Mumbai hospital launches dedicated Digestive and Liver Care Clinic

Four distinguished liver transplant and HPB surgery specialists of India with a collective experience of over 2500 transplant surgeries to collaborate for the clinic The Liver Clinic consisting of intensivists anaesthetists and specially trained nursing staff to offer the most costeffective liver transplant packages in MumbaiTo meet the citys dire need for more advanced facilities for liver problems Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital NSSH on Friday launched a multispeciality Liver Clinic in Mumbai The Clinic offers the best in class facilities with a highly experienced and trained team of expertsThe Clinic is headed by renowned liver transplant surgeon Dr Ankur Garg who has performed 700 liver transplants and established the countryrsquos leading Liver Transplant Units in Delhi and Mumbai during his a decadelong careerDr Ankur Garg Head of Department and Senior Consultant HPB Surgery and Liver Transplant will be supported by highly qualified and trained three specialists of the field ndash Dr Ashutosh Chauhan Dr Vaibhav Kumar and Dr Kapil YadavAnnouncing the launch of the Clinic Dr Rajendra Patankar Chief Operating Officer NSSH said The amalgam of rich clinical experience of the team advanced medical technologies procedures and high quality of care at NSSH is a new ray of hope for all chronic liver disease patientsWe are known for high clinical standards and a wide spectrum of treatment options available at patientrsquos disposal New Clinic offers holistic solutions with an amalgamation of scientific with traditional sciences We will ensure the Liver Clinic becomes a lifesaving mission for all chronic liver disease patients who look for high quality and costeffective treatment in Mumbai he added During his academic tenure at Indiarsquos pioneering medical centre in the liver and biliaryndashInstitute of Liver and Biliary Sciences ILBS New Delhi Dr Garg specialised in living donor liver transplant liver resections and hepatobiliary oncosurgeryThe city is in dire need of dedicated liver clinics due to steep rise in liver diseases and comparatively lesser availability of multispeciality treatment options Our team has rich experience of working in India and top overseas hospitals over a decade Most importantly this experience will be available at patientrsquos disposal at an affordable cost said Dr Garg The Clinic is equipped with all stateoftheart medical technologies and equipment and a dedicated team offers quality care He is joined by Dr Chauhanmdasha specialist Liver Transplant and Hepato PancreaticoBiliary surgeon and a fellow of Multivisceral Transplant and HepatoBiliary Surgery at the worldrenowned Mayo Clinic Rochester After being certified by the American Transplant Board in 2012 he returned to India only to be a part of busiest Liver transplant programs of the countryThe team includes Dr Kumar who is an expert in liver transplantation and the management of hepatobiliary liver malignancies An alumnus of University College of Medical Sciences Delhi he was conferred with IR award by Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland ASGBI Liverpool in 2012 He has worked as a consultant with Indiarsquos leading hospitals in Delhi Gurgaon and MumbaiDr Kapildev Yadav MBBS DNB General Surgery with five years of rich experience in HPB Surgery and Liver Transplant has also joined the team Dr Yadavrsquos interests in Liver Transplant Benign amp Malignant Lesions of Liver Gall Bladder Pancreas Chronic Liver Disease and Acute Liver Failure makes him a valuable addition to the teamMedical experts such as Dr Abdul Ansari Director Critical Care Services Dr Uday Bapat HOD and senior consultant anaesthesiology and Dr Anjali Patki Senior Consultant Anaesthesiology along with specially trained nursing staff will complete the Liver Clinic teamCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates