Mr Chandrasekaran Kaliaperumal

Written by a carer at Western General Hospital

A couple of years ago my husband was diagnosed with a right frontal lobe meningioma, which had gone misdiagnosed for months by the local GP. Mr Chandrasekaran Kaliaperumal, sat with us upon diagnosis, went through the scans and answered all of our questions, he even arranged a follow up meeting, as he appreciated there was a lot to take in. The surgery went well and the follow up care by the medical team at the Western General DCN ward was superb! Everyone from the tea lady to the senior registrar work tirelessly to help you make a full recovery :) I'm truly humbled by him and the staff at the DCN, thank you just doesn't seem like enough.... I don't have the words to express my deepest and most sincere gratitude to Mr Chandrasekaran Kaliaperumal and his team, they're phenomenal, real superheroes in my eyes! Two years on and my husbands recent scan has shown a residual regrowth and although I'm scared and have that sickness at the pit of my stomach; a calmness enters the room with a beautiful big smile, that's the 'Chandrasekaran affect'. He is able to put your mind at ease, give you the courage to get through this again. Like magic, his warm and friendly nature leaves you feeling a lot better, he makes you believe and gives you hope... You will get through this! Even though you know he has an extremely busy work schedule, he always makes the time to meet and talk, answer any questions and help put your mind at ease. He is one of the nicest and most humble people I've had the honour to meet, and although the circumstances weren't ideal, I'm grateful it was him!

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Written by a patient at Western General Hospital

In what must be a very busy schedule and dominated by time constraints Mr Kaliaperumal spent over an hour at the initial consultation talking, reviewing the MRI scan results, fully explaining his techniques, answering my many concerns and questions and sharing his very positive thoughts. He instilled such a confidence in me that within minutes of meeting him I had no reservations that surgery was the way forward. Pre surgical assessment followed the next day, where again, Mr Kaliaperumal spent valuable time allaying my fears and those of my husband. I underwent sub occipital craniotomy the next day and with excellent surgical, medical, nursing and allied health care professionals my post operative period was uncomplicated and I was discharged within 5 days. I feel extremely privileged to have been placed in the very skilled hands of Mr Kaliaperumal, a genuinely caring and compassionate surgeon, full of humility who says he is only a small part of a much bigger team. This, of course, is true but great leaders are like conductors. They reach beyond the notes to touch the magic in the players. I am, and continue to be, full of praise, extremely grateful and very humbled by the work that Mr Kaliaperumal and the other health professionals do, providing the highest quality of care and going the extra mile for patients. C

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