Dr. Vivekananda is a consultant in the field of Vascular Surgery, at Sagar Hospital. His career in medicine spans 19 years. He earned his credentials in medicine at the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Science, in 1990. His postgraduate expertise in MS was developed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in the year 1995, followed by specialist training FVS at Evangelical Krankenhaus, Dusseldorf University, Germany -2000 and FVES at the Jain Institute of Vascular Science in 2003. Dr. Vivekananda has practised vascular surgery at the Jain Institute of Vascular Science, at Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain Hospital and at Mallya Hospital prior to joining Sagar Hospital.

Awards

• Undergraduation – Distinction in Biochemistry
• Postgraduation -Secured the first place in University Ranking in Postgraguate Examination held in 1995

Publications

• 'Endovenous laser ablation of varicose veins – our experience' Presented in Asian vascular society conference held in Bangalore – 2004
• Poster presentation – A case of polyarteritis nodosa with multiple aneurysms, Presented in Asian vascular society conference held in Bangalore – 2004
• Invited country delegate – Asian venous Form – 2005 – Nagoya, Japan, presented " Current status of Venous surgery in India"
• Remote Endartectomy Revisited, Presented in Annual Vascular Surgery conference held in Trivandrum – 2005

• Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
• Subfascial Endoscopic Perferator Surgery
• Endoscopic Vein Harvesting techniques
• Deep venous reconstructive surgeries
• Newer Modalities of Managing chronic venous insufficiency