All complex vascular reconstructions were being done with excellent results. He interacted with the Orthopedic department and helped them to do Limb salvage procedures for patients with bone tumours who were otherwise would have undergone amputation. He has personally helped them salvage limbs in more than 500 patients. Hence the Orthopedic association of India gave him an Award of Excellence during the annual conference at Chennai in the year 2003.
He has done over 3000 Kidney transplants and over 10,000 access surgeries. He played an important role in getting vascular surgery separated from cardiothoracic department and get independent identity and recognition by the Medical Council of India. He has been actively involved in popularizing this branch and creating awareness amongst the public and medical community.
He has been teaching both undergraduate and post graduate medical students at various medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. In recognition of his work done he was awarded the Best Doctor Award by the Dean of Madras Medical College in the year 2000.He has one of the largest series of vascular reconstructions in diabetics, Buerger’s Disease and in Aortoarteritis in India. He has published more than 50 articles in both National and international Journals. He is the first vascular surgeons in our state to do both open surgery and endovascular procedures.
He has been teaching both undergraduate and post graduate medical students at various medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. In recognition of his work done he was awarded the Best Doctor Award by the Dean of Madras Medical College in the year 2000.He has one of the largest series of vascular reconstructions in diabetics, Buerger’s Disease and in Aortoarteritis in India. He has published more than 50 articles in both National and international Journals. He is the first vascular surgeons in our state to do both open surgery and endovascular procedures.
He was asked to write the chapter on Buerger’s disease in a popular book Emergency vascular and Endovascular Surgery published from UK. He has given the prestigious Dr.H T Vira Reddy oration on Changing concepts in treating Buerger’s disease. He was promoted and posted as the Professor and Head of the department of Vascular surgery at Madurai Medical College in 2003. After 23 years of service in the Government sector he took voluntary retirement in 2004 After retirement he was appointed Professor Emeritus by the Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University. After retirement he joined private practice and joined as the senior consultant in Vascular surgery at the Apollo hospitals, Chennai.
The TamilNadu. Dr.MGR Medical university has also honoured him with the “Best Doctor Award “for the year 2011.He organised the First National conference of Vascular Surgeons of India in the year 1994 and was the brain behind the formation of the Vascular Society of India and was elected its Founder Treasurer.
