India has firmly established itself as a global leader in liver transplantation, performing over 3,500 living donor liver transplants (LDLT) annually with success rates exceeding 90%, figures that rival, and in many cases surpass, outcomes in Western healthcare systems. Because LDLT relies on a family donor rather than a deceased-donor registry, patients in India can often proceed to transplant with virtually no waiting list, a critical advantage for those with rapidly progressing liver disease. Combined with treatment costs that are a fraction of what patients would pay in the USA, UK, or Australia, India has become the world's leading destination for liver transplant care.
Behind these outcomes are surgeons trained at some of the most respected institutions on earth, including AIIMS, Cambridge University, the Mayo Clinic, and Hôpital Beaujon in Paris, now leading India's top transplant programmes. For patients facing end stage liver disease, liver cancer, acute liver failure, or biliary atresia, choosing the right surgeon is one of the most consequential decisions they will make.
This article introduces 10 of India's top liver transplant specialists, to help you make that choice with confidence.
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Top 10 Liver Surgeons in India for International Patients
1. Dr. Niteen Kumar
Location: Delhi
Hospital: Manipal Hospital, Dwarka
Specialization: HPB Surgery, Living & Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
Experience: 16+ years
Why He's One of the Best:
Dr. Niteen Kumar heads HPB Surgery at Manipal Hospital, Dwarka, with 16+ years of experience and over 95,000 consultations. Trained through MBBS, MS, and MCh (HPB Surgery), he specializes in robotic liver donor surgery, living and deceased donor liver transplants, pediatric and ABO-incompatible transplants, and complex pancreatic and biliary surgery. He helped design and launch the public liver transplant programme at ILBS, New Delhi, and is a Founder Member of the Liver Transplant Society of India, with memberships in the International Liver Transplantation Society and the International HPB Association.
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2. Dr. Giriraj Bora
Location: Gurgaon
Hospital:Artemis Hospital
Specialization: Liver Transplant, Sr. Consultant, HPB & GI Surgery
Experience: 22+ years
Why He's One of the Best:
Chief of Liver Transplant at Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon, with over 1,500 transplants performed. Trained in General Surgery and Surgical Gastroenterology at G.B. Pant Hospital, Delhi, with a Liver Transplant Fellowship at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. Pioneered liver transplantation in Rajasthan and specializes in living and deceased donor transplants, biliary reconstruction, and hepatobiliary surgery.
View Dr. Giriraj Bora's Profile
3. Dr. Ashish George
Location: Delhi
Hospital:Fortis Super Specialty Hospital, Shalimar Bagh
Specialization: HPB Surgery
Experience: 18+ years
Why He's One of the Best:
Dr. Ashish George is Principal Consultant and Unit Head of Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery at Fortis Healthcare, with 18+ years of experience and over 1,000 surgeries performed. Trained at AIIMS New Delhi and TNMGR University, Chennai, he specializes in adult and pediatric liver transplants, split liver transplantation, complex liver resections, and multivisceral transplantation. He is a published researcher, known for pioneering ex-situ liver resection with autotransplantation for advanced bile duct cancer, and is a member of the Liver Transplant Society of India and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
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4. Dr. Bipin Vibhute
Location: Pune
Hospital: Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Deccan Gymkhana
Specialization: Organ Transplant
Experience: 17+ years
Why He's One of the Best:
Dr. Bipin Vibhute is Program Director and Head of the Center for Organ Transplants at Sahyadri Hospital, Pune, with 17+ years of experience across liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation. He began his transplant career at Apollo Chennai before returning to Maharashtra in 2016 to build Sahyadri's transplant program, now among India's largest. He has performed transplants on patients ranging from a 7-month old infant to a 71-year-old, introduced free liver transplants for underprivileged pediatric patients in India, and holds a Guinness World Record for organ donation pledge drives.
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5. Dr. Vaibhaw Kumar
Location: Gurugram
Hospital: Paras Hospital, Gurugram
Specialization: Liver Transplant & GI Surgery
Experience: 15+ years
Why He's One of the Best:
Dr. Vaibhaw Kumar is Director of Liver Transplant and GI Surgery at Paras Health, Gurugram, with 15+ years of experience and over 2,000 transplants and complex HPB surgeries performed. He trained through MBBS, MS in General Surgery, and M.Ch in GI, HPB & Liver Transplant Surgery, and helped establish one of India's largest public-sector liver transplant units early in his career. His practice covers living donor and pediatric liver transplants, liver cancer surgery, and advanced HPB procedures. In 2025, he led the surgical team behind the world's first simultaneous living donor liver transplant combined with double heart valve surgery.
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6. Dr. Vivek Mangla
Location: Ghaziabad
Hospital: Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali
Specialization: GI and HPB Surgical Oncology
Experience: 20+ years
Why He's One of the Best:
Dr. Vivek Mangla is Director of GI and HPB Surgical Oncology at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali, with 20+ years of experience and over 1,000 surgeries performed. He trained through MBBS and MS at Maulana Azad Medical College and completed his M.Ch in GI Surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi. His practice centers on minimally invasive laparoscopic cancer surgery, liver resections, and liver transplantation. He has trained internationally, including a fellowship at City of Hope Cancer Centre, Los Angeles, and is a widely published researcher and conference faculty member in surgical gastroenterology.
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7. Dr. Punit Singla
Location: Gurugram
Hospital: Marengo Asia Hospital
Specialization: Liver Transplant and HPB Surgery
Experience: 25+ years
Why He's One of the Best:
Dr. Punit Singla is Director and Head of Department for Liver Transplant and HPB Surgery at Marengo Asia Hospitals, with 25+ years of experience and over 1,500 liver transplants performed. He trained through MBBS, MS, a DNB in Surgical Gastroenterology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, and a Liver Transplant Fellowship at Medanta, Gurugram. He has built and led liver transplant programs at institutions including Fortis Memorial Research Institute and DMC&H, Ludhiana, where he pioneered Punjab's first independent living donor liver transplant program in 2017. His expertise spans pediatric, ABO-incompatible, and emergency liver transplants.
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8. Dr. Rajesh Dey
Location: Ghaziabad
Hospital: Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali
Specialization: Liver Transplant, Biliary Sciences and Robotic Surgery
Experience: 23+ years
Why He's One of the Best:
Dr. Rajesh Dey is Associate Director of Liver Transplant, Biliary Sciences, and Robotic Surgery at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali, with 23+ years of experience and over 6,000 surgeries performed. He trained at the Henri Bismuth Hepatobiliary Institute in Paris and holds an MRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, along with earlier hospital experience in the UK. His expertise covers liver transplantation, complex biliary surgery, robotic and minimally invasive HPB procedures, and organ retrieval and implantation, with prior roles at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital and leading UK institutions.
9. Dr. Shaleen Agarwal
Location: Faridabad
Hospital: Amrita Hospital
Specialization: Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery
Experience: 28+ years
Why He's One of the Best:
Dr. Shaleen Agarwal is Chief of Liver Transplant and HPB Surgery at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, with 28+ years of experience and over 8,000 surgeries performed. He trained through MBBS, MS, DNB, and MCh in GI Surgery, along with an ASTS Clinical Fellowship in Solid Organ Transplant in the US. His practice spans living and deceased donor liver transplants, pediatric transplants, robotic and laparoscopic donor surgery, and complex resections for liver, bile duct, and pancreatic cancers. He is a widely published researcher, focused on the clinical and immunological aspects of liver and biliary cancers, and mentors HPB surgeons from India and abroad.
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10. Dr. Ganesh Nagarajan
Location: Mumbai
Hospital: Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital
Specialization: Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Oncology
Experience: 22+ years
Why He's One of the Best:
Dr. Ganesh Nagarajan is Director of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Oncology at Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai, with 22+ years of experience in complex cancer surgery. He completed his surgical oncology residency at Tata Memorial Hospital and a fellowship in hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery and liver transplantation at Hôpital Beaujon, Paris. His practice covers multi-organ resections, HIPEC surgery, neuroendocrine tumor management, and robotic and laparoscopic GI and HPB oncological surgery, with outcomes he notes are comparable to leading centers worldwide. He is a widely published author and regular faculty speaker at international conferences.
View Dr. Ganesh Nagarajan's Profile
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Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Published by the HOSPIDIO Medical Writing Team.
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