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Dr. Ravi Ramakantan [MD, DMRD]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. Ravi Ramakantan [MD, DMRD]
Dr. Ravi Ramakantan is Radiologist and Currently Working as Honorary Consultant, Radiology in the Radiology Department at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
He is having more than 40 years of experience in the field of radiology.
He has completed his MD (Radiology) from the University of Bombay (Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai) in 1980, with the first-ever distinction in that examination, and DMRD.
Profile Highlights :
- Dr. Ramakantan served as Professor and Head of the Department of Radiology at KEM Hospital, Mumbai, and was Visiting Professor at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is the Founding President of the Indian Society of Neuroradiology and has trained hundreds of radiologists over his career.
- At Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital he focuses on conventional radiology and the interpretation of all types of X-rays. His particular interests include skeletal dysplasias, metabolic bone disease, endocrine diseases, bone tumours, children's chest X-rays, hysterosalpingography and barium studies. Careful reading of plain films in these conditions often gives the first and most decisive clue to diagnosis, guiding further tests and treatment.
- He has published 60 to 70 research papers in indexed journals, including work on improving paediatric radiology in India and the imaging spectrum of extrathoracic tuberculosis in Radiologic Clinics of North America, and has delivered over 20 orations. In 1995 he was invited to Chicago as the First International Visiting Scholar of the Radiological Society of North America.
- His honours include the Best Medical Teacher Award of the University of Mumbai, the Karmayogi Award of the Bombay Medical Aid Foundation and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. He is a member of the Maharashtra State Radiological Association, the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association, the Indian Society of Neuroradiology and the Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, and believes that radiology is about patient care, not just image interpretation.
Areas of Expertise :
- Conventional Radiology
- Bone Tumour Imaging
- Skeletal Dysplasias
- Metabolic Bone Disease
- Paediatric Chest Radiology
- Hysterosalpingography (HSG)
- X-ray Interpretation
- Skeletal Dysplasia Evaluation
- Metabolic Bone Disease Imaging
- Endocrine Bone Disease Imaging
- Paediatric Chest X-ray
- Barium Swallow and Meal Studies
- Barium Enema
- Tuberculosis Imaging
List of Treatments
- X-ray Interpretation
- Bone Tumour Imaging
- Skeletal Dysplasia Evaluation
- Metabolic Bone Disease Imaging
- Endocrine Bone Disease Imaging
- Paediatric Chest X-ray
- Hysterosalpingography (HSG)
- Barium Swallow and Meal Studies
- Barium Enema
- Tuberculosis Imaging
- Musculoskeletal Radiography
- Second Opinion Radiology
Work Experience
Currently Working as Honorary Consultant, Radiology in the Radiology Department at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
Past Experience :
- Professor and Head, Department of Radiology - KEM Hospital, Mumbai
- Visiting Professor - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Founding President - Indian Society of Neuroradiology
Education & Training
- MD (Radiology) - University of Bombay (Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai), 1980
- DMRD
Awards & Recognition
- First International Visiting Scholar, Radiological Society of North America (1995)
- Best Medical Teacher Award, University of Mumbai
- Karmayogi Award, Bombay Medical Aid Foundation
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
- First-ever distinction in MD Radiology, University of Bombay (1980)
- Over 20 orations and 60-70 indexed research papers
- Member - Indian Radiological and Imaging Association
- Member - Maharashtra State Radiological Association
- Member - Indian Society of Neuroradiology
- Member - Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Associated Hospitals
Location
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India
Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Ravi Ramakantan practises as Honorary Consultant, Radiology at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
He specialises in conventional radiology, with particular expertise in bone tumours, skeletal dysplasias, metabolic bone disease, children's chest X-rays and HSG.
Dr. Ramakantan has more than 40 years of experience and formerly headed the Department of Radiology at KEM Hospital, Mumbai.
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