Dr.

Naimish Mehta
HPB & Liver Transplant Surgeon

MBBS, MS, FACRSI, FEBS

Diploma in Liver Transplantation (European Board of Surgery)
Fellowship in Liver Transplantation (UK)

Dr. Naimish Mehta

MBBS, MS, FACRSI, FEBS

Diploma in Liver Transplantation (European Board of Surgery)
Fellowship in Liver Transplantation (UK)
HPB & Liver Transplant Surgeon
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
MMC Registration : 79358
DMC Registration : 42299
GMC(UK) Registration : 6135607

Educational Qualifications

M.B.B.S, Mumbai University, December 1994

M.S.(Gen. Surgery), Mumbai University, July 1999
FACRSI, Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India,
April 2003
Certified for Multi-organ Retrieval surgery & Diploma in Liver
Transplantation (European Board of Surgery) Under the aegis
of European Society of Organ Transplantation

Some frequent questions related

to Liver transplantation
Dr Naimish Mehta is the best Liver transplant surgeon in Delhi
currently ion Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. He has answered some
frequent questions related to the Liver transplantation.

Question. What is the success

ratio of liver transplantation?
Answer. The usual success rate is 92% at our hospital so far the
best results of liver transplants surgery in Delhi, India. Dr Naimish
Mehta, senior liver transplant surgeon in Delhi, India at Sir Ganga
Ram Hospitals has performed more than 725 liver transplant
surgeries.

Question. Is it necessary to evaluate the recipient

and donor before liver transplantation?

Answer. Yes, both donor and recipient

need to undergo various tests before the
transplant.

Question. What facilities are provided

during stay in a hospital?
Answer. The transplant operation estimate includes the hospital
stay for recipient (up-to 21 days) and donor (up-to 7 days); both the
donor & recipient operations; all visits by the transplant team
(surgeons and hepatologist), doppler ultrasound for first 5 days for
recipient and one day for the donor; medical consumables and
medicines used during and after the operation, anaesthetist charges
for the operation.

Question. For a foreigner what is a procedure to

come to India for liver transplant & and how much
time it will take (process of documentation)?

Answer. Basic reports of the patient need to be e-mailed/faxed,

based on which we can issue an invitation letter to facilitate visa
for the donor and attendants. Normally up-to two attendants are
allowed to come apart from the donor and the recipient.

Question. Expenses post

transplantation.
Answer. Usually after transplant the initial costs will be Indian Rs
18- 20,000/per month (USD 400) approx till 6 months after which it
will reduce to Rs. 8-12,000/pm(USD 200-250) approx. At the end of
one year it will reduce further to Rs.2-5,000/pm (USD 50-100)
approx depending on the medication dosage.

Question. What types of test are

required initially (recipient & donor)?
Answer. Recipient test: LFT (liver function test), RFT (renal
function test), INR (international normalised ratio), CBC
(complete blood count), CT scan triphasic of liver, HBsAg, Anti
HCV, HIV.
Donor test: CBC, LFT, RFT, PT/INR, HBsAg, Anti HCV, HCV RNA,
Ultrasound liver for fatty liver.

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