Dr. Tejaswi Hemachandran

• Dr Tejaswi Hemachandran completed her super-specialty training (MCh) in Pediatric Surgery at the prestigious Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore. During her extensive training and post-MCh tenure at CMC Vellore, she assisted, performed and taught in over 300 pediatric procedures and served as primary assistant in 50+ advanced robotic surgeries. Her clinical expertise spans neonatal anomalies, hepatobiliary procedures like choledochal cyst excisions, and urological reconstructions. 
• She has been recognized for her academic pursuit, she has won multiple national awards from organizations like IAPS, PESICON, and MAMC and has presented the instituiton work in International conference as well. She earned her MBBS degree from M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, where she maintained a definitive focus on pursuing a career in the surgical sciences. 
• Subsequently pursued her Master of Surgery (MS) in General Surgery at JSS Medical College, Mysore. It was during this residency, that her interest streamlined towards pediatric surgical care, solidifying her commitment to specializing in the field. This foundation led her to pursue MCh at CMC Vellore.

• ASICON 2016 (Mysore): Best Paper – Routine Histopathology for

Elective Cholecystectomy in Incidental Gallbladder Malignancy

• Hassan State Conference 2018: Poster Presentation – Retroperitoneal

Cystic Lymphangioma – A Case Report

• MIDCON 2018 (Mysore): Poster Presentation – Mass in RIF – NonHodgkin’s Lymphoma

• ASICON 2018 (Chennai): Paper Presentation – Serum Homocysteine as

a Predictor of Peripheral Vascular Disease

• TPPS 2022: Gold medal – TDR MIS Video (Laparoscopic CDC Excision +

Hepaticojejunostomy)

• TPPS 2022: Annamalai Award Paper –Insitutional experience with Inorganic Foreign Body Aspiration Bronchoscopies at CMC Vellore.

• IAPS 2023 (National): Second Prize –Insitutional experience with Inorganic Foreign Body Aspiration Bronchoscopies at CMC Vellore.

• PESICON 2023: First Prize – Video presentation: Thoracoscopic Extraction of Impacted

Button Battery from Esophagus.

• MAMC Paediatric Surgery Postgraduate Update 2023: First Prize – Short Case

Presentation.

• Two video presentations in IPEG 2025 ( International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG).

1.Preethi SP, Hemachandran T. Serum Homocysteine as a Predictor of

Severity of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Association with Doppler

Ultrasonography. International Surgery Journal. 2019; 6(11):3977–81.

2.Hemachandran T, Jehangir S, Loganathan AK. Congenital gangrene of the perineum in a newborn. BMJ Case Rep. 2026 Jan 14;19(1):e266100. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2025-266100. PMID: 41535060.

3.Dolui, S., Hemachandran, T., Kumar, A., & Kishore, B. S. S. R. (2025). A case series on cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis in the paediatric population – 5-year study. Journal of Surgery and Surgical Specialities, 1(3), 102–107. http://www.ejournal-tnmgrmu.ac.in/index.php/surgical/article/download/155/98

4. Ongoing research: 

• Prospective Study: Designing a Clinical Scoring Algorithm in Suspected

Foreign Body Aspiration.

• Retrospective Study: Inorganic Foreign Body Aspiration – Lessons

in Management.

• Lifetime member of ASI (Association of Surgeons of India)
• Lifetime member of IAPS ( Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons)
• Lifetime member of PESI (Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India)
• Lifetime member of IMA (Indian Medical Association)
• Lifetime member of TPPS (Tamilnadu & Pondicherry Chapter of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons)