Dr. Radhakrishnan Satheesan is a Consultant Pediatric Surgeon who has been working with the Apollo Group since 2010. He has amazing clinical and surgical abilities. He has also served 5 years in the Indian Army, Army Medical Corps as Captain. After discharge from the Army, he went to the USA for further studies. After working in the USA, he came back to India.

The doctor was an important part of the team that planned and successfully did the separation of Ischiopygopagus Conjoined Twins. It was the first of its kind in India. The twins were from Tanzania. The operation took 18 hours to complete. The twins are doing well now.

The Apollo Proton Cancer Center started in 2020. Dr. Radhakrishnan serves as the team leader of the Pediatric Cancer Management team.

The doctor was in Kolkata and interacted with the media to shed light on different pediatric issues.

Dr. Radhakrishnan said that 20% of Pediatric cancers occur in India. This kind of cancer is not a lifestyle issue but is mostly genetic. Timely management is the best way to get rid of cancer.

For non-cancer diseases, one can delay for some time but not for a long time.

Dr. Radhakrishnan concluded by saying that by keeping track of the child’s well-being and mannerisms, parents can understand the problems that their kids are suffering from. In this way, they can get timely treatment.

Priyanka Dutta