To provide ambulatory surgical and medical care to patients improving health and services with skill and compassion

“Our vision is to provide world-class quality care to patients in all walks of life at an affordable cost”

Meet the Team

  • Dr John AC Thanakumar

    Chairman, Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgeon

  • Dr Neena John

    Managing Director & Pediatrician

  • Dr Shamila Twinkle

    Hospital Administrator & Gynecologist

  • Dr Pravin John

    Laparoscopic General & Obesity Surgeon

ABOUT US:

ANURAG HOSPITAL is a 30 bedded multispecialty hospital located in Sowripalayam, Coimbatore. ‘ANURAG’ has various synonyms such as blessing, devotion, and undying love. We, at ANURAG HOSPITAL, provide world-class ambulatory surgical and medical care.

Our Facilities

Dr John AC Thanakumar MBBS (VELLORE), MS(VEL), MNAMS(VEL), FRCS(Ed), FRCS(G), Dip MIS(Stras), FIAGES, FALS

ANURAG HOSPITAL was founded by Dr. John AC Thanakumar, a renowned advanced laparoscopic surgeon. He has over 35 years of experience in the field of surgery having completed his MBBS, MS, MNAMS from the prestigious Christian Medical College, Vellore. He went on to specialize in advanced SURGICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY completing FRCS in Edinburgh and FRCS in Glasgow, UK. He has received training in advanced laparoscopic bariatric ( weight reduction) surgery and robotic surgery from the USA, France, Germany, Singapore, Korea, and Malaysia. He is a pioneer of laparoscopic surgery in South India having performed in 1992, the first Indian Laparoscopic APR for cancer rectum and the first ASIAN thoracosopic esophageal mobilization for cancer of esophagus.He has authored numerous books and journals in the field of laparoscopic surgery. He has delivered numerous lectures and orations at national and international forums. He was the President of IAGES for 2 years 2012-14. He was honored by the president of India for his contribution to laparoscopy.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Permanent Registration with General Medical Council (UK)

  • Life Membership in Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgery

  • Life Membership in Laser Society of India

  • Life Membership in Association of Surgery of India,Coimbatore Chapter

  • Fellow of All India Medicos Society

  • Life Membership in Associations of Colorectal Surgeons of India

  • Life Membership in Indian Medical Association

  • Life Member in Indian Society of Vascular Surgery

  • Life Membership in Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine

  • Life membership in Pediatric Endoscopic Society

  • Life membership in Asia Pacific Hernia Society

  • Life Membership in Asia Pacific Hernia Society - Indian Chapter

  • Life Membership in Indian Society of Gastroenterology (TN Chapter)

  • Life Membership in Indian Hernia Society

  • Life Membership in Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of India

  • Life Membership in Indian Society of Gastroenterology(TN Chapter)

  • Member of (Abdominal Wall Reconstruction) AWRSC Core Team

DR. NEENA JOHN

MBBS (MMC), DCH (Institute of Child Health and Hospital, Egmore)

ANURAG HOSPITAL was co-founded by Dr Neena John,

Consultant Pediatrician & Family Physician

Qualification:

MBBS - Madras Medical College, Madras 1974-79

Rotating House Surgeoncy 1979-80

DCH (Pediatrics) - Institute of Child Health and Hospital, Egmore 1981-83

Work Experience:

Medical Officer, Dr Mathias Hospital, Nagercoil 1980-81

Started Practice as a Pediatrician and Family Physician in Coimbatore since 1995.

Dr. Pravin Hector John

MBBS, MS, FIBC, FIAGES, FALS

Consultant Surgeon in General, GI and Bariatric Surgeon.

Experienced surgeon of 12 years experience in laparoscopic, general, GI and bariatric surgery.

Basic qualification:

He did his undergraduate MBBS consultant PSG hospital 2001 and

Completed the Rotating Internship for a year in Christian medical college, Vellore.

Advanced surgical training :

He did master surgery – MS general surgery Annamalai University in 2012

He completed Fellowship in Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons in 2016.

He further completed Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery by IAGES is 2016

He completed bariatric surgical training in obesity surgery and obtained is Fellowship

International Bariatric Confluence in 2017.

Publications:

He has till date many publications and authored six chapters in Textbooks of Laparoscopy.

He has till date delivered numerous lectures for medical students and surgeons in training and been involved with arranging hands-on laparoscopic training programme for surgeons.

Work experience:

1. After his post-surgical qualification, he worked as Registrar in the department of Bariatric and Advanced Laparoscopic and GI surgery in Global hospital, Chennai (2012).

2. He completed Endoscopy in Basic and Advanced procedures in Lotus Hospital, Erode in 2015

3. He worked as Research Fellow in Narayani Hospital and Research Centre, Vellore, 2016

4. He later worked as Consultant surgeon in Anurag Hospital, Coimbatore from 2012 to 2021.

5. He worked as in the department of Surgical Gastroenterology as Associated

consultant in PSG Super Speciality Hospital from 2021 to 2024 for 3 years

6. He joined Anurag Hospital, Coimbatore in 2024 as Consultant Surgeon in General, GI and Bariatric Surgeon.

Dr. Shamila Twinkle Pravin:

Consultant Obstetrician, Gynecologist & Infertility Specialist

Qualifications:

MBBS- Kathmandu University, Nepal (2009)

DGO- PSG Hospital, Coimbatore (2014)

Course in Obstetric Management in Christian Fellowship Hospital, Oddanchatram 2015

PGDHA- PG Diploma in Hospital Administration – Apollo Hospital 2017

Infertility course at Milann Fertility Center, Bangalore 2020.

Training in Basic Obstetric Scan- SONO Scan Fetal Medicine Centre ,Coimbatore 2023

Work Experience:

Consultant in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility of 10 years.

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