Senior Consultant – Surgical Gastroenterology, HPB Surgery & Liver Transplantation
OPD Timings:
Electronic City: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday - 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Mahadevapura: Thursday - 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Qualifications & Education:
- Master of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Henri Bismuth Institute, Villejuif, France
- Visiting fellow at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, St James’ Teaching Hospital Leeds, UK and Asan Medical Center, Seoul
- MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology) – Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- MS (General Surgery) – St. Johns Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India
- DNB, General Surgery, Diplomate of National Board, New Delhi, India
- MBBS –St. John's Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India
Areas of Expertise:
- Liver Transplantation (Living and Deceased Donor)
- Complex Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
- Minimally invasive HPB surgery
- Hepatectomy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic and periampullary carcinoma
- Distal pancreatectomy±splenectomy for pancreatic tumors
- Pediatric hepatobiliary surgery- hepatectomy, choledochal cyst excision, portoenterostomy (Kasai operation for biliary atresia)
Clinical Interests:
- Ensuring precise and safe live donor hepatectomy
- Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic HPB Surgery
- Management of severe acute pancreatitis
- Protocol driven multidisciplinary management of acute and acute on chronic liver failure
- Multidisciplinary HPB Cancer Care
- Liver Transplant Research
Professional Experience:
- Senior Consultant – Surgical Gastroenterology, HPB Surgery & Liver Transplantation, KIMS Hospitals, Bengaluru
- Clinical Lead & Senior Consultant, HPB Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Fortis Hospital, Bangalore
- Senior Consultant, HPB Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Sarka World Hospital, Bangalore
- Associate Professor, Liver Transplant Surgery, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi
- Senior Resident, Surgical Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
- Lecturer, General Surgery, St. John’s Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore
Academics & Research:
- Bangalore University Gold Medalist during MBBS; winner of multiple awards at St. Johns’ Medical College
- ~60 publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals; 4 book chapters
- Invited faculty speaker at national conferences on HPB Surgery, Liver Transplantation
- Teacher & Guide for Mch course at ILBS, for DrNB Surgical Gastroenterology course at Sakra World Hospital
Professional Memberships:
- Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
- Indian Chapter of International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
- Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG)
- Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
Languages Known:
English, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi