Biography

Dr. Harsh Kapoor is a well-known gastroenterologist in India who presently works at the Metro Group of Hospitals. He has worked in the field of gastroenterology for over 35 years.

Dr. Harsh Kapoor earned his MBBS from the University of Delhi in 1980, his MD from Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada in 1989, and his Canadian Board - Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 1993.

His areas of expertise include Helicobacter Pylori, IBD, International Endoscopy + ERCP, and Liver Transplant.

Before joining Metro Hospitals, he practised for almost three decades in the United States and Canada. He has extensive teaching expertise at major universities such as the University of Atlanta, Dalhousie Medical School, Cape Breton University, and Emory University.

Specialties

• Liver Transplant
• Colonoscopy
• Paracentesis
• Proctosigmoidoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Endoscopic Polypectomy
• Manometry
• Fecal Impaction Removal
• Colonoscopy with Polypectomy
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Gastric Ulcer
• Helicobacter Pylori Gastrointestinal Tract Infection
• Benign Tumour
• Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Qualifications

• MBBS from Delhi University, India, 1980.
• MD from Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada, 1989.
• Canadian Board, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada,1993.
• Fellowship in Liver Transplant, Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada.
• Fellowship in Interventional ERCP, CBRH Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
• Fellow of American College of Physicians.
• Fellow of American College of Gastroenterology.
• Fellow of American Endoscopy Society

Experience

Chairman - Metro Institute of Gastroenterology, Hepato-Biliary Sciences, GI Surgery & Liver Transplant.

Chairman, Institute of Gastro Hepatobiliary Sciences, Primus Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi.

Sr Consultant, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi.

Associate Professor & Sr. Consultant, Emory University, Liver Transplant Unit, Atlanta, Georgia, US.

Professor & Sr. Consultant, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova scotia, Canada.

Achievements

Expert speaker on multiple television/radio channels regarding gastro-liver disorders.

350+ lectures in national and international medical meetings.

Best teaching award at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Dean’s Award in teaching resident at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Memberships

Member of Atlanta Gastroenterology Society.

Member of American Gastroenterology Society.

Member of American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Member of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario Canada.

Member of Georgia Hepatitis Advisory Board (USA)

Languages

Hindi

English