Dr Vivek Vij
Liver Transplant
ABOUT DOCTOR:
• Dr. Vivek Vij is a leading liver transplant surgeon and a pioneer in advancing living donor liver transplantation techniques in India.
• He has played a key role in developing and refining living donor surgical methods along with strict safety protocols, ensuring an exceptional 100% donor safety record.
• He is the first surgeon from the Indian subcontinent to publish a case series on laparoscopic donor hepatectomy in the reputed journal Liver Transplantation.
• Dr. Vij established the Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Sciences program within the Fortis healthcare network, initiating successful transplant units at Fortis Noida and later expanding to Mohali.
• Along with his team, he has performed over 2,500 liver transplants, primarily at Fortis Hospital, Noida, achieving around 95% patient survival and 100% donor safety outcomes.
• He holds the distinction of reporting one of the lowest biliary complication rates globally (<4%) in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).
Fortis Hospital
Clinical Focus:
• Surgical care for liver transplantation procedures
• Specialized hepato-biliary and pancreatic surgeries
• Advanced surgical management of upper and lower gastrointestinal conditions
• Liver transplant services for both adults and children
• Complex and high-risk liver surgeries
• Advanced procedures in pancreato-biliary surgery
• Expertise in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgical techniques
• Focus on basic science research and regenerative medicine advancements