Dr. Vivek Vij
General Surgeon
25 years of overall experience Works at Fortis Escorts and Heart Institute, Okhla, Delhi
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About me
- 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’.
- Dr. Vij is the founder of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Sciences in the Fortis group of Hospitals, initiating a highly successful liver transplant program initially at its Noida center and then at Mohali.
- He and his team have a cumulative experience of performing more than 2,500 liver transplants, achieving a record 95% patient and 100% donor success rate.
- Dr. Vij has the lowest biliary complication rate (<4%) in Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) worldwide.
Special Interest
- Adult & Pediatric Liver Transplant
- Complex Liver Surgery
- Advanced Pancreato-Biliary Surgeries
- Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeries
- Basic Science Research and Regenerative Medicine
Skilled At
- Gastroscopy
- Liver Disease Treatment
- Hemorrhoids Treatment
- Steatosis
- Gall Bladder (Biliary) Stone Treatment
- Diabetic Foot Treatment/Surgery
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Piles Treatment (Non-Surgical)
- Colonoscopy
- Pancreas Transplantation
- Appendicitis Treatment
- Colorectal Surgery
- Electrocauterization
- Endosurgery
- Liver Transplant
- Hepato-Biliary Pancreatic Surgery
- Advanced Upper & Lower GI Surgery
Education
- MBBS, 1998, University of Pune
- MS - General Surgery, 2001, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
- DNB - General Surgery, 2003, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
Experience
- Consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
- Consultant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
- Consultant at Fortis Hospital, Mohali
- Consultant at Rajendra Hospital & Medical College, Patiala
- Consultant at B.J.M.C, Pune
Awards
- Roche Preceptorship, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
- International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS), Chicago