Faculty of Medical Sciences > Surgical Gastroenterology > Alumni
The Department of Surgical Gastroenterology has been a dynamic department of King George's Medical University since its inception in January 2006. It has made rapid progress within a few years and now offers all varieties of gastrointestinal surgeries in the area of gastroesophageal, hepatopancreaticobiliary, coloproctology and minimally invasive surgery.
The department, headed by Prof. Abhijit Chandra, provides multidisciplinary management of all gastrointestinal related problems. This is a major referral centre not only for the state of Uttar Pradesh but also for patients from neighboring states like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Nepal.
The surgical gastroenterology operation theatre complex is equipped with the latest and best of the class equipments. Both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures (upper and lower gastrointestinal) as well as ERCP are performed daily. It has the proud privilege of being a centre which imparts training in public sector in the field of endoscopy and advanced laparoscopy.
The Department of Surgical Gastroenterology is also actively engaged in both clinical and basic research. Antropylorus transposition for severe fecal incontinence, genetics and molecular biology involving gallbladder malignancy and activation and differentiation of omentum are major research areas. PhD candidates are enrolled annually and are actively involved in research works of the department. The department also has a curriculum for training of nutritionists and dieticians and has many research projects with grants from ICMR and also from public private collaboration.
The department runs MCh course in Surgical Gastroenterology which is one of the few places in India to offer this super specialty training. It also offers post MS (General Surgery) senior residency with Two (02 seats/year) seats on an annual basis. The experienced and well trained faculty is actively involved in MBBS, MS (General Surgery) teaching and training.
Prof. Abhijit Chandra MS. MCh.
Prof. Abhijit Chandra is the Head of the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, KGMU.
Education and Training:
MBBS from King George's Medical University, Lucknow, in 1989
MS (General Surgery) from King George's Medical University, Lucknow, in 1994
MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology) from Gobind Ballabh Pant Hospital, New Delhi, 1999.
Visiting fellow for hepatobiliary surgery in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA in Feb 2002
Research fellow in University of Texas Medical Branch, USA in 2001-02
Specialized training in pancreaticobiliary and therapeutic endoscopy, scientific writing and clinical tools in clinical research, University of Texas, USA
Advanced laparoscopic training at GEM hospital, Coimbatore.
Academic activities:
82 national and international publications
2 book chapters including Textbook of GI surgery
Reviewer of national and international medical journals
Presented many papers in national and international conferences
Principal Investigator in various national and international clinical trials
Thesis Guide of MCh students
Academic affiliations:
Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterologist (IASG)
Association of Minimally Invasive Surgeons of India (AMASI)
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), USA
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic surgeons (SAGES), USA
American Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCRS), USA
As a faculty, he is an examiner for Surgical Gastroenterology and General Surgery, and an invited speaker at various scientific forums. He is currently involved in several clinical trials and is chief guide for research of Ph.D. students.
He has been involved in the department since its inception in 2006 and has keen interest in coloproctology, hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, cancer biology, surgical immune response and multi organ failure. His research and surgical techniques in total anorectal reconstruction has been well acknowledged at various international surgical forums.
Dr. Vishal Gupta. MS. MCh.FACS
He is currently working as Professor.
Education & Training
MBBS from NSCB medical college, Jabalpur, MP, 2000
MS (General Surgery) from LNJP hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, Delhi University, 2003
Super speciality training, MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology) from Gobind Ballabh Pant Hospital, Delhi University, New Delhi, 2007
Bariatric surgery training, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology Surgery, Ahmedabad, 2008
Advanced laparoscopy and laparoscopic hepatobiliary surgery fellowship at Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, University of Paris, France, 2009
European Society of Surgical Oncology fellowship (GI-HPB Oncosurgery), University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2015
Visiting Fellowship, Department of Surgery (HPB unit), Chiba University Graduate School of medicine, Japan, 2015-16.
SSAT-IASG travelling fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, USA (2016).
SSAT-IASG travelling fellowship, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, USA (2016).
Fellow of American College of Surgeons, 2019
ACS International Guest Scholarship, USA 2019
Academic activities
>40 national and international publications
5 book chapters
Co-organising secretary of the midterm ISG Conference 2008, Indore, MP
Academic affiliations
Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterologist (IASG)
Association of Minimally Invasive Surgeons of India (AMASI)
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), USA
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), USA
European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)
International HPB Association, Indian Chapter (IHPBA)
Areas of interest
GI cancers, Surgical Diseases of oesophagus, stomach, liver, biliary and pancreas, colon & rectum; advance laparoscopic surgeries
Dr. Vivek Gupta MS
Dr. Vivek Gupta joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Organ Transplantation and Surgical Gastroenterology, King George Medical University in August 2013.
Education and Training:
MBBS from Seth GS Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai in 2002.
MS (General Surgery) from King George's Medical University, Lucknow in 2006
Chief Resident (General Surgery) at King George's Medical University, Lucknow from 2006 to 2008
Fellowship in Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi from 2009 to 2011.
Fellowship in Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery from Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA from 2011-2013
Dr. Gupta is trained in all major gastrointestinal procedures. He has specific interest in hepato-pancreato-biliary oncology, critical care and liver transplantation. He regularly performs major surgeries including liver resections and vascular reconstruction in patients with cancer of the liver, gall bladder and bile ducts. He obtained fellowship in Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (2009-2011). During this time Sir Ganga Ram hospital was the busiest center for living donor liver transplantation in India and also performed about 1000 advanced GI surgery procedures per year with state of the art infrastructure. Dr. Gupta obtained fellowship in Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery from Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA. Baylor is one of the oldest and largest cadaveric liver transplant program in the USA and performs advanced hepatobiliary surgeries and more than 100 liver transplants per year. Dr. Gupta is providing cadaveric organ retrieval and transplant services at King George Medical University, which has already benefitted many liver and kidney failure patients, in the state of Uttar Pradesh and beyond
Academic activities:
Dr. Gupta has multiple publications and presentations in National as well as International forums. Dr. Gupta is also co investigator in a number of clinical trials.
Academic affiliations:
Member of American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Dr. Pradeep Joshi MS, MCh
Dr. Pradeep Joshi joined as Assistant professor in October 2015.
Education and Training:
MBBS from GSV Medical College, Kanpur in 2005
MS (General Surgery) from SMS, Jaipur in 2009
MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology) from JIPMER, Pondicherry in 2014
Academic activities:
Presented many papers in national and international conferences
Academic affiliations:
Member of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
Member of Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
Member of Association of Minimally Invasive Surgeons of India (AMASI)
Visitors
Dr.Yoshito Akagi (Kurume University, Japan)- lecture on Intersphincteric resection for rectal cancer, 2013.
Dr.Amit Shukla (Colorectal Surgeon, UK)->lecture on Multimodality treatment in Colorectal cancer, 2013.
Prof. Wilhelm Graf (Uppsala University, Sweden) - Video Teleconference on Surgical technique of Perineal antropyloric transposition for end stage fecal incontinence, 2013.
Prof. Ramesh Rajan, Kerala University of Health Sciences, Kerala. 2104
Dr. Mohammed Azfar, Abudhabi, UAE. 2014, 2015
Prof. Anil Aggarwal, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi. 2014, 2015
Prof. RajKumar, The Commonwealth Medical College, USA. 2015
Dr Aparna Ranjan, University of Virginia, USA. 2015
Prof Dinesh Ranjan, University of Kentucky, USA. 2015
Milestones
Use of Antropyloric valve as a substitute for permanent colostomy - A novel technique for total anorectal reconstruction developed by Prof. Abhijit Chandra, has got many awards at various international academic forums.
First centre in India to perform Laparoscopic "ENDOSTIM" implantation for Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), a novel therapeutic option (12th April 2013)
Laparoscopic Whipple's procedure performed in 2015
Several Laparoscopic Choledochal cyst excision with Roux en Y Hepaticojejunostomy done in 2015
Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgeries (TAMIS) done in 2015
First center in Uttar Pradesh to successfully conduct cadaveric liver procurement and transplantation.
Alumuni/ Student Information
MCh (SGE) course was started in the year 2011.
MCh seat was increased from 01 to 02 in the year 2013.
Course got MCI recognized in the year 2015 (w.e.f 2104).
Students are being enrolled for PhD since year 2008.
Students awarded/ enrolled in MCh course in the department:
Student's Name
Year
E-mail Id
Dr. Noushif Medappil
2011-2014
noushif@gmail.com
Dr. Hunaid Hatimi
2013 - ongoing
hunaid_83@yahoo.co.in
Dr. Rahul
2013 - ongoing
rahulimsbhu@gmail.com
Dr. Nikhil Chopra
2014 - ongoing
nikhil_chopra12345@yahoo.co.in
Dr. Prabhu S Swami
2014 - ongoing
drprabhusswami@gmail.com
Dr. Rugved Kulkarni
2015 - ongoing
rugvedkulkarni@gmail.com
Dr. Rakesh Yadav
2015 - ongoing
drrakeshyadav11@gmail.com
Students awarded/ enrolled in PhD course in the department:
