ERAS Core Group – IAPEN INDIA Association

Dr. P.C. Vijayakumar – Hon. Chairperson

DA.DNB.MNAMS.
Director-Academics,
Chief Anaesthesiologist and Critical Care Physician
Consultant Clinical Nutrition
Consultant Pain and Palliative Care
Bronchoscopist

And astute professional with over 30 years of experience in Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Pain Relief Procedures, Clinical Nutrition and Bronchoscopy!

He is the Director-Academics and chief anaesthesiologist and critical care physician of Sooriya Hospital, Chennai.

He was Honorary physician of Honourable His Excellency Governor of Tamil Nadu.
He is the Honorary National President of IAPEN INDIA – A Parental and Enteral Society (PEN) of India.
He has expertise in enteral, parental and home TPN. His special interest is in immunonutrition.
Skilled in anaesthetizing patient for surgical l procedures and excellent preoperative physician with strong belief in ERAS protocols in enhancing recovery after surgeries.
Highly skilled in difficult airway management both in adults & paediatrics. In his ICU all the tracheostomies done are percutaneous and most of them are under bronchoscopic guidance. Submental intubations was introduced very early in Indian practice by him.
He is bronchoscopist and does both diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopies.
Acknowledged as an Expert in Anaesthesia and Critical Care and a Good Speaker and Lecturer!