Dr K. Premkumar

Dr Premkumar is an accomplished hepatologist with extensive experience managing liver diseases and transplantation. An Associate Professor at Madras Medical College, he has played a pivotal role in establishing the Liver Transplant Unit at RGGGH, achieving a remarkable 100% success rate for 13 DDLTs since 2023.

With prior roles as a Visiting Consultant at Gleneagles Global Health City and significant academic contributions, Dr Premkumar offers unparalleled hepatology and liver transplantation expertise.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – Madurai Medical College, Tamil Nadu
• L.O – Madurai Medical College, Tamil Nadu
• D. (General Medicine) – Madurai Medical College, Tamil Nadu
• M. (Hepatology) – Madurai Medical College, Tamil Nadu

Publications:

• Premkumar K, Narayanasamy K, Jasmine JJ, et al. Bone Mineral Density Assessment in Chronic Liver Disease. Arch Can Res. 2017,5: 1
• Premkumar K, Krishnasamy Narayanasamy. Prevalence of acute on chronic liver failure, underlying aetiology and precipitating factors. IAIM, 2019; 6(4): 49-54.
• Premkumar K, Panneerselvam S, Pamarthi J (2022) Impact of DAA Therapy in HCV on Thrombocytopenia and Fibrosis-A prospective Study in Tertiary Care Centre. J Infect Dis Ther 10: 485. DOI: 10.4172/2332-0877.1000485
• ALBI grade as a predictor of survival after transarterial chemoembolization (tace) for hepatocellular carcinoma, Dr. Siddharth Badola, Premkumar K. Volume 12, Issue 03, March 2023, DOI: 10.36106/ijsr
• Krishnasamy Narayanasamy, Subash, S., Janifer Jasmine, J., Premkumar. K, et al. “BLOOD”: prevalence of Bloodborne infectious diseases in a Large population Observed Over blood Donors, International Journal of Current Research, 9, (02), 46157- 46161

Presentations:

• Poster on the prevalence of HCV genotypes in a tertiary care centre
• Have attended various National to State level conferences from 2006 to the present date, and have kept me updated on the current issues in Hepatology