Dr. Radhika Venugopal

Educational Qualifications

• Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology
  Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre (RIMC), Chennai
  2020
• D.M. Hepatology (Super Speciality Post-graduation)
  Institute of Hepato Biliary Sciences, Madras Medical College, Chennai
  2018
  
• M.D. Paediatrics
  Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Madras Medical College, Chennai
  2007
• M.B.B.S
  Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
  2000

Clinical Expertise

Liver Diseases & Disorders

• Viral Hepatitis (Hepatitis A, B, C, E)
• Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD & NASH)
• Alcoholic Liver Disease
• Autoimmune Hepatitis
• Cirrhosis & Chronic Liver Disease
• Genetic & Metabolic Liver Disorders (Wilson’s Disease, Hemochromatosis, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency)
• Non-Cirrhotic Portal Fibrosis (NCPF)
• Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
• Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
• Budd-Chiari Syndrome

Liver Failure & Critical Care

• Acute Liver Failure
• Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF)
• Complications of Cirrhosis (Ascites, Variceal Bleeding, Hepatic Encephalopathy, Hepatorenal Syndrome)

Liver Transplantation

• Liver Transplantation
• Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT)
• Cadaveric/Deceased Donor Transplantation
• Pre- and Post-Liver Transplant Care
• Management of Long Term Care Post Liver Transplantation

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopic Procedures in Hepatology

• Endoscopic Management of Variceal Bleeding (Band Ligation, Sclerotherapy, Glue Therapy)
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) for Biliary Disorders
• EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasound)-guided Procedures
• Liver Biopsy (Percutaneous, Transjugular)
• Colonoscopy
• Fibroscan & Advanced Non-invasive Liver Fibrosis Assessment
• Portal Hypertension Management (TIPS – Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt)
• Upper GI Endoscopy
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Endoscopic Ballooning Procedures
• Capsule Endoscopy
• Narrow Band Imaging
• Chromoendoscopy
• Complex Therapeutic Endoscopy

Liver Tumours & Oncology

• Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
• Benign Liver Tumours (Hemangioma, Focal Nodular Hyperplasia, Adenoma)
• Pre- and Post-Liver Cancer Transplant Management
• Hepatoblastoma
• Liver Metastasis
• Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Tumors)

Preventive & Lifestyle Hepatology

• Screening & Vaccination for Viral Hepatitis
• Lifestyle & Nutrition Counselling for Fatty Liver Disease
• Alcohol Cessation Programs for Liver Health
• Long-term Surveillance for High-risk Patients (HCC Screening in Cirrhosis)

Other Related Expertise

• Gastrointestinal Disorders (GERD, Gastritis, Peptic Ulcer, IBD, IBS, Celiac, GI bleeding, Diverticular disease, GI infections, Functional bowel disorders)
• Pancreatic Disorders (Pancreatitis, Pancreatic cysts & tumors)
• Biliary Disorders (Gallstones, Gallbladder polyps, Choledocholithiasis, Cholangitis)
• Molecular & Genetic Diagnostics
• Hepatic Functional Imaging
• Comprehensive Laboratory Services

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Associated Publications

Research and Publication

Publications

• Radhika Venugopal, Krishnasamy Narayanasamy, Chezhian A. Rat Killer Poisoning vs Liver Damage: A View in South Indian Patients of Tertiary Care Centre. Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System. 2018; 8(3).
  
• Krishnasamy Narayanasamy, Shanthi Selvi A, Radhika V, et al. Outcome of Therapy in HCV Patients in a Public Health Tertiary Care Center. Journal of Liver Disease & Transplantation. 2016; 5(2).
  
• Radhika Venugopal, Krishnasamy Narayanasamy, et al. Spectrum of Wilson’s Disease – A Report from a Tertiary Care Referral Centre in South India. Med ej, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University. June 2018.
  
• Krishnasamy Narayanasamy, Rajendran Karthik, Panneerselvam Priyadharshini, Mohan Nithya, Ramachandran Arun Kumar, Radhika Venugopal. Association of Metabolic Syndrome and Patatin-Like Phospholipase 3-rs738409 Gene Variant in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease among Chennai-Based South Indian Population. Journal of Gene Medicine. (Manuscript No. JGM-19-0175; under review).
  
• Anuradha Kandasamy, Narayanasamy Krishnasamy, Jayanthi Rangarajan, Gomathi Manju, Radhika Venugopal, Arun Kumar Ramachandran, Karthik Rajendran. Burden and Impact of Multidrug Resistance Infection on Outcome of Patients with Decompensated Liver Disease in a Tertiary Care Institute. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. (Ref No. 42606; accepted for publication).
  
• Dinesh Jothimani, Radhika Venugopal*, Mohammed Forhad Abedin, Ilankumaran Kaliamoorthy, Mohamed Rela. COVID-19 and the Liver. Journal of Hepatology. 2020 Nov; 73(5): 1231–1240.
  
• Dinesh Jothimani*, Radhika Venugopal, Mukul Vij, Mohamed Rela. Post-Liver Transplant Recurrent and de novo Viral Infections. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. 2020 Jun–Aug; 46:101689.
  
• Liver Transplantation Society of India. Guidelines for the Management of Acute Liver Injury Secondary to Yellow Phosphorus–Containing Rodenticide Poisoning Using the Modified Delphi Technique of Consensus Development. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. (Article in press).
  

Presentations

• Yellow Phosphorus as Rodenticide – Predictive Factors of Liver Injury and its Outcome Analysis in Humans Consuming Rodenticide on Suicidal Intention: A Single-Centre Tertiary Care Experience from South India. Poster presented at APASL 2018.
  

• Clinical Profile of Wilson’s Disease in Children <12 Years in a Tertiary Referral Centre. Free paper presentation at PED GASTROCON 2005.

Experience

• Consultant – Hepatology
  Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre (RIMC), Chennai
  Present
• Assistant Professor – Hepatology
  Institute of Hepato Biliary Sciences, Madras Medical College, Chennai
  Aug 2018 – Present
  
• Fellow in Transplant Hepatology
  Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre (RIMC), Chennai
  Jan 2020 – Dec 2020
  
• D.M. Hepatology (Superspeciality Training)
  Institute of Hepato Biliary Sciences, Madras Medical College, Chennai
  Aug 2015 – Aug 2018
  
• Senior Assistant Professor – Paediatrics
  Institute of Social Paediatrics, Stanley Medical College, Chennai
  Apr 2008 – Jul 2015
  
• M.D. Paediatrics (Post-graduation Training)
  Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Madras Medical College, Chennai
  Mar 2004 – Mar 2007

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