People news: Oswego Health adds gastroenterologist, Karthikeyan

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health recently announced it has added Dr. Suri Karthikeyan, a gastroenterologist, to its medical staff.

Dr. Karthikeyan joins the Center for Gastroenterology and Metabolic Diseases and office of Dr. Ajoy Roy, in Suite 400 of the Seneca Hill Health Services Center.

Karthikeyan has nearly 30 years of experience treating a variety of gastroenterology diseases in addition to performing advanced endoscopy procedures. For the past 26 years, he has been in private practice in both New London, Connecticut, and Rochester, New York from 2001-2020. In addition to clinical work, Dr. Karthikeyan has taught medical students and medical residents at the University of Rochester and Unity Hospital of Rochester.

Earning his medical degree at Madras Medical College — located in Chennai, India —Karthikeyan has an extensive clinical background including resident in internal medicine at various National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in the United Kingdom. He obtained specialist certification in internal medicine, MRCP(UK) by the Royal College of Physicians of the UK, followed by residency in gastroenterology in Leicester.

Subsequently, he pursued an internal-medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, and obtained specialist certifications in internal medicine and gastroenterology, FRCP(C) by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. That was followed by board certifications in internal medicine and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.