Dr. Vignesh V
Senior Specialist - Paediatric Gastroenterology
Dr. Vignesh V, MBBS, MD (Pediatrics), DM (Pediatric Gastroenterology), is a highly accomplished Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at Aster MIMS Calicut. With an outstanding academic foundation and vast clinical expertise, he is dedicated to providing advanced care for children with gastrointestinal, liver, pancreatic, and nutritional disorders.
Dr. Vignesh completed his MBBS from Govt. Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, followed by an MD in Pediatrics at JIPMER, Puducherry, one of India’s premier medical institutes. He then pursued his DM in Pediatric Gastroenterology at SGPGIMS, Lucknow, where he gained advanced training in complex pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology.
His professional journey includes roles as a Consultant in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Travancore Medical Hospital, Kollam, and as an Assistant Professor at both SGPGIMS, Lucknow, and the Postgraduate Institute of Child Health, Noida. These experiences have equipped him with exceptional clinical acumen as well as academic leadership in his specialty.
At Aster MIMS Calicut, Dr. Vignesh focuses on a wide spectrum of conditions ranging from luminal gastrointestinal disorders to complex liver and pancreatic diseases. He is also highly skilled in performing both diagnostic and therapeutic pediatric endoscopic procedures, including advanced interventions such as pediatric ERCP, luminal stenting, and manometry. His approach combines evidence-based practices with compassionate care, ensuring holistic treatment for young patients and strong support for their families.
- Luminal Diseases – severe abdominal pain, prolonged diarrhea, constipation, rectal prolapse, abdominal distension, gastrointestinal tumors, blood in stool/vomiting, foreign body or corrosive ingestion.
- Hepatobiliary Diseases – evaluation of deranged liver function tests, prolonged jaundice in infants, hepatitis B & C, hepatomegaly, jaundice with altered sensorium.
- Pancreatic Disorders – congenital pancreatic anomalies, cystic fibrosis with pancreatic insufficiency, acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis.
- Nutritional Disorders – severe malnutrition, nutritional deficiencies, failure to thrive, food allergies including milk allergy.
- Endoscopic & Advanced Procedures – esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, polypectomy, variceal band ligation, sclerotherapy, foreign body removal, PEG insertion, pediatric ERCP, manometry, EUS, luminal stenting, push enteroscopy, argon plasma coagulation.
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) – management of ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and gastrointestinal tuberculosis.
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