Dr. Thomas Alexander

Dr Thomas Alexander

MD, DM, DNB

(Sr Consultant Gastroenterologist)

Curriculum Vitae
Education
1975 - 1980 MBBSRangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra University, INDIA
1982 - 1985MD (General Medicine)Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra University, INDIA
1994 - 1996DM (Gastroenterology)Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. University, INDIA
1996DNB (Gastroenterology)National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, INDIA
2009 - 2010Post Graduate Diploma in Statistical & Research MethodologyPondicherry University, INDIA
2015 - 2016Advance Course in Medical EducationMedical Council of India
1975 - 1980
MBBS, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra University, INDIA
1982 - 1985
MD (General Medicine), Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra University, INDIA
1994 - 1996
DM (Gastroenterology), Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. University, INDIA
1996
DNB (Gastroenterology), National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, INDIA
2009 - 2010
Post Graduate Diploma in Statistical & Research Methodology, Pondicherry University, INDIA
2015 - 2016
Advance Course in Medical Education, Medical Council of India
For In-Person Consultation
Bangalore Baptist Hospital,
Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru - 560 024

Outpatient Days & Time : Monday - Friday & 2.00 P - 5.00 PM

(For in-person Appointment)

+91 80 2202 4700

Dislcaimer

The focus of asecondopinion.in is to provide expert medical advice and counselling to patients through video consultations. However, video consultations are effective only to a certain extent and can never substitute in-person consultations with a physical examination of the patient. Video consultations with physicians at asecondopinion.in do not cover emergency medical services for which the patient is advised to go to a hospital.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

S.NoYearExperience
1.June 2022 till August 2023Visiting Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist (16th till the end of every month) Bangalore Baptist Hospital Hebbal Bengaluru, INDIA
2.October 2020 till May 2022Senior Consultant, Professor & Head Department of Gastroenterology Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences Kalapet Pondicherry, INDIA
3.October 2019 till October 2020Senior Consultant, Associate Professor & Head Department of Gastroenterology Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences Kalapet Pondicherry , INDIA
4.August 2016 till July 2019Consultant Gastroenterologist Zulekha Hospital Sharjah United Arab Emirates
5.May 2009 till July 2016Senior Consultant & Associate Professor - Department of Gastroenterology Dean – Medical Education (August 2014 till July 2016) Vice Dean – Medical Education (August 2013 till July 2014) Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences Kalapet Pondicherry, INDIA
6.July 2005 to February 2009Senior Consultant and Head Department of Gastroenterology Holy Cross Hospital Kottayam Kollam, Kerala, INDIA
7.May 1996 to June 2005Consultant Gastroenterologist VSM Hospital Mavelikara, Kerala, INDIA
8.June 1994 to January 1996PG Registrar in Gastroenterology Christian Medical College Hospital Vellore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
9.April 1985 to May 1994Consultant Physician at various hospitals in Kerala, INDIA

Publications

Peer Reviewed

  • Padmakumar R, Balakrishnan R, Alexander T, Vargheese S. Upper Gastro-intestinal tract foreign body (denture) retrieval by Gastrotomy. J Indian Med Assoc. 2001 May; 99(5):271-2.
  • Alexander T, Rajnish R, Balakrishnan R, Shallam JF. Hyperhomocysteinemia presenting as Superior Mesenteric Artery Thrombosis. Ind J Gastroenterology, March - April 2005, Vol. 24 (2), 78-79.
  • Alexander T, Cirrhosis Liver: Management and Prevention of Complications. Chapter in Practical Gastroenterology ed V. Balakrishnan 2007.
  • Balakrishnan V, Unnikrishnan AG, Thomas V, Choudhuri G, Veeraraju P, Singh SP et al Chronic pancreatitis. A prospective nationwide study of 1,086 subjects from INDIA JOP 2008 September 2; 9(5): 593-600.
  • Priyanka Joseph Koshy, Mijil Anand Justin, Meenakshi Vedavyasan, Thomas Alexander, Renu G’Boy Varghese Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance with Metastatic Carcinoma – A Rare Presentation Iranian J Path 2012 (7) 1:58-62
  • Rajendiran A, Viswanathan S, Remalayam B. Muthu V and Alexander T. Chronic diarrhea as the presenting complaint of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a man. Intern Med 2012 (51) 3131-3134
  • Thomas Alexander. Medical Education – ‘Back to the Future’ The Health Agenda 2013 (1) 1-3
  • Boopathy V, Balasubramanian P, Alexander T and Koshy R. Spontaneous fistulization of infected walled off necrosis (WON) into the duodenum in a patient with necrotising pancreatitis. BMJ Case Reports 2014 10 January 2014
  • Boopathy V, Periyasamy S, Alexander T and Balasubramanian P. Typhoid fever with caecal ulcer bleed managed conservatively. BMJ Case Reports 31 March 2014
  • Boopathy V, Alexander T, Balasubramanian P and Phansalkar M. Amoeboma – resurfacing of a vanishing illness. BMJ Case Reports 20 May 2014
  • Venkateshwar S, Alexander T, Ambroise M, Varghese RG, Ramdas A. A Rare presentation of Gastric Signet Ring Cells: Signet Ring Cell Lymphoma. Journal of Diagnostic & Clinical Research 2014 Dec, Vol-8(12): FD05-FD06
  • Arul P, Phansalkar M, Alexander T, Padhi S, Vinoth B Endoscope versus microscope in the diagnosis of esophageal non erosive reflux disease: a study of 71 cases Malaysian J Pathol 2014; 36(3) 181 – 188
  • Boopathy V, Alexander T. Incidental entry of a colonoscope into the scrotum – not a mystery but a missed history BMJ Case Rep Published online: 2014doi:10.1136/bcr-2014- 207558
  • Iqbal N, Titus S, Basheer A, George S, Mookkappan S, Nair S, Alexander T, Ramdas A, Periyasamy S, Anitha P, Kanungo R. Polyarthritis and massive small bowel bleed: An unusual combination in scrub typhus. AMJ 2015;8(3):89–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2015.2299
  • Arul P, Vinoth B, Alexander T, Phansalkar M, Padhi S. Correlation of narrow band imaging endoscopy and histopathology in the diagnosis of nonerosive reflux disease. Saudi J Gastroenterol 2015;21:330-6.
  • Thomas K, Basheer A, Das AK, Kuruvilla S, Nagaraj N, Alexander T, et al. Improving medical education: Need for educational research. J Curr Res Sci Med 2015;1:12-7.
  • Padhi S., Sarangi R.L., Ramdas A., Ravichandran K., Varghese R.G., Alexander T., Kurian G., Mookkappan S. Cutaneous hyperpigmentation in megaloblastic anemia: a five-year retrospective review. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2016, 8(1): e2016021, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2016.021
  • Basheer A, Iqbal N, Alexander T, Vishnu V, Prabakaran S, Ganguly S. Introducing a course on Evidence Based Medicine for undergraduate medical students – experience from an Indian medical school. MedEdPublish 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.15694/mep.2016.000153
  • Jawahar Ramaswamy, George Kurian, Renu G’Boy Varghese, Thomas Alexander. Histologic correlates of gastroesophageal reflux disease in South Indian population Int J Res Med Sci 2016;4(6) 1849-1854.
  • Robin George Manappallil, Thomas Alexander. Clinical and endoscopic evaluation of dyspeptic patients attending a tertiary care hospital in South India: A prospective study. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Jan-Feb 2017;8(1): 58-63
  • Dinesh Kumar V, S Jayagandhi, VK Nim, Thomas Alexander . Cadaver disrobing: A novel initiative to stimulate affective domain in the first year MBBS students. Int J Anat Res 2017,5(1):3333-37
  • Dinesh Kumar V, S Jayagandhi, VK Nim, Manjiri Phansalkar, Thomas Alexander. Cadaver ceremonies as a foundation step for bioethics: A phenomenological study. Int J Anat Res 2017,5(3.2):4195-03
  • P. Stalin, Thomas Alexander. Medical Students’ Perceptions About Fee Splitting for Diagnostic Procedures: A Mixed Methods Research. Journal of Research in Medical Education & Ethics 2017;7(2):124-128
  • Krithiga E, Kiran, Chokka M, Ramdas Anita, Alexander Thomas. (2018). Are Hematological Parameters Associated with Disease Severity in Cirrhotic Patients? Indian Journal of Pathology: Research and Practice. 7. 45-51. 10.21088/ijprp.2278.148X.7118.8.
  • Raju Mandapati JJ, Alexander T. Nasojejunal tube in the treatment of enterocutaneous fistula: A blessing in disguise. J Curr Res Sci Med 2018;4:65-67
  • Thara Keloth, Marie Moses Ambroise, Thomas Alexander, Susy S Kurian. A study of High Risk Operational Link for Gastritis Assessment (OLGA) Stages in South Indian Subjects Indian Journal of Pathology: Research and Practice 2018;7(6):776-781
  • Phansalkar M, Alexander T, Solomon S, Varghese RG Humanities in medicine: Experience at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, India. Indian J Med Ethics Published online on July 3, 2018. DOI 10.20529/IJME.2018.052
  • Indira Gunasekharan, Marie Moses Ambroise, Thomas Alexander, Anita Ramdas. Indications and Diagnostic Yield of Colonoscopy in a Tertiary Care Centre in South India. Indian Journal of Pathology: Research and Practice 2018;7(7):847-851
  • Solomon S, Sheela Devi C, Alexander T, Varghese R G. Exit exam for interns: Lessons learnt and challenges for the future. Journal of Education Technology in Health Sciences. 2018;5(3)143-145. doi10.18231/2393-8005.2018.0028
  • Jawahar R, Varghese R.G.B, Alexander T, Kurian G. Topographic study of H. Pylori and gastric intestinal metaplasia in patients with dyspepsia in a tertiary health care setting. Trop J Path Micro 2019;5(5):281-286. doi:0.17511/jopm.2019.i05.05.
  • Sultan Nawahirsha, George Kurian, Thomas Alexander, Susy Kurian. Impact of alcohol on gastric mucosa in a population with high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori. Int J Adv Med 2021 Jun 8(6):764-769
  • Stalin P, Alexander T, Purty AJ, Manikandan M, Vaishnavi S. Health-seeking behavior for acute health problems during COVID-19 lockdown among the residents of an urban area in Puducherry. Indian J Community Med 2022;47:299-301

Non Peer Review

  • Alexander T, Does Chronic Hepatitis C with normal ALT require treatment? Proceedings of the Workshop on optimizing the management strategies in Chronic Viral Hepatitis May 2005
  • Alexander T, GI Endoscopy – State of the Art Proceedings of the CME in Gastroenterology Pushpagiri Medical College, Tiruvalla, INDIA February 2006
  • Alexander T, Hepatitis vaccines Newsletter IMA Kollam branch, INDIA August 2006
  • Alexander T, Management of Ascites – in Practical Gastroenterology ed V. Balakrishnan, Anshan Publications July 2007

Conference Obstracts

  • Colonic function in Patients with Portal Hypertension Alexander T, Chacko A; Ind.J Gastroenterology Nov 1995, Vol. 14 (suppl. 1) A 81. (Adjudged the best Clinical Paper at the Plenary Session of the XXXVI Annual Conference of the Indian National Association of Study of the Liver)
  • Are Colonic Polyps Rare in India? Chacko A, Alexander T, Renuka L, Mathan M. Ind. J Gastroenterology Nov. 1995, Vol 14 (suppl 1) A 111

Professional Memberships

  • Association of Physicians of India (since 1985)
  • Indian Medical Association (since 1996)
  • Indian Society of Gastroenterology (since 1996)
  • Indian Association for Study of Liver (since 1996)
  • Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (since 1996)
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (since 2003)
  • American Gastroenterological Association (since 2006)
  • American College of Gastroenterology (since 2006)
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (since 2006)
  • European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (since 2010)

Awards/Orations

  • First Prize for the best Clinical Paper at the plenary session of INASL, Cuttack, INDIA in 1995
  • XVth Dr. T. Srinivasan Memorial Oration at Kakinada, INDIA on 13/08/2008
  • Annual Internal Oration of PIMS Scientific Society at Pondicherry, INDIA on 20/07/2016

Conference/Symposia

  • Founder Secretary - Gastroenterology Club of Tiruvalla, Kerala, INDIA – May 1998
  • Organized Endoscopy Workshop at VSM Hospital, Kerala, INDIA – December 2001
  • Organized Gastroenterology CME at Muthoot Hospital, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, INDIA – March 2005
  • Established Kollam Gut Club, Kerala, INDIA– July 2005
  • More than 500 presentations at various Academic fora - ISG conferences, Gut Clubs, CME’s
  • Indian Medical Association Meetings etc.

Procedural Expertise

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic endoscopies including biliary and pancreatic ERCPs management of GI bleeding with various endoscopic modalities, polypectomy, foreign body extractions, dilatations, endoluminal stenting etc.
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