24 years in liver transplant surgery, and Dr. Vivek Vij is credited as one of the people who actually pioneered the field in India. He’s the one behind the development of live donor liver surgery in the country, and he was the first surgeon from the Indian subcontinent to publish a laparoscopic donor hepatectomy series in the journal Liver Transplantation — that’s a fairly big deal in transplant circles. He currently practices at Fortis Escort Hospital, and his career has basically shaped how liver transplants are done in India today.
Together with his team, Dr. Vivek Vij has been part of more than 3,500 liver transplants, with a success rate that’s honestly hard to beat — 95% for patients and a full 100% for donors. He’s also known for having one of the lowest rates of bile duct complications among transplant surgeons, which is a pretty technical marker of how carefully these surgeries are performed. Beyond transplants, he treats hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer, and handles complex hepatobiliary and pancreatic procedures, along with advanced laparoscopic and robotic techniques for both adult and pediatric liver transplants. He also founded the Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Sciences division within the Fortis hospital group, starting the program in Noida before expanding it to Mohali.
Education
- MBBS
- MS – General Surgery
- DNB – General Surgery
Areas of Expertise
- Liver transplantation (adult and pediatric)
- Live donor liver surgery
- Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery
- Advanced laparoscopic and robotic procedures
- Treatment of hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer
If you’re researching liver transplant surgeons in India, especially for a live-donor case, Dr. Vivek Vij is one of the more established names to look into, given how long he’s been shaping this field.
