Introduction

Dr. Avnish Seth has over three decades of experience in treating diseases of the liver, gastrointestinal tract and pancreas. His clinical focus is on treatment of acid peptic disorders, GI bleeding, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, treatment of Hepatitis B & C and liver transplantation. Dr. Seth performed the first successful stool transplant of the country in an adult with ulcerative colitis.

Hospital Associations

Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon

Services/Interest

• Acid peptic disorders
• GI bleeding
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Crohn’s disease

Experience

Dr. Avnish Seth is one of the best Gastrologists and Hepatologists in Gurgaon and has an experience of over 32 years in his field. Formerly, Gastroenterologist to the President of India, Dr. Seth has over 100 publications. He has pioneered organ donation after brain death in North India as Founder Director of Armed Forces Organ Retrieval & Transplant Authority (AORTA) and now as Director of Fortis Organ Retrieval & Transplant (FORT).

Professional Memberships

Member of Apex Technical Committee, National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO), New Delhi. Member of International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement (ISODP). Member of Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare committee on formulating national guidelines for liver transplantation (2007). Governing Council Member, Society for GI Endoscopy of India (SGEI) 2006-08. Governing Council Member, Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG), 2004-05. Member, Indian National Association for Study of Liver (INASL). Member, American Association for Study of Liver Disease (AASLD).

Awards and Recognitions

Awarded Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service by the President of India. Best paper during National conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2006). Best paper during National conference of Society of GI Endoscopy of India (2007). Vice Chief of Army Staff commendation (2006). Chief of Naval Staff award for best papers published in the field of Medicine in the Armed Forces (2003 and 2006). Smt Ranjana Vij Memorial medal for first position in MD (Medicine), University of Poona, (1989).

Education

MBBS, MD (Medicine), DM (Gastroenterology), Fellowship in Hepatology & Liver Transplantation.

I Speak

English, Hindi