Dr. Ajay Bhalla
Experience: Over 31 years
Medanta Super Specialty Hospital
Noida, India
Introduction
Dr. Ajay Bhalla, Director of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Medanta Noida, treats digestive system problems, liver diseases, pancreatic disorders, and bile duct blockages that often need endoscopic procedures instead of open surgery. He handles routine endoscopies to really complex ERCP cases.
About Dr. Ajay Bhalla
Dr. Bhalla has been dealing with gut, liver, and pancreas problems for over thirty-one years now. He works on basic gastroscopy cases to extremely tricky ERCP procedures where instruments go through the mouth all the way down to the bile duct opening to pull out stones or place stents.
Dr. Bhalla was actually the first doctor to perform ERCP in the entire Noida region, and he has done over fifty thousand endoscopic procedures across his career, which is a number very few gastroenterologists in the country can match. Before Medanta, he served in senior leadership roles at Fortis Hospital and other major institutions across Delhi NCR.
Qualifications
- MBBS — University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Delhi University
- DNB (General Medicine) — Sir Ganga Ram Hospital / National Board of Examinations
- DNB (Gastroenterology) — Sir Ganga Ram Hospital / National Board of Examinations
Awards & Recognition
- Director of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Medanta Noida
- First doctor to perform ERCP in the Noida region
- Performed over 50,000 endoscopic procedures during his career
- Leadership in Healthcare Gastroenterology Award — Times of India (2025)
- Executive Member — Microbiota & Probiotic Science Foundation (India)
- Active member of major national and international gastroenterology societies
Specialities & Expertise
- Therapeutic endoscopy
- ERCP for bile duct stones and blockages
- Liver disease and cirrhosis management
- Pancreatic disorder treatment
- Advanced GI cancer interventions
- Bile duct stenting
- GI bleeding control
Patient Experience & Approach
Families dealing with jaundice from bile duct stones mention that he explains the ERCP procedure step by step so they understand the tube goes through the mouth and stones come out without any cut on the body, which calms a lot of fear. His Harvard training in therapeutic endoscopy shows in how confidently he handles complicated bile duct and pancreatic duct cases that many gastroenterologists prefer referring elsewhere.