Dr. Umashankar U.S M.D., D.M., is an exceptional academician with excellent academic accolades. He did his MBBS from Kempe Gowda Insititute of medical sciences, Bangalore. M.D., General Medicine from prestigious Vardaman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjung hospital, New Delhi and secured the Gold Medal for M.D. His interest in Medical Gastroenterology led him join at Kilpauk medical college, Chennai where he completed his D.M., in Medical Gastroenterology with Gold Medal from TN Dr MGR Medical university. He is currently practicing at GEM hospital Chennai, an Asian largest gastroenterology group of hospitals.

• Distinction during MBBS
• First place in paper presentation in OSMECON-2011, national level conference of undergraduate students.
• First place in paper presentation in APICON-2019
• Gold medalist in MD general medicine in GGSIP university, New Delhi
• Won George Frederick Stanley Gold medal – Medal exam held at Government Stanley medical college for final year postgraduates including all DM and DNB pgs across Tamil Nadu
• Gold medalist in DM Gastroenterology in TN- MGR University
• Awarded Abott Medal for Highest Scorer in DM gastroenterology at TN-ISGCON-23