Dr. Amit Singh Barpha

About Doctor DR. AMIT SINGH BARPHA

• Dr. Amit Singh Barpha is a Hepatology & Liver Transplant Physician and he is a trained hepatologist and endoscopist, adapt in managing various complications of liver diseases, from diagnosis to treatment and management. 
• He is working as a  Consultant in Hepatology
  & Liver Transplant Physician at KIMS Hospital,Hyderabad
• His specialization includes Hepatology,Clinical Medicine,Patient Management,Gastroenterology, Patient Relationships ,Treatment Plans,Endoscopist.
• He is proficient in delivery of medical advice with focus on patient illness assessment, preparing diagnosis, and planning management especially in critically ill ICU-bound Liver patients.
• He has vast experience in recommendation and prescription of medications to patients with liver and GI diseases including liver transplant.
• He is the Central member in a team of 6 doctors including surgeons and anesthetics, taking care of critical Liver and GI patients including their post-liver transplant ICU care.
• He is a  key member of the team performing around 100 Liver transplants each year
• He is  playing the main role in optimization of medical management of Liver patients
• He is involved in crucial decisions involving listing and accepting patients for Cadaveric and Live donor liver transplant
• He has involved in post Liver Transplant ICU care
• He is the key player in endoscopic management of complication of portal hypertension
• He is the adapt in  endoscopic management of post-transplant biliary issues
• He is the proficient  in giving an opinion for In-hospital Hepatology referrals from various other departments
• He is involved in teaching and research work at a tertiary medical referral center.
• He is  a key member of a team of 20 doctors handling around ~200 patients monthly in the Medicine Department.
• He did research project on the topic of Cardiovascular manifestation in subclinical hypothyroid patients.
• He has  improved patient turnover rate in the Medicine department by streamlining the process.
• He has underwent 3 years of exhaustive training to acquire skills involving Hepatology,    Gastroenterology, and Endoscopy
• He has  went through quarterly rotations to acquire gastroscopy(diagnostic and therapeutic), Colonoscopy, ERCP and other endoscopy skills
• He has went through quarterly rotations involving Ward work in Gastroenterology and Hepatology departments

• He has implemented fast track protocols to cut the cost of Liver Transplants
• He has handled inpatient management for Liver Transplant at Yashoda Hospital
• He has  conducted OPD sessions in nearby states to provide Liver care to critical patients 
• He has done research in  Plasma exchange - a promising treatment modality in severe alcoholic hepatitis patients - accepted abstract in APDW December 2019
• He has done research in  Safety and diagnostic yield of double-balloon enteroscopy - Med EJ 2019
• He has done research in  Role of Echocardiography in acute rheumatic fever as compared to Jones criteria (International journal of medical research and review 2015)
• He has done research in  Low volume plasma exchange (PLEX) along with low dose steroids improves short and medium-term survival in severe alcoholic hepatitis patients, a case-control study- Accepted abstract: Indian journal of Gastroenterology 2019, (volume 37)
• He has  affiliations of MRCP - ESEGH from British School of Gastroenterology (2020)
• He has affiliations of  MRCP (UK) from Royal College of Physician
• He has performed more than 2000 Gastroscopies, more than  500 Colonoscopies and more than 50 ERCP
• He has did Research project on Plasma Exchange in Liver diseases
• He has won Mangala Award for Best research paper in the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2019.