• Dr. B S Ravindra is the Director of Interventional Cardiology & Heart Failure at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore.
• He is an expert in the field of endoscopy with pioneer in, endoscopic ultrasound with more than 10000 procedures, ERCP, Spyglass cholangioscopy, Capsule endoscopy, enteroscopy and 3rd space endoscopic procedures.

SPECIALTY 

• Interventional endoscopy and colonoscopy which includes endoscopic management of GI bleed (glue, clip, sclerotherapy & stenting), Polypectomies EMR (Endoscopic mucosal resection) ESD procedure
• ERCP: Non- surgical removal of CBD stones, Spyglass cholangioscopy and laser for large bile stones, stenting for gallbladder, bile duct & pancreatic cancers, ERCP stenting for pancreatic diseases, pancreatic stones management.
• Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-EUS FNA of mediastinal Pancreas and lymph nodes, coeliac axis block, Pseudocyst drainage (first to use hot axios stent in Karnataka), fundal varix coiling, EUS GJ and hepj and Biliary drainage Enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy for Small bowel disease. 
• Liver diseases which includes Jaundice, Cirrhosis, Liver cancers, Fatty liver disease, Hepatitis B, C management with one of the largest database of Hepatitis B and C
• Pancreatic disease which includes Acute and chronic Pancreatitis 
• Intestinal diseases which includes celiac disease, IBS, Ulcerative colitis , crohn's disease and fecal transplant
• Gastric and bowel disorders like Ulcers H pylori and GERD baretts esophagus, Constipation and IBS
• GI cancer detection and palliation like stenting of cancers and celiac blocks for pain relief

TRAINING 

• MBBS - Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences(KIMS), Hubli, 2000
• MD – General Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur, 2004
• DNB – National Board of Examinations, 2005
• DM - Gastroenterology - Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, 2008
• Endoscopic Ultrasound and Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, Denmark, 2010
• ESD Fellowship (South Korea)

CREDENTIALS

• Dr. Ravindra has illustrious academic career with 5 Gold medals in MD, General Medicine and stood second in MBBS.
• He has also received an award from the former Prime Minister, Sri. Manmohan Singh and Wen Jabao, during the Indo-China Joint medical mission 2008.
• He has also been blessed to treat Shri Shri Siddaganga Swamiji (117 years) Tumkur. 
• He is a pioneer in Endoscopic Ultrasound and trains gastroenterologists in south India and across South- Asian countries.
• He is also the first to use GI bleed stents in Karnataka.
• He has several publications to his name and has delivered more than 100 lectures in various CME conferences.
• He has conducted EUS live international workshops & 5 GI masterclasses.
• He has the credit of starting RGUHS therapeutic endoscopy fellowship for 2 students per year, post MD and DNB in Medical Gastroenterology at his previous assignment and has trained 18 fellows till now.
• He has started Hepatitis support group, IBD support group and Pancreas support group for alleviation of pain and sufferings in these chronic diseases. 

MEMBERSHIP/ EXPERIENCE

• Member, Indian Medical Association (IMA)
• Member, Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
• Member, Society of Gastroenterointestinal endoscopy (SGEI)
• Member, American Society of Gastroenterology (ASGE)
• Fellow, Association of Interventional GI Endoscopy (AIGE)
• Senior Consultant, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, BGS Hospital, Kengeri
• Former Senior Consultant, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meenakshi Institute of Gastroenterology, Bangalore