Dr-Sanjiv-Saigal

Dr. Sanjiv Saigal

Designation: Principal Director & Head, Liver Transplant and Biliary Sciences, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Endoscopy

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  • Experience: 28+ years
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Biography

Dr. Sanjiv Saigal is a top gastroenterologist in Delhi. He is a highly skilled and experienced hepatologist. For more than a decade, he has led the medical team of liver transplantation in the country's largest liver transplant plan. He now has over 1500 liver transplants under his belt, including both cadaveric and living donor liver transplants.

In 1994, he received his M.D. (Medicine) from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. He received his DNB (Medicine) from the National Board of Examinations, Government of India, in 1996. Dr. Sanjiv Saigal earned his D.M (Gastroenterology) from G. B. Pant Hospital in New Delhi in 1998.

He has earned various honours, including the Calcutta University Gold Medal, the National Pfizer Award, the INLAKS Fellowship in liver transplantation at King's College Hospital in London, and many more.

He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the National Academy of Medical Sciences (MAMS) in New Delhi, as well as the CCST (Gastroenterology) RoyaI College of Gastroenterology in the United Kingdom. He is now providing exceptional services at Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi.

Dr. Sanjiv Seagal has extensive experience in fields such as Liver Transplantation, often known in the medical industry as Transplant Hepatology. Other fields of interest include severe liver dysfunction, vital hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, liver cancer, and drug-induced liver infection.

He conducts over 25 liver transplants each month, with a success rate of more than 90%. He has spoken at over 130 national and international conventions.

Specialties

  • Liver Transplant
  • Cirrhosis & Portal Hypertension
  • Liver Cancer
  • Alcoholic Liver Disease
  • Viral Hepatitis
  • Drug Induced Liver Disease

Qualifications

  • MBBS (Gold Medalist) from Calcutta University, West Bengal, 1989.
  • MD (Medicine) from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 1994.
  • DNB (Gastroenterology) from National Board of Examination (NBE), Delhi, 1996.
  • DM (Gastroenterology) from Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Delhi, 1998.
  • MRCP from Royal College of Physicians, Edinburg, UK, 1999.

Experience

Currently, Principal Director & Head of Liver Transplant and Biliary Sciences in Max-BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi.

Senior Director, Hepatology & Liver Transplant, Medanta-the Medicity, Gurgaon (2010-2020).

Consultant, Hepatology & Gastroenterology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (2002-2010).

Awards and Recognitions

INLAKS Foundation Scholar - King’s College Hospital, London, UK

Human Care Award, 2018

IMA Eminent Speaker, 2014

Calcutta University Gold Medal

National Pfizer Award

Memberships

American Association for The Study of Liver Diseases

Vice President (2020) - Liver Transplantation Society of India

Education Committee Member – International Liver Transplantation Society

Asia Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APASL)

Governing Council Member - Indian Association for the Study of Liver (2011-2013)

National Academy of Medical Sciences (MAMS), New Delhi

Life Member - Indian Association for Study of Liver

Life Member - Indian Society of Gastroenterology

Life Member - Congress of Asian Society of Transplantation

Life Member - Indian Medical Association

Publication

Presented And Published Over 125 indexed Papers in National & International Journals.

Languages

Hindi

English

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