Papers Published in Indexed Journals

1. Kumar V, Kaza RM, Singh I,  Singhal S, Kumaran V. An evaluation of the no-scalpel vasectomy technique. BJU Int 1999 Feb; 83(3): 283-4.
2. Kumaran V, Gulati MS, Paul SB, Pande GK, Sahni P, Chattopadhyay TK. The role of dual-phase helical CT in assessing respectability of carcinoma of the gall bladder. Eur Radiol 2002; 12: 1993-9.
3. Kumaran V, Sahni P.Surgical Management of post-cholecystectomy benign biliary strictures. Hospital Today 2002; 7: 301-4.
4. Wege, H, Le HT, Chui MS, Liu L, Wu J, Giri R, Malhi H, Sappal BS, Kumaran V, Gupta S, Zern MA. Telomerase reconstitution immortalizes human fetal hepatocytes without disrupting their differentiation potential. Gastroenterology 2003; 124: 432-444.
5. Gupta S, Inada M, Joseph B, Kumaran V, Benten D Emerging insights into liver-directed cell therapy for genetic and acquired disorders.. Transplant Immunology 2004; 12: 289-302.
6. Joseph b, Berishvili E, Benten D, Kumaran V, Liponava E, Bhargava K, Palestro, C, Kakabadze, Z, Gupta, S. Isolated small intestinal segments support auxiliary livers with maintenance of hepatic functions. Nature Medicine 2004; 10: 749-753.
7. Joseph B, Bhargava KK, Tronco GG, Kumaran V, Palestro CJ, Gupta G.Regulation of hepatobiliary transport activity and noninvasive identification of cytokine-dependent liver inflammation. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2005; 46: 146-152.
8. Benten D, Follenzi A, Bhargava KK, Kumaran V, Palestro CJ, Gupta S Hepatic targeting of transplanted liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in intact mice.. Hepatology 2005; 42: 140-148.
9. Kumaran V, Benten D, Follenzi A, Joseph, B, Sarkar R, Gupta S. Transplantation of endothelial cells corrects the phenotype in hemophilia A mice. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2005; 3: 2022-2031.
10.  Benten D, Kumaran V, Joseph B, Schattenberg J, Popov Y, Schuppan D, Gupta S. Hepatocyte transplantation activates hepatic stellate cells with beneficial modulation of cell engraftment in the rat. Hepatology 2005; 42: 1072-1081.
11. Kumaran V, Joseph, B, Benten D, Gupta S. Integrin and extracellular matrix interactions regulate engraftment of transplanted hepatocytes in the rat liver. Gastroenterology; 129: 1643-1653.
12. Kumaran V. Readers’ responses to “are 80 hours a week enough to train a surgeon?”. MedGenMed. 2005; 7(4): 43; author reply 44.
13. Joseph B, Kumaran V, Berishvili E, Bhargava KK, Palestro CJ, Gupta, S. Monocrotaline promotes transplanted cell engraftment and advances liver repopulation in rats via liver conditioning. Hepatology 2006; 44: 1411-1420
14. Wu Y-M, Kumaran V, Benten D, Gupta S. Potential of bioengineering processes for therapeutic repopulation of the liver with cells. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering 2007; 12: 1-8
15. Yu Y-M, Joseph B, Berishvili E, Kumaran V, Gupta S. Hepatocyte transplantation and drug-induced perturbations in liver cell compartments. Hepatology 2008; 47(1): 279-87.
16. Portal vein stenosis following living donor liver transplant: manifestations and management. Sood D, Kumaran V, Kakodkar R, Punamia SJ, Saigal S, Nundy S, Soin AS. Transplant International 2008, Dec 3. Epub ahead of print.
17. Right sided diaphragmatic hernia in an adult after living donor liver transplant: a rare cause of post-transplant recurrent abdominal pain. Pervaiz A, Mehta N, Mohanka R, Kumaran V, Nundy S, Soin AS. Hernia 2009; Dec 3: Epub ahead of print.
18. Liver hemangioma mimicking cholangiocarcinoma- a diagnostic dilemma. Sood D, Kumaran V, Buxi TB, Nundy S, Soin AS. Tropical Gastroenterology 2010; 30: 44-46.
19. Bridge venoplasty: a new technique to simplify venous outflow reconstruction in living donor domino liver transplantation. Soin AS, Kumaran V, Mohanka R, Mehta N, Mohan N, Nundy S. Surgery 2010; 148: 155-157.
20. Evolution of a reliable biliary reconstruction technique in 400 consecutive living donor liver transplants. Soin AS, Kumaran V, Rastogi AN, Mohanka R, Mehta N, Saigal S, Saraf N, Mohan N, Nundy S. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2011: 211: 24-32.
21. Blunt abdominal trauma, acute mesenteric venous thrombosis and small bowel stricture. Sood D, Kumaran V,  Soin AS, Nundy S. Tropical Gastroenterology 2010; 31: 223-225.
22. Liver transplantation at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. Kumaran V. The Ganga Ram Journal 2011; 1:28-31.
23. Non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis related end stage liver disease in adults: evaluation from a study on living donor liver transplant recipients. Saigal S, Nayak NC, Jain D, Kumaran V, Mohanka R, Saraf N, Rastogi A, Mehta N, Nundy S, Soin A. Hepatol Int 2011 Jan 12 (Epub ahead of print).
24. Colonic fistulae complicating severe acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Gupta M, Dhar S, Dinesh BV, Lalwani S, Singla P, Yadav A, Kumaran V, Mehta N, Varma V, Nundy S. The Ganga Ram Journal 2011; 1: 3-7.
25. Segment IV preserving middle hepatic vein retrieval in right lobe living donor liver transplantation. Soin AS, Mohanka R, Singla P, Piplani T, Menon B, Kakodkar R, Rastogi A, Goja S, Kumaran V, Nundy S. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2011 Jun 3 (Epub ahead of print).
26. Inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma. Srinivasan T, Govindasamy M, Chattopadhyay S, Varma V, Mehta NN, Kumaran V, Nundy S. The Ganga Ram Journal 2011; 1: 194-197.
27. Procurement and transplantation of multiple organs from a deceased donor in a single hospital. Shad S, Mehta NN, Kumaran V. The Ganga Ram Journal 2011; 1: 221-226.
28. Indications and contraindications for liver transplantation. Varma V, Mehta N, Kumaran V, Nundy S. Int J Hepatol 2011; in press.
29. Roux loop obstruction by an enterolith formation around migrated endobiliary stent. Gupta M, Mohanka R, Kumaran V, Mehta NN, Rastogi A, Soin AS, Nundy S. Tropical Gastroenterology 2011; 32: 240-241.
30. Biliary tract tuberculosis- a diagnostic dilemma. Govindasamy M, Srinivasan T, Varma V, Mehta N, Yadav A, Kumaran V, Nundy S. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2011; 15: 2172-7.
31. Living donor intestinal transplant using a standardized technique: first report from India. Indian Journal of Surgery 2012: in press.
32. Gastrointestinal mucormycosis- four cases with different risk factors, involving different anatomical sites. Lalwani S, Govindasamy M, Gupta M, Siraj F, Varma V, Mehta N, Kumaran V, Mohan N, Chopra P, Arora A, Agarwal S, Soin A, Nundy S. Indian J Gastroenterology 2012 Jun 29. Epub ahead of print.
33. Small bowel stricture following blunt abdominal trauma. Lalwani S, Gupta M, Varma V, Mehta N, Kumaran V, Nundy S. Tropical Gastroenterology 2011; 32: 304-8.
34. Portal biliopathy in patients with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension: does the type of surgery affect outcome? HPB (Oxford) 2012; 14: 441-7.
    

Other Publications

ABSTRACTS

1.      An experience with microsurgical varicocele ligation. Kumaran V, Kaza RCM. Asian Journal of Andrology 1996; Suppl: PO 101.

2.      An evaluation of the role of CT angiography for asessment of resectability of tumors at the hepatic hilum. Gulati M, Paul S, Kumaran V, Pande GK, Sahni P, Chattopadyay TK . Abstract published in Am J Roentgenol 2001 (May). American Roentgen Ray Society 101st Annual Meeting. April 29-May 4, 2001. Seattle, Washington, USA. Abstracts.AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2001;176(3 Suppl):1-156.

3.      The role of dual phase helical CT in assessing resectability of carcinoma of the gall bladder. A pictorial essay. Gulati MS, Paul SB, Kumaran V, Pande GK, Sahni P, Chattopadhyay TK. Accepted for scientific exhibit presentation at the 102^nd Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, April 28^th to May 3^rd 2002, Atlanta, Georgia. Abstract to be published in American Journal of Roentgenology, March 2002, Suppl.

4.      The role of dual phase helical CT to predict resectability of carcinoma of the gall bladder. Gulati MS, Paul SB, Kumaran V, Pande GK, Sahni P, Chattopadhyay TK. Accepted for scientific exhibit presentation at the European Congress of Radiology, March 1^st to 5^th, 2002, Vienna, Austria. Abstract to be published in European Radiology, March 2002..

5.      Perturbation of hepatic sinusoidal endothelium benefits homing of mature hepatocytes in rat liver. Joseph B, Kumaran V, Bhargava KK, Gupta S. Faseb J 2003; 5(17): A667.

6.      Manipulation of Extracellular Matrix Components Permits Superior Engraftment of Cells in the DPPIV Deficient F344 Rat Model of Hepatocyte Transplantation. Kumaran V, Joseph B, Gupta S. Faseb J 2003; 5(17): A1350.

7.      Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) are perturbed by hepatocyte transplantation in the liver and HSC perturbation improves cell engraftment. Benten D, Kumaran V, Joseph, B, Gupta S. Hepatology 2003; 38, No. 4 Suppl. 1: 165A

8.      Hepatic integrin-dependent extracellular matrix (ECM) component interactions regulate hepatocyte engraftment in the liver. Kumaran V, Joseph, B, Benten D, Gupta, S. Hepatology 2003; 38, No. 4 Suppl. 1: 216A

9.      Intrasplenically transplanted human hepatic stellate cells (HSC) engraft and survive in the liver of immunodeficient mice for prolonged periods. Benten D, Kumaran V, Joseph, B, Brenner, DA, Gupta, S. . Hepatology 2003; 38, No. 4 Suppl. 1: 259A

10.  Monocrotaline perturbs hepatic endothelial cells and hepatocytes but not Kupffer cells to promote transplanted cell engraftment and proliferation. Joseph, B, Kumaran V, Bhargava K, Palestro P, Gupta, S. Hepatology 2003; 38, No. 4 Suppl. 1: 270A

11.  Liver cell therapy for correcting hemophilia A in a mouse model. Kumaran V, Benten D, Joseph, B, Sarkar, R, Gupta, S. Hepatology 2003; 38, No. 4 Suppl. 1: 592A

12.  Immortalization of human fetal liver cells   with telomerase reconstitution is without perturbations in cell cycle check-point controls. Sappal BS, Surana M, Kumaran V, Gupta S. Hepatology 2006; 44 (S1 Supplement): 588A

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

1. Is Surgery Safe for the Surgeon Anymore? Rao YG, Kumaran V, Chattopadhyay TK in Clinical Surgery. A Comprehensive Update.  Edited by JD Wig.Designed Typeset and Printed in India by Azad Offset Printers, 2001: 165-168.
2. Anal Canal Neoplasms. Kumaran V. In GI Surgery Annual. Edited by Chattopdhyay TK.
3. Hepatocytes. Gupta, S and Kumaran V. in Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology, Elsevier USA 2004: 346-350.
4. Biological Priciples and Novel Therapies in Liver Cell Transplantation. Gupta S, Inada M, Kumaran V, Joseph, B in The Liver in Biology and Disease, Principles of Medical Biology, Volume 15, Elsevier Ltd., 2004: 549-560.

PRESENTATIONS

1)      “An experience with microsurgical varicocelectomy” at the 2^nd Asian and Oceanic Congress of Andrology in Chandigarh, India in November 1996. Published in abstract form in the Asian Journal of Andrology, Supplement, 1996.

2)       An experience of 2300 cases by non-scalpel vasectomy. Presented at the 36^th World Congress of Surgery in August- September, 1995 in Lisbon, Portugal.

3)      Late presentation of post traumatic diaphragmatic hernia- a case report and review of the literature” Annual conference (ASICON) of the Association of Surgeons of India in December 1997.

4)      CT angiography in assessing resectability of hepatic hilar tumors. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India on 30/12/2000 as a free paper.

5)      An evaluation of the role of CT angiography for asessment of resectability of tumors at the hepatic hilum. Gulati M, Paul S, Kumaran V, Pande GK, Sahni P, Chattopadyay TK . Presented by Dr Gulati at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society April 29^th - May 4^th , 2001. Published as abstract in Am J Roentgenol, May 2001.

6)      An evaluation of the role of ileostomy and selective bowel decontamination in the management of acute pancreatitis in an animal model. Won the best paper award and gold medal at the annual conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology in Bhuvaneshwar in September 2001.

7)      The role of dual phase helical CT in assessing resectability of carcinoma of the gall bladder. Accepted for presentation in the scientific exhibition at the European Congress of Radiology from March 1^st to 5^th, 2002 in Vienna, Austria.

8)      Ability of dual phase helical CT to predict resectability of carcinoma of the gall bladder: a pictorial essay. Accepted for exhibition at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society to be held from April 28^th to May 3^rd 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

9)      Hepatic integrin-dependent extracellular matrix (ECM) component interactions regulate hepatocyte engraftment in the liver. Kumaran V, Joseph, B, Benten D, Gupta, S. Oral presentation at the 54^th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

10)  Liver cell therapy for correcting hemophilia A in a mouse model. Kumaran V, Benten D, Joseph, B, Sarkar, R, Gupta, S. Oral presentation at the 54^th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

11)  Release of inflammatory Kupffer cell effector cytokines following cell transplantation impedes cell engraftment in the liver and is amenable to pharmacological manipulation for improving liver repopulation. Joseph B, Kumaran V, Bhargava K, Palestro C, Gupta G. Presented at Experimental Biology 2005, San Diego, CA April 2^nd to 6^th, 2005.

12)  Tolerance: The Future of Organ Transplantation at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Aug 22^nd, 2006.

13)  Chaired a session on Yttrium 90 microspheres in the management of liver tumors at “Paradigm: An Interactive Nuclear Medicine Workshop” organized by the Association of Nuclear Medicine Physicians of India and The Indian College of Nuclear Medicine at the India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on April 7^th and 8^th, 2007.

Awards

14)  An evaluation of the role of ileostomy and selective bowel decontamination in the management of acute pancreatitis in an animal model. Won the best paper award and gold medal at the annual conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology in Bhuvaneshwar in September 2001.

15)  American Federation of Medical Research Trainee Travel Award at the Experimental Biology 2003 conference in San Diego, CA