Overview

Dr. Kathirazhagan Thulasilingam is a skilled General Surgeon with expertise in laparoscopic surgery and basic & advanced trauma life support. He completed his MBBS from Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and completed his DNB in General Surgery at Apollo Hospital, Chennai. With diverse senior residency experience across reputed institutes including PGIMER Chandigarh and Apollo Hospitals, he brings wide surgical exposure. Dr. Kathirazhagan has presented papers internationally and published research on rare and complex surgical conditions. His vision is to deliver safe, evidence-based surgical care with a focus on patient recovery and quality outcomes.

Areas of Expertise

• General Surgery
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Basic and advanced trauma life support

Academic Activities

• MBBS from Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, affiliated with The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, in 2018.
• DNB General Surgery from Apollo Hospital, Chennai, in 2020.

Professional Experience

• Internship at Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital (2017-2018)
• 4 months Senior Residency at Apollo Main Hospital, Chennai
• 9 months Senior Residency at Arunai Medical College, Tiruvannamalai
• 3 months Senior Residency at Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College, Haryana
• 2 months Senior Residency in Surgical Gastroenterology at PGIMER Chandigarh
• 6 months consultation at DMS Hospital, Batlagundu

Presentations

• Presented paper ‘PHYLLODES – AN UNUSUAL DIAGNOSTIC DIFFICULTY’ at Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh

Publications

• A comparative study on short term surgical outcome between laparoscopic inguinal hernia mesh repair vs open inguinal hernia mesh repair for primary unilateral inguinal hernias
• A rare case of metaplastic carcinoma of breast
• Gallbladder agenesis, a diagnostic difficulty
• Is Axillary Lymph Node Dissection by Ultrasonic Dissector Advantageous?
• Giant Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia of Breast: Management Challenge of Gigantomastia with Ptosis

Conferences and Seminars

• Advanced Trauma Life Support course organized by Academy of Traumatology (India)
• Essential Pain Management workshop
• Basic Life Support teaching programme
• KIMS MEDICON’16
• Christian Medical College Vellore Surgical Gastroenterology CME
• Kottayam Medical College Surgical CME
• JIPMER Surgery Update
• General Surgery CME, KMC Chennai
• ARRC 2022, SRMC
• CME on Breast Pathology
• CME on Medical & Clinical Research (Microbiology)