Professional Qualifications
| Institute and Location |
Degree(s) |
Years of study |
Field of study |
| King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, India |
M.B.B.S. and M.D. |
1978-1988 |
Undergraduate education (M.B., B.S.) & Post-graduation in Internal Medicine (M.D.)
|
| Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education, Lucknow, India |
D.M. (Specialist training) |
1989-1991 |
Gastroenterology |
| 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-September 2017 |
Running the Liver Clinic on 2-days/ week;
Teaching DM Hepatology students and students specializing in Hepatology; 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 2008 |
Running the Liver Clinic on 2 days/ week; teaching MD students and students 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.
|
| Associate Professor, Department of Hepatology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
(PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
|
1998 to 2003 |
Running the Liver Clinic; teaching MD students and students specializing in 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)