Liver transplant Doctors Abroad — Page 3

Dr. Subash Gupta is the chief surgeon of the Liver Transplant Department at Apollo Hospital Indraprastha. He performed India's first liver transplant on a 6-month-old infant. Dr. Gupta is the founder of the Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery unit at the Liver Centre. He treats complex diseases, including pseudosclerosing cholangitis and organ transposition in recipients.

• Developed a new liver resection method that improves donor safety during transplant operations.
• Completed six years of surgical training at Queen Elizabeth and St. James's hospitals in the UK.
• Winner of the Society of Clinical Excellence Award for achievements in surgical practice.
• Works at JCI-accredited Apollo Hospital, which houses one of Asia's largest transplant centers.

Professor Durgatosh Pandey is a senior surgical oncologist and transplant specialist at Artemis Hospitals who treats complex liver tumours and end-stage disease.

• Founder member of the Lung Cancer Consortium Asia and the Esophageal Cancer Consortium
• Trustee member of the Indian Co-operative Oncology Network
• Performs liver transplants alongside advanced surgical oncology procedures
• Published widely on oncological surgical techniques and patient outcomes

Professor Ravi Mohanka has performed 1,300 transplants with an 88% patient survival rate. He leads the Liver Transplant department at Global Hospital Mumbai.

• Trained at the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute in the USA
• Uses robotic and laparoscopic techniques for faster patient recovery
• Specialises in both living donor and cadaveric liver transplants
• Expert in multivisceral procedures involving multiple abdominal organs
• Handled clinical placements in France and Italy focusing on hepatobiliary techniques

Professor Mohammed Rela holds a Guinness World Record for performing a successful liver transplant on a five-day-old infant. He leads the Rela Institute and Medical Centre in India.

• Completed 4,000+ liver transplant surgeries with a 95% success rate
• First surgeon in India to perform complex split liver transplants
• Specialises in paediatric liver transplantation and chronic liver failure cases
• Published 500+ scientific papers with a high Hirsch index of 48
• Uses robotic systems for precision hepatopancreatobiliary and oncology surgery

Professor Vivek Vij holds a record for the lowest biliary complication rate worldwide, maintaining a 100% donor safety profile across his career.

• Performed 2,000 liver transplants with his specialist surgical team
• Achieved a biliary complication rate of less than 4% in living donor cases
• Pioneered laparoscopic donor hepatectomy in the Indian subcontinent
• Trained at the University of Alabama and the International Liver Transplant Society in Chicago
• Standardised safety protocols now used for living donor surgery programs