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Director Profile
Professional Qualifications

Institute and Location Degree(s) Years of study Field of study

King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, M.B.B.S. and 1978-1988 Undergraduate education (M.B., B.S.) & Post-
India M.D. graduation in Internal Medicine (M.D.)

Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of D.M. (Specialist 1989-1991 Gastroenterology

Medical Education, Lucknow, India training)

National Academy of Medical Sciences, India MNAMS 1998 Medical Sciences

American College of Gastroenterology, USA FACG 2001 Gastroenterology and Hepatology

National Academy of Medical Sciences, India FAMS 2010 Medical Sciences

Royal College of Physician, Edinburgh FRCP Edinburgh 2015 Gastroenterology

Royal College of Physician, London FRCP London 2015 Gastroenterology

American Association for Study of the Liver Fellow, (FAASLD) 2015 Hepatology

Professional and Research Experience

Position Year Job

Professor and Head, PGIMER,
Chandigarh, India
7 Feb 2020 Running the Liver Clinic on 3-days/ week [Liver Clinics -2 & Liver Transplant Clinic
-1];
Teaching DM Hepatology students and students specializing in Hepatology;
Carrying out independent research projects related to viral hepatitis, liver failure
&hepatic encephalopathy,microbiota and portal hypertension - both in Clinical and
Basic areas.
Involved in liver transplantation program and ICU care of liver disease patients.

Professor, Department of
Hepatology, Postgraduate
Institute of Medical Education
and Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh, India
2008 to- Running the Liver Clinic on 2-days/ week;
September Teaching DM Hepatology students and students specializing in Hepatology;
2017 Carrying out independent research projects (ICMR) related to hepatic
encephalopathy and portal hypertension - both in Clinical and Basic areas. Involved
in liver transplantation program and ICU care of liver disease patients in Liver ICU.

Additional Professor,
Department of Hepatology,
Postgraduate Institute of
Medical Education and Research
(PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
2003 to Running the Liver Clinic on 2 days/ week; teaching MD students and students
2008 specializing in Hepatology and Gastroenterology; Carrying out independent
research projects related to hepatic encephalopathy including minimal hepatic
encephalopathy (MHE) and acute liver failure (ALF), portal hypertensive biliopathy,
non-cirrhotic portal hypertension, etc. - both in Clinical and Basic areas.
 Position Year Job

Associate Professor,
Department of Hepatology,
Postgraduate Institute of
Medical Education and Research
(PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
1998 to Running the Liver Clinic; teaching MD students and students specializing in
2003 Gastroenterology; Trained in Liver transplantation at Liver Unit, Miami University,
Miami. Carrying out independent research projects related to hepatic
encephalopathy including minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), non-cirrhotic
portal hypertension, gallbladder motility and bile, etc.

Assistant Professor, Department
of Hepatology, Postgraduate
Institute of Medical Education
and Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh, India
1993-1998 Running the Liver Clinic, teaching MD students and students specializing in
Gastroenterology; Carrying out independent research projects related to hepatic
encephalopathy including MHE and FHF, pregnancy and portal hypertension,
extrahepatic portal venous obstruction, Budd-Chiari syndrome, gallbladder motility
and bile, etc.

Senior Fellow 1989-1992 Trained in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures that include upper
and lower GI endoscopies, ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound; carried out
independent projects related to gastroesophageal reflux disease (pioneered setting
up first pH and manometry lab in India), hepatic encephalopathy and portal
hypertension.

DEVELOPMENT OF HEPATOLOGY DEPARTMENT

1. Instrumental in starting Liver ICU for sick patients with liver diseases.
2. Instrumental in starting a new super-speciality course (DM) in Hepatology for the first time in the country.
3. Started successful Liver Transplantation program at PGIMER Chandigarh
4. Creation of new Department of Hepatology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS Lucknow
5. Creation of Rajdhani COVID Hospital, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS Lucknow

OFFICE BEARER

1. Director, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow

2. Chairman, National Action Plan for Viral Hepatitis, Govt. of India
3. Technical Consultant, Mukh Mantri Punjab Hepatitic C Relief Fund, Punjab Govt., Punjab.
4. Chairman, Injection Safety Project, Punjab Govt., Punjab.
5. Chairman, Injection Safety, National Action Plan for Viral Hepatitis, Govt. of India
6. Member, AASLD Asia-Pacific Regional Advisory Council
7. Secretary General, Indian Association for Study of the liver (INASL) (www.inasl.org.in) from 2015-2018
8. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hepatology (JCEH) (http://www.jcehepatology.com/), An official Journal of Indian
National Association for Study of Liver (INASL).
9. President, International Society on Hepatic Encephalopathy and Nitrogen Metabolism (ISHEN) for the period 2014-2017
(www.ishen.org).
10. President Elect, International Society on Hepatic Encephalopathy and Nitrogen Metabolism (ISHEN) for the period 2012-2014
11. Governor of American college Gastroenterology (ACG) for India; from 2011 to 2017
12. International Relations Committee Member of American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
13. Member Scientific committee of Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT).
14. Executive Member, Indian society of Gastroenterology 2014-2017.
15. Secretary, Indian Association for Study of the liver (INASL) from 2000-2001
16. Executive Member, Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI) from 2000-2003
17. Executive member, Indian Association for Study of the liver (INASL)

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