Dr. Naren Hemachandran
Dr. Naren Hemachandran
Vascular & Interventional Radiologist
Dr. Naren’s expertise includes the entire spectrum of Interventional radiology – with a special focus on Gastro Interventional radiology
He trained in Radiology and Interventional radiology at the prestigious AIIMS, New Delhi following which he worked there as a Senior resident. He worked as a Consultant in Interventional Radiology at MGM Healthcare & MGM Cancer institute, Chennai before joining Vista Vascular Clinic in October 2026. He is a proctor for complex Hepatic and Pancreatobiliary Interventions.
MBBS
- Madras Medical College (MMC), Tamil Nadu, India
Internship
- Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India
MD (Radiology)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
Fellowship in Gastro- and Interventional Radiology
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
European Board of Interventional Radiology (EBIR)
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
Indian Radiological & Imaging Association (IRIA)
Indian College of Radiology and Imaging (ICRI)
Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (ISVIR)
Radiological society of North America (RSNA)
European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE)
Publications
Soundararajan P, Hemachandran N, Salman M. Rapidly evolving hepatic PTLD mimicking hepatic abscesses in a renal transplant recipient—a case study. J Diagn Med Sonogr. Published online September 17, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793261485328
Soundararajan P, Hemachandran N, Lokeshwaran MK, Ravi B. Splenopancreatic fusion mimicking pathology: a rare pitfall in ^18F-FDG PET/CT interpretation. World J Nucl Med. Published online June 10, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0046-1824461
Soundararajan P, Hemachandran N, Faizal A, Vaidya A, Muthuraman S, Sundararajan V. CT after intestinal transplantation: spectrum of posttransplant findings and their temporal evolution. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0046-1829355
Hemachandran N, Gamanagatti S. Interventions of the mesenteric arterial circulation. In: Chandrashekhara SH, ed. Textbook of Interventional Radiology. Springer Nature Singapore; 2025:293–301. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-9601-4_24
Gambhir M, Gamanagatti S, Sharma R, Manchanda S, Hemachandran N, Dadhwal V, Sharma JB. Prophylactic bilateral internal iliac balloon occlusion to control hemorrhage in placenta accreta spectrum: a boon for obstetricians. Acta Radiol. 2023;64(6):2180–2187. https://doi.org/10.1177/02841851231164998
Gupta A, Gamanagatti S, Sharma S, Gopi S, Hemachandran N, Saraya A. Aberrant collaterals in cirrhosis and challenges in its management. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2023;13(3):542–546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2022.11.009
Bhalla D, Hemachandran N, Wani GM, Agarwal SK, Das CJ. Postdialysis catheter insertion femoral arteriovenous fistula: a novel approach to endovascular management. Semin Dial. 2023;36(1):67–69. https://doi.org/10.1111/sdi.13124
Hemachandran N, Goyal A, Kandasamy D, Gamanagatti S, Srivastava DN, Ansari MT. Myotendinous pseudomasses: an imaging review. Acta Radiol. 2023;64(1):172–186. https://doi.org/10.1177/02841851211061446
Mundhra S, Mohta S, Gamanagatti S, Sharma S, Hemachandran N, Saraya A. Recanalized paraumbilical vein leading to hepatic myelopathy causing spastic paraparesis in a patient with chronic liver disease. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2023;13(2):372–376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2022.09.008
Gambhir M, Gamanagatti S, Sharma R, Manchanda S, Hemachandran N, Kriplani A, Dadhwal V, Malhotra N, Sharma JB. Uterine artery embolization: interventional radiologist’s perspective in management of uncontrolled obstetric hemorrhage. J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2022;72(suppl 1):126–133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-021-01567-x
Garg H, Kumar S, Hemachandran N, Goel P, Kandasamy D, Bajpai M, Khanna P. Dura-to-spinal cord distance at different vertebral levels in Indian children: a retrospective computerized tomography scan-based study. Anesth Essays Res. 2022;16(1):138–142. https://doi.org/10.4103/aer.aer_26_22
Hemachandran N, Goyal A, Bhattacharjee HK, Sharma R. Radiology of anal and lower rectal cancers. Clin Radiol. 2021;76(12):871–878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2021.06.007
Dhiman R, Lakra S, Panda PK, Hemachandran N, Sharma S, Saxena R. Neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of tuberculosis. Eye (Lond). 2022;36(1):15–28. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01619-6
Hemachandran N, Meena S, Kumar A, Sharma R, Gupta D, Gamanagatti S. Utility of admission perfusion CT for the prediction of suboptimal outcome following uncomplicated minor traumatic brain injury. Emerg Radiol. 2021;28(3):541–548. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-020-01876-0
Goyal A, Hemachandran N, Kumar A, Sharma R, Shamim SA, Bansal VK, et al. Evaluation of the graft kidney in the early postoperative period: performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and additional ultrasound parameters. J Ultrasound Med. 2021;40(9):1771–1783. https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.15557
Hemachandran N, Gamanagatti S, Sharma R, Shanmuganathan K, Kumar A, Gupta A, et al. Revised AAST scale for splenic injury (2018): does addition of arterial phase on CT have an impact on the grade? Emerg Radiol. 2021;28(1):47–54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-020-01823-z
Hemachandran N, Gamanagatti S, Sharma R, Kumar A, Gupta A, Kumar S. Unidentified bright objects of spleen on arterial phase CT: mimicker of splenic vascular injury in blunt abdominal trauma. Diagn Interv Radiol. 2021;27(4):497–503. https://doi.org/10.5152/dir.2021.20278
Hemachandran N, Sharma S. Sinonasal diseases affecting the orbit: a radiological pattern-based approach. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021;50(4):505–511. https://doi.org/10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.07.002
Vora Z, Hemachandran N, Sharma S. Imaging of lacrimal gland pathologies: a radiological pattern-based approach. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021;50(5):738–748. https://doi.org/10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.09.003
Gamanagatti S, Hemachandran N. Hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction: causes, natural history, and treatment. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2021;18(3):117–121. https://doi.org/10.1002/cld.1126
James JD, Agarwal H, Kumar V, Kumar A, Hemachandran N, Gupta A. Traumatic arterio-enteric fistula—a report of 2 cases with review of literature. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2021;55(6):631–637. https://doi.org/10.1177/1538574421994413
Subramanian MS, Rao AR, Bhattarai U, Hemachandran N, Sulaiman M, Dey AB, et al. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with renal involvement presenting with multiple cranial nerve palsy in a frail older adult: a case report. SN Compr Clin Med. 2021;3(9):1951–1954. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-021-00956-7
Hemachandran N, Shalimar, Acharya S, Kedia S, Gunjan D, Saraya A, et al. Long-term outcomes of endovascular interventions in more than 500 patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021;32(1):61–69.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2020.08.035
Gupta V, Bhatia S, Dudani P, Arava S, Hemachandran N, Ahuja V. Disseminated histoplasmosis presenting as pyoderma gangrenosum-like ulcers in an apparently immunocompetent patient: multiple red herrings presenting a diagnostic challenge. Int J Dermatol. 2020;59(9):e331. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.14923
Hemachandran N, Gamanagatti S. Imaging of pancreatic trauma—a clinical scenario-based approach. J Gastrointest Abdom Radiol ISGAR. 2020;3(1):28–34. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1701353
Awards
JVIR Editor’s Award for Outstanding Clinical Study for 2021.
Placed 1st in the national-level Indian Society for Vascular and Interventional Radiology quiz in 2022.
Trainee Research Prize in RSNA 2017.
5 medals and 5 certificates of merit in MBBS in various subjects.