History

  • Established in: February 2008 (Upgraded to Institute Status in 2017)
  • Founded under the leadership of Prof. Dr. K. Narayanasamy.
  • The Department of Hepatology is the second in South India and the fourth in the whole of India.
  • DM Hepatology course (2 students per year) has been conducted since 2013.
  • Liver ICU established for the management of critically ill liver disease patients.
  • Upgraded as the “Institute of Hepato Biliary Sciences” in December 2017 to promote research aptitude and provide improved care to underprivileged patients attending OP and IP clinics at Madras Medical College.
  • Aims to establish itself as a future center of excellence.
  • Houses a standalone IHBS Block.
  • Recognized as a Model Treatment Centre under the National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme.
  • Liver transplant unit initiated with the first transplant successfully performed in February 2023.
  • To date, 17 liver transplantations have been successfully completed.
                                        History

                                                          FOUNDER OF DEPARTMENT OF HEPATOLOGY 

                                                                           Prof. Dr. K. Narayanasamy.

Faculty & Residents

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DR.K.PREMKUMAR

Professor & HOD

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Dr.J.L. Joeimon

Associate Professor

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Dr.K.A.Vivek

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Aswin S Krishna

Assistant Professor

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S.No Name of the Residents joined in the year 2020 Name of the Residents joined in the year 2021 Name of the Residents joined in the year 2022 Name of the Residents joined in the year 2023 Name of the Residents joined in the year 2024
1 Dr. Siddharth Badola Dr. Vivek. K.A. Dr. Blessline Sampath Kumar Dr.Basavaraj patil Dr.Yogalakshmi
2 Dr.Harsh Saxena Dr.Madhusuriya Dr Rajat Pande Dr.Nagaraj

Facility & Clinical Care

OPD Services:

One unit conducts OP services from Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. (HEPATOLOGY BLOCK GROUND FLOOR)

MTC OPD ( MODEL TREATMENT CENTER- NATIONAL VIRAL HEPATITS CONTROL PROGRAMME) OP services from Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. (HEPATOLOGY BLOCK 3RD FLOOR)

Specialty OPD Services (10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon):

  • Monday: Alcoholic Liver Disease
  • Tuesday: Fatty Liver
  • Wednesday: Transplant OPD
  • Thursday: Hepatitis B Clinic
  • Friday: Hepatitis C Clinic

Inpatient Services:

Male Ward (H2): 50 beds (HEPATOLOGY BLOCK 2 nd FLOOR)

Female Ward (H3): 30 beds (HEPATOLOGY BLOCK 3 rd FLOOR)

Liver ICU (H1): 20 beds (HEPATOLOGY BLOCK 1ST FLOOR)

Pre-Transplant Ward (H4): 10 beds (HEPATOLOGY BLOCK 4TH FLOOR)

Post Transplant ICU - 5 beds (HEPATOLOGY BLOCK 5TH FLOOR)

Endoscopy Services: Diagnostic and therapeutic (elective and emergency) procedures are conducted.

Diagnostic Procedures:

Upper GI Scopy

Lower GI Scopy

Side View Scopy

Transient Elastography (Fibroscan)

Therapeutic Upper GI Scopy:

Endoscopic Variceal Ligation

Fundal Varix Glue Injection

Sclerotherapy

Argon Plasma Coagulation

ERCP Procedures: Biliary and Pancreatic

 

Academic Forum

Date    

Topic

Presenter/Moderator

10/07/2025         

Anatomy of liver

Presenter - Dr Yogalakshmi

Moderator - Dr Prem Kumar, Dr Aswin S Krishna

17/07/2025

Histology of Liver

Presenter - Dr Nagaraj

Moderator - Dr K.A.Vivek, Dr.Joeimon 

18/07/2025

Bile Drainage

Presenter - Dr Nagaraj

Moderator - Dr Prem Kumar, Dr Aswin S Krishna

23/07/2025

JC(Minimal residual ascites 3 months post TIPS implicates worse clinical outcomes in cirrhosis)

Presenter - Dr Basavaraj

Moderator - Dr K.A.Vivek, Dr.Joeimon 

24/07/2045

Embryology of Liver and Biliary system

Presenter - Dr Yogalakshmi

Moderator - Dr Prem Kumar, Dr Aswin S Krishna

25/07/2025

Physiology of Liver

Presenter - Dr Nagaraj

Moderator - Dr K.A.Vivek, Dr.Joeimon 

29/07/2025

JC- Higher rate of SBP recurrence with secondary prophylaxis compared with no prophylaxis in Cirrhosis Cohorts

Presenter - Dr Rajat

Moderator - Dr Prem Kumar, Dr Aswin S Krishna

01/08/2025

Aminotransferases and approach to elevated levels

Presenter - Dr Nagaraj

Moderator - Dr K.A.Vivek, Dr.Joeimon 

04/08/2025

JC-MASLD Pharmacotherapy -Current standards, emerging treatments and practical guidelines for Indian Physicians

Presenter - Dr Rajat

Moderator - Dr Prem Kumar, Dr Aswin S Krishna

CME / CONFERENCE
S.NO Date CME / CONFERENCE – Title University / TNMSC Credits / both if present State or National level or institute level Related Images
1 18.06.2022 International Update on Acute Liver Failure International
226.2.2022testtestsatelevel

WORKSHOP and TRAINING PROGRAMME
S.NO Date WORKSHOP / TRAINING with Title University / TNMSC Credits / both if present State or National level or institute level Related Images
1 25/02/2022 ERCP Live State

Quiz /competitions
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Other Events
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Scientific Forum

Completed Projects
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Awards & Achievements

S.NO Date/Month & Year Name of the Awards & achievements received Name of the awardee with designation District level / State level / National level Images
1 01/01/2020 International Presidents Certification of Appreciation from United Kindness and Diversity, Lions Clubs International, Dr.K.Narayanasamy National View
2 15/02/1934 test test State View

Success Stories

At the Institute of Hepatobiliary Sciences ,RGGGH ,Our liver transplantation program commenced in feb 2023 which is dedicated to providing exceptional care for patient with liver disease. we are proud of our program’s remarkable success and commitment to delivering outstanding patient outcomes. we have successfully completed 20 Deceased Donor Liver Transplant thus for

                     Our multidisciplinary team work together to provide comprehensive care from initial evaluation and workup to post transplant follow up. we are committed to providing empathetic and supportive care for every patient. Every liver disease patient who had undergone Deceased Donor Liver Transplant here and had been given a second chance at a better life is our institute’s success story.




Others

No Others information available for this department.

Guests Lectures

July 28, 2025

institute

July 28, 2023

2023 world hepatitis day

Organ Transplant

No Organ Transplant information available for this department.

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