Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital

My father in law had a serious issue with his spine. He underwent a spine stabilization surgery at Apollo hospital greams road in August 2019. Which was an absolute lost cause. We wnet back to again and again to set it right, but to no avail.

By November of 2019 he was almost laid up in bed.. at this time only we were referred to Dr. Muralidaran at apollo hospital Perungudi. We mde an appointment with him and he explained to us in very clear manner what the problem was and also what can be done to set it right..

We were sceptical about under going such a mjor surgery again with in 6 months time , considering his 73 years age.

But Dr. Muralidaran was very confident that it can be performed with very minlmal risk...which in turn gave us confidence m.

He had advised us ,how best the surgery can be done and he had told us that with in 6- 8 weeks he will be able to walk.

Cages and screws were put along the spine at 8 levels . He was in the hospital for 5 days and then he was back home. Where he recaptured very well. As assured by the doctor he was able to walk with help of walker in 2-3 weeks with in 8 weeks he was able to walk well.

After surgery visits were also hassle free.. we are so relieved now. He is walking much better with out support and he is able to perform all his work by himself. He had prescribed very little medicine always advising that taking lots of medicine is not good in the long run.

He is also always available if we have any issues or doubt. Very approachable.

We are very thankful to Dr. Muralidaran for his help.

** ** *** ** *** **** ** * **** **** **** I still remember the day i first met him for my mom's issue. We were very worried and felt almost towards the end of the world before we met him. The moment we saw him, his words in the first consultation gave us life.

My mom who is actually not very bold and worried about her issue was confident and relaxed after meeting him. He is very caring towards his patients , very professional *** ******** He is very frank and also explains well about the issue and treatment and at the same time gives 100% confidence , love and care to his patients. And i can swear he is the best in his field.

I also admire the way he occupies his patient in two rooms and run between rooms to consult them and cut down those few minutes also and spend it with his patients. I couldn't imagine that any other Dr would do this. He is one the person i would thank throughout my life time. He also has very good memory and care so that he address patient's attender and always asks me to reduce my weight if i put on my weight in next visit. I feel proud that i have recommend him to my relatives and friends and one of them who had severe problem got treated by him and they thank me for recommending Sir. I wish him 100 years for the service he is doing for his patients. Thank you sir and you have a special place in our heart. Long live!!!

Dr. Somasundaram has the highest standards of professional ethics and medical expertise. My family is indebted to him for saving my mother from an incorrect diagnosis and course of treatment. My mother was exhibiting very peculiar symptoms like eye ptosis, body numbness and weakness. With spinal and other miscellaneous complications ruled out, she was referred to another neurologist initially who declared that the diagnosis was myasthenia gravis, though the antibody tests did not conclusively point to it! As a family, we were given the option of plasmapheresis (costing 6lakhs) or intensive immunotherapy (costing 12 lakhs) which did not seem right because the tests did not seem conclusive! After consulting an additional two neurologists, we finally came across Dr. Somasundaram and his patients' experiences with his treatment. After the first examination, he said he knew what the disease could be, asked us to take that exact blood test and indeed, came to the correct diagnosis of stiff person syndrome! Because of his to-the-point and proactive identification, he was able to quickly start the relevant treatment as my mother was till that point not on any corrective medication because of all the previous incorrect diagnoses. Three months down, my mother has made a rapid improvement in her health and not a day goes by that we don't think of what her condition would have been of not for Dr. Somasundaram's expertise. Among doctors that choose the most lucrative diagnosis possible from each patient, we are grateful to have heard of Dr. Somasundaram at the right time and his intervention has saved my mother from a harrowing, intensive and incorrect treatment especially given her fragile medical history. A thorough professional through and through.

To whom ever it may concern. The following are my experiences at Apollo speciality hospital, Teynampet. My wife Malathy Kubendiran with UHID AC 09.0000018889 has undergone Jejunal resection surgery for neuroendocrine tumor with nodal metastases by the RECNAC team under the guidance of Dr. R. Balaji on 02. 03. 2020.

Though unexpected complication occurred due to anastomosis, discharged with nasal feeding tube and fluid drain tube on 14. 03. 2020.

Further follow up was taken care by Dr. R. Balaji. We visited the hospital almost on weekly basis, inspite of Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, till the end of May 2020. The special care and attention taken by the Dr. R. Balaji has to be appreciated, otherwise I will be failing from my duty.

Now she is fine and healthy without any problem.

I wish Dr. R. Balaji for all the best and further prosperous in his profession, so that many patients will get benefited like us.

Sincerely

G. Kubendiran, Chennai. ******* *** **********