Dr. (Prof.) Naimish N. Mehta 

Chairman, Center for Digestive Sciences (CDS) Prof. & Head, Dept. of HPB Surgery & Liver Transpla

Liver Transplant

Dr. Naimish N Mehta, Chairman, Centre for Digestive Sciences, Professor & Head Department of HPB & Liver Transplantation Surgery. Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur. He gained extensive training in Liver transplantation from various centres of excellence in UK and USA and is recognized as an Expert in the field of Hepato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation worldwide. He has experience of over 1500+ liver transplants cases and has also been awarded Diploma in Liver Transplantation by the European Board of Surgery and Fellowships from academic institutes. He has delivered various lectures in the filed of Liver transplantation and is an invited faculty in academic meetings in India and abroad.

He is the only Indian Transplant surgeon serving as a faculty in Certified Course in Liver Transplantation surgery conducted by European Society of Organ Transplantation. He is a member of various academic societies and has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. His credits include performing successful Liver Transplantation in smallest weighing child of 4.5 kg, performing the first living donor intestinal transplantation in India, Dual Lobe Liver transplantation where two donors donate liver to a single individual, Liver Transplantation in Acute Liver failure in pregnant women and many such cases.

Experience

Qualification

MBBS, MS, FACRSI, FAIS, FEBS, FALS (HPB), FICRS, Ph.D (H.C.)

    • First position – M.S. General Surgery, Mumbai University, July 1999
    • First position – Final MBBS, MGM Medical College, October 1994
    • Distinction – Microbiology, April 1993
    • Travel Grant – FESTA (Foundation of Endocrine Surgery Training and Advancement), October 2003
    • Young Investigator’s Award – IHPBA Conference, Edinburgh, UK, September 2006
    • Achiever in Rising Star Category in Liver Transplantation – Times Healthcare Achievers, 2018
    • Ph.D. (Honoris Causa) – Contribution in the field of Liver Transplantation, Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Jaipur, India, 2022
    • Treasurer, Governing Council of Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI) – 2020–2022
    • Treasurer, Governing Council of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG) – 2021–2023
    • Award of Honor – 2nd HPB Radiology Course, IHPBA Indian Chapter, Trivandrum, May 2025
    • Chairman, Scientific Committee – Indian Chapter of International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) – 2024–2026
    • Member, International Inclusive Excellence Committee – International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) – 2025–2027