Department: Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Qualification: M.B.B.S. – Bombay University, National Medical College [1977] , Internship: Internal Medicine – Bronx Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York [1979] , Internal Medicine (American Board) – Bronx Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York [July 1978] , Gastroenterology (American Board) – School of Medicine University of Southern California [June 1981] , Fellowship in Hepatology (F. A. C. P.) – School of Medicine University of Southern California [June 1986]
Email: prem@aims.amrita.edu
Dr. Prem Nair
Medical Director
About Me
Dr. Prem Kumar Vasudevan Nair currently serves as the Medical Director at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences at Kochi campus of Amrita University. He is a skilled clinician par excellence and also serves as a Professor at the Department of Gastroenterology at the School of Medicine, Kochi.
He has pursued a Doctor of Medicine (DM) and has completed his Fellowship of American College of Physicians (FACP) in Hepatology from the School of Medicine at University of Southern California in June 1986.
Dr. Prem Nair also holds the office of the President of Association of Healthcare Providers (India).
Professional Experience :
Medical Director
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (Amrita Hospital)
[1998 – PRESENT]
Medical Consultant and Project Coordinator
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (Amrita Hospital)
[1994 – 1998]
Consulting Gastroenterologist
California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, California
Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles, California
[1986 – 1994]
Co-Director
Pancreatico-Biliary Institute of Southern California
[1990 – 1994]
Director
Los Angeles Gastroenterology Associates
[1984 – 1994]
Chairman, Division of Gastroenterology
Vice-Chairman, Department of Medicine,
Director of Endoscopy, Hospital of Good Samaritan, Los Angeles California
[1986 – 1994]
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine
University of Southern California School of Medicine
[1983 – 1986]
Medical Licensure :
Medical Board of California – A-37334 (1981)
University of the State of New York – 144898 (1978)
State of Maryland – Board of Medical Examiners – D25448 (1978)
Kerala State Registration No. – 27192
Board Certification :
Maryland Federal Licensure Examination – 1979
California State Board Examination – 1981
Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine – 1981
Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine (Subspecialty of Gastroenterology and Hepatology) – 1986
Responsibilities Held :
Medical Director
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
1998 – PRESENT
Member, Department of Medicine Advisory Committee
Hospital of Good Samaritan-Los Angeles
1990 – 1994
Member, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Subcommittee
Hospital of Good Samaritan-Los Angeles
1990 – 1994
Member, Blood Bank Committee
Hospital of Good Samaritan-Los Angeles
1990 – 1994
Chairman, Nutritional Services Committee
Hospital of Good Samaritan-Los Angeles
1990 – 1994
Chairman, Gastrointestinal Services Committee
Chairman, Hospital of Good Samaritan-Los Angeles
1990 – 1994
National Events Participated In
Telemedicine – The Amrita Hospital Experience – Guangzhou
December 2005
Telemedicine – The Amrita Hospital Experience – New Delhi
September 2005
Telemedicine at Amrita Hospital
International Telemedicine Conference, Bangalore
March 2005
Reforming Healthcare through Information Technology, Mumbai
August 2005
Telemedicine for Rural Health
Telemedicine Workgroup meeting, Chennai,
March 2005
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Annual Scientific Meeting
1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1994
American Gastroenterology Association Postgraduate Course
1984, 1990, 1992, 1994
GI Hemostasis and Tumor Pallication CURE,
UCLA Medical Center
1984
International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis,San Francisco
1984
Perspective on Gastrointestinal Disease Management, Phoenix
1989
