

Dr. K. S. Thalavai Sundarram
M.S., M.Ch(Endocrine Surgery) FARIS(Fellowship in advanced Robotic and innovative surgery)He is dedicated to the advancement of science and art of Endocrine surgery. Comitted to providing holistic approach to Disorders of thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors by means of both medical and surgical treatments. Which includes minimal access, remote access and scarless cosmetic surgeries like Robotic and keyhole surgeries.
One among the handful of surgeons in the whole of India doing exclusive high volume Robotic work in Thyroid. And also the First Endocrine Surgeon proctor to train other surgeons throughout India in Robotic Thyroid and parathyroid surgeries using the Davinci Robotic System Platform and American based system in market for over 3 decades.
With overall benefits of enhanced precision, keyhole incisions, scarless, less blood loss, all leading to Faster recovery and less morbidity for patients who are mostly young women leading to a better quality of life and return to their duties with better cosmesis.
Work Experience
- 2006 – 2008 - Junior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Stanley Hospital Chennai 1.
- 2012 – 2014 - Junior Consultant , Department of General Surgery, Southern railways Head Quarters Hospital, Perambur , Chennai 11.
- October 2017 - October 2019 - Assistant Professor , Government Stanley Hospital, Chennai 1.
- November 2019 Onwards till dateAssistant Professor, Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Omandurar Chennai 2.
- Medical and Surgical Store Incharge Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Omandurar Chennai 2 since February 2023.
- Chief Minister Insurance Scheme Coordinator Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Specialty Hospital, Omandurar Chennai 2.
- RMO Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Omandurar Chennai 2 since April 2023.
- Empanelled as part time Consultant in Apollo Hospitals Greams Road since September 2023.
- Empanelled as part time Consultant Apollo Proton Hospital since January 2024.
- Since 2020 onwards Tamilnadu Medical council Chennai 106, official Observer for CME/ Conference progrmmes.
- Journal Manuscript Reviewer, Editorial Panel - World Journal of Endocrine Surgery
- Trained in da vinci Robotic Surgery system. Performed more than 100 Robotic Total Thyroidectomy’s till date. One among a handful Surgeons doing this procedure throughout India.
- First Endocrine Surgeon proctor to train other surgeons throughout India in Robotic Thyroid and parathyroid surgeries using the Davinci Robotic System Platform and American based system in market for over 3 decades.
Education
2000-2006
Vinayaka mission medical college, Salem The TN DR MGR medical university, Tamil Nadu
2009-2012
Raja Muthiahmedical college Annamalai University, chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
2014 -2017
Madras medical college, Chennai The TN DR MGR medical university, Tamil Nadu

Awards
- Best Poster Presentation - Association of Surgeons of India Conference 2016, Mysuru. (A prospective study on role of color Doppler Ultrasonography in differentiation of Graves’ disease and thyroiditis)
- Quiz Winner. 13th PGES, SGPGI, Luck now India 28th Oct – 1st Nov 2015
- Rapid Poster Presentation Under Best Poster Category in World Congress of Surgery, Basel,Switzerland 14th -17th September, 2017.
- Best Performer for the year 2019 awarded on Republic day at Government Stanley Hospital.
- Awarded for Outstanding work during COVID in 2021 at TNGMSSH Omandurar, Chennai 2.
- Best Doctor Performance 2025 On 76th Republic Day, Tamil Nadu Goverment
Academic Presentations/ Research publications :
- Total Thyroidectomy in thyroiditis and it's morbidity on South Indian costal region patients. Oral Presentation under Prof S.Vittal Best paper Award in ASICON 2016 Mysuru.
- A prospective study on role of supplemental calcium and vitamin D in post Thyroidectomyhypocalcaemia. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism.
- A prospective study on the role of Color Doppler Ultrasonography in differentiation of Grave’s disease from Thyroiditis. World Journal of Endocrine surgery-May-August-2017 V-09 N-02. 1:5.
- Robotic - Assited breast Axillo Insufflation Thyroidectomy (RABIT) - A Single Surgeon Prospective Observational Study.
Conference Presentations
- Rapid Poster Presentation, “Preoperative comparison of High resolution Ultra-Sonography and Direct video laryngoscopic vocal cord movement in patients undergoing thyroid surgery at a tertiary care center. World Congress of Surgery 2017, Basel Switzerland 14th -17th September, 2017
- 13th PGES, SGPGI, Lucknow India 28th Oct – 1st Nov 2015.
- Poster presentation - Unusual Adrenal tumors. TRENDO, Kodaikanal, Tamil nadu 11th – 12th July 2015.
- Poster and Oral Presentation Association of Surgeons of India Conference December 2016, Mysuru.
- Faculty In Annual congress of ISOPES (International Society for Oncoplastic Endocrine Surgeons) & 4th Annual Meeting of Indian Society of Thyroid Surgeons February 2019, SGPGI Luck now.
- Faculty Presentation at IAESCON 2021
- Faculty Presentation at IAESCON 2022
- Faculty Presentation at IAESCON 2023 Assam