About the Department
Department Overview
The Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at Narayana Medical College, Nellore, was established on 07 July 2009 with the objective of providing comprehensive diagnostic, therapeutic and follow-up care for patients with gastrointestinal and related disorders.
20-Bed Surgical Gastroenterology Unit
The department functions as one clinical unit with a bed strength of 20 beds and has an annual PG intake of 2 students.
The department functions as one clinical unit with a bed strength of 20 beds and has an annual PG intake of 2 students.
It provides dedicated inpatient and outpatient services supported by structured clinical and academic activities.
Critical Care & Patient Care Facilities
The department has 6 ICU and HDU beds, along with three OPD rooms and two wards, facilitating organized outpatient consultations and inpatient management.
A dedicated seminar room supports academic activities such as case presentations, seminars, journal clubs, clinical discussions and postgraduate teaching.
Specialty Clinics
Specialized clinical services are provided through dedicated clinics, including:
- Liver Clinic
- Pancreas Clinic
- GI Oncology Clinic
- Stoma Care Clinic
- Upper GI Clinic
These focused services facilitate comprehensive evaluation, treatment and follow-up of patients with gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary and related disorders.
Academic Resources
The department maintains an academic resource collection of:
- 190 books
- Approximately 32 journals
These resources provide students and postgraduate trainees with access to relevant reference material and current medical literature. They support clinical learning, academic discussions, research activities and evidence-based practice.
Postgraduate Training
The department emphasizes structured postgraduate training through:
- Bedside clinical teaching
- Supervised patient care
- Case presentations
- Seminars
- Journal discussions
- Academic activities
The specialty clinics provide trainees with focused clinical exposure across various areas of gastroenterology.
Clinical Workload
18,606 outpatient visits in 2025
During 2025, the Department of Medical Gastroenterology recorded a total of 18,606 outpatient visits, reflecting its role in providing specialized gastroenterological services to patients from Nellore and the surrounding region.
During 2025, the Department of Medical Gastroenterology recorded a total of 18,606 outpatient visits, reflecting its role in providing specialized gastroenterological services to patients from Nellore and the surrounding region.
About The HoD
Dr R R Vamsi Krishna
M.B.B.S, M.S, M.Ch
Personal Information
Name
Dr. Pothula Rajendra Vamsi Krishna
Age / Date of Birth
46 Yrs · 02.01.1980
Present Designation
Professor & HOD
Department
Surgical Gastroenterology
Institution
Narayana Medical College, Nellore – 524003
Date of Joining
26.10.2016
Residential Address
24-2-403, Rich Land Orchid Apartment, Saraswathi Nagar,
Old ACN Office Backside, Dargamitta, Nellore – 524003
Academic Qualifications
- MBBS (2004) – Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool (NTRUHS, Vijayawada)
- MS (General Surgery) (2008) – SVMC, Tirupati (Dr. NTRUHS, Vijayawada)
- M.Ch (Surgical Gastroenterology) (2013) – Narayana Medical College, Nellore (Dr. NTRUHS, Vijayawada)
Teaching Experience
| Designation | Department | Institution | From | To | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Resident | Surgical Gastroenterology | Narayana Medical College, Nellore | 07.08.2010 | 06.08.2013 | 3 Y |
| Senior Resident | Surgical Gastroenterology | ACSR Govt Medical College, Nellore | 08.01.2014 | 11.09.2014 | 8 M |
| Senior Resident | Surgical Gastroenterology | Narayana Medical College, Nellore | 26.10.2016 | 30.06.2017 | 8 M |
| Asst. Professor | Surgical Gastroenterology | Narayana Medical College, Nellore | 01.07.2017 | 24.06.2021 | 3 Y 11 M 21 D |
| Assoc. Professor | Surgical Gastroenterology | Narayana Medical College, Nellore | 25.06.2021 | 24.06.2024 | 3 Y |
| Professor | Surgical Gastroenterology | Narayana Medical College, Nellore | 25.06.2024 | Till date | 1 Y 7 M |
Total Teaching Experience
Based on the teaching experience details provided
12+ Years
Academic
Courses
Facilities
Equipment
Books
| SL.NO | TITLE OF THE BOOK | AUTHOR NAME | ED | NO.OF.BOOKS |
| 1 | A CONCISE TEXT BOOK OF SURGERY | DAS | 4TH | 1 |
| 2 | AJCC CANCER STAGING MANUAL | MAHUL B AMIN | 8TH | 1 |
| 3 | ART OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY VOL – 1 & 2 | PALANIVELU | 1ST | 2 |
| 4 | ASCRC TEXT BOOK OF COLON AND RECTOL SURGERY | WOLFF | 1ST | 1 |
| 5 | ATLAS OF GASTRO INTESTINAL IMAGING | LINGA REDDY | 1ST | 2 |
| 6 | BAILEY AND LOVES SHORT PRACTICE OF SURGERY | WILLIAMS | 25TH | 1 |
| 7 | BARIATRIC SURGICAL PRACTICE GUIDE | PRAVEEN RAJ ,PALANIVELU | 1ST | 1 |
| 8 | BEDSIDE CLINICS IN SURGERY | MAKHAN LAL SAHA | 2ND | 1 |
| 9 | BLUMGART'S SURGERY OF THE LIVER BILIARY TRACT AND PANCREAS VOL – I&II | JARNAGIN | 6TH | 4 |
| 10 | BLUMGART'S SURGERY OF THE LIVER, BILIARY TRACT AND PANCREAS VOL – 1&II | JARNAGIN | 7TH | 2 |
| 11 | CANCER PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE OF ANCOLOGY | VINCENT T DEVITA | 10TH | 1 |
| 12 | CANCER PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE OF ONCOLOGY 10TH | DEVITA | 10TH | 1 |
| 13 | CANCER:PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF ONCOLOGY | DEVITA | 9TH | 1 |
| 14 | CLINICAL ANATOMY | SNELL | 7TH | 1 |
| 15 | CLINICAL GASTROINTENSTINAL ENDOSCOPY | HOONJAI CHUN | 2ND | 1 |
| 16 | CLINICAL SURGERY | HENRY | 3RD | 1 |
| 17 | CONTRAVERSIES IN LAPOROSCOPIC SURGERY | ASSALLIAR | 1ST | 1 |
| 18 | CURRENT DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT | DOHERTY | 14TH | 1 |
| 19 | DISEASES OF THE BREAST | HARRIS | 4TH | 1 |
| 20 | EMERGENCY ANAESTHESIA | ADAMS A.P. | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | ESSENTIAL SURGICAL PRACTICE | CUSCHIERI | 4TH | 1 |
| 22 | FARQUHARSONS TEXT BOOK OF OPERATIVE GENERAL SURGERY | FARQUHARSON | 9TH | 1 |
| 23 | GASTROINTESTINAL POLYPS | HABOUBI | 1ST | 1 |
| 24 | GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY | HALLE DEBAS | 1ST | 2 |
| 25 | HEPATOBILIARY AND PANCREATIC SURGERY | CARTER | 1ST | 1 |
| 26 | HAMILTON BAILEYS EMERGENCY SURGERY 13 ED | ELLIS | 13TH | 1 |
| 27 | HISTORY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY | CHEN | 1ST | 1 |
| 28 | KIRK'S GENERAL SURGICAL OPERATIONS | RICHARD NOVELL | 6TH | 1 |
| 29 | KEIGHLEY & WILLIAM'S SURGERY OF THE ANUS RECTUM AND COLON VOL – 1&II | KEIGHLEY | 4TH | 2 |
| 30 | LAPOROSCOPIC SURGERY OF ABDOMEN | FADYEN | 1ST | 1 |
| 31 | LAST ANATOMY | SINNATHAMBY | 10TH | 1 |
| 32 | MAINGOTS ABDOMINAL OPERATION | ZINNER | 11TH | 1 |
| 33 | MAINGOTS ABDOMINAL OPERATIONS 1 &2 | ZINNER | 10TH | 3 |
| 34 | MAINGOT'S ABDOMINAL SURGERY | ZINNER | 11TH | 1 |
| 35 | MANIPAL MANUAL OF SURGERY | K RAJGOPAL SHENOY | 3RD | 1 |
| 36 | MASTER OF SURGERY VOL 1&2 | FISCHER | 6TH | 2 |
| 37 | MASTER TECHNIQUES IN SURGERY ESOPHAGEAL SURGERY | LUKETICH | 1ST | 1 |
| 38 | MASTER TECHNIQUES IN SURGERY:HEPATOBILIARY AND PANCREATRIC SURGERY | LILLEMOE | 1ST | 1 |
| 39 | MASTERY OF ENDOSCOPIC AND LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY | LEEL SWANSTROM | 4TH | 1 |
| 40 | MEDICAL GE OF LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENT | KILLENBERG | 1ST | 1 |
| 41 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE BARIATRIC SURGERY | SCHAURE | 1ST | 1 |
| 42 | OBESITY SURGERY | MARTIN | 1ST | 1 |
| 43 | PANCREATIC TRANSPLANTATION | CORRY | 1ST | 1 |
| 44 | POCKET GUIDE TO THE OPERATING ROOM | GOLDMAN | 3RD | 1 |
| 45 | PRACTICAL GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY | COTTON | 6TH | 1 |
| 46 | PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF GI ONCOLOGY | KELSEN | 1ST | 1 |
| 47 | REVIEW OF MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY | GANONG | 22ND | 1 |
| 48 | PEARSON'S THORACIC & ESOPHAGEAL SURGERY VOL 1&2 | PATTERSON | 3RD | 1 |
| 49 | ROB &SMITH OPERATIVE SURGERY OF THE UPPER GASTROINTINAL TRACT | JAMIESON | 5TH | 1 |
| 50 | RUTHERFORD VASCULAR SURGERY VOL -I&II | JOHNSTON | 8TH | 2 |
| 51 | SABISTON TEXT BOOK OF SURGERY I&II | TOWNSEND | 16TH | 2 |
| 52 | SABISTON TEXTBOOK OF SURGERY VOL – I&II | TOWNSEND | 20TH | 2 |
| 53 | SCHIFF'S DISEASES OF THE LIVER 1 & 2 | SCHIFF | 8TH | 2 |
| 54 | SHACKELFORD SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT VOL – 1&ii | YEO | 4TH | 2 |
| 55 | SHACKELFORD'S SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTRY TRACT ,VOL-I&II | CHARLES | 7TH | 2 |
| 56 | SHACKLEFORDS SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACK VOL -I&II | CHARLES S YEO | 8TH | 2 |
| 58 | SHEILA SHERLOCK DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY SYSTEM | DOOLEY | 11TH | 1 |
| 59 | SLEISENGER AND FORDANS GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER DISEASES:PATHOPHYSIOLOGY/DIAGNOSIS/MANAGEMENT | SLEISENGER | 10TH | 2 |
| 60 | SLEISENGER&FORDTRAN'S GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER 1 &2 | FELDMAN | 6TH | 2 |
| 61 | SURGERY OF THE ANUS RECTUM 1 &2 | GOLIBER | 5TH | 2 |
| 62 | SURGERY OF THE ANUS,RECTUM AND COLON 1 &2 | KLIGHLY | 3RD | 2 |
| 63 | SURGERY OF THE UPPER GI TRACT | JAMIESON | 1ST | 1 |
| 64 | SURGERY OF THE LIVER BILLIARY TRACT AND PANCREAS IN CHILDRAN | HOWLAND | 1ST | 1 |
| 65 | SURGICAL ANATOMY | MC GREGOR | 12TH | 1 |
| 66 | SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF AND HEPATOBILIARY AND PANCREATIC DISORDER | POSTON | 1ST | 1 |
| 67 | TEXTBOOK OF SURGICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY VOL -I&II | PK MISHRA | 1ST | 1 |
| 69 | THE ICU BOOK | MARINO | 4TH | 1 |
| 70 | THE LIVER DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT | BACAN | 1ST | 1 |
| 71 | THE LIVER SYSTEMIC DISEASE | GIFTIN | 1ST | 1 |
| 72 | THE WASHINGTON MANUAL OF SURGERY | KLINGENSMITH | 1ST | 2 |
| 73 | TRANSPLANTATION OF THE LIVER | RONALD W BOSUTTIL | 3RD | 2 |
| 75 | TUBERCULOSIS | SHARMA | 1ST | 1 |
| 76 | ULTRASOUND OF THE GASTROINTENSTINAL TRACT | GIOVANNI MACONI | 2ND | 1 |
| TOTAL NO.OF BOOKS | 97 |
Journals
| SL.NO | NAME OF THE JOURNAL | FULL TEXT | PUBLISHER/CONSORTIUM | INDIAN/ FOREIGN | ONLINE/OFFLINE | AVAILABLE UP TO |
| NATIONAL JOURNALS | ||||||
| 1 | INDIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTROLOGY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | INDIAN | ONLINE | 2009-2025 |
| INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS | ||||||
| 2 | TRAUMA CASE REPORTS | FULL TEXT | CLNICAL KEY | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2015-2026 |
| 3 | CANADIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 1987-2026 |
| 4 | CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL GASTROENTEROLOGY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2010-2025 |
| 5 | HEPATITIS MONTHLY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | Vol -1-25 |
| 6 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL INTERVENTION | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2010-2025 |
| 7 | JOURNAL OF LIVER CANCER | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2001-2025 |
| 8 | JOURNAL OF NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 1994-2026 |
| 9 | SAUDI JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 1995-2025 |
| 10 | THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2010-2026 |
| 11 | UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY JOURNAL | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2013-2026 |
| 12 | ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2012-2025 |
| 13 | EXPLORATION OF DIGESTIVE DISEASES | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2002-2025 |
| 14 | COLORECTAL CANCER | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2012-2025 |
| 15 | GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY AND ENDOSCOPY PRACTICE | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2021-2026 |
| 16 | HEPATOBILIARY SURGERY AND NUTRITION | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2021-2025 |
| 17 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2010-2025 |
| 18 | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL HEPATOLOGY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2013-2025 |
| 19 | JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2018-2025 |
| 20 | JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTIONS | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2022-2025 |
| 21 | PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY & NUTRITION | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2013-2025 |
| 22 | WORLD JOURNAL OF COLORECTAL SURGERY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2018-2025 |
| 23 | WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2009-2025 |
| 24 | WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2009-2025 |
| 25 | WORLD JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY | FULL TEXT | DELNET | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2009-2025 |
| 26 | CURRENT OPINION IN GASTROENTEROLOGY | FULL TEXT | OVID SP | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2024-2026 |
| 27 | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY | FULL TEXT | OVID SP | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2015-2026 |
| 28 | JOURNAL OF PANCREATOLOGY | FULL TEXT | OVID SP | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2018-2025 |
| 29 | ANNALS OF SURGERY | FULL TEXT | OVID SP | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2015-2026 |
| 30 | DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM | FULL TEXT | OVID SP | FOREIGN | ONLINE | 2015-2026 |
Laboratory
NAME OF THE EVENT
dATE
VIEW
CME - 2025 Liver Transplantation Current Trends & Signing of MoU – Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology
12/06/2025
Teaching Staff
NON Teaching Staff
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Nellore – 524003,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
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