Dr. Vivek Vij
Dr. Vivek Vij is a well-known and leading liver transplant surgeon in India. He has nearly 20 years of work experience in the medical field. During his medical experience, he has performed around 500 individual liver transplants with successful results and made his name as one of the youngest liver transplant surgeons in India. Dr. Vivek Vij is performing his transplant at Fortis Hospital in Noida and serves as the chairman and senior consultant. He has published more than 50 national and international publications and performed presentations on ‘Liver surgery and transplantation’ with remarkable contributions to the scope of improvement in this field.
Dr. Vivek Vij’s Qualifications
Dr. Vivek Vij is a well-educated senior transplant surgeon who holds many prestigious degrees in his medical career. He did MBBS from the University of Pune in 1998. After some years, he did MS in General Surgery from Baba Farid University of Health Sciences in 2001. In 2003, he also did his DNB in General Surgery from the National Board of Examinations in New Delhi.
Work Experience
Dr. Vivek Vij has extensive experience in liver transplantation, with nearly 20 years. He is currently working and holding the positions of chairman and director of liver transplant at the Fortis Group of Hospitals. Before this, he worked as a Consultant in Liver transplantation and Surgical Gastroenterology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. He also worked at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital as a Fellow and Senior Registrar in Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant.
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What are Dr. Vij's main specialties?
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Dr. Vivek Vij is a highly skilled Liver Transplant Surgeon and Hepatologist specializing in complex adult and pediatric liver transplants, which include both living and deceased donor procedures.
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What is his key achievement?
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Dr. Vij is a pioneer who established a 100% donor safety protocol for living donor liver surgeries and has performed over 4000 liver transplants with great success.
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Where does he currently practice?
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He is the Chairman of Liver Transplant at the Fortis Group of Hospitals, mainly working from the Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) in Noida.
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