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Dr. Ramachandran N. Menon

Associate Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, School of Medicine, Kochi

Qualification: DNB, MBBS, MS
rcnmenon@aims.amrita.edu

Bio Publications Areas of Expertise Qualifications Experience Contributions Memberships
Bio

Dr. Ramachandran Narayanamenon is a highly experienced and accomplished surgeon specializing in gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and multi-organ transplant surgery. With over 20 years of surgical experience, he is widely recognized for his contributions to advanced GI surgery,live donor liver transplantation and pioneering work in robotic donor hepatectomy in India.

Dr. Narayanamenon served for over 18 years at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, as a key member of the Solid Organ Transplant Unit. He was actively involved in adult and pediatric liver transplantation, pancreas-kidney transplantation, intestinal transplantation, and robotic donor hepatectomy—as part of one of the first and highest-volume programs in India.

 

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2019

Dengue virus transmission from live donor liver graft.

Cite this Research Publication : J. Shaji Mathew, Menon, V. P., Menon, V. P., Mallick, S., Amma, B. Sivasankar, Dinesh Balakrishnan, Gopalakrishnan, U., Ramachandran Narayana Menon, Athira, P. P., Jagan, O. A., and Surendran, S., “Dengue virus transmission from live donor liver graft.”, Am J Transplant, 2019.

Publisher : Am J Transplant

Year : 2019

Antegrade Hepatic Artery and Portal Vein Perfusion Versus Portal Vein Perfusion Alone in live Donor Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Trial

Cite this Research Publication : J. Shaji Mathew, Kumar, K. Y. Santosh, Nair, K., Amma, B. Sivasankar, Krishnakumar, L., Dinesh Balakrishnan, Gopalakrishnan, U., Ramachandran Narayana Menon, Sunny, A., Dhar, P., Vayoth, S. Othiyil, and Surendran, S., “Antegrade Hepatic Artery and Portal Vein Perfusion Versus Portal Vein Perfusion Alone in live Donor Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Trial”, Liver Transpl, 2019.

Publisher : Liver Transpl

Year : 2017

Quality of life of liver donors following donor hepatectomy.

Cite this Research Publication : B. Chandran, Bharathan, V. Kumar, Mathew, J. Shaji, Amma, B. Sivasankar, Gopalakrishnan, U., Dinesh Balakrishnan, Ramachandran Narayana Menon, Dhar, P., Vayoth, S. Othiyil, and Surendran, S., “Quality of life of liver donors following donor hepatectomy.”, Indian J Gastroenterol, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 92-98, 2017.

Publisher : Indian J Gastroenterol

Year : 2017

A New Score to Predict Recipient Mortality from Preoperative Donor and Recipient Characteristics in Living Donor Liver Transplantation (DORMAT Score).

Cite this Research Publication : R. Babu, Sethi, P., Surendran, S., Dhar, P., Gopalakrishnan, U., Dinesh Balakrishnan, Ramachandran Narayana Menon, Thankamonyamma, B. Sivasankar, Vayoth, S. Othiyil, and Thillai, M., “A New Score to Predict Recipient Mortality from Preoperative Donor and Recipient Characteristics in Living Donor Liver Transplantation (DORMAT Score).”, Ann Transplant, vol. 22, pp. 499-506, 2017.

Publisher : Ann Transplant

Areas of Expertise

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery

  • Complex liver tumors requiring vascular resection and reconstruction:
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Cystic neoplasms
  • Hilar bile duct tumors.
  • Complex pancreatic surgeries
  • Surgical management of chronic pancreatitis

Abdominal Organ Transplantation

  • Adult and Pediatric liver transplantation
  • Pancreas-kidney transplantation
  • Small bowel and multivisceral transplantation
  • Intestinal rehabilitation

Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery

  • Robotic donor hepatectomy
  • Robotic liver resection
  • Robotic hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery.
  • Robotic Colo-Rectal surgeries.

Other Expertise

  • Vascular & mesenteric revascularization surgery
  • Transplant immunology
Qualifications
  • MBBS, Government Medical College, Thrissur
  • MS in General Surgery, Government Medical College, Madurai
  • DNB in General Surgery
  • DNB in Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Senior Clinical Fellowship in Multi-Organ Transplantation, Cambridge University Hospitals, UK
Experience
  • Additional Professor, Amrita Hospital, Kochi – Present
  • Consultant, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva
  • Consultant Amrita Hospital, Kochi
Contributions

Academic Contributions

Dr. Narayanamenon is actively involved in research, education, and training. He has:

  • Authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications in national and international journals
  • Contributed chapters to major surgical textbooks
  • Served as an examiner for DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology) and MCh GI Surgery exams
  • Participated in multinational clinical trials
  • Presented lectures and papers at various national and international forums
Memberships

Professional Memberships

  • Life Member – Indian Medical Association (IMA)
  • Life Member – Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
  • Life Member – Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG)
  • Life Member – Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)
  • Member – Vascular Society of Kerala (VASK)
  • Life Member – Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
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