded procedures. He has been actively involved in the liver transplantation programme including preoperative evaluation and postoperative follow up.
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Dr. Pradeep Kumar P.Sr. ConsultantDr. Pradeep Kumar P, Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist has got very good experience in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. His areas of special interest are interventional Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He is performing all emergency and elective diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI procedures. He has received special training in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and Endoscopic Utrasound (EUS).
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Dr. Sameer Sakkeer HussainConsultantDr. Sameer Sakkeer Hussain is a consultant gastroenterologist.He has expertise in various diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures.
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Dr. Gouri SAssociate ConsultantDr Gouri S , A consultant Gastroenterologist and hepatologist with broad clinical knowledge in Outpatient practice and GI consultancy. She is skilled in Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopic procedures , both for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes which includes ERCP , Endoscopic Ultrasound and High resolution Manometry.
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Dr. Jagadeesh Menon V RConsultant, Paediatric Gastroenterology & HepatologyDr. Jagadeesh Menon V R did his undergraduate training (M.B.B.S) at Govt. Medical College, Calicut. He completed his M.D at the department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Center (APC), PGIMER, Chandigarh. He pursued his DM in Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology at PGIMER, Chandigarh after securing all India rank 1 in the entrance examination and during this tenure had undergone short term training in pediatric liver transplantation at Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai.
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Services & Facilities
- Upper GI endoscopy
- Diagnostic
- Therapeutic :
- Biopsy
- Endoscopic Variceal Ligation
- Endoscopic Sclerotherapy
- Dilatation
- Glue injection
- Ulcer injection
- Heater probe application
- Clipping
- Esophageal and Pyloric Stenting
- Foreign body removal
- Polypectomy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Diagnostic
- Therapeutic:
- Biopsy
- Polypectomy
- Ulcer injection
- Dilatation
- Clipping
- Stenting
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)
- Diagnostic
- Therapeutic
- Biliary / pancreatic stone removal
- Biliary / pancreatic stenting
- Stricture dilatation
- Brush cytology
- Nasobiliary drainage
- Endoscopic Ultrasound: Diagnostic and Therapeutic