About Capsule Endoscopy

Capsule endoscopy is a diagnostic procedure used for taking images of the parts of digestive tract which cannot be viewed with the help of endoscope. The doctor makes you swallow a small capsule like device which has a camera and lightening mechanism in it. as it travel through the length of the alimentary canal, it takes the pictures of the tract which are later used for diagnosis of various problem of alimentary canal.

Dr. Vibha Varma

Liver Transplant surgeon | Assistant Director

MBBS, MS - General Surgery, DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology)

Works at Max Hospital Vaishali
New Delhi, India

Dr. Vibha Varma is one of the best liver transplant surgeons in New Delhi who has an extensive clinical experience of over 20 years. She is an expert in the field of Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery and Gastrointestinal surgery. Dr. Varma has completed her medical education from the top institutes of the country. She further obtained advanced fellowship trainings from prestigious medical centers of the country and abroad, including Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, Oxford Transplant Centre (UK) and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi (India).Dr. Vibha has worked at many reputed hospitals across the country and has been an avid participant in starting liver transplant program at three centers. She is a member of various renowned medical societies and organizations including Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology and Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT), to name a few. She has published numerous papers in peer reviewed national and international journals, and been an invited faculty at many conferences.

Clinical Focus

  • Liver transplantation surgery
  • Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary surgery
  • Gastrointestinal surgery

Awards

  • Distinction in Anatomy
  • Merit scholarship throughout MBBS course
  • Best Paper Award - ASI/Bangalore Surgical Society Meet (1998)
  • Best Poster Award - 41st Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology, New Delhi
  • Member of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK

Dr. Deepak Govil

Gastroenterologist | Senior Consultant

MBBS, MS (Surgery), Phd (GI Surgery)

Works at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
New Delhi, India

Dr. Deepak Govil is a highly experienced GI and Laparoscopic surgeon, with great many credit to his name. Having attained education and training from top medical institutes, Dr. Govil has performed all types of major Gastro-surgeries, from general to advanced, in his illustrious medical career. Dr. Deepak Govil has been a pioneer who established Department of GI Surgery at PSRI. Apart from this, he is known for performing living related liver transplants and approx. 2000 operations related to liver and Gastrointestinal Surgery including Laparoscopic surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital.

Clinical Focus

  • GI Gurgery, General & Advance Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Laparoscopic surgeries
  • Splenectomy and Lieno-renal shunts
  • Ileo-anal anstomosis with pouch for Ulcerative colitis
  • Oesophageal resection with Gastric pull up
  • Whipple's Pancreato-duodenectomy
  • Hepatico-jejunostomy for biliary strictures, benign and malignant obstructive jaundice
  • Surgical obstructive jaundice operation
  • Treatment for pancreatic diseases- Acute & Chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic malignancies, Surgery for Upper and Lower GI haemorrhage
  • Treatment for GI malignancies Oesophageal, Gastric, colonic, rectal cancers
  • Portal hypertension Surgery

Awards

  • Received Presidents appreciation award at IMA South Delhi annual convention in Jan 2009
  • Was Secretary of the Consultant forum of Apollo hospital till March 2009 organized lot of activities in the forum
  • Convenor of Delhi GI Surgeons club for 8 years from 1998 to 2007
  • Has been the National executive member of the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Published and presented a number of research papers on national and international platforms

Dr. Sharat Varma

Pediatrician and Hepatologist | Consultant

MBBS, DNB - Pediatrics, Fellowship in Paediatric gastroenterology & Hepatology

Works at Max Super Specialty Hospital Saket
New Delhi, India

Dr. Sharat Varma is an accomplished surgeon with specialization in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation. Backed by 14 years of experience, he has worked in renowned medical institutions of India, Europe and USA, and his key interest lies in transplant Heptology. Dr. Varma is credited with a number of awards and accomplishments for his endeavors and research work. Dr. Sharat Varma, in addition to his educational qualification, has pursued advance trainings and courses to remain updated with the latest techniques. Apart from this, he has published many national and international medical papers.

Clinical Focus

  • Paediatric gastroenterology
  • Hepatology
  • Focal transplantation
  • Oesophageal stenting and dilatation
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in new born
  • Foreign body extraction

Awards

  • Developing new methodology of Digital Fibrosis Quantification
  • NASPGHAN ESPGHAN exchange award for Paediatric Hepatology
  • Mentor-mentee Programme award and Young Investigator recognition for outstanding research from EASL
  • Key Member of International Consortium Evaluating Long term outcome of Liver allograft (GIGOLO Group)
  • Young Investigator Award from EASL
  • Young Investigator Award from ESPGHAN
  • International Award from NASPGHAN
  • Young Investigator Award from WCPGHAN

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Dr. Nikhil Agrawal

Surgical gastroenterologist | Assoc. Director & Head GI-HPB Surgery & Oncology

MS, MCH

Works at Max Super Specialty Hospital Saket
New Delhi, India

Dr. Nikhil Agrawal is one of the few exclusive GI & HPB Surgical Oncologists in India, with a rich 16+ years of experience in treating various gastrointestinal, colorectal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatic cancers. He specializes in advanced laparoscopic GI and HPB cancer surgery. Dr. Nikhil Agrawal has trained and worked at many prestigious institutions both in and out of India. After completing his MBBS from Calicut Medical College, he pursued his MS (General surgery) from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, followed by an MCh (GI Surgery) from AIIMS, New Delhi. He also has a fellowship in Laparoscopic Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic surgery and a training course in operative laparoscopy, adding to his long list of academic qualifications. He is also credited for establishing the Department of Gastrointestinal, HPB, and GI Cancer Surgery at Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital - New Delhi.
Dr. Nikhil is a strong academician with an active research interest and has many publications and chapters in reputed journals and textbooks to his name. He is often invited to various national and international conferences and institutions as a guest speaker and faculty. His efforts and contributions have been recognized and honored by many surgical forums.

Clinical Focus

  • Pancreatitis
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancers
  • Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Gastrointestinal Cancers

Awards

  • Travel Bursary Award by the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology in 2011
  • Travel grant by Korean Association of HBP Surgery for presenting abstract at the 11th International Single Topic Symposium of the Korean Association of HBP Surgery (ISTS 2016, Jeonju, Korea)
  • Travel grant by IASGO for presenting abstract at the 26th World Congress of the IASGO (IASGO 2016, Seoul, Korea)
  • First prize in Award Paper Session for the paper titled "Incidence and risk factors for shunt thrombosis following proximal splenorenal shunt in patients with extrahepatic portal venous obstruction" at IHPBA India 2017, Bangalore.

Dr. Manish Joshi

Gastroenterologist | Consultant

MBBS, MS, DNB (General Surgery), MRCS, FACRSI

Works at BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital Bangalore
Bangalore, India

Dr. Manish Joshi is a renowned and accomplished surgeon with specialization in Surgical Gastroenterology, GI Oncology and Advanced Laparoscopic procedures. He is an experience Gastroenterologist with over 19 years of experience in the surgical domain and he is an expert in the field of Basic & Advanced Laparoscopic Surgical for Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers, Colon & rectal Cancers, Gastric Cancers, Pancreatic Cancers, Liver Cancers, and others. He is a highly qualified and proficient GI surgeon with medical qualification and training from premier institutes and is skilled performs all types of gastric procedures, from basic to complex.

Clinical Focus

  • Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers
  • Colon & rectal Cancers
  • Gastric Cancers
  • Pancreatic Cancers
  • Liver Cancers
  • Esophageal cancers
  • Gallbladder cancers
  • Bile duct cancers
  • Endoscopy (UGI Endoscopy)
  • Endoscopy Pseudocyst Drainage
  • Colonoscopy (Full Length)
  • ERCP (Diagnostic)
  • Gall Bladder Surgery
  • Capsule Endoscopy (Inpatients)
  • Hernia Repair

Awards

  • Awarded the 'International Travelling Fellowship' by the Association of Colorectal Society of India
  • Selected for the 'Travel Bursary' Award by the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterologist

Dr. Hariharan Muthuswamy

Gastroenterologist | Senior Consultant

MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Gastroenterology

Works at Apollo Hospital Chennai
Chennai, India

Dr Hariharan Muthuswamy is a renowned and highly experienced Gastroenterologist & hepatologist in Chennai.

Dr Muthuswamy holds expertise in Hepatitis (A, B, E) treatment, capsule endoscopy and endoscopy procedures, haemorrhoids treatment, GERD, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and many other procedures. He is a highly skilled and trained surgeon with MBBS and MD from reputed national institutions and went further to be trained in advanced procedure with fellowships from prestigious institutions like the Royal College of Physicians.

Dr Hariharan is a member of many eminent medical associations and has published several papers under his name in national and international journals.

Clinical Focus

  • Haemorrhoids Treatment
  • Hepatitis B Treatment
  • Hepatitis A Treatment
  • Hepatitis E Treatment

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Dr. Shaleen Aggarwal

Liver Transplant surgeon | Director

MBBS, MS - General Surgery, MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology), ASTS Fellowship

Works at Max Hospital Vaishali
New Delhi, India

Dr. Shaleen Aggarwal is a highly reputed liver transplant surgeons in New Delhi who has an extensive clinical experience of over 20 years. He has performed many surgeries in the field of Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary and Gastrointestinal surgery. Dr. Aggarwal has completed his medical education from the top institutes of the country, including Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He has obtained several advanced fellowship trainings from prestigious medical centers of the country and abroad, including Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Asan Medical Center, Seoul (South Korea), Hospital Beaujon, Paris (France), and ASTS Solid Organ Transplant, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York (USA). Dr. Aggarwal has worked at several reputed hospitals in New Delhi and is presently the Director of Liver transplant program at Max Hospital, Vaishali. He is a member of various renowned national and international medical societies including American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), Indian National Association for the study of Liver (INASL) and Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT), to name a few. He has published numerous papers in peer reviewed journals, and been an invited faculty at many conferences.

Dr. Shaleen Aggarwal is a highly reputed liver transplant surgeons in New Delhi who has an extensive clinical experience of over 20 years. He has performed many surgeries in the field of Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary and Gastrointestinal surgery. Dr. Aggarwal has completed his medical education from the top institutes of the country, including Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He has obtained several advanced fellowship trainings from prestigious medical centers of the country and abroad, including Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Asan Medical Center, Seoul (South Korea), Hospital Beaujon, Paris (France), and ASTS Solid Organ Transplant, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York (USA).

Dr. Aggarwal has worked at several reputed hospitals in New Delhi and is presently the Director of Liver transplant program at Max Hospital, Vaishali. He is a member of various renowned national and international medical societies including American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), Indian National Association for the study of Liver (INASL) and Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT), to name a few. He has published numerous papers in peer reviewed journals, and been an invited faculty at many conferences.

Clinical Focus

  • Liver transplantation surgery
  • Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary surgery
  • Gastrointestinal surgery

Dr. Abhideep Chaudhary

HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation | Senior Director & HOD

MBBS, MS (General Surgery)

Works at BLK Super Speciality Hospital
New Delhi, India

Dr. Abhideep Chaudhary is one of the most accomplished Surgical Gastroenterologist and Liver Transplantation surgeon in India. He has a rich experience of more than 18 years. Dr. Chaudhary and team has performed 1500+ Liver Transplants including Living Donor Liver Transplant, Cadaver Donor Liver Transplant, Swap Transplant, and Split Liver Transplant. Other than liver transplant, his areas of interest includes liver, pancreas and biliary diseases and minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic and robotic surgery).

Clinical Focus

  • Liver Transplant - Living Donor Liver Transplant, Cadaver Donor Liver Transplant,  Swap Transplant,  Split Liver Transplant
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery (Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery)
  • Liver Cancer
  • Hepato Pancreas and Biliary Diseases

Awards

  • NewsX Health Excellence award presented by the Hon'ble Health Minister, Sh J.P. Nadda in the field of Surgical Gastro and Liver Transplant - December 2018
  • Times Healthcare Achiever's award - Rising star in Liver Transplant - November 2018.
  • Delhi Medical Association “Vishisht Chikitsa Award’’ - for outstanding contribution in the field of Liver Transplantation in India - 5th July 2015

Dr. Giriraj Bora

Liver Transplant and GI & HPB Surgeon | Additional Director- Liver Transplantation & Sr. Consultant GI & HPB Surgery

MBBS, MS, Mch

Works at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
New Delhi, India

Dr. Giriraj Bora is a young and one of the leading GI Surgeon in India with over a decade of experience in the field. He is a recognized name in the field of Liver Transplant, Pancreatic Surgery like Whipple's pancreaticoduodenal resections and surgery for chronic pancreatitis. He has been involved in 1500 liver transplants and has an extensive experience in performing advanced Gastro Intestinal procedures. To his credit, he is reputed for having performed the first Liver Transplant and also the 1st Living Donor &1st Deceased Donor Liver Transplants in the state of Rajasthan. Dr. Bora is a specialist in liver transplantation & liver resection procedures for Hepatocellular cancers, combined liver and kidney transplantation and HPB surgeries.

Clinical Focus

  • Liver Transplant for liver cancers
  • Safe donor surgery in liver transplantation
  • Portal vein reconstruction in Whipple's operation for pancreatic cancers
  • Ultra Low Anterior Resection ( LAR ) for rectal cancers
  • Liver resection for cholangiocarcinoma
  • Shunt surgery for portal hypertension
  • Advanced laparoscopic operations in gastrointestinal surgery
  • ABO incompatible liver transplants

Awards

  • Commended by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for performing the 1st liver transplant in the state
  • Young Investigator Award by the International Liver Transplant Society at Sydney in 2013
  • Travel Award of the International Liver Transplant Society at San Francisco, USA in 2012

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Dr. Ajay Kumar Kriplani

Surgeon | Director & HOD

MBBS, MS-General Surgery, ICLS, AIS, ALS and IAGES

Works at Fortis Memorial Research Institute
Gurgaon, India
The Director & HOD at the department of Laparoscopic, Bariatric and Gastro Intestinal Surgery at Fortis Hospital in Gurgaon, Dr. A K Kriplani has over 33 years of experience in his field. Dr. A K Kriplani is a pioneer in laparoscopic adrenalectomy and laparoscopic splenectomy. He was the first doctor who performed laparoscopic Whipple pancreatic-duodenectomy in North India. Dr. A K Kriplani 38 scientific publications to his name and has delivered more than 395 guest lectures and keynote addresses across the globe. With more than 37 years of experience, Dr. Kriplani has become a well-known doctor for Minimal Access Surgery and Bariatric Surgery.

Clinical Focus

  • Gastric Bypass Surgery
  • Hernia Surgery
  • Breast cancer Surgery
  • Piles Surgery
  • Weight Loss Surgery
  • Gallbladder Removal Surgery
  • Colectomy
  • Colon Resection Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Open Cholecystectomy
  • Lipectomy

Awards

  • Best paper award in the International Cancer Congress in the gastro-intestinal surgery section on "surgical options in the management of gallbladder carcinoma" New Delhi
  • Dr. BN Balakrishna Rao oration on "Laparoscopic Surgery of the Adrenal gland", Surgical Society of Bangalore
  • Dr. SR Joglekar Award for the best article of the year published in the Indian Journal of Surgery on "Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: An Experience at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi"
  • Best Citizens of India Award by International Publishing House, New Delhi
  • Distinguished Service Award by the IMA Academy of Medical Specialties, National body of the Indian Medical Association, New Delhi.
  • eMedinews Distinguished Speakers of the year 2010" awarded during the "2nd eMedinews Revisiting 2010", Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.

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