The name GEM (Gastroenterology Medical Centre and Hospital) is derived from its own speciality. Being situated in Coimbatore, the emerging medical capital of South India, is Asia’s First and most advanced tertiary health care, in the field of Gastroenterology and Laparoscopic Surgery. It has grown exponentially gaining wide patronage of patients from India as well as abroad.
GEM e-talk is a well thought of initiative by the doctors of GEM hospital to provide health awareness to the public through live and replayable content which help to break old myths and reach out to a larger audience about how to maintain and up their lifestyle in terms of health and habits.
Dr Palanivelu was first to introduce Iaparoscopic surgery in south India. He was instrumental in popularizing this new branch of medicine in India. He applied Iaparoscopic technique to all types of surgery including cancer surgery.