Dr Palanivelu is the First to introduce Laparoscopic surgery in south India after realising the importance of Laparoscopic surgery to indian people without delay.  80% of Indian population are farmers and labourers. Faster recovery with minimal morbidity is vital to our people.

Dr C Palanivelu pioneer in laparoscopic cancer operation and advanced laparoscopic operation has innovated many new operations first time in the world. Authored many books and conducting training courses in advanced laparoscopic surgery.

• Chairman – GEM Hospital and Research Centre
• Professor & Director – Institute of Gastroenterology & Minimal Access Surgery
• Managing Trustee – GEM Digestive Diseases Foundation – Charitable Trust

Recognitions :

• World Great Surgeon
• Best Doctor Award
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Trend Setter in Laparoscopic Surgery
• Chairman of Postgraduate Training Centre
• Researcher & Writer

Social and Community Service :

GEM Digestive Diseases Foundation And Charitable  Trust :

• To serve the needy and economically backward common public.Conduction of 65 in house periodic free medical camps.
• Bearing of all the medical expenses.
• Provision of high tech medical facilities and treatment at free / affordable cost.
• Served 43,225 of patients till now 2,777 of free laparoscopic surgeries.
• Financial assistance for poor students to persuade education

Free Medical  Ward At GEM Hospital :

• 20 beds exclusively to cater medical services including laparoscopic surgeries free of cost forthe needy people.

Health Education :

• To make everyone realize “Prevention is better than cure”
• A serial of lectures in Doordarshan – “Vayirae Nalama”, 2005
• Major issues for discussion on Obesity and GI Malignancies aiming Prevention and early detection, cure
• Periodic Hepatitis-B Awareness and free vaccination programmes every year one month in August.

Establishment of first Preventive Gastroenterology Clinic :

• Obesity Awareness – Mini Marathon
• For early detection
• For health education
• Cancer screening