
Dr Neelamekam Kapali,Chennai, Chennai
Designation : HOD : Gastro & Minimal Access Surgery
Qualifications: MS
Experience: 35 Years
Speciality: Gastroenterology,Hepatobiliary Sciences
Category: Gastroenterology
Hospital :Fortis Hospital, Malar
Location : Chennai, Tamil Nadu
About Doctor
- More than 35 years’ experience in Gastro surgery, Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract Surgery including Weight loss surgery.
- First to start Liver transplant in India and trained to do complex Liver and Pancreas surgeries with all types of resections for cancer.
- Oesophagus and Colorectal Surgeries.
- Experience in Complex minimal access surgery in Gastro & HPB.
- Experience in vascular access and all kinds of shunt procedures.
- Life member of ASI, IASG, AMASI & IAGES, and OSSI.
- Member International HPB surgery since 1996

Specializations
- Gastroenterology
- Hepatobiliary Sciences
List of Awards
- Mother Theresa Award for Excellence in Medical Field 2010.
Academic Achievement:
- Professor of TN MGR Medical University.
- Prof. of Surgery-Tagore Medical College Chennai.
- Former Director – Centre of Gastro, Hepatobiliary Sciences and Liver Transplant Surgery Fortis, Bangalore.
- Was. Sr. Surgical Gastroenterology Consultant at Apollo Hospitals Chennai for 17 years.
Work Experience
- More than 35 years’ experience in Gastro surgery, Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract Surgery including Weight loss surgery.
- First to start Liver transplant in India and trained to do complex Liver and Pancreas surgeries with all types of resections for cancer.
- Oesophagus and Colorectal Surgeries.
- Experience in Complex minimal access surgery in Gastro & HPB.
- Experience in vascular access and all kinds of shunt procedures.
- Life member of ASI, IASG, AMASI & IAGES, and OSSI.
- Member International HPB surgery since 1996
Education & Training
- M.S General Surgery, University of Madras.
- FRCS (Glasgow).
- CST- RCS England, U.K.
- Fellowship in Liver Transplant Surgery (Dublin).
- Fellow American College of Surgeons.
- Fellow Minimal Access of Surgery.
- Fellow of Robotic
- Trained in UK and Dublin for 10 years in Gastro, Minimal Access Surgery & HPB Surgery.