About the Department

Department Overview

The Department of Medical Gastroenterology at Narayana Medical College, Nellore, was established on 07 July 2009 with the objective of providing comprehensive diagnostic, therapeutic and follow-up services for patients with gastrointestinal, hepatic and pancreaticobiliary disorders.

20-Bed Medical 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.

It provides dedicated inpatient and outpatient services with structured clinical and academic activities.

Critical Care & Patient Care Facilities

The department has 6 ICU and HDU beds, supported by two wards and two OPD rooms for organized patient care.

A dedicated seminar room facilitates postgraduate teaching, case discussions, seminars, journal clubs and other academic activities.

pH Manometry Laboratory

The department also has a specialized pH Manometry laboratory, supporting the evaluation of relevant gastrointestinal disorders.

Specialty Clinics

The department provides specialized services through dedicated clinics, including:

  • Liver Clinic
  • Upper GI Endoscopy Clinic
  • Colonoscopy Clinic
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Clinic
  • Pancreaticobiliary Clinic
  • Liver Transplant Clinic

These specialty services enable focused evaluation and management of patients with gastrointestinal, liver and pancreaticobiliary conditions.

Academic Resources

Academic resources include:

  • 275 books
  • Approximately 33 journals

These resources provide access to current medical literature and reference material for postgraduate education, clinical learning and research activities.

Patient Care & Postgraduate Training

The department emphasizes comprehensive patient care along with structured postgraduate training through:

  • Clinical exposure
  • Bedside teaching
  • Case presentations
  • Seminars
  • Journal discussions
  • Supervised clinical practice

The specialty clinics provide opportunities for students and trainees to gain focused experience across different areas of gastroenterology and hepatology.

Clinical Workload

19,482 outpatient visits in 2025
During 2025, the Department of Medical Gastroenterology recorded a total of 19,482 outpatient visits, reflecting its contribution to the provision of specialized gastroenterological and hepatological services to the community.

About The HoD

Dr. Janakiram

MBBS, MD, DM

Personal Information

Name Dr. Nukala Janaki Ram
Age / Date of Birth 67 Yrs · 01.06.1958
Present Designation Professor & HOD
Department Medical Gastroenterology
Institution Narayana Medical College, Nellore – 524003
Date of Joining 30.05.2006
Residential Address S/O Chenchuramaiah, 16-2-209, Kasturi Devi Nagar, Pogathota, Near Gandhi Statue, Nellore – 524001

Academic Qualifications

  • MBBS (1981) – Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool (S.V. University, Tirupathi)
  • MD (General Medicine) (1985) – Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool (S.V. University, Tirupathi)
  • DM (Gastroenterology) (1993) – Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad (UHS, Vijayawada)

Teaching Experience

Designation Department Institution From To Duration
Senior Resident Medical Gastroenterology Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad 26.01.1991 31.01.1993 2 Y
Asst. Professor Medical Gastroenterology Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam 01.02.1993 21.04.1995 2 Y 2 M
Assoc. Professor Medical Gastroenterology Narayana Medical College, Nellore 30.05.2006 30.06.2010 4 Y 1 M
Professor Medical Gastroenterology Narayana Medical College, Nellore 01.07.2010 Till date 15 Y 6 M

Academic

Procedures Performed

Upper GI Endoscopy

Colonoscopy

Foreign body removal

Esophageal web dilatation

Esophageal tumour-dilatation-stent placement

Achalasia cardia

Esophageal variceal banding & scleratheaphy.

Gastric varices – glue injection

Gastric ulcer – hemoclip application – thermo coagulation

Pyloric dilatation for gastric outlet obstruction.

ERCP

Biliary stricture dilatation

Biliary stone removal

Biliary stenting for cancers

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy

Liver Biopsy

Liver abscess – pig tail placement

Pancreatic duct stenting

Pancreatic stricture dilatation

Pancreatic pseudo cyst drainage

Biliary duct leak treatment

Colon stricture dilatation

Polypectomy

Endoscopic mucosal resection

Endoscopic submucosal resection

Facilities

Equipment

Books

SL.NO ACC.NO TITLE OF THE BOOK AUTHOR NAME NO.OF.BOOKS
1 3124 MANUAL OF THERAPEUTIC GI ENDOSCOPY N REDDY 1
2 3131 MANUAL OF THERAPEUTIC GI ENDOSCOPY N REDDY 1
3 3134 MANUAL OF THERAPEUTIC GI ENDOSCOPY N REDDY 1
4 5971 SHEILA SHERLOCK DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY SYSTEM 11 ED DOOLEY 1
5 6011 COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL HEPATOLOGY JOHN G OGRADY 1
6 9012 MANUAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AVUNDUK 1
7 9013 MANUAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AVUNDUK 1
8 9015 MANUAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AVUNDUK 1
9 9017 MANUAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AVUNDUK 1
10 9752 MUCOSAL BIOPSY OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT 5 ED WHITEHEAD 1
11 10110 YEAR BOOK OF GASTROENTEROLOGY – 2005 GARY R.LICHTENSTEIN 1
12 11082 SURGERY OF THE LIVER BILLIARY TRACT AND PANCREAS 1&2 BLUMGART 1
13 11291 DISEASES OF THE GALLBLADDER AND BILE DUCTS CLAVIEN 1
14 11567 DISEASES OF THE COLON WEXNER 1
15 11568 NETTER'S GASTROENTEROLOGY FLOCH 1
16 11850 THE WASHINGTON MANUAL OF SURGERY KLINGENSMITH 1
17 11853 THE WASHINGTON MANUAL OF SURGERY KLINGENSMITH 1
18 11854 THE WASHINGTON MANUAL OF SURGERY KLINGENSMITH 1
19 11861 SURGERY OF THE LIVER BILLIARY TRACT AND PANCREAS 1&2 BLUMGART 1
20 11873 PRACTICAL GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY 5 ED COTTON 1
21 11878 DISEASES OF THE PANCREAS BEGER 1
22 11882 GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES THAM 1
23 11883 GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES THAM 1
24 11972 GI/LIVER SECRETS NALLY 1
25 11975 CLINICLA GASTROENTEROLOGY MEHTA 1
26 11983 PRACTICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY BALAKRISHNAN 1
27 11984 PRACTICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY BALAKRISHNAN 1
28 11985 BEDTIME GASTROENTEROLOGY GHODA 1
29 11987 GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY MADE EASY DEVAJI RAO 1
30 11988 GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY MADE EASY DEVAJI RAO 1
31 12095 NEOPLASMS OF THE COLON RECTUM AND ANUS 2 ED GORDON 1
32 12324 TEXT BOOK OF GASTROENTEROLOGY -1&2 YAMADA 1
33 12325 TEXT BOOK OF GASTROENTEROLOGY -1&2 YAMADA 1
34 12326 PEDIATRIC GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER DISEASE WYLLIE 1
35 12327 ATLAS OF CLINICAL GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY WILCOX 1
36 12328 GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ENDOSCOPY CLASSEN 1
37 12362 SCHIFF'S GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY VOL – 1- 10 ED SCHIFF 1
38 12363 SCHIFF'S GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY VOL – 2 10 ED SCHIFF 1
39 12365 WAKLER'S PEDIATRIC GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE VOL-1 KLIENMAN 1
40 12366 WAKLER'S PEDIATRIC GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE VOL -2 KLIENMAN 1
41 12367 TEXT BOOK OF GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOLOGY -1&2 CORE 1
42 12368 TEXT BOOK OF GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOLOGY -1&2 CORE 1
43 12619 SLEISENGER&FORDTRAN'S GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER 1&2 8 ED FELDMAN 1
44 12620 SLEISENGER&FORDTRAN'S GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER 1&2 8 ED FELDMAN 1
45 13308 SCHIFF’S TEXT BOOK OF LIVER DISEASES 11 ED SCHIFF 1
46 13309 PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 2 ED YAMADA 1
47 13312 CHAMBERLAIN'S SYMPTOMS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE 13 ED HOUGHTON 1
48 13313 A MANUAL ON CLINICAL SURGERY 9 ED DAS 1
49 13314 MANUAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 4 ED AVUNDUK 1
50 13315 CURRENT DIAGNOSIS,TREATMENT IN GASTROENTEROLOGY 2 ED GREENBERGER 1
51 13316 ZAKIM BOYERS HEPATOLOGY LIVER DISEASE 6 ED BOYER 1
52 13317 SLEISENGER&FORDTRAN'S GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER 9 ED DIMARINO 1
53 13319 GI/LIVER SECRETS PLUS 4 ED MCNALLY 1
54 13320 GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY 2011 EMMANUEL 1
55 13321 CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPTOLOGY WEINSTEIN 1
56 13322 CLINICAL GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY 2 ED GINSBERG 1
57 13323 MANUAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY SUB SPECIALITY GYAWALI 1
58 13324 LIVER TRANSPLANTATION CHAKRAVARTHY 1
59 13325 ATLAS OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 4 ED YAMADA 1
60 13326 YEAR BOOK OF GASTROENTEROLOGY – 2010 TALLEY 1
61 13327 GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ENDOSCOPY 2 ED CLASSEN 1
62 13328 SLEISENGER&FORDTRAN'S GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER 1&2 10 ED FELDMAN 1
63 13329 SLEISENGER&FORDTRAN'S GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER 1&2 10 ED FELDMAN 1
64 13430 CLINICAL GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY GLINBERG 1
65 13431 HISTORY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY CHEN 1
66 13434 PORTAL HYPERTENSION ROSSI 1
67 13435 PANCREATIC TRANSPLANATION CORRY 1
68 13436 MEDICAL CARE OF THE LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENT KILLENBERG 1
69 15634 MANUAL OF DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND 1ST P.E.S.PALMER 1
70 15643 TEXT BOOK OF COLOR DOPPLER IMAGING 2ND SATISH K BHARGAVA 1
71 18092 PRACTICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 1ST V BALAKRISHNA 1
72 18857 PRACATICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 1ST V BALAKRISHNAN 1
73 18859 ATLAS OF DIAGNOSTIC ENDOSCOPY 2ND MOHAMMAD IBRARULLAH 1
74 18860 ATLAS OF GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING 1ST SUNITHA LINGAREDDY 1
75 19890 HANDBOOK OF LIVER DISEASES,WITH EXPERT CONSULT 1ST LAWERENCE S.FRIEDMAN 1
76 21664 AN AID TO GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY 1ST SAMUEL 1
77 21672 CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 3RD MEHTA 1
78 22437 DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF LIVER DISEASE 1ST RALPH KIRSCH 1
79 15635 MANUAL OF DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND PALMER 1
80 25746 SLEISENGER AND FORDTRANS GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER DISEASE VOL-2 10TH FELDMAN 1
81 25749 ENDOSONOGRAPHY 3RD ROBERT 1
82 25752 PEDIATRIC GASTROENTESTINAL AND LIVER DISEASE 5TH WYLLIE 1
83 26457 ZAKIM AND BAYERS HEPATOLOGY 7TH ZAKIM AND BAYERS 1
84 26458 NETTERS GASTROENTOROLOGY 2ND MARTIN FLOCH 1
85 26460 ATLAS OF CLINICAL GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCROPY 3RD MEL WILCOX 1
86 26462 CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY 1ST DOUGLAS 1
87 26464 ENDOSONOGRAOPHY 3RD ROBERT HAWES 1
88 26466 HAND BOOK IOF LIVER DISEASE 3RD FRIEDMAN 1
89 26468 GASTROINSTINAL ENDOSCOPY PRACTICE 1ST JEAN CANARD 1
90 26470 GI AND LIVER SECRETS PLUS 1ST MC ALLY 1
91 26473 WALKER'S PAEDIATRIC GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE PHYSIOLOGY DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT -1 5TH RONALD KLEINMAN 1
92 26475 WALKER'S PAEDIATRIC GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE PHYSIOLOGY DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT -2 5TH RONALD KLEINMAN 1
93 26476 PRACTICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 2ND V BALAKRISHNAN 1
94 26478 ATLAS OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 3RD FORBES 1
95 26645 TEXTBOOK OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY,HEPATOLOGY AND NUTRITION 1ST SIBAL ANUPAM 1
96 26648 TEXTBOOK OF HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY 1ST HASAN MAHMUD 1
97 27662 GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS 1ST PRATEEK SHARMA 1
98 27665 RECENT ADVANCES IN GASTROENTERNOLOGY – 13 1ST CHRIS RPOBERT 1
99 27666 PRACTICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 2ND BALAKRISHNA 1
100 27669 SCHIFF'S DISEASE OF THE LOVER 12TH R SCHIFF 1
101 27670 SHERLOCK'S DISEASE OF THE LIVER AND BILLIARY SYSTEM 12TH JAMES S. DOOLEY 1
102 28970 SLEISENGER AND FORDTRAN'S GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER DISEASE VOL – 1 FELDMAN 1
103 28971 SLEISENGER AND FORDTRAN'S GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER DISEASE VOL – 2 FELDMAN 1
104 28972 TEXTBOOK OF GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOLOGY GORE & LEVINE 1
105 28973 YAMADA'S TEXTBOOK OF GASTROENTEROLOGY VOL – 1 WANG 1
106 28974 YAMADA'S TEXTBOOK OF GASTROENTEROLOGY VOL – 2 WANG 1
107 28975 YAMADA'S TEXTBOOK OF GASTROENTEROLOGY VOL – 3 WANG 1
108 28976 ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND (HOW WHY AND WHEN) DAVIDSON 1
109 28977 ENDOSCOPY IN EARLY GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS VOL – 1 CHIU 1
110 28978 ADVANCES IN GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY PIERS CARR 1
111 28979 HANDBOOK OF GASTROENTEROLOGIC PROCEDURES BARON LAW 1
112 28980 PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY 51 CLINICAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PANKAJ VOHRA 1
113 28982 PRACTICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY ANDREW TUCKER 1
TOTAL NO. OF BOOKS 113

Journals

SL.NO NAME OF THE JOURNAL FULL TEXT PUBLISHER/CONSORTIUM INDIAN/ FOREIGN ONLINE/OFFLINE AVAILABLE UP TO
1 INDIAN JOURNAL OF COLO-RECTAL SURGERY FULL TEXT DELNET INDIAN ONLINE 2018-2025
2 INDIAN JOURNAL OF CANCER FULL TEXT DELNET INDIAN ONLINE 2003-2025
3 INDIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE FULL TEXT DELNET INDIAN ONLINE 2003-2025
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
4 ADVANCES IN NUTRITION FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2010-2026
5 ANNALS OF HEPATOLOGY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2014-2026
6 BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2025
7 CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2015-2026
8 CLINICAL COLORECTAL CANCER FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2025
9 CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2026
10 CLINICAL NUTRITION FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2026
11 CLINICS AND RESEARCH IN HEPATOLOGY AND GASTROENTEROLOGY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2011-2026
12 CLINICS IN LIVER DISEASE FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2025
13 DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2025
14 GASTROENTEROLOGY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2026
15 GASTROENTEROLOGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2025
16 GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY (ENGLISH EDITION) FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2016-2025
17 GASTROENTEROLOGY & ENDOSCOPY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2023-2026
18 GASTRO HEP ADVANCES FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2022-2026
19 GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2026
20 GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2025
21 GASTROINTESTINAL INTERVENTION FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2012-2015
22 HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREATIC DISEASES INTERNATIONAL FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2011-2025
23 HPB FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2011-2025
24 JOURNAL OF COLOPROCTOLOGY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2013-2020
25 JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2026
26 JOURNAL OF LIVER TRANSPLANTATION FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2021-2026
27 SEMINARS IN COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2025
28 SURGERY FOR OBESITY AND RELATED DISEASES FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2025
29 TECHNIQUES AND INNOVATIONS IN GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2020-2026
30 TECHNIQUES IN GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2019
31 BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2007-2025
32 HEPATOBILIARY AND PANCREATIC DISEASES INTERNATIONAL FULL TEXT CLINICAL KEY FOREIGN ONLINE 2011-2025
33 CLINICAL LIVER DISEASE FULL TEXT DELNET FOREIGN ONLINE 2012-2024
34 CLINICAL ENDOSCOPY FULL TEXT DELNET FOREIGN ONLINE 2000-2025
35 UNITED EUROPEAN GASTRENTEROLOGY JOURNAL FULL TEXT DELNET FOREIGN ONLINE 2013-2026
36 GASTROENTEROLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE FULL TEXT DELNET FOREIGN ONLINE 2008-2025
37 GUT AND LIVER FULL TEXT DELNET FOREIGN ONLINE 2020-2025
38 WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY FULL TEXT DELNET FOREIGN ONLINE 1995-2026
39 DISEASES OF THE COLON AND RECTUM Full Text OVID FOREIGN ONLINE 2015-2026
40 JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY Full Text OVID FOREIGN ONLINE 2015-2026
41 BMJ OPEN GASTROENTEROLOGY Full Text BMJ FOREIGN ONLINE 2014-2026
42 EGASTROENTEROLOGY Full Text BMJ FOREIGN ONLINE 2023-2025

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