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Kadakkal Radhakrishnan, M.D.

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Appointed: 2006
Gender: Male
Languages: English
Hindi
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Phone:(216) 444-9322
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code A120
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
 
 
Biographical Sketch

Dr. Kadakkal Radhakrishnan, MBBS, MD (Peds), DCH, MRCP (UK), MRCPCH, FAAP, is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at Cleveland Clinic. He was born in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Dr. Radhakrishnan has been on Faculty in the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Cleveland Clinic since June 2006. He also has  joint appointment as Assistant Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.

Dr. Radhakrishnan's areas of interest involve liver disorders in children, care of children after liver transplantation and small-bowel transplantation. He also has an interest in metabolic disorders involving the liver and care of gastrointestinal manifestations in children with metabolic disorders. Dr. Radhakrishnan, however, follows all types of pediatric gastroenterology problems in his clinic. He also performs upper and lower endoscopy and endoscopically places gastrostomy feeding tubes. In conjunction with Dr. Sumit Parikh from Pediatric Neurology, he runs the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Clinic for children.

Dr. Radhakrishnan completed his basic medical training at Medical College Trivandrum, Kerala, India, in 1992. He subsequently trained in pediatrics at S.A.T Hospital affiliated with the Medical College Trivandrum, India. Dr. Radhakrishnan underwent further training in pediatrics in the United Kingdom for over 4 years, and after passing his Pediatrics Board was made a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) and Member of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH). Dr. Radhakrishnan is board-certified in pediatrics in the United States after completing his residency at Cleveland Clinic. He completed fellowship training in pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology at Cleveland Clinic and is also board certified in pediatric gastroenterology. His pediatric experience spans over 17 years, and he has over 6  years of pediatric gastroenterology experience.

Dr. Radhakrishnan is a keen teacher involved in the teaching of medical students, residents and fellows. He was voted by the pediatric residents at Cleveland Clinic as Staff Teacher of the Year for 2007. Dr. Radhakrishnan's research areas include liver disorders and inflammatory bowel disease.

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Professional Highlights
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
  • Cyclic Vomiting Clinic, Cleveland Clinic; third clinic in the nation for this disorder for children. Dr. Radhakrishnan runs clinic in conjunction with Dr. Sumit Parikh, Pediatric Neurology, Cleveland Clinic.
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Education & Fellowships
Medical School:Medical College, University of Kerala, Kerala, India
 
Internship:Cleveland Clinic, Pediatrics, Cleveland, OH
Residency:Cleveland Clinic, Pediatrics, Cleveland, OH
Residency:Medical College, University of Kerala, Pediatrics, Kerala, India
Fellowship:Cleveland Clinic, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Cleveland, OH
Other Education:(Other) Leicester General Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Other Education:(Other) Northampton General Hospital, Northampton, United kingdom
Other Education:(Other) Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Other Education:(Other) Rotary Clinic & Hospital, Poojappura, Trivandrum, kerala India
Other Education:(Other) Medical College, University of Kerala, Kerala, India
Other Education:(Undergraduate) Government Arts College, Trivandrum, India, India
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Additional Training
  • Pediatric Residency, S.A.T. Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, 1992-1995
  • Pediatric Training, Royal College of Physicians, U.K; Training at Leicester Teaching Hospital Rotation, 3 years, and at Slough District Hospital,1 year; 1996-2000
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Certifications

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Pediatrics

Royal College of Physicians of London

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Specialty Interests
Chronic pancreatitis, Cyclic vomiting, Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, Intestinal failure and small bowel rehabilitation in children, liver disorders in children and care of liver transplant patients, metabolic disorders - care of GI problems in metabolic disorders - care of liver related metabolic problems, Pediatric Liver Disease, pediatric liver transplantation, pediatric liver diseases, small intestine SHORT BOWEL REHAB.
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Awards & Honors
  • America's Top Gastroenterologists, Consumers' Research Council of America, 2006- 2008
  • Staff Teacher of the Year, voted by pediatric residents, Cleveland Clinic, 2007
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Professional Memberships
  • American College of Gastroenterology
  • American Gastroenterological Association
  • American Association for Study of Liver Disease
  • Permanent Registration, State Medical Board of Ohio
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Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
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Industry Relationships
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