Dr. K Premkumar is a Gastroenterologist based in Chennai, currently serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Gastroenterology at Madras Medical College. He is also attached to the Apollo Speciality Hospital and St. Thomas Hospital in Chennai.Dr. Premkumar has been working as Assistant Surgeon in the Tamil Nadu Medical Service since 1991. He is actively involved in the area of training, and has over a decade of experience in teaching MBBS, MD and DM students. He is also a designated postgraduate teacher and guide for students pursuing the DM (Gastro) superspeciality degree. Dr. Premkumar is regularly in touch with his peer group in the Gastro specialisation. He achieves this through his active membership of a large number of medical associations and societies, and by participating regularly in professional meets and symposia, especially the national conferences conducted by the Association of Physicians of India (API) and the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG). He has co-authored several research-based papers that have been presented at the ISG conferences.