Dr. Sanjiv Saigal
Experience: Over 34 years
Max Super Speciality Hospital
Gurugram , India
Introduction
Dr. Sanjiv Saigal is the Principal Director and Head of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Liver Transplant Medicine at Max Healthcare. He also helped build the very first successful transplant hepatology program in the entire country.
About Dr. Sanjiv Saigal
With thirty-four years in the field, Dr. Sanjiv Saigal handles the highly complex medical reality of liver transplants. Did his MD at PGIMER Chandigarh before getting his DM at the G.B. Pant Institute. Then he grabbed an INLAKS Scholarship and went to the UK for a highly prestigious clinical fellowship right at King’s College Hospital in London.
Over his massive career, he has managed the medical side of more than 3,400 liver transplants. Takes on the absolute toughest cases and is also a massive voice in Indian medical policy. Actually sits on the National Task Forces that write the official clinical guidelines for treating Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and acute liver failure nationwide. Proudly served as the Vice President and Founder Member of the Liver Transplantation Society of India.
Qualifications
- MBBS — Calcutta National Medical College (Multiple Gold Medals).
- MD (Internal Medicine) — PGIMER, Chandigarh.
- DM (Gastroenterology) — G.B. Pant Institute, New Delhi.
- DNB (Gastroenterology) — National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.
- MRCP & CCST — Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, UK.
- Clinical Fellowship in Hepatology & Liver Transplant — King’s College Hospital, London.
Awards & Recognition
- Principal Director & Head of Hepatology at Max Healthcare.
- Managed over 3,400 complex liver transplants.
- Helped establish India’s first successful transplant hepatology program.
- National Task Force member drafting Hepatitis and Liver Failure guidelines.
- Vice President & Founder Member of the Liver Transplantation Society of India.
- Recipient of the National Pfizer Award and Human Care Award.
- Previously headed transplant hepatology at Medanta and Sir Ganga Ram.
Specialities & Expertise
- Medical management of liver transplant
- Acute and chronic liver failure
- Liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension
- Hepatitis B and C treatment
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
- Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer)
Patient Experience & Approach
Families dealing with terrifying acute liver failure say Dr. Sanjiv Saigal brings pure stability to the ICU. Because he controls the medical management of a transplant, he spends a lot of time walking patients through exactly what lifelong immunosuppression actually means for their daily routine. His King’s College background really shows up when managing highly critical patients whose failing livers are starting to shut down their other organs.
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