Fellowships / Memberships:

• Member -Association of Surgeons of India
• Member -Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons.
• Member -Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India.
• Member -Indian Medical Association
• Member – Telemedicine Society of India

Publications

1. Rare Co-existence of S.Typhi and Mycobacterium in Psoas Abscess. Renu Mathew,

Anupam Jyoti Kindo, Malliga M, M. Ravi A. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology.

August 2001.

2. A Retrospective Study of Necrotizing Fasciitis. Rekha A, Ravi A. International Journal of

Lower Extremity Wound, March 2003 (Indexed Journal)

3. An Uncommon Sighting-lupus Vulgaris of the Foot. Rekha A, Ravi A, Sandhya

Sundaram, Prathiba D. International Journal of Lower Extremity Wound, June 2003 (Indexed

Journal).

4. Chronic Lower Llimb Ulcer? No Chloroma. Rekha A, Ravi A, Thanka J, Sarah Kuruvilla .

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wound, September 2003 (Indexed journal).

5. Turban Tumor? No! Condroid Sryringoma. Rekha.A, Ravi.A, Sandhya S, Ravi.A. Indian

Journal of Surgery, 2003

6. Acinic Cell Carcinoma of the Parotid. Rekha A, Ravi A, Sandhya Sundaram, Renu G Boy

Varghese gastroenterology today, March 2004 Vol.8

7. Extra Articular Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. Rekha. A, Ravi.A., Sandya Sundaram,

R. Narasimhan. International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, April 2004 (Indexed).

8. Common Tumours, Uncommon Site. Sandhya Sundaraman, Rekha.A, Sarah.K, Ravi. A.

Indian Journal of Surgery. April 2004.

9. Sciatic Nerve Schwannoma. Rekha.A., Ravi. A. International Journal of Lower Extremity

Wounds, July 2004 (Indexed journal).

10. Fibroadenomas with Cyclosporine Therapy. Rekha.A, Ravi. A, Soundararajan P.

Antiseptic. August 2004 (Indexed journal).

11. Cornu Cutaneum Cutaneous Horn on the Penis. Rekha.A, Ravi. A. Indian Journal of

Surgery September 2004.

12. Malignant Melanoma and Filariasis. Rekha.A, Ravi. A,, Shivanraj. A, .Venu.N. International

Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds. March 2005.

13. Cacifying Aponeurotic Fibroma - A Rare Encounter. Sandhya Sundaram, Sarah Kuruvillah,

Rekha A, Ravi. A. Orthopaedics Today, Jan 2005.

14. Images in Surgery-Synchronous carcinomatous lesions in the stomach. Arcot Rekha,

Ravi. A, Sundaram Sandhya, Sarah, Indian Journal of Surgery, Jan 2006.

15. Case Report-Signet ring cell carcinoma of the appendix presenting with intestinal

obstruction Arcot Rekha, Thanka J, Rajendiran S, Ravi. A. Indian Journal of Surgery, Jan

2007

16. Varocella and Fournier’s gangrene Arcor Rekha, Ravi. A, Indian Journal of Dermatology,

Jan 2007

17. Paraganglioma neck – a neuroendocrine tumour revisited Arcor Rekha, Ravi. A,

Ks Vijayaraghavan. International Journal of Angiology, Jan 2008

18. Fusarium Solanii in the Post Transplant Patient-an Unusual Fungus. Rekha. A, Anupma

Jyoti Kindo, Ravi. A. International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, March 2008

19. Osteoclastoma like Anaplastic Carcinoma Thyroid. Leena D.J, Ravi.A, Rekha A, ,Shalinee

Rao, Aarthi Rajkumar, Vinoth K Panicker. Journal Of Cytology, April 2008

20. Infection Caused by Histoplasma Capsulatum in a Post Renal Transplant Recipient.

Rekha.A, Anupma J Kindo, Ravi. A, Soundararajan.P. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and

Transplantation 2010.

21. Ductal Carcinoma in a Multiple Fibroadenoma; Diagnostic Inaccuracies. Shalineerao.P,

Swarnalatha, Ravi. A, Thanga.J. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 2010.

22. Non articular Synovial Cell Sarcoma of the Back. A Hairy Naevus: An Uncommon

Association. Rekha A, Ravi. A. Medical Practices and Reviews, May 2011.

23. Factors Influencing the Microbial Loads in Indoor Bioaersols of a Closed System in a

Health Care Facility in Tropical Setting. Sudharsanam.S, Ravi. A, Ethiraj, Kindo A.J.,

Swaminathan.S, Srikanth.P, Balakrishnan.K, Steinberg.R. Indian Journal of Aerobiology,

2011. (Indexed journal)

24. Understanding the Processus Vaginalis. The Abdominal Scrotal Hydrocele. Rekha A,

Ravi. A. International Journal of Morphology, 2012. (Indexed journal)

25. Desmoplastic Small-round Cell Tumor Presenting as a Sister Joseph Nodule. Rekha.A,

Shalinee Rao, Thanka.J, Rajendiran.S., Ravi. A. Chronicles of Young Scientists, 2012.

26. Characterization of Indoor Bioaerosols from a Hospital Ward in a Tropical Setting.

Sudharsanam S, Swaminathan S, Ravi. A. African Health Sciences, 2012.

27. Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumour and Neurofibromatosis. Rajasenthil Viswanathan, Ravi.

A Indian Journal of Medicine and Healthcare, June 2013

28. Compression Anastomosis in Rectal Cancers. Rajasenthil Viswanathan, Ravi. A. Indian

Journal of Medicine and Healthcare, August 2013

29. Basal Cell Adenoma of the Parotid Gland –A Rare Entity. Rajasenthil Vishwanathan, Ravi

A. Indian Journal of Surgery, November 2013.

30. Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy – a night mare. Vembu Radha, Ravi. A,

M.G.Dhanalakshmi, Narayanan Palaniappan. International Journal of Recent Trends in

Science and Technology, 2014.

31. Airborne Pseudomonas species in Healthcare Facilities in a Tropical Setting Suchitra

Sudharsanam, Shanthi Mathias, M.Ethiraj, G.Sarangan, Ramya Barani, Sandhya

Swaminathan, Ravi. A, Padma Srikanth. Current Health Sciences, April-June 2015.

32. A study to compare transurethral resection of Prostate and Inguinal Hernioplasty has

combined and separate procedures, R Ponniah Iyyappan, Anjana Vasudevan, Ravi. A,

Harihara Sudhan, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, May 2019.

33. A study to evaluate the effect of meditation on depression among women with Breast

Cancer subjected to mastectomy admitted in selected hospitals at Chennai. Santhi

Subramaniam, Rajeswari Vaidhyanathan, Ravi. A , International Journal of Current Medical

and Pharmaceutical Research, Nov 2016

34. Deep lobe parotid tumors in a tertiary care center, Raja Senthil, Viswanathan, Rohith

Gopinath, Ravi. A, International Surgery Journal, Nov 2015

36. The liver and foetus at risk- antiphospholipid syndrome and HELLP syndrome, Arcot

Rekha, Sujatha Narayanamoorthy, T.R. Rajkumar, Ravi. A, JK Science 17, January 2015

37. Cutaneous B cell lymphoma presenting as a soft tissue swelling, Arcot Rekha, Santhosh

Vivekanandan, Ravi. A, Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, January 2013

38. “Fate of Airborne Coagulase Negative Staphylococci”, Ravi. A, Suchitra. International

Congress on Infectious Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand, June 2012.

39. Images in Surgery - Common tumour uncommon site, Sundaram Sandhya, Sarah Kuruvilla,

Arcot Rekha, Ravi. A. Indian Journal of Surgery, Jan 2004

40. Physical activity and quality of life after renal transplantation, Thillai Govindarajan Senthil

Kumar, Periyasamy Soundararajan, G. Arun Maiya, Ravi. A. Online Journal of Health and Allied

Sciences, Oct 2018

41. Effects of graded exercise training on functional capacity, muscle strength, and fatigue

after renal transplantation: a randomized controlled trial, Thillai Govindarajan Senthil

Kumar, Periyasamy Soundararajan, Arun G Maiya, Ravi. A, Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases

and Transplantation, Mar 2020

42. Periodicity in the waxing and waning of Influenza A H1N1: A report from a tertiary care

center in Chennai India, P. Srikanth, G. Sarangan, M. Mani , R. Barani, S. Reju, Ravi. A, J.

Damodharan, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2016

43. Airborne Pseudomonas species in Healthcare Facilities in a Tropical Setting, S.

Sudharsanam, S. Mathias, M. Ethiraj, G. Sarangan,R. Barani, S. Swaminathan, Ravi. A. and

P. Srikanth, Current Health Sciences Journal, April 2015

43. Recovery of Airborne Aerobic Bacteria and Fungi from Hospitals of Varying Bed

Strength in a Tropical Setting, Suchithra Sudharsanam, Mohanbabu Ethiraj, Gurusamy

Thangavel, Sandhya Swaminathan, Ravi. A, Padma Srikanth, International Journal of

Advanced Research in Microbiology and Immunology, Dec 2019

44. A Structured Exercise Training Protocol after Renal Transplantation in Indian Population,

Senthil Kumar Thillai Govindarajan,Soundararajan Periyasamy, , Arun G Maiya, Ravi. A,

Venkatesh Natarajan, Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, June 2019

HONOURS AND AWARDS OBTAINED

- Has been conferred the Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) by American

College of Surgeons in 2020

- Has been conferred the Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), Glasgow, U.K., in

April 2013

- Delivered “Dr.V.Jeganathan Oration” and received the “AWARD OF HONOUR” at

PONSICON - 35th TN&P ASSOCIATION OF SURGEONS OF INDIA at Pondicherry in 2011.

- COMMUNITY ACTIVITY – BEST DOCTOR AWARD FOR THE YEAR 2012 by Perambur

branch of Indian medical association (IMA) for impeccable social activity and community

responsibility

- “Mishaps during Thyroidectomy”. Rekha A, Ravi.A. American College of Surgeons - Indian

Chapter. Feb 2002. Received the Best Paper Award.

- Assessor for National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)

- Member of the Board of Studies for Surgical Postgraduates, Meenakshi University,

Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India 2011-2013

- Member of Hospital Equipment Sectional Committee Bureau of Indian Standards Ministry of

Human Resource development. 2013

- Member of the Editorial Board for E-journal. Associations of Surgeons of India, Tamil Nadu &

Pondicherry Chapter.

- Reviewer for the International Journal of Surgery – Case Reports.

- Member of the Board of Studies in Surgery and Allied Subjects

- Member of the Clinical Board of Studies in the Faculty of Medicine

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED

 Organising Committee Member for the WEBIC Workshop held in Collaboration with British

Medical Journal held at Chennai in 1988.

 Organizing Committee Member for the Surgical Workshop in Indian Association of Gastro

Endoscopy Surgeons, South Zone Conference held in Chennai in 1998.

 Organising Committee Member for the 4th National Conference Indian Association of Gastro

Endoscopy Surgeons (IAGES) held in Chennai on 24th & 25th February, 2000.

 Organising Committee Member for the International Symposium on Gastro-Enterology (An

Indo-British Medical Co-operation) held in Chennai in 2000.

 Organising Committee Member for the 14th World Congress of the International Society for

Laser Surgery and Medicine held at Chennai in 2001.

 Organising Committee Member for the Indian Association of Gastro Endoscopy Surgeons

(IAGES) South Zone Annual Meet held in Chennai from 14th to -16th December,2001.

 Organised A Deep venous Thrombosis Embolism Awareness (7days Programme) to all

Clinical Departments of SRMC, Chennai in September 2004.

 Organising Secretary for the Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme held in SRMC,

Chennai in November 2006 in “Recent Advances in Colon & Rectal Surgery”. Dr.Ken Hosie,

UK, participated.

 Organised Advanced Techniques in Hernia Awareness Programme for the Public held on

July 2007.

 Organising Secretary for the Pelvic Floor Workshop held in SRMC, Chennai on October 27th

and 28th 2007, in which Dr.Paul Dunkey (UK), Dr.Andrew Gee (UK) and Dr.Roy Ng

(Singapore) participated.

 Organising Secretary for the 3rd International Congress AMASICON 2008, held in Chennai

from

July 4th to 6th 2008, in which Dr.Asbun(USA), Dr.Kim(krorea), Dr.Namir kathkuda(Japan) took

part in Live workshop.

 Organising Secretary for the Ramachandra Advanced Laparoscopic Conference (RALCON

2012) held in SRMC, Chennai on 7th & 8th April 2012. Dr.Joel Loray, Co- Director of European

Institute of Tele Surgery & Institute for Research, Strausburg, France, delivered a lecture.

 Organised the Rapid Revision & Review Course for the Post Graduates held in SRMC from

2001 to 2008.

 Organised International Conference on Esophagus & Stomach (ICES INDIA 2018) from 15th

to 17th June 2018

 Organised the webinar on Best Practices in Higher Education Institutions in May 2020

 Organised the webinar on Learning Objectives vs Learning Outcomes in Medical Health

Sciences in June 2020

 Organised the webinar on Curriculum Enrichment in July 2020

 Organised the webinar on National Education Policy 2020 for Higher Education in Aug 2020

 Organised the webinar on Anti Plagiarism Software II in Sept 2020

 Organised the webinar on How to go through NAAC Accreditation meritoriously by SRIHER

in Nov 2020

 Organised the webinar on Vigilant India: Prosperous India in Nov 2020