Dr. Vivek Vij
About Doctor
Dr. Vivek Vij is a liver transplant surgeon in India with 20 years of vast experience. He is known for his expertise in liver transplantation and hepatobiliary Sciences. He is the Director at The Department of Liver Transplantation & Gastrointestinal Surgery at Fortis Health Care (Fortis Escorts, FMRI, Fortis Noida and Fortis Chandigarh. Dr. Vij is the first liver surgeon from Indian subcontinent to publish a series of laparoscopic donor hepatectomy in Liver Transplantation. He has been honored with a special award at International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS), in Chicago and the youngest liver transplant doctor in India to complete 1000 independent liver transplants with Lowest Biliary Complication Rate.
Professional Skills
Work Experience
Consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
Consultant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Consultant at Fortis Hospital, Mohali
Consultant at Rajendra Hospital & Medical Collage, Patiala
Consultant at B.J.M.C, Pune
Medical Qualification
MBBS - University of Pune, 1998
MS - General Surgery - Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, 2001
DNB - General Surgery - National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, 2003
MRCS (Edinburgh): Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Roche Preceptorship: Completed specialized training in Liver Transplantation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), USA (2005/2006).
Specialized Fellowships: Served as a Fellow in Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.
Award and Honours
Roche Preceptor ship Training Program in Liver Transplantation at University of Alabama, USA.
Special award by International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS), in Chicago.
Clinical Excellence from Fortis Healthcare.
Decision-Analysis for selection of Graft Type in Right Lobe LRLT Selection of donor grafts - Oral presentation and travel award in ILTS
100% Donor Safety: Credited with pioneering safety protocols that achieved a 100% donor survival rate.
Youngest surgeon in India to complete over 1,000 independent liver transplants; cumulative team experience exceeds 4,500 cases.
Achieved one of the world’s lowest biliary complication rates (less than 4%) in living donor transplants.
First surgeon from the Indian subcontinent to publish a series on laparoscopic donor hepatectomy.
Conducted India's first successful combined liver-kidney transplant for children with hyperoxaluria.
Memberships and Certifications
International Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary association (IHPBA)
International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS), Chicago
the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT)
Delhi Medical Council (DMC)
Indian Medical Association (IMA)
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