25+ years of expertise

Dr. Vivek Vij

Director - Liver Transplant Surgeon

MBBS from B.J Medical college,Pune    |Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon

About Dr. Vivek Vij

  • Currently associates as Director with Department of Organs Transplantation - Liver Transplant at Fortis Hospital, Noida
  • Dr. Vivek Vij is a pioneering liver transplant surgeon credited with developing living donor surgery and standardizing safety protocols to achieve the highest of donor safety since the donor safety profile since the time of its inception in the country.
  • Performed more than 500 liver transplants with minimum complications and 2000 liver transplants with cumulative experience with his team
  • He is the first surgeon from the Indian subcontinent to publish a series of laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy inย 'Liver Transplantation'.
  • Dr. Vij and his team have a cumulative experience of performing more than 2500 liver transplants, having performed the majority of them at Fortis Hospital, Noida with a record 97% patient. Dr. Vij has to his credit the Lowest Biliary Complication rate (<6%) in Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) worldwide.
  • Revolutionary liver transplant surgeon credited with developing living donor surgery and standardizing safety protocols to achieve a 100% donor safety profile since the time of its inception in the country
  • He is the founder of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Sciences in Fortis group of Hospitals, starting a highly successful liver transplant program initially at its Noida center and then at Mohali.
  • First surgeon from the Indian subcontinent to publish a series of laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy in 'Liver Transplantation'
  • Dr. Vij and his team have a cumulative experience of performing more than 2500 liver transplants, having performed the majority of them at Fortis Hospital, Noida with a record 97% patient.
  • Founder of Liver transplantation and Hepatobiliary Sciences in Fortis group of Hospitals, starting a highly successful liver transplant programme initially at its Noida centre and then at Mohali
  • Dr. Vij has to his credit the Lowest Biliary Complication rate (<6%) in Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) worldwide.
  • Attained the Lowest Biliary Complication rate (<4%) in Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) worldwide
  • He is a member of the International Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Association (IHPBA) and International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS), Chicago.
  • Performed more than 500 non-transplant liver resections including radical cholecystectomies and segmental liver resections.
  • His achievements include the Roche Preceptorship Training Program from the University of Alabama, USA.
  • Interests are GI cancers, Pancreaticoduodenectomy and biliary injuries

Area of Expertise

Education

  • MBBS from University of Pune, completed in 1998
  • MS (General Surgery) from Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, completed in 2001
  • DNB (Diplomate of National Board in General Surgery) from the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, completed in 2003
  • MRCS (Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh)
  • Roche Preceptorship in Liver Transplantation at the University of Alabama, USAโ€”a distinguished post-graduate training position

Experience

  • Director โ€“ Department of Liver Transplantation & Gastrointestinal Surgery, Fortis Health Care (Fortis Escorts, FMRI, Fortis Noida, Fortis Chandigarh) (2011โ€“Present)
  • Program Director โ€“ Liver Transplant & Gastrointestinal Surgery, Fortis Group of Hospitals (2011โ€“Present)
  • Consultant Liver Transplant and Surgical Gastroenterology โ€“ Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi (2006โ€“2011)
  • Senior Registrar, Surgical Gastroenterology & Liver Transplantation โ€“ Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (2003โ€“2006)
  • Senior Registrar, General Surgery โ€“ Fortis Hospital, Chandigarh (2001โ€“2003)

Awards

  • Received Special Award at the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS), Chicago (2015).

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Frequently Asked Question

Dr. Vivek Vij is a leading Liver Transplant Surgeon and Director at Fortis Hospital, Delhi NCR.

He specializes in liver transplantation, liver cancer surgery, and advanced hepatobiliary & pancreatic surgery.

He has performed over 2,500 liver transplants with high success rates.