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Dr. Girn, Hepatologist

Dr. H R S Girn

Senior Consultant – Hepato Pancreato Biliary & Multi Organ Transplantation

MBBS, MRCS, MD, FRCS, CCT (UK), Hesperis European Fellowship
Languages
English, Hindi, Punjabi
Overview

Over two and a half decades extensive experience in care of cirrhotic and liver failure patients, complex Hepato-Pancreato- Biliary Surgery and Multiorgan Transplantation (Liver and Kidney) including 12 years training in some of best hospitals in UK (2001 – 2013). Over 5000 complex hepatobiliary procedures performed in surgical practice.

  • Basic Surgical Training – Yorkshire School of Surgery, UK
  • MRCS – Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • MD – Leeds Vascular Institute, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK
  • HPB and Transplant Fellowship – St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK
  • FRCS (Transplant Surgery) – Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Completion of Consultant Training (CCT) – UK: on specialist register with GMC, UK
  • Hesperis European Transplant Diploma – Sophia Antepolis – France
  • Examiner Final year MBBS – Leeds Medical School, UK
  • First successful Live donor Liver transplant done in Punjab in 2015
  • First laparoscopic liver resection done in Punjab in 2014
  • Developed First Dedicated liver unit in Punjab at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana (2013 – 2019)
  • Mentored Department of GI and Liver sciences at SPS Hospitals as head of department from 2019 till 2024, Ludhiana (formerly Apollo Ludhiana)
Area of expertise
  • Acute liver failure, care of cirrhotic patients, Surgery in Cirrhotic patients
  • Transplantation of Liver in adult and pediatrics (cadaveric and live donor transplantation)
  • Combined Liver Kidney transplantation and re-do liver transplantation
  • Complex Liver cancer surgery (Open, Keyhole / Robotic)
  • Surgery for liver metastasis – Bowel and Breast cancer metastasis to liver
  • Complex Bile duct surgery – Strictures, Bile duct Injury / gall stone disease, Cholangiocarcinomas, Gall Bladder disease and cancers
  • Pancreas cancer surgery
  • Pancreatic necrosis / complex pancreatitis management - Minimally invasive / laparoscopic Necrosectomies
  • Intestinal failure care - nutritional / sustenance / Assessment / Bowel transplantation
Awards and recognitions
  • Founding member Liver Transplant Society of India, Various Facilitations and presentation at Indian and European Hepato-pancreatoibiliary associations, British Transplant Society and regional meetings pan India.
  • Recognised for promoting HPB surgery and Liver transplantation as a sub specialty in Punjab for over a decade’s worth of work done there
  • Member of Pan Indian Organ Donation Advisory committee of Indian Medical Association
  • Over 30 Publications, Poster/ paper presentations
  • Teaching Faculty in Royal College Surgical Training and basic science courses during tenure in UK
  • Teaching faculty in various cadaveric teaching courses pan India

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