Liver Transplant & Surgery

Dr. Divakar Jain

Senior Consultant & Head — HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation

MBBS, MS (General Surgery), DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology) +2 more

over 20 yearsShalby International HospitalGurugram

About Doctor

Divakar Jain is Senior Consultant & Head — HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation. Clinical work includes Benign and malignant liver, pancreatic and biliary disease, Complex liver, gallbladder, bile-duct and pancreatic surgery, Liver transplantation. Leads HPB surgery and liver transplantation at Shalby Ahmedabad. Previously developed and led the KD Hospital transplant programme. Profile reports involvement in more than 1,000 liver-transplant procedures.

Areas of Expertise

Benign and malignant liver, pancreatic and biliary disease
Complex liver, gallbladder, bile-duct and pancreatic surgery
Liver transplantation
ABO-incompatible paediatric liver transplantation
Combined liver transplantation with cardiac bypass
Liver retransplantation
Combined deceased-donor liver–kidney transplantation
Dual-lobe liver transplantation
Paediatric and older-adult liver transplantation
Donor safety
Paediatric liver transplantation
Transplant immunology

Procedures / Treatments

Living-donor liver transplantation
Deceased-donor liver transplantation
Paediatric liver transplantation
ABO-incompatible liver transplantation
Combined liver transplant and cardiac bypass
Liver retransplantation
Combined liver–kidney transplantation
Dual-lobe liver transplantation
Complex liver, gallbladder, bile-duct and pancreatic surgery

Qualifications

MBBS
MS (General Surgery)
DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology)
Fellowship in HPB Surgery & Liver Transplantation
FACS

Education & Training

MBBS and MS — B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
DNB Surgical Gastroenterology — Lakeshore Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Kochi
One-year HPB/liver-transplant fellowship — Fortis Noida, Fortis Escorts New Delhi and FMRI Gurugram

Previous Positions

Assistant Professor of Surgery — P. D. U. Medical College, Rajkot and Government Medical College, Surat (five years)
Fortis Hospital, Noida
Fortis Escorts Hospital, New Delhi
FMRI, Gurugram
B. L. Kapur Memorial Hospital, New Delhi
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad
HPB/liver-transplant programme head — KD Hospital, Ahmedabad (three years)

Memberships / Fellowships

Founder member, Liver Transplantation Society of India
Member, International Liver Transplantation Society
Fellow, American College of Surgeons

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