Dr Ramesh A/L K Gurunathan
Specialty
:
General Surgery, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Weight Loss Surgery
Languages
:
English, Bahasa Malaysia, Tamil
Gender
:
Male
Qualifications
:
MBBS (Mang), M Surg (UKM), FRCS (Ire), AM (Mal)
Assistant
:
Christina
Clinic Schedule
Day | Time |
---|---|
Monday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Tuesday | 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Wednesday | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Friday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Clinical Focus
- Benign and malignant upper gastrointestinal diseases
- Gallstones (cholelithiasis)
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Heartburn
- Hernia
- Obesity surgery
Procedure Focus
- Esophageal surgery
- Appendectomy
- Cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal surgery)
- Gastric bypass surgery
- Gastric sleeve surgery
- Gastroesophageal reflux surgery
- Hernia repair surgery
- Upper and lower endoscopy
- Weight loss (bariatric) surgery
- General surgical procedures
Postgraduate Training
- Sub specialty training in upper gastrointestinal surgery from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute, India 2003
- Training in general surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah 1994
- Sub specialty in upper gastrointestinal surgery from Queen Alexandra Hospital in England 2005-2006
- M.S (Master in Surgery) from National University of Malaysia 2000
- Medical Officer and Registrar in General Surgery in Hospital University Kebangsaan Malaysia 1997-2000
- Clinical fellow upper gastrointestinal surgery from Queen Alexandra Hospital in England 2005-2006
- Sub specialty in upper gastrointestinal surgery from Tuanku Jaafar Hospital 2003-2005
- General Surgeon in Malacca General Hospital 2000-2003
- F.R.C.S., Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 2002
- Medical Officer in Surgery in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah 1994-1997
- Consultant general and upper gastrointestinal surgeon, Tuanku Jaafar Hospital 2004-now
- House officer, Hospital Kuala Lumpur 1993-1994
Medical School
- MBBS, Kasturba Medical College (Mangalore University), India, 1992
- Memberships and Associations National Chairman for Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Training Committee of the Ministry of Health since 2006
- Founding member and chairman of the Malaysian Upper Gastrointestinal Club
- Elected President of the Malaysian Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Society
- Chairman of the Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Committee of the National Specialist Register, College of Surgeons, Malaysia
- Founded the first Stomach Cancer Support Group in Malaysia
Awards
- 1st prize winner film suture-Absorbable Synthetic Adhesive Tape (BBraun) Mahadevan Tata, Ramesh Gurunathan, P Kandasami 2008
- Quality Convention 2007, 2nd prize winner N Sembilan level '' Rapid Access in Diagnosing Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers''
- '' Quality Assurance Convention '' Malacca State level champions on 6th Sep on the topic '' Cancellation of OGDS in Day Care Unit '' 2002