Dr. Vivek Vij
Chairman
27 Years of ExperienceGastroenterologist, HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon
MBBS, MS, DNB, MRCS, Fellowship
Reg. No.:133607, Tamil Nadu Medical Council
Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurgaon
English, Hindi
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About Dr. Vivek Vij
- Dr. Vivek Vij is a renowned Surgical Gastroenterologist and Liver Transplant Surgeon with over 27 years of experience.
- He is recognised as one of the leading liver transplant surgeons in India and is the founder of the Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Sciences department at Fortis Hospitals.
- Dr. Vij and his team have collectively performed over 4,000 liver transplants, with a 97% patient success rate and a 100% donor success rate.
- He holds the distinction of being the youngest liver transplant surgeon in India to have completed 800 independent liver transplants, with the lowest biliary complication rate.
- Dr. Vij was the first liver surgeon from the Indian subcontinent to publish a series on laparoscopic donor hepatectomy in the prestigious Journal of Liver Transplantation.
- He completed his MBBS from B.J. Medical College, Pune, in 1998.
- He earned his MS in General Surgery from the Government. Medical College & Rajendra Hospital in 2001.
- Dr. Vij also earned a DNB in General Surgery from the National Board of Examinations in New Delhi.
- After that, MRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, in 2003.
- He received a Fellowship in Liver Transplant and Surgical Gastroenterology from Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital, New Delhi, in 2006.
- Dr. Vij was honoured with a special award at the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) conference in Chicago in 2015.
- He established a Fellowship program at Fortis Hospitals to train young surgeons and paramedical staff in liver transplantation.
- Dr. Vij has published more than 50 scientific papers and has presented extensively on liver surgery and transplantation at both national and international conferences.
- His key research areas include living donor liver transplantation and the medical management of patients with liver diseases.
- His work has been published in top-tier journals, including the American Journal of Transplantation and Liver Transplantation.
- He holds active registration with the Delhi Medical Council.
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Education
- MBBS, B.J. Medical College, Pune, 1998
- MS (General Surgery), Govt. Medical College & Rajendra Hospital, 2001
- DNB (General Surgery), National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, 2003
- MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, 2003
- Fellowship in Liver Transplant and Surgical Gastroenterology, Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital, New Delhi, 2006
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- Consultant (Liver Transplant and Surgical Gastroenterology), Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, 2011
- Senior Registrar (Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation), Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital, New Delhi, 2006
- Senior Registrar (General Surgery), Fortis Hospital, Ludhiana, 2003
- Awarded by the Ministry of Health (Mongolia)
- ILBS Award
- Award for 'Clinical Excellence' from Fortis Healthcare
- BFUHS Award
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