Dr. Shailendra Lalwani

Director & HOD-Liver Transplantation & Hepato-Pancreatic Biliary Surgery, Manipal Hospital, Dwarka, New Delhi

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Years of Experience

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Overview

Dr. Shailendra Lalwani completed his basic medical education at Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, and completed his postgraduate studies at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan. Then he joined the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, as Diplomatic Member of the National Board of Examinations (DNB) in Gastrointestinal Surgery. He increased his experience in deceased donor liver transplantation and gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary surgery by training at Kings College Hospital in London, UK.

With over 14 years of surgical experience, Dr. Lalwani has successfully performed more than 1000 liver transplants. His areas of expertise include various types of liver transplant procedures, including both deceased and living donor liver transplantation, for adults and children. Participate in a team that has achieved rare and innovative breakthroughs in liver transplantation, such as combined liver-kidney transplantation, double-donor lobe transplantation (use of liver lobes from two donors), and living-donor liver transplantation in unique cases, such as young children, AIDS patients, and pregnant women Women who suffer from acute liver failure, people who suffer from full-body hemorrhage, and autistic children. He also participated in the first successful living donor liver transplant with open heart operation in a child.

Over his vast experience, Dr. Lalwani has performed around 10,000 complex surgeries related to the digestive system, liver, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract and intestines (open, laparoscopic and robotic). These procedures include liver resections, removal of the esophagus, surgeries of the stomach, duodenum, small bowel, colon, rectum, ductus venosus for portal hypertension, biliary tract surgeries, gallbladder cancer, biliary stenosis and reflux.

He is expert in performing all gastrointestinal surgeries, hepatectomy, pancreatectomy and open, laparoscopic and robotic biliary tract surgeries as needed.

In addition to his surgical expertise, Dr. Lalwani has contributed significantly to the medical literature through several national and international publications. He has also served as an accredited instructor and mentor for the Postgraduate National Diploma Program (Gastrointestinal Surgery) and has been a respected member of the editorial board of several journals, including: Journal of Organ Transplantation, Journal of Biological Research (Hong Kong), Gastroenterology & Liver for SM Journals, and Journal of Gastroenterology & Liver and pancreas.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Diploma in Medicine and Surgery abbreviated to MBBS
Bachelor's Diploma in Surgery abbreviated to MS (General Surgery)
Bachelor's Diploma in Gastrointestinal Surgery to DNB (Gastrointestinal Surgery)
Laparoscopic surgery fellowship to FMAS
Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery to DMAS
Robotic surgery fellowship
Fellowship in Liver Transplantation and Gastrointestinal Surgery (Kings College Hospital, London)

Experience

Liver transplant (deceased donor and living donor)
Liver transplantation in children
Gastrointestinal surgery, liver and pancreas (HPB)
– Laparoscopic surgery of the upper gastrointestinal tract, colon and hepatic gastrointestinal tract (laparoscopic and complementary surgery of the liver and colon)
Gastrointestinal surgery and oncosurgery (cancer surgery) of the digestive tract and liver
Portal hypertension surgery

Fellowships and memberships

Advanced Laparoscopic Digestive, Liver and Pancreas Surgery Fellowship
Fellowship surgery at the appropriate entrance
Fellowship in Robotic Surgery International College of Robotic Surgeons
Fellowship of the Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India
Fellowship of the Association of Surgeons of India
Fellowship of the Gastrointestinal Surgeons Union for gastrointestinal surgeons
Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences
Member of the Liver Transplant Society of India
Member of the Organ Transplantation Society of India
Member of the International Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons
Member of the Association of Surgeons of India
Member of the Society of Gastrointestinal Surgeons of India
Member of the Colon and Rectal Surgeons Association of India
Member of the Society of Gastrointestinal Surgeons of India
Previous experience:
Fortis Hospital, Noida
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi

Areas of Expertise

Liver transplant (deceased donor and living donor)
Liver transplantation in children
Gastrointestinal surgery, liver and pancreas (HPB)
– Laparoscopic surgery of the upper gastrointestinal tract, colon and hepatic gastrointestinal tract (laparoscopic and complementary surgery of the liver and colon)
Gastrointestinal surgery and oncosurgery (cancer surgery) of the digestive tract and liver
Portal hypertension surgery

Awards

Purse Travel Award of the Gastroenterological Society of India 2009
Best Scientific Poster – Gastrointestinal Surgery Society of India 2014
Bourse Travel Award of the Society of Colorectal Surgeons of India 201
He has many national and international publications in journals indexed to his name.
He is an accredited instructor for the Postgraduate National Diploma Program (Gastrointestinal Surgery) and mentor for students.
He has been a member of the editorial board of various journals such as Surgery, Journal of Organ Transplantation, Journal of Biological Research (Hong Kong), Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, and Journal of the Society for Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery.
Total work experience: 14 years

Previous experience

54 months (current position): Assistant Professor at GRIPMER University and Consultant in Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
23 months: Consultant in Liver Transplant and Gastrointestinal (HPB) Surgery – Department of Liver Transplant and HPB Surgery.
36 months: Residency in National Diploma in Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant – Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
1 year: Senior Resident in General Surgery – Hindustan Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, India.
3 years: Junior Resident in Surgery (Masters Degree) – JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
One year of training at SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
6 weeks (Fellow): Fellowship in Liver Transplantation and Gastrointestinal (HPB) Surgery – King’s College Hospital, London, UK.
2 weeks (Fellow): Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery – Global Laparoscopy Hospital, Gurgaon, India.
1 month (Fellow): Training in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery – Max Saket Hospital, Delhi, India.
1 week (Fellow): Training in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery – PVS Memorial Hospital, Kochi, India.
1 month (Fellow): Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery – Global Laparoscopy Hospital, Gurgaon, India.
1 month (Fellow): Fellowship in Robotic Surgery International College of Robotic Surgeons.

Membership

Founding member of the Liver Transplant Society of India