MBBS, MS - General Surgery, Fellowship
Chairman - Liver Transplantation
35 Years of Practice, 9 Awards Hepatologist, Liver Transplant Specialist
Medical School & Fellowships
MBBS - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi , 1985
MS - General Surgery - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi , 1989
Fellowship - Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh , 1992
Fellowship - Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, UK , 1993
Fellowship - General Surgery - Royal College of Surgeons, Inter Collegiate Board, UK , 1997
Visiting Fellowship - Kyoto Liver Transplant Unit, British Transplantation Society, Bursary , 1997
Memberships
Member - Asian Society of Organ Transplantation
Member - Indian Society of Nephrology
Executive Member - Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology
Member - Indian Society of Gastroenterology
Vice President - Indian Society of Organ Transplantation
Member - British Transplantation Society
Life Member - Association of Surgeons of India
Member - International Society of Liver Transplantation
Training
Training - Liver, Kidney, Small Bowel and Pancreas Transplantation - University of Birmingham, Birmingham
Training - Liver and Biliary Surgery - University of Cambridge, Cambridge
Clinical Achievements
Credited With Over 12000 Complex Liver, Gall Bladder and Bile Duct Surgeries -
His vast experience includes over 2500 liver transplants, which is the highest in the country -
Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon
Liver Transplantation
Chairman
Currently Working
Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
Liver Transplantation
Director and Chief
Medanta Mediclinic, Defence Colony
Institute of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine
Chairman
Currently Working
Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai
Liver Transplantation
Chairman
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Senior Consultant
2001 - 2008
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
Hepatobiliary and Transplant
Senior Consultant
1998 - 2001
Adenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Liver Transplantation
Registrar Transplant
1995 - 1998
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Liver Transplantation
SHO Transplant
1992 - 1993
CrediHealth Video
Liver Transplantation
Chairman
Swastha Bharat Samman
Awarded British Transplantation Society Bursary
MT India Healthcare Award
Performed Over 2500 Liver Transplants With 95% Success Rate
Leads Indias Largest and Most Successful Liver Transplant Program
Recognized in Limca Book of Records for 4 years for Highest Liver Transplants
R D Birla Award - Outstanding Clinician
DMA Award for Excellence in Organ Transplantation
Padma Shree, Awarded
A: The age limit for liver transplant depends on the overall health condition of the patient. In very rare cases, the liver transplant is suggested to someone greater than 70 years old.
A: The outcomes of a liver transplant are great. Many of the recipients have been known to live a healthy lifestyle after 30 years of surgery.
A: Consumption of alcohol after liver transplant depends on the reason you needed a transplant. It is good not to drink alcohol even if your liver problem wasn't alcohol-related. Otherwise, it is ok to so in moderation.
A: Yes, it is possible to gain weight after liver transplant surgery.
A: There is a list of foods that you should not eat after liver transplant surgery. It includes unpurified water, unpasteurized milk products, raw or undercooked food items like eggs, meats, particularly pork, poultry, fish and other seafood. Your doctor may also ask you to limit the consumption of salt, cholesterol, fat, or sugar products.