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DR ANKUR GARG
Liver and Hepatobiliary Surgeon
Introduction
Dr. Ankur Garg is one of the best doctors specialized with liver transplantationwith 16 years of experience. Dr. Ankur Garg is an alumnus of India’s premiere i.e Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences, where Dr. Ankur Garg completed his MCh in Hepato-Pancreato and Biliary in December, 2013. Dr. Ankur Garg's previous association and work includes over 6 years of Residency Programs at Department of Surgery, Cooper Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai and Lok Manya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai respectively (April, 2002 till November 2008). From December, 2008 onwards till December 2013, Dr. Ankur Garg has been engaged with Residency Program at Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplant, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi. Dr. Ankur Garg has over 11+ years of consolidated work experience with nearly 100 liver transplants to his credit.
Hospital Associations
BLK Super Speciality Hospital .
Services/Interest
- Hepato Biliary Pancreatic
- liver transplantation.
Experience
Dr. Ankur Garg is one of the best doctors specialized with liver transplantationwith 11 years of experience.
Professional Memberships
Medical Council of India (MCI). Indian Medical Association (IMA).
Education
MBBS - Government Medical College, Aurangabad Maharashtra, 2002. MCh - Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery - ILBS University, 2013.
I Speak
English, Hindi
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Write FeedbackWho is Hepatobiliary surgeon?
The hepatobiliary and pancreatic system refers to the liver, pancreas, gall bladder and bile duct. The hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeon provide treatment for patients with benign disease including cysts, biliary strictures, and bile duct injuries and primary and metastatic cancers of the liver, gallbladder, bile duct and pancreas.
What does a hepatobiliary surgeon do?
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeon diagnoses and treats diseases, disorders, and injuries of the hepatobiliary and pancreatic system. They can perform surgeries to remove lower stomach, a part of the pancreas, and the whole gall bladder. They also do reconstruction procedures like the reconstruction of the bile duct and liver transplant and liver resection.
What disease is treated by a hepatobiliary surgeon?
They treat viral hepatitis and chronic viral hepatitis and other infectious diseases like cytomegalovirus infection, herpesviral, toxoplasmosis, hepatosplenic schistosomiasis, portal hypertension in schistosomiasis, liver disease in syphilis, Epstein-Barr virus infection, yellow fever virus infection, and rubella virus infection. They also treat inflammatory diseases and alcohol-related problems in the liver such as fatty liver. They perform surgery on tumors and carcinomas such as liver cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoma, etc. They take care of end-stage liver disease, liver failure, and hepatorenal syndrome, fibrosis, and cirrhosis of the liver. They perform surgery for gallbladder and biliary tract diseases such as obstruction, perforation, fistula of the biliary tract, biliary cyst, and biliary atresia, etc.
What surgeries are performed by a hepatobiliary surgeon?
- Gallstone surgery.
- Bile duct resection.
- Pancreas/Kidney transplant.
- Chemoembolization.
- Cholecystectomy.
- Liver resection.
- Liver transplant.
- Pancreatic Resection.
- Radiofrequency ablation.
- Whipple procedure
When should a person visit a hepatobiliary specialist?
A person suffering from chronic or acute jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting, loss of appetite, which usually result in weight loss, fatigue, fever or chills, itching, light brown urine, and greasy or clay-colored stools should visit a hepatobiliary surgeon or specialist.