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Dr Gaurav Chaubal - Liver and Hepatobiliary Surgeon

DR GAURAV CHAUBAL

MS. (Gen Surgery), Mch (GI Surgery) , Fellowship (Abdominal Transplant Surgery)
Liver and Hepatobiliary Surgeon
  • Fees: INR 1,500
  • Wednesday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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Introduction

Dr. Gaurav Chaubal is the Chief Liver Transplant Surgeon at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre. Dr Gaurav Chaubal has experience of over 600 liver transplants. His team has done Mumbai's First Kidney Pancreas Transplant and the First Adult Dual lobe living donor liver transplant in Western Maharashtra. He is a gold medalist in MS General surgery and has done MCH in Gastrointestinal Surgery from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He has done his Fellowship in GI Surgical Oncology from Tata Memorial Hospital and is trained in Laparoscopic Liver Surgery at Seoul National University Hospital and Samsung Medical Centre, South Korea.

Hospital Associations

Jaslok Hospital Mumbai

Services/Interest

  • Liver Transplants
  • Kidney and Pancreas Transplant

Experience

Dr Gaurav Chaubal has trained in General Surgery and Super specialization in Surgical Gastroentrology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), New Delhi. He has done his Post Superspecialisation in Surgical Gastroentrology, and a Fellowship in GI and HPB Cancer Surgery at Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai from 2012 - 2013. He has done his Fellowship in Abdominal Transplant Surgery at premier institute Duke University, USA. Dr Gaurav Chaubal has done his Fellowship in Laparoscopic Hepatobiliary Surgery in Seoul National University Hospital and Samsung Medical Centre, Korea in 2015. He has worked as Liver Transplant and HPB Surgeon in Global Hospital, Mumbai from 2015 - 2017.

Awards and Recognitions

Gold Medal in MS General Surgery exam held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 2008

Education

MS. (Gen Surgery), Mch (GI Surgery) , Fellowship (Abdominal Transplant Surgery)

I Speak

English , Hindi

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Jaslok Hospital And Research Centre Timing

Monday - Friday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Who 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.