Dr Rajesh Kumar Paramasivam
CONSULTANT GASTROENTEROLOGIST, HEPATOLOGIST & PHYSICIAN
SPECIALTY
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
QUALIFICATIONS
MD , MRCP (Glasgow) , Fellowship Gastroenterology (MAL, AUS) , Fellowship Interventional Endoscopy (Bangkok, Mumbai)
SUITE NUMBER
Level G - G2
SPOKEN LANGUAGE
English, Malay, Tamil
PRIMARY FOCUS
- Gastrointestinal Disease
- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Malignancies
- Managing Common Luminal Conditions (involving Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Capsule Endosocopy)
- Liver Related Disease
- Interventional Endoscopy involving Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in Biliary Malignancies and Stones
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis and Staging
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES/ASSOCIATIONS
- Malaysian Academy of Medicine
- Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology
- Asia Pacific Advance Network
- Special Interest Group in Colorectal Cancer Screening in Malaysia
SKILLS
- Advance therapeutic endoscopy
- ERCP
- Biliaryendotherapy: stenting (metal and plastic) for beningn and malignant CBD lesions, stone removal and stricture dilatation
- Pancreatic endotherapy: stenting, stone removal, stricture management
- EUS
- Radial EUS
- Sub mucosal lesion assessment in esophagus,stomach and duodenum
- EUS oncology staging: Ca esophagus, Ca stomach, Ca Pancreas, periampullarytumors, Ca gall bladder and cholangiocarcinoma
- Endoanal ultrasound for Ca rectum staging and flat rectal lesions
- Linear EUS
- Fine needle aspiration of submucosal lesions, pancreatic lesions, indeterminate bile duct strictures, gall bladder tumors, periampullarytumors
- Fine needle aspiration of malignant lymph nodes: mediastinum, peri-pancreatic, peri-choledochal and celiac
- Celiac plexus block and neurolysis
- Pseudocyst drainage
- Future Interest
- Rendezvous biliary cannulation
- Choledocho-duodenostomy
- Hepatico-gastrotomy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Colonic stent placement
- Esophageal stent placement
- Duodenal stent placement
- Percutaneous gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement
- Variceal banding and histoacryl injections
- Bleeding gastric and colonic ulcers endotherapy (clips and thermal)
- Stricture dilatations
- Intragastric balloon insertion
- Luminal and functional gastroenterology disorders
- Gastroscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Manometry and impedance
- Capsule endoscopy
- Argon plasma coagulation (APC) application
- Management of upper, small bowel and lower gastrointestinal diseases
- IBD management
- Hepatology
- Management of hepatitis B, C and co-infection
- Management of hepatocellular carcinoma
- Management of metabolic and autoimmune liver diseases
- Bariatric Medicine
- Modulation of comprehensive weight loss programme
- Placement of Intra-gastric balloon
- Internal Medicine
- Management of respiratory, endocrine, cardiovascular, renal and neurological disorders of intermediate complexity
