Dr. (Col) Avnish Seth VSM
Experience: Over 42 years (Including 27 years in the Armed Forces)
Manipal Multispeciality Hospital, Dawrka
New Delhi, India
Introduction
Dr. (Col) Avnish Seth is Chairman of Manipal Institute of Gastroenterology & Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences and Country Head of Manipal Organ Sharing & Transplant. He treats liver failure, hepatitis, bile duct diseases, inflammatory bowel conditions, and complex GI problems needing advanced endoscopy. Handles routine endoscopies to life-saving liver transplant coordination.
About Dr. (Col) Avnish Seth VSM
Dr. (Col) Avnish Seth has experience of more than forty-two years in gastroenterology and hepatology, with twenty-seven of those spent serving in the Armed Forces, where you deal with whatever walks through the door, no questions asked. Served as Head of Gastroenterology at Army Hospital R&R and was literally the Gastroenterologist to the President of India.
He received the Vishisht Seva Medal from the President in 2009. Which was for setting up the first successful deceased donor liver transplant program in a Government hospital in North India. Founded AORTA, the Armed Forces Organ Retrieval & Transplantation Authority. Which helped in pushing organ donation in military hospitals. Sits on the Government of India committee framing national liver transplant guidelines.
Qualifications
- MBBS — AFMC, Pune.
- MD (Internal Medicine) — AFMC, Pune (Gold Medalist, First Position).
- DM (Gastroenterology) — PGIMER, Chandigarh.
- Fellowship in Hepatology & Liver Transplantation — Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
- Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy & EUS — Medical University of South Carolina & University of Alabama, USA.
Awards & Recognition
- Vishisht Seva Medal from the President of India (2009).
- Gastroenterologist to the President of India.
- Founded AORTA for organ donation in the Armed Forces.
- Performed India’s first stool transplant (2014).
- Previously at Fortis Gurugram, BLK, and Army Hospital R&R.
- Government of India committee member for liver transplant guidelines.
- Member of AASLD, ISG, and INASL.
Specialities & Expertise
- Liver failure and transplant hepatology
- ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound
- Inflammatory bowel disease management
- Hepatitis B and C treatment
- Fecal microbiota transplantation
- Spiral enteroscopy
- Bile duct and pancreatic interventions
Patient Experience & Approach
Patients say Dr. Seth doesn’t scare families when liver numbers look bad. Explains clearly whether the liver can recover with treatment or whether it needs a transplant. His military background shows in how structured and no-nonsense the consultations feel.
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