Praveen Guna Sekaran

Skilled in managing surgical emergencies, general and laparoscopic procedures, and endoscopies, with additional expertise in teaching and mentoring as Course Director for MRCS preparatory programs and ATLS Instructor. Strong academic orientation with multiple peer-reviewed publications, audits, quality improvement projects, and national/international conference presentations. Demonstrated leadership as teaching lead, course director, and departmental liaison, with a consistent focus on holistic, evidence-based patient care and surgical innovation.

• Thesis on “Effect of a single preoperative dose of pregabalin on acute postoperative pain after open inguinal hernia repair – a randomized control study.
• Audit on “Prevalence of hoarseness of voice after thyroidectomy”.
• Audit on “Dressings of ulcers”
• E-journal on – “A Clinical Study on Necrotizing Fasciitis in non-diabetics” published in the Dr. MGR Tamil Nadu Medical University index.
• Sekaran PG, Krishnan GM. A rare case of acute presentation of a chronic massive extraperitoneal abscess: a case report. Int Surg J 2022;9:1901-3
• Sekaran, P.G., Kirouchenaradj, V. & Moorthy, N. Plummer-Vinson Syndrome—Out of Sight, Out of Mind?. Indian J Surg 86, 222–224 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-023-03837-6
• Kannan D, Quadri M, Sekaran P G, et al. (July 16, 2023) Supine Versus Prone Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL): A Single Surgeon’s Experience. Cureus 15(7): e41944. doi:10.7759/cureus.41944
• Kannan D, Sekaran P G, Sankaran S, et al. (July 26, 2023) The Impact of En-bloc Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumour on Clinical, Pathological and Oncological Outcomes: A Cohort Study. Cureus 15(7): e42523. doi:10.7759/cureus.42523
• Raghavan D, Kannan D, Sekaran P G, et al. (July 30, 2023) A Novel Technique of Renorrhaphy in Difficult Partial Nephrectomies by Single-Layered Parenchymal Imbrication. Cureus 15(7): e42702. doi:10.7759/cureus.42702
• Praveen G. Sekaran, Vignaradj Kirouchenaradj, Nikitha Moorthy, Robotic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair for Inguinal Hernia Using the Novel Versius Robotic System, Videourology. 2023, DOI: 10.1089/vid.2023.0014.
• Prasanna S, Sekaran P G, Sivakumar A, et al. (August 14, 2023) Role of Collagen in the Etiology of Inguinal Hernia Patients: A Case-Control Study. Cureus 15(8): e43479. doi:10.7759/cureus.43479
• Deerush Kannan, Praveen G. Sekaran, Aarthy Panneerselvam, Jatin Soni, Nitesh Jain, Robotic Transabdominal Graft Nephrectomy for Renal Mass in the Transplant Kidney, Videourology. 2023, DOI:10.1089/vid.2023.0028
• Deerush Kannan, Praveen G Sekaran, Jatin Soni, Rajesh Paul, Pratik Taur, Nitesh Jain, Lined Gauze Plug-In Prevention of Stone Migration in Supine Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy, Videourology. 2023, DOI: 10.1089/vid.2023.0024.
• Sekaran, P.G., Kirouchenaradj, V., Moorthy, N. et al. Chronic Abdominal Pain: an Uncommon Presentation of Lemmel’s Syndrome. Indian J Surg 86, 648–649 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-023-03922-w
• Sekaran, P.G., Kirouchenaradj, V. & M, N. Early Evaluation of a Next-Generation Robotic System in Inguinal Hernia Repairs: Initial Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in India. Indian J Surg 86, 605–610 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-023-03937-3

• E-poster on “Rare presentation of an occult breast carcinoma with contralateral axillary metastasis” on 10/2/2023 in IAGES 2023 conference.
• Video presentation on “Robotic hernia repair – a new tool in the surgeon’s armamentarium. Our initial experience with Versius robotic system in a tertiary care hospital in India” on 10/2/2023 in IAGES 2023 conference.
• Poster presentation – “Ten Year Experience with Cecal Volvulus – a Retrospective Single-Center Study” on 15-16 November 2024 in AsiT Innovation Summit 2024
• Poster presentation – “Automated Assessment of Sarcopenia With Hounsfield Unit Average Calculation in Computed Tomography Scans Using Deep Learning Techniques” on 15-16 November 2024 in AsiT Innovation Summit 2024
• Poster – “Quality improvement project on creating a stoma database to identify stoma burden in the community” at the ACPGBI Annual Meeting on 30 June – 2 July 2025

• Participated in the Panel Discussion in CHARM (Chengalpattu Academic and Research Meet) 2013
• Participated in the workshop on “Medical Ethics” in Axon 2013 organized by PSG IMSR, Coimbatore on June 7th and 8th
• Attended PSG Surgicon held in June 2017 in PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore
• Participated in the workshop “Residents as Teachers” (March 30, 31 2018) in PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore
• Delegate in Professor A.S. Fenn Annual CME Program in General Surgery at the Christian Medical College, Vellore from 5/12/2019 to 7/12/2019
• Delegate in MMC Surgicon PG CME 2020 conducted by the Institute of General Surgery, Madras Medical College from 20th to 23rd January 2020
• Delegate in the CME Program held by the TamilNadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry Chapter of ASI and ASI – Madurai Branch on 31st Jan to 2nd February 2020
• Delegate in the PSG Surgiquest CME Program organized by the Dept. of General and GI Surgery, PSG IMSR and Hospitals on 21-22 February 2020
• Delegate in the FIAGES conference conducted in Sri Ramachandra Medical Center, Chennai in September 2021.
• Attended the “Essential Skills of the 21st Century Surgeon” course at the Chennai 2022 International Conference conducted by Royal College of Edinburgh.
• Future Surgery Show at ExCel London 1-2 October 2024
• AsiT Innovation Summit on 15-16 November 2024
• ACPGBI Annual Meeting on 30 June – 2 July 2025

• F1 Junior Doctor’s teaching lead in the Department of General Surgery, Basildon University Hospital, MSE Trust
• Department Liason/champion for E-consent pilot study in Department of General Surgery, Basildon University Hospital.
• Course Director and Mentor in MRCS Preparatory online teaching portal – Mortimer Green

• ATLS Instructor – actively participating in atleast 2-3 courses/year
• Routinely participate in F1 and F2 teaching sessions in the simulation suite.
• Mentor in MRCS Preparatory online teaching portal – Mortimer Green

• Audit lead in the closed loop audit of “Prescription of correct dose of Enoxaparin”
• Participated in the closed loop audit of “Assessing adherence to Trust A&E PR bleeding pathway”

• GMC Holder
• ATLS Instructor
• CCrISP provider