Liver Transplant

Ravi Mohanka

Dr. Ravi Mohanka

Director
Department
Liver Transplant
Qualification

M.B.B.S., M.S., D.N.B., M.Sc. (Organ Transplant), M.B.A.

Contact details
Fellowship
  • ASTS Transplant Fellowship
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
  • Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (FICS)
  • Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (HPB) (FALS)
  • Fellowship of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (FIAGES)
Experience

20+ years

Bio:

Dr. Ravi Mohanka is the Director of the Department of Liver Transplant at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital. 

He underwent training at Government Medical College, Nagpur; University of Rochester Medical Centre, Strong Memorial Hospital; Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre; Washington University, St. Louis; Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; and University of Toronto. He has worked at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Medanta Medicity, Global Hospital.

He accumulated vast experience with 1500+ liver transplants, mostly adult and paediatric living donor liver transplants, and 1000+ liver, gall bladder, and bile duct cancer surgeries, some of which have been featured in media and publications. An avid clinician-scientist, he has published 60+ scientific articles in international journals and book chapters. His articles have been cited 1200+ times. He has conducted and participated in many research and lectured 200+ faculty presentations in scientific meetings globally.

He is passionate about increasing organ donation awareness in India and actively assists governmental organizations such as ROTTO/SOTTO and NGOs such as ZTCC, Mohan Foundation, Organ India and others to establish robust organ allocation systems. He has helped many government and trust hospitals in metros, tier 2 and 3 cities to establish liver transplant programs. He has been instrumental in making transplants more affordable with these initiatives. He has a keen interest in using technology to ease medical and surgical problems and has patented two devices for the same.

Membership:

  • Vice President (Surgical) of the Indian Society of Organ Transplant (ISOT) (2023–2025)
  • President - Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI) (2022–2023)
  • Chairman of the Membership and Communication Committee of the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) (2022–2023)
  • Active member of several professional international societies
     
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