Dr. Mallikarjun Sakpal

OP Timing:

Qualifications & Education:

• DM (Hepatology) – Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
• MD (Internal Medicine) – Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
• MBBS – Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka

Areas of Expertise:

• Management of Acute and Chronic Liver Diseases
• HCC & other Liver Tumour Management
• Adult & Paediatric Liver Transplant Medicine (Pre and Post-Transplant Care)
• Multi-Organ Transplant Care (Liver–Kidney, Kidney–Pancreas)
• Management of Paediatric Liver Diseases
• Acute Liver Failure & Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
• Critical Care Hepatology and Liver ICU Management
• Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders
• Advanced Interventional Endoscopy – Upper GI Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, EUS & ERCP

Professional Experience:

• Senior Consultant – Liver Diseases & Liver Transplantation, Aster CMI Hospital, Bengaluru
• Senior Consultant – Liver Diseases & Liver Transplantation, Aster Medcity, Kochi
• Consultant – Liver Diseases & Liver Transplantation, BGS Global Hospital, Bengaluru

Clinical Experience & Skills:

• Part of a transplant team performing 500+ liver transplants, including +125 Paediatric transplants
• Experience in combined organ transplants including Liver–Kidney and Kidney–Pancreas
• Extensive expertise in liver critical care units including MARS and plasmapheresis therapies
• Skilled in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures
• Actively involved in perioperative management of liver transplant recipients

Research & Publications:

• Randomized controlled trial of Vitamin D supplementation in patients with NAFLD
• Serum leptin levels and gallbladder ejection fraction in patients with obesity
• Hepatosplenic sarcoidosis – Case report
• Review article: Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients with end-stage renal disease
• Authored chapter on Acute Viral Hepatitis in the Elderly – Textbook of Geriatrics,
• Indian Association of Physicians (1st Edition)

Languages Known:

English, Hindi, and Kannada