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DR RAKESH RAI
Liver and Hepatobiliary Surgeon
- Fees: INR 1,500
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Saturday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
(See all timing)Tuesday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM,
Thursday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM,
Saturday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Introduction
Dr. Rakesh Rai is a Senior Consultant Surgeon who heads the Transplant program at Fortis Hospital, Mumbai. Dr. Rakesh Rai is one of the best transplant surgeons in Mumbai, India and has trained extensively in hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery and solid organ transplantation (liver, kidney and pancreas) with an experience of more than 15 years in his field. He does cadaver and living donor liver transplants as well as kidney transplants. Dr Rakesh Rai is also an expert in pancreas transplants and liver and pancreatic surgeries.
Hospital Associations
Fortis Hospital, Mulund
Services/Interest
- Cadaveric Liver Transplant
- Live Donor Transplant
- Kidney Transplant
- Pancreatic Surgery
Experience
Dr. Rakesh Pai has trained in UK and USA for 15 years as well as in Korea. He has worked in some of the most famous transplant Centres in Europe including Royal Free Hospital, London, Freeman Hospital in Newcastle and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. Dr Rakesh Rai has been Senior Consultant in Transplant surgery in King Fahad Hospital, Saudi Arabia. and Apollo hospital, Bangalore.
Education
MBBS (University of Patna, India), 1990. MS (General Surgery), (University of Mumbai, India), 1994. FRCS (Royal college of Surgeons of Edinburgh), 1997. MD (University of Newcastle, UK), 2006. FRCS (Intercollegiate, UK), 2007. CCST (UK), 2008. American Society of Transplant Surgeon Fellowship (2007-2009).
I Speak
English, Hindi
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Tuesday
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
3:00 PM - 5:00 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.