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Faculty & academic leadership

This profile includes 208 roster entries from 25 departmental faculty pages reviewed on 24 September 2026. The pages do not provide one common effective date. These entries are not a deduplicated current staff headcount or a verification of appointment status on the review date.

Each entry retains the published name, qualification and designation. Biometric attendance IDs, medical-registration numbers, staff photographs and individual personal contact numbers are omitted. Current staffing and vacancy questions should be directed to the department.

Cardiology and Urology pages currently display a content-pending message rather than a faculty roster. That absence is not evidence that the services have no staff. The Medical Education Unit page identifies CMC Vellore as its faculty-development nodal centre; it does not make Dharmapuri part of CMC.

Department roster coverage
DepartmentPublished entries
Anaesthesiology14
Anatomy8
Bio Chemistry9
Community Medicine10
Dental Surgery3
Dermatology5
Emergency Medicine11
Ent5
Forensic Medicine4
General Medicine20
General Surgery21
Geriatrics1
Micro Biology7
Obstetrics Gynaecology23
Ophthalmology6
Orthopaedics11
Pathology15
Pediatrics13
Pharmacology3
Physical Medical And Rehabilitation1
Physiology5
Psychiatry4
Radiation1
Radio Diagnosis5
Respiratory Medicine3
Anaesthesiology · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. K. MurugesanM.D., D.AProfessor
Dr. P. RajkumarMD (Anaesthesiology)Associate Professor
Dr. M. BhaskarM.D., D.AAssociate Professor
Dr. A. RajendranMD (Anaesthesiology)Associate Professor
Dr. P. Ramesh KumarM.D., D.AAssociate Professor
Dr. S. RamnathMD (Anaesthesiology)Assistant Professor
Dr. S. Manoj KumarMD (Anaesthesiology)Assistant Professor
Dr. A. RanipriyaMD (Anaesthesiology)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. KarthikeyanMD (Anaesthesiology)Assistant Professor
Dr. F. Agnes EvangleenMD (Anaesthesiology)Assistant Professor
Dr. S. G. ArunkumarDASenior Resident
Dr. E. V. SathiyamoorthyDASenior Resident
Dr. K. AshokbirlaDASenior Resident
Dr. A. ArunkumarDASenior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Anatomy · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr.P. PrabavathiMD ( Anatomy)Professor
Dr.C. SasikalaMD ( Anatomy)Associate Professor
Dr.M. GayathriMD ( Anatomy)Associate Professor
Dr. K. SuganyaMD ( Anatomy)Assistant Professor
Dr. P. SoundaryaMD ( Anatomy)Senior Resident
Dr. V. MeghalaMD ( Anatomy)Senior Resident
Dr. A. PrabhavathiMBBS,DGOTutor
Dr. B. Mohan KumarMBBS, DMRTTutor

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Bio Chemistry · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. G. MuruganMD ( Biochemistry)Professor
Dr. T. UmaMD ( Biochemistry)Associate Professor
Dr. A. SangeethaMD ( Biochemistry)Associate Professor
Dr. R. KavithaMD ( Biochemistry)Assistant Professor
Dr. P. RavisekarMD ( Biochemistry)Assistant Professor
Dr. K. VidyaMD ( Biochemistry)Senior Resident
Dr. G. SuganthiMBBSTutor
Dr. A. GeethaMBBS, DGOTutor
Dr. S. ShylajaMBBS, DCHTutor

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Community Medicine · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. M. MenagaM.D (Community Medicine)Associate Professor
Dr. S. DhamodharanM.D (Community Medicine)Vice Principal (i/c) & Associate Professor
Dr. A.K. BalasundaramM.D (Community Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. D. ArunM.D (Community Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. K. N. PonnienselvanM.D (Community Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. R. SaranyaM.D (Community Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. SuganyaM.D (Community Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. NarayananM.D (Community Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr. C. L. Gokila PreethiM.D (Community Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr. K. KiruthikaMBBS, DPHTutor

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Dental Surgery · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. R. BalasundaramMDS (Dental Surgery)Associate Professor
Dr. N. KavithaMDS (Dental Surgery)Assistant Professor
Dr. Elavarasan.SMDS (Dental Surgery)Assistant Professor

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Dermatology · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. M. PrabakaranMD DVLAssociate Professor
Dr. K. NarashimmanMD DVLAssociate Professor
Dr. R. AkilaMD DVLAssistant Professor
Dr. B. DeepaMD DVLSenior Resident
Dr. V. PalaniappanMBBS DDVLSenior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Emergency Medicine · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. R. ArunachalamMD (Anaesthesiology)Professor
Dr. K. RajarajanMD (Respiratory Medicine)Associate Professor
Dr. S. AravindhDNB (Orthopaedics)Assistant Professor
Dr. Raghul Raj. GMD (Anaesthesia)Assistant Professor
Dr. S. KarthickMD (Anaesthesiology)Senior Resident
Dr. L. S. VelavanDA (Anaesthesiology)Senior Resident
Dr. P. SundaramoorthyMS (Orthopedics)Senior Resident
Dr. S. KalaiarasiMD (General Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr. Muthu.DMD ( General Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr. M. S. KarthiMD (Anaesthesiology)Senior Resident
Dr. S. ShanmugamMS (Orthopaedic)Senior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Ent · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. S. Senthil KumaranM.S (ENT)Professor
Dr. R. SivaM.S (ENT)Associate Professor
Dr. G. SujiM.S (ENT)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. RamyaM.S (ENT)Senior Resident
Dr.M. ChandrasekarMBBS.,DLOSenior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Forensic Medicine · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. E. SabarinathanMD (Forensic Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. B. M. Ashok RajMD (Forensic Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr. R. Sathish KumarMBBS., DCHTutor
Dr, Satheeshbabu, KMBBSTutor

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

General Medicine · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. J. A. VasanthakumarMD (General Medicine)Professor
Dr. R. KumarMD (General Medicine)Associate Professor
Dr. K. SureshkumarMD (General Medicine)Associate Professor
Dr. G. IndhumathiMD (General Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. P. RavikumarMD (General Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. KarthikeyanMD (General Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. T. GowriMD (General Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. D. Johny AbrahamMD (General Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. SaravananMD (General Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. R. RekaMD (General Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. K. HarikrishnanMD (General Medicine)Assistant Professor
Dr. S. Pradeep KumarMD (General Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr. M. Suresh KumarMD (General Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr. N. RamasamyMD (General Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr. M. VishalMD (General Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr. E. AnandhiMD (General Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr.KrishnamoorthyMD(General Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr. RajmohanMD(General Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr.Sakthi kumar.SMD(General Medicine)Senior Resident
Dr. PrathapMD(General Medicine)Senior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

General Surgery · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. R. BanurekhaMS ( General Surgery)Professor
Dr. M. P. AravindMS ( General Surgery)Associate Professor
Dr C. Suresh babuMS ( General Surgery)Associate Professor
Dr. A.P. DeebapriyaMS ( General Surgery)Associate Professor
Dr. V. Jaya prakashMS ( General Surgery)Associate Professor
Dr. K. KanimozhiMS ( General Surgery)Associate Professor
Dr.T. KathiravanMS ( General Surgery)Assistant Professor
Dr.S. SivamanthirarajMS ( General Surgery)Assistant Professor
Dr. K. SelvamMS ( General Surgery)Assistant Professor
Dr. V. MalathiMS ( General Surgery)Assistant Professor
Dr.M. SaravananMS ( General Surgery)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. ChandrasekarMS ( General Surgery)Assistant Professor
Dr. S. RadhiMS ( General Surgery)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. GanesanMS ( General Surgery)Senior Resident
Dr. S. KalaiarasanMS ( General Surgery)Senior Resident
Dr. M. SuryaMS ( General Surgery)Senior Resident
Dr. S. VivekMS ( General Surgery)Senior Resident
Dr.R.PuviyarasanMS ( General Surgery)Senior Resident
Dr. J. ElavarasiMS ( General Surgery)Senior Resident
Dr. P. PrabuMS ( General Surgery)Senior Resident
Dr.Thirumanikandan P.LMS (GS)., DNB (surg.onco)Assistant professor(Sur.Onco)

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Geriatrics · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. S. DhinagaranMD (Geriatric Medicine)Assistant Professor

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Micro Biology · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. S. DeepaMD ( Microbiology)Professor
Dr. M. GomathiMD ( Microbiology)Assistant Professor
Dr. P. AnbumathiMD ( Microbiology)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. StalinM.Sc., PhD (Microbiology)Tutor
Mrs. B. NishaM.Sc. (Microbiology)Tutor
Dr. K. SujithaM.B.B.STutor
Dr. T. VidhyaM.B.B.S., D.OTutor

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Obstetrics Gynaecology · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. Anitha ThamaraiselviMD (O&G)Professor
Dr. R. PadmapriyaMD (O&G)Professor
Dr. S. BinduMD (O&G)Associate Professor
Dr. C. SarithaMD (O&G)Associate Professor
Dr. K. ShanmugapriyaMD (O&G), DNB [OG]Associate Professor
Dr. Susithra SaravananDNB [OG], DGOAssistant Professor
Dr. T. Shanmuga ShanthiniMD (O&G)Assistant Professor
Dr. N. ShanmugapriyaMS (O&G)Assistant Professor
Dr. V. PoonguzhaliMS (O&G)Assistant Professor
Dr. Sivapriya R.MS (O&G)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. NivedithaMS (O&G)Assistant Professor
Dr. S. MeeraMD (O&G)Assistant Professor
Dr. A. VijayalakshmiMS (O&G), DGOAssistant Professor
Dr. S. ShanmugapriyaDGOSenior Resident
Dr. R. RajasaraswathiMD (O&G)Assistant Professor
Dr. K. RajamaniMS (O&G)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. KirthigaMS (O&G)Assistant Professor
Dr. R. AarthikarasiMS (O&G)Assistant Professor
Dr. A. RadhikaMS (O&G)Senior Resident
Dr. G. PretiMS (O&G)Senior Resident
Dr. A.M. SoundariMS (O&G)Senior Resident
Dr. IndumathiDGO, DNB (O&G)Senior Resident
Dr. S. GirijaDGOSenior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Ophthalmology · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. M. ElangovanM.S (Ophthalmology), D.O.Professor
Dr. M. SivaramanM.S (Ophthalmology)Associate Professor
Dr. T. KumaravelM.S (Ophthalmology), D.O.Assistant Professor
Dr. P. BavaannipreettiM.S (Ophthalmology)Assistant Professor
Dr. K. BhagyalakshmiM.S (Ophthalmology)Senior Resident
Dr. V. SrinivasanD.O. (Ophthalmology)Senior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Orthopaedics · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. Karikalan . TMS (orthopedics)Professor & HOD
Magesh babu. PMS (orthopedics)Associate Professor
Selvakumar . SMS ( Orthopedics)Associate professor
Dr. K. RameshMS ( Orthopedics)Associate Professor
Dr. R.KathiresanMS ( Orthopedics)Assistant Professor
Dr. N. Vinoth kumarMS ( Orthopedics)Assistant Professor
Dr. K.S.RajaMS ( Orthopedics)Assistant Professor
Dr. A. Anand KumarMS ( Orthopedics)Assistant Professor
Dr.P. SivakumarMS ( Orthopedics)Assistant Professor
Dr. G. VimalanMS ( Orthopedics)Senior Resident
Dr. N. TamilselvamMBBS, D.OrthoSenior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Pathology · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. T. ElavarasanM.D (PATHOLOGY)Professor
Dr. T.A. SanthiM.D (PATHOLOGY)Professor
Dr. M.S. ShruthiM.D (PATHOLOGY)Associate Professor
Dr. Arthi.LM.D (PATHOLOGY)Associate Professor
Dr. Amudhavalli.SM.D (PATHOLOGY)Associate Professor
Dr. V. Lokesh KumarM.D (PATHOLOGY)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. KanimozhiM.D (PATHOLOGY)Assistant Professor
Dr. K. HaribaskaranM.D (PATHOLOGY)Assistant Professor
Dr. R. RagunathM.D (PATHOLOGY)Assistant Professor
Dr. V. KokilaM.D (PATHOLOGY)Senior Resident
Dr. P. VidhyaM.D (PATHOLOGY)Senior Resident
Dr. R. SudeshanaM.D (PATHOLOGY)Senior Resident
Dr. D. KanimozhiM.D (PATHOLOGY)Senior Resident
Dr. S.A. KanyaM.D (Transfusion medicine)Tutor
Dr.Tamil mani. CM.D (PATHOLOGY)Senior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Pediatrics · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. B. RameshbabuMD (Pediatrics)Professor
Dr. N. TamilarasuMD (Pediatrics)Associate Professor
Dr. Kumar .PMD (Pediatrics)., DCHAssociate professor
Dr. G. RameshMD (Pediatrics)Assistant Professor
Dr. M. ArulganeshMD (Pediatrics)Assistant Professor
Dr. P. SathyaMD (Pediatrics)Assistant Professor
Dr. A. Nithya PriyaMD (Pediatrics)Assistant Professor
Dr. K. SasikalaDCHSenior Resident
Dr. G. GandhiDCHSenior Resident
Dr. K. VelmuruganMD (Pediatrics)Senior Resident
Dr. N. InbarasanMD (Pediatrics)Assistant professor
Dr. ElanchezhiyanMD (Pediatrics)Assistant professor
Dr. Arun kumarMD (Pediatrics)Senior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Pharmacology · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. M. VenkateswaranMD ( Pharmacology)Professor
Dr. Manju RamakrishnanMD (Pharmacology)Assistant Professor
Dr. G. BrundhaM.B.B.STutor

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Physical Medical And Rehabilitation · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. P. KalaivaniMD (PMR)Assistant Professor

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Physiology · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. G. KannanMD ( Physiology)Professor
Dr. P. ArunaMD ( Physiology)Associate Professor
Dr. IndumathiMD ( Physiology)Associate Professor
Dr. V. SaravananMD ( Physiology)Assistant Professor
Dr. K. P. RajeswariMD ( Physiology)Senior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Psychiatry · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. P. SudhaMD (Psychiatry)Assistant Professor
Dr. T. PreethaMD (Psychiatry)Assistant Professor
Dr. E. Deepak KumarMD (Psychiatry), DPMSenior Resident
Dr. C. ArivalaganMD (Psychiatry)Senior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Radiation · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr.Rajkumar . VMDRTAssistant Professor

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Radio Diagnosis · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. C.R. Arun KumarM.D (RD)Assistant Professor
Dr. N. ShanthalaM.D (RD)Assistant Professor
Dr. K. AnandM.D (RD)Senior Resident
Dr. P. MurugapriyaDMRDSenior Resident
Dr. A. SaravananDMRDSenior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Respiratory Medicine · faculty list
NamePublished qualificationDesignation
Dr. Arun SubramanianMD (TB and Respiratory Diseases)Assistant Professor
Dr. K. VigneshMD (TB and Respiratory Diseases)Senior Resident
Dr. R. VinothiniMD (TB and Respiratory Diseases)Senior Resident

Undated source roster; reviewed 24 September 2026.

Medical education and research support
StructurePublished role
MEUFaculty-development coordination and teaching support
Curriculum committeeCurriculum review and coordination
Scientific research committeeInstitutional research review structure
Ethics committeeEthics review structure with clinical, scientific and external representation
Pharmacovigilance committeeAdverse-drug-reaction monitoring structure

Evidence context: existing college material reviewed 2026-09-24. Added institutional context reviewed 15 October 2026. Individual tables retain their own source years; no new historical series is implied.

Understanding the qualification and evidence

01

Understand the teaching institution behind the course title

Affiliation identifies an academic relationship. Those institutional facts help place the medical programme in context, but they do not provide a current list of teachers or the number of filled posts. A verified teaching roster would need its own dated institutional disclosure, with departments and roles stated clearly. This update does not invent a dean name, headcount or student–teacher ratio. It can still explain the kinds of academic work a medical student needs to understand: foundational teaching, laboratory learning, clinical instruction, assessment and support with progress.

02

Anatomy and physiology address different scientific questions

Anatomy concerns the structure and relationships of the body, while physiology examines how its systems function. For a beginning medical learner, the distinction helps explain why different teaching activities can be needed. A structural explanation, a demonstration and an interpretation of function do not ask the student to do exactly the same thing. A prospective student can ask how their batch's formal teaching and supervised practical sessions are organised. The useful faculty enquiry is about how learning is supported, not just how many names appear in a list. It also helps separate the role of a scientific department from approval for a postgraduate qualification in that subject.

03

Laboratory teaching involves process as well as a correct answer

Subjects associated with laboratory learning introduce ways to observe, handle information, recognise limitations and communicate findings. A student's work in a teaching laboratory is different from an independent professional report in a clinical service. A useful discussion with the academic office can identify which learning arrangements belong to the named programme and batch. This page does not certify a current equipment inventory, unrestricted laboratory access or a particular supervisor. It explains why the teaching process, practical organisation and feedback are meaningful questions when comparing an academic setting.

04

Clinical instruction and hospital staffing are related but different

The existence of a hospital connection does not by itself reveal how a student's clinical teaching is scheduled, who supervises a particular activity or how competence is assessed. A hospital staff figure, if one were published, also would not necessarily equal the teaching-faculty total. Administrative, clinical, technical and academic roles can serve different purposes. A prospective student should therefore ask about the educational arrangement for their qualification rather than turn a service directory into a staff–student ratio. An intake reference and a service inventory each measure something different from a dated institutional teaching roster.

05

Academic support is more useful when its process is clear

A student may need help with a difficult subject, practical preparation, assessment feedback or an uncertainty about the next stage of study. Those are different needs, and they may involve different academic contacts. A useful enquiry asks how the college directs a learner to the appropriate person and how progress-related questions are addressed for their batch. It is an explanation of what a practical teaching-support enquiry can establish. The public profile does not need to publish private staff numbers or personal contact details to be helpful. The institutional academic office can identify the authorised route for a specific programme-related question.

06

Compare teaching evidence without creating a popularity score

A dated roster can identify professional names, qualifications and roles. A timetable can show an academic arrangement. A research publication can describe a defined piece of work. A student review may describe one person's experience. These records should not be compressed into an unsupported teaching-quality number. A learner comparing colleges can focus on the programme they intend to join and the form of teaching evidence available. No professor rating, endorsement or faculty achievement is invented to lengthen this page, and an academic title alone is not treated as a guarantee of an individual student's learning experience.

07

Language of instruction and academic communication

A language-of-instruction statement can be useful to a prospective learner, but it does not establish how every individual discussion, practical demonstration or patient interaction is conducted. A student can ask how their batch receives course information, written instructions and academic feedback. Those are concrete learning questions rather than a judgement about a teacher based on language alone. The record also should not be used to assume that a student has already developed the communication skills needed for clinical learning. Building an explanation, asking for clarification and discussing uncertainty are parts of academic participation that remain important alongside understanding the scientific material.

Related educational context

01

Read professional roles without turning them into a headcount claim

An academic directory can list names, qualifications and positions, but those fields need their document period and institutional context. A hospital-service role, an administrative role and a teaching appointment are not necessarily the same category. A reader should therefore avoid counting every clinician mentioned in a service document as a member of a verified current faculty roster. The institution’s MBBS intake also cannot supply the missing staffing number. The profile keeps that headcount unverified while explaining how a dated institutional disclosure could be read. The purpose is to identify what a record actually establishes, rather than produce a student–teacher ratio from two unrelated figures that happen to appear under the college's name.

02

Ask how a learning task receives feedback

A student can learn from understanding what an academic task is intended to develop and how their work is reviewed. Written explanations, practical observations and discussions can reveal different aspects of learning. The relevant arrangement belongs to the actual qualification and batch, not to a general description of medical education. A prospective learner can ask how progress questions are directed to the appropriate academic contact and how feedback is communicated. This page does not assign a this institution mentor or certify a particular remedial timetable. It explains a useful way to investigate teaching support without relying on a long name list as though the list alone described the student's educational experience.

03

Understand research as a defined learning activity

A research interest becomes more concrete when the learner can describe a question, a feasible scope and the kind of methodological help needed. A publication by someone associated with an institution would not, on its own, establish that a supervisor is available for every new student project. The relevant academic process and any applicable review requirements need to be understood through the authorised institution. No this institution project, award or research appointment is created in this update. The educational point is that developing a question, seeking supervision and completing a piece of work are separate stages. They should not be combined into an unsupported claim about a college's output or an individual learner's opportunity.

04

Use the institutional contact process for a specific academic question

A prospective student does not need a private staff telephone number to ask a useful course-related question. The enquiry can identify the qualification, batch and issue, such as the appropriate office for a practical-learning or progress matter. The institution can then direct it through its authorised process. A public profile should not invent a personal contact or imply that a named professional has agreed to advise the reader. This keeps academic research distinct from an unsolicited approach to an individual. It also supports clearer answers: the question concerns an actual programme and need, rather than an undefined request for every teacher's opinion or a fabricated endorsement of the college.

Updated 30 October 2026. Figures retain the document periods stated beside them.

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