FacultiesFaculty Profile - Ravindran Chirukandathe

Basic Information

Name
Ravindran Chirukandathe
Qualification
MBBS, MS(GS), DNB,FRCS(GLASGOW),FRCS(UGI)
Department
General Surgery
Designation
Professor

Career Profile

Experiences
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
- 1. Member : Planning board Working Group Health .GOK
- Member: Draft Committee 14Five year plan HFWD GOK
- Executive Member: Health innovation Technology Government of Kerala
- Chairman: Standard treatment Guidelines General Surgery - Govt. of Kerala
- Member: Special committee on quality improvement initiative -Govt of Kerala
- Member: Clinical establishment bill Government of Kerala
- Member: Technical Committee on Arogyakiranam for financial Assistance Government of Kerala
- Member: Expert committee on Implementation of code grey protocol
- Executive Member Project : CHRC Wayanad
- State Nodal officer: District residency program Kerala
- State nodal officer: Centrally sponsored schemes DME Kerala
- Executive member: Committee on Resident and Interns policy reforms
- Executive committee: Committee on Health research reforms
- Core Team member: international Collaborative health group GOK
- Member: Board of studies KUHS UG
- Vice chairman: Curriculum committee Simulation: KUHS
- Vice Chairman: Technical committee Centre for advance simulation and training : KUHS
- Chairman: Expert committee on allied health sciences /Emergency medical services
- Chairman : Post Graduate Examination /General surgery
- Nodal officer: Masterplan MCH Thrissur
- Member Secretary : Institutional ethical committee
- Member: Medical Education unit MCH
- Nodal officer: National medical council inspection core team MCH . Thrissur
- Nodal officer: centrally sponsored schemes MCH , Thrissur
- Nodal officer KIIFB Projects Super speciality Block and Maternal and child health block
STATEWIDE
- Department of Health and Family Welfare, Member - State Core team,2015 May
- Centre for Skill Development - Central Government Project - GOK, Nodal Officer, 2016
- Standard Treatment Guidelines, General Surgery - GOK, Chairman, 2017 January
- Special Task Force - Flood, Member, 2018 & 2019
- Centrally sponsored schemes - DME - GOK, State Nodal Officer, 2019
- Comprehensive Haemoglobinopathy Research and Care Centre - CHRC Wayanad - GOK, Project Team Executive Member,2020 November
- Planning board Working Group Health - GOK, Member, 2021
- Draft Committee 14th Five-year plan - HFWD - GOK, Member, 2021
- Health innovation Technology - GOK, Executive Member, 2021
- Special Committee on Quality Improvement Initiative - HFWD - GOK, Executive Member, 2022
- Kerala State Sub-committee - Kerala State Council for Health Establishment - GOK, Member, 2022
- District Residency Programme - DME - GOK, Nodal Officer, 2022
Districtwide
- District Disaster Management Committee, Member, 2017 onwards
KUHS
- Advance Centre for Skill Development and Simulation - KUHS, Technical Member, 2017
- Technical committee Centre for advance simulation and training, Vice-Chairman, 2017
- Curriculum Committee - Centre for Skill Development-KUHS, Co-Chairman, 2019
- Board of Studies- KUHS Undergraduate Clinical, Member, 2021
GMCTSR
- CME for Junior Doctors TMCAA, Scientific Co-ordinator, 2000
- Govt. Medical College Hospital-TCR, Laison Officer, 2012 September
- Govt. Medical College Hospital, TCR, Nodal Officer - NSDS, 2015
- Medical Education Unit - GMCTSR, Executive Member,2016
- Ardram Mission, State Nodal Officer, 2017 January
- Implementation - Master plan Project - GMCTCR, Nodal Officer, 2017
- Cancer Awareness Program for School Children, Nodal Officer Can care, 2017
- Centrally Sponsored Schemes MCH, Nodal Officer, 2017
- KIIFB Projects MCH Thrissur, Nodal Officer, 2017
- Institutional Ethics Committee, Member Secretary, 2021 February
- Non-academic Junior Resident, Nodal Officer - DME, 2021 May
Achievements
- Basic Course in Biomedical Research (BCBR)
- QSKOOL modules on various laboratory aspects( laboratory processes,laboratory errors& its management, ,Quality management system, Lab accreditation, stress management etc).
- Training programme on " Advances in Analytical Techniques" by Kerala Veterinary & Animal Resources University,Thrissur.
- Dissertation accepted by university, on topic " Determination Of Reference Interval Of Salivary Glucose & Its Comparison With Serum Glucose In Euglycaemic Individuals".

Research Profile

Journal Publications
- Epidemiology, Pathological characteristics and Estrogen and Progesteron receptor status of operated cases of female Breast cancer : A retrospective review of 266 cases from Kerala Indian Journal of surgical oncology DOI10.1007/S13 193-105-0425-9 Original Article published online June 15 2015.Ajith Vettuparambil, Goutham Rajan, Ravindran Chirukandath, Terrance B Culas Indian Journal of surgical oncology DOI10.1007/S13 193-105-0425-9 Original Article published online June 15 2015.
- Demographic and Etiological Patterns of Gastric Outlet Obstruction in Kerala, South India Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India. VivekSukumar, Chirukandath Ravindran, Ramachandra Venkateshwara PrasadNorth American Journal of Medical Sciences | Sep 2015 | Volume 7 | Issue 9 |403-406
- Hormone-receptor expression and survival patterns in operated cases of female invasive ductal breast carcinoma in Kerala: a retrospective cohort study World Journal of Surgical Oncology (2015) 13:160DOI 10.1186/s12957-015-0582-x - Ajith Vettuparambil*, Ravindran Chirukandath, Terence B Culas, Sajna Mathumkunnath Vijayan, Gautham Rajan and Sathidevi Vadakkepura Kuttappan4 World Journal of Surgical Oncology (2015) 13:160DOI 10.1186/s12957-015-0582-x
- "The Niti S metallic stent reduces migration rates in tehe palliation of Malignant Dysphagia" Christopher G, Ravi Chirukandath, Prof. Griffin, Shaun Preston etal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Page AB319, Volume 65, Issue 5, April 2007.
- "Surgical Presentation in HIV Patients on Anti Retroviral Therapy - A Single Institution experience "Midhun.P.Gopalakrishnan, Ravindran Chirukandath, Ajithkumar K.New Indian Journal of Surgery - Volume 8 Number 1, Jan - Mar 2017
- Relationship Between Entrance Ranks and MBBS Results in Medical Colleges of Kerala. Rohith, Ravindran Chirukandath, Praveenlal Kuttichira Int J Med Res Prof.2017; 3(2); 74-77
- Prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection in gastric cancer in patients attending a tertiary referral unit: a cross sectional study. Santhosh P. V. , Ravindran Chirukandath, Geethanjali M., Vinodh M.- 27.05.2019 - Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare
- Impact of Pressurised pulse jet wound irrigation with Normal saline in Laparotomy wounds on Surgical site infections in comparison with standard wound irrigation techniques: A prospective trial Dr Ravindran Chirukandath*, Dr Sharath Kumar V, Dr Vinod.M, Dr Sarath Krishnan, Dr Nimisha, Dr Agestino - Volume 07 Issue 6 June 2019 - Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research
- Accuracy of intra-operative imprint cytology in breast tumours and lymph node swellings: Can it be a useful alternate to Frozen section Dr Ravindran Chirukandath *, Dr Venita Juliet Noronha , Dr Remani.K , Dr Sarath Krishnan - Volume 07 Issue 6 June 2019 - Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research
- Unusual Case of Subcutaneous Nodules with Endobronchial Lesions in a Patient with Retroviral Infection Disseminated Cutaneous Lymphoma; Case Report GopikaSunil, Ravindran Chirukandath, Priya Prathap, Sarath Krishnan,Vinod M
- Are Pedestrians Safe on Roads in Kerala : An Opportunity to Intervene : Profile of Adult Pedestrian Injuries in a Tertiary Referral Centre in Mid Kerala : A Prospective Study - Harine Saubagya Shathyakumar, Ravindran Chirukandath, Hithesh Shankar, Megha S Nath, Babu - Volume 6 Issue 50 16.12.2019 - Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare.
- Deep ring Occlusion test and relevance in the clinical evaluation of the Inguinal hernias: A prospective analysis of 252 patients - Dr.Santhosh P.V*, Dr.Ravindran Chirukandath**, Dr.Babu .P.J***, Dr.Revathy Prasanna Kumar ****, Dr. Harine Soubhagya ***** Evid Based Med Healthc, pISSN - 2349-2562, eISSN - 2349-2570 / Vol. 7 / Issue 34/ Aug. 24, 2020
- Epidydimal leiomyosarcoma : A rare case of scrotal swelling Dr.Sharath K Krishnan*, Dr.Ravindran Chirukandath**, Dr.Safna K***, Dr.Harikumar.K.V****, Prof. Babu.P.J ***** - International Surgery JournalKrishnan SK et al. Int Surg J. 2020 Jul;7(7):2429-2431 http://www.ijsurgery.com pISSN 2349-3305 | eISSN 2349-2902
- An Unusual Presentation of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome : Recurrent intussusception in a 13 year old female: a case report - Dr.RoshjoRoshan Attokaran*, Dr.RavindranChirukandath**, Dr.Harikumar.V.***, Dr. Revathy Prasanna Kumar****, Dr.Bobby Sebastian***** - J. Evid. Based Med. Healthc. 2020; 7(31), 1566-1568. DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2020/329
- Does skin preparation influence surgical site infection in laparotomy wounds : Comparative evaluation of preoperative skin preparation with 4% chlorhexidine with 5% povidone iodine in laparotomy wounds: A prospective trial - Dr Ravindran Chirukandath*, Dr Manoj Prabhakar Elangovan**, Dr Agil Babu***, Dr Reshma Ahamed Cheedhamadathil****, Dr Ayana Manjookaran Dev*****, Dr Naveen Kumar Sreekumar******, Dr Babu Pulluvalayil John******* - Accepted for Publication European journal of Medical and health sciences
- A Rare case of Obturator fossa mass - Pelvic Castle mans disease - Dr.Jasira.P.M.*, Dr.Ravindran Chirukandath**, Dr.Sharath K Krishnan**, Dr.Harikumar.V.****, Dr.Bobby Sebastian*****, - Accepted for publication in International journal of Contemporary Medical Research
- A histologic surprise in case of an Ileocolicintussusception in adult - diffuse large B cell lymphoma colon - Ravindran Chirukandath*, Agil Babu, Ayana Manjookaran Dev, Rajendran Manjookaran Gokul Vijay, Lakshmi Radhakrishnan, Sreelekha Padinjekara Sreedharan - European Journal of Medical Case Reports Volume 4(12): 01-04 EJMCR. https://www. ejmcr.com/https://doi.org/10. 24911/ejmcr/173-159879428
- Cross sectional study on Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among medical students : Time to intervene for future - Dr.Renny Issac*,Dr. Murali.C.P**, Sudhiraj P S***, Ms. Swathi Dr.Ravindran Chirukandath**** - International journal of health and clinical research 2020; 3(11),85-91 e ISSN 2590-3241
- A chest wall Desmoid tumor with rib encasement and diaphragmatic involvement : Case Report - Dr.Sharath.K.Krishnan*, Dr.Ravindran Chirukandath**, Dr.Unaiz***, Dr.Riya.K.Tomi****, Dr.Meera *****, Dr.Varsha Jayaraj****** - Journal of medical and allied sciences JMAS 2020-11-158
- Intraoperative Surprise in a case of small bowel obstruction : Sigmoid mesocolic hernia - Intersigmoid hernia : case report - Dr Harikumar K.V*, Dr Ravindran Chirukandath**, DrSharath K. Krishnan***, Dr Shyamlal****, Dr Bhagya***** - Journal of international case reports
- Covid-19 pandemic: impact on surgical training and trainee perception: need for introspection and strategy change - Dr. Binoj Ravindran Nair, Dr. Ravindran Chirukandath*, Dr. Santhosh.P.V., Dr.Babu Pulluvelayil John - International Journal of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences (IJMPS) ISSN (P): 2250-0049; ISSN (E): 2321-0095 Vol. 10, Issue 6, Dec 2020, 1-10
- Are the Risk Factors of Breast Cancer among Women in Kerala different from around the globe, Need for a detailed analysis : Prospective review from a tertiary care centre Kerala - Ajith Vettuparambil, Ravindran Chirukandath*,Sathidevi Vadakkepura Kuttappan,Priyanka Mittra, Safna kunhikandilakath, Sudarjivel, Shyama Sasidharan - International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 2021;4(4):249-252 e-ISSN: 2590-3241, p-ISSN: 2590-325X
- Is tumour size an independent predictor for axillary lymph node metastasis in infiltrating duct carcinoma breast in t2 and t3 tumours : prospective review of 256 cases - Dr.Nimisha.C.R.,Dr.Ravindran Chirukandath*, Dr.Sharath.K.Krishnan, Dr.Sancia Roy Fernandez, Dr.Remani, Dr.Rajiv Sajan Thomas, Dr.Sarath Purushothaman - Volume - 10 | Issue - 03 | March - 2021 | PRINT ISSN No. 2277 - 8179 | doi : 10.36106/ijsr International journal of scientific research.
- Etiology and Outcome of Fever of Unknown Origin in a tertiary care center in South India - A prospective study - Renny Issac, Muraly.C.P., Swathy.S, Sudhiraj.T.S., Ravindran Chirukandath, - Accepted for publication
- Bowel obstruction in obturator hernia: A challenging diagnosis - Dr.Nimisha.C.R., Dr.P.J.Babu, Dr.Ravindran Chirukandath, Dr.Santosh.T.V., Dr.Bobby Sebastian - Accepted for publication international surgery journal
- High-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma in thyroglossal cyst : Post-surgical histological surprise and dilemmas - Ravindran Chirukandath, C.R.Nimisha, P.J.Babu, Puthukatt Muraleedharan Arya, R.S.Lekshmi, T.V.Santhosh - Vol. 12 No. 12 (2021) | ISSN 2467-9100 eISSN 2091-0576 | doi : https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i12.39652 - Asian Journal of Medical Sciences.
- Revised Atlanta Classification for Acute Pancreatitis - A Pictorial Depiction - Ajith Vettuparambil, Ravindran Chirukandath, Ashwin Raghavendra Athikayula | DOI : 10.4103/ksj.ksj_32_21 - Kerala Surgical Journal - Accepted on 06.09.2021 - Published on 15.11.2021
- Diaphragmatic eventration with impending gangrenous organoaxial volvulus of the stomach : Role of timely intervention - Ravindran Chirukandath, Sharath.K.Krishnan, Nimisha.C.R, Safna Kunhikandilakath, Babu Puvlluvileyil John, Nayanthara.P.K | E-ISSN : 2091-0576 | P-ISSN : 2467-9100 | DOI : 10.3126/ajms.v13i10.39651 - Asian Journal of Medical Sciences - Submission on 15.05.2022 - Published on 01.10.2022. (website : https://nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS)
- Lymphovascular Invasion and Ductal In-situ Components in Operable Infiltrating Duct Carcinoma of Breast - A Single Centre Experience | Shyama Sasidharan, Ravindran Chirukandath, Sharath Krishnan, Rinza Nazrin, M.S.Meera, P.B.Veeshma | DOI : 10.7860/JCDR/2022/51608.16692 |
- Groove Pancreatitis : A Case Report and Review of a Hidden Type of Chronic Pancreatitis | Shweta.A.Kutty, Ravindran Chirukandath, Babu.P.J., Nimisha C, Ancy.T.A. | DOI : 10.7759/cureus.27738 | Published on 06.08.2022
- An Unusual Stomach Tumour : Plexiform Angiomyxoid Fibroma Stomach - A Case Report | Sharath.K.Krishnan, Ravindran Chirukandath, Togy Zachariah, Rajiv Sajan Thomas | Accepted on 10.08.2022 | Indian Association of Surgical Oncology 2022
- Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma Involving Spleen, Stomach, and Pancreas without Peripheral Lymphadenopathy : Report of a Very Rare Case | Bhavya.P.Mohan, Ravindran Chirukandath, M.Feroze, Sharath.K.Krishnan | Accepted on 10.06.2022 | Published on 11.08.2022 | DOI 10.4103/ljms.ljms_46_21 | website: www.ljmsonline.com
- RESURGING CAUSE OF UTE ABDOMEN: ABDOMINAL KOCHS AND ITS DIVERSE UTE PRESENTATIONS: A CROSS SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDY Prof . Babu Pulluveliyil John*, Prof Vinodh M, Dr. RavindranChirukandath, Dr. Sharath K. Krishnan, Dr. Priyanka Mittra, Dr.BhadrasreeBijukrishnan, Dr. Arya Sasidharan Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics, 31(4), 1121-1126. http://zhyxycx.life/index.php/cjmg/article/view/422
- Mucinous adenocarcinoma arising from a chronic perianal fistula: A case report and literature review Ravindran Chirukandath , Sharath K Krishnan , Tinu Sasi , Sumin V Sulaiman , Adarsh K Nair , Nisthar CMT , Priyanka Mittra AJMS_14(05)_30_51278
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma Scalp With Intracranial Extension: Challenging Case of Multidisciplinary Care Ravindran Chirukandath , Sharath K. Krishnan , Sumin V. Sulaiman , Lijo K. Kollannur , Mohammed Nishthar CMT 1. Cureus 15(2): e34975. DOI 10.7759/cureus.34975
- Abdominal wall solid tumor: An unusual presentation of metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma, a case report Dr. Priyanka Mittra Dr. Ravindran Chirukandath Dr. Sumin v Sulaiman Dr. Mohammed Nisthar Dr. Adarsh k Kakaseri European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine ISSN 2515-8260 Volume 10, Issue 02, 2023
- Are the Risk Factors of Breast Cancer among Women in Kerala different from around the globe, Need for a detailed analysis : Prospective review from a tertiary care centre Kerala - Ajith Vettuparambil, Ravindran Chirukandath*, Sathidevi Vadakkepura Kuttappan, Priyanka Mittra, Safna kunhikandilakath, Sudarjivel, Shyama Sasidharan - International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 2021;4(4):249-252 e-ISSN: 2590-3241, p-ISSN: 2590-325X
- Proportion of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in Kerala, India, over a decade: a retrospective cohort study Steve Joseph Benny, Jeffrey Mathew Boby, Ravindran Chirukandath, Togy Thomas, Ambika Vazhuthakat, Edwin Saji, Athul Raj Raju and Aju Mathew, ecancer 2023, 17:1546; www.ecancer.org; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2023.1546

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Experiences

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Journal Publications