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Dr. Vivek Vij
CHAIRMAN – LIVER TRANSPLANT & HEPATO - BILIARY SCIENCE
MBBS, MS, MRCS (Ed.), DNB
Over 15+ years of experience
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About Dr. Vivek Vij

Dr. Vivek Vij is a pioneering liver transplant surgeon credited with developing living donor surgery and standardizing safety protocols to achieve a 100% donor safety profile since its inception in the country.
He is the first surgeon from the Indian subcontinent to publish a series of laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy in 'Liver Transplantation'.
He is the founder of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Sciences in Fortis group of Hospitals, starting a highly successful liver transplant program initially at its Noida center and then at Mohali.
Dr. Vij and his team have a cumulative experience of performing more than 2,500 liver transplants, having performed the majority of them at Fortis Hospital, Noida with a record 95% patient and 100% donor success rate.
Dr. Vij has to his credit the Lowest Biliary Complication rate (<4%) in Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) worldwide.

Location

Fortis Hospital
Work Experience

  • Founder of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Sciences in Fortis group of Hospitals
  • Developed living donor surgery and standardized safety protocols
  • Performed over 2,500 liver transplants with a 95% patient success rate and 100% donor success rate
  • Previous Experience at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
  • Previous Experience at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
  • Previous Experience at Fortis Hospital, Mohali
  • Previous Experience at Rajendra Hospital & Medical College, Patiala
  • Previous Experience at B.J.M.C, Pune
  • Special Interests

  • Liver Transplant
  • Hepato-Biliary Pancreatic Surgery
  • Advanced Upper & Lower GI Surgery
  • Adult & Paediatric Liver Transplant
  • Complex Liver Surgery
  • Advanced Pancreato-biliary Surgeries
  • Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeries
  • Basic Science Research and Regenerative Medicine
  • Training

  • Roche Preceptorship, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
  • International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS), Chicago