Dr. Neerav Goyal

About
Dr Neerav Goyal has been in his Liver Transplant / HPB program since 2002. Dr Goyal is a graduate of KG Institute of Medical Sciences, Banagalore. He trained in General Surgery at St Stephens Hospital under the mentorship of Dr Prakash Khanduri. Subsequently he was Senior Resident in Surgical Gastroenterology at GB Pant Hospital , New Delhi before joining the DNB Superspecialty training program in GI Surgery & Liver Transplant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital ( SGRH ) where he trained under Prof Samiran Nundy. After completing his training Dr Goyal worked as Consultant at St Stephens Hospital for a short period before joining Liver Transplant / HPB program at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi in 2007.

 

Since then Dr Neerav Goyal has been a key member of this program. As Senior Surgical Consultant, Dr Goyal is part of all operations performed at CLBS. He has a special interest in donor surgery in LDLT (Living Donor Liver Transplant ) and has partnered Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in introducing many innovations in Donor Liver Surgery that make the operation safe for the donor. Besides Liver Transplantation, Dr Goyal continues to perform GI Surgeries with special interest in Liver Resections for Cholangiocarcinoma and Pancreatic tumours.He is also involved in the teaching program of DNB GI Surgery trainees at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi. Dr Goyal has a number of publications in the field of Liver Transplantation / G I Surgery and numerous presentations at national and international conferences.

Qualification
MBBS, DNB, Dip in Gen Surgery & Surgical Gastro.

Work Experience
February 2002 - August 2002 Registrar, Surgical Gastroenterology, G.B. Pant Hospital, Delhi. This is one of the finest specialty teaching hospitals in India. The institution is especially known for excellence in biliary tract surgery including choledochal cyst, bile duct injuries and gall bladder malignancies.
August 2002 - July 2005 Selected for the prestigious 3-year postdoctoral training program in Surgical Gastroenterology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi under Prof. S. Nundy. This program is affiliated to the National Medical Board of India.
I have undergone training at a high volume center known for excellence in the field of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic surgery and Liver Transplant in India.
April-2005 I did training in the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi under the able guidance of Prof T.K. Chattopadhyay. This centre is known for its excellence in all aspects of Surgical Gastroenterology and specially Portal Hypertension Surgery.
December 2005 - May 2006 I was part of the prestigious Max Health Care family as a consultant G.I. Surgeon at Max Hospital, Pitampura. This is a tertiary care hospital with its branches in all corners of Delhi.
June 2006 - to August 2007 I worked as a Consultant in Hepato Biliary Pancreatic and Liver Transplant Surgery Unit at St Stephens Hospital, Tis Hazari, New Delhi, with professor Prakash Khanduri as Head. I independently performed all aspects of Gastrointestinal ,Hepato Biliary and Pancreatic surgery both Laparoscopic as well as Open. Our unit actively pursued Cadaveric Organ Transplant programme and were involved in promoting cadaveric organ donation as such.
August 2007 - to date I am working as a Senior Consultant in the Department of Liver Transplant and Surgical Gastroenterology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi with Dr Subash Gupta. I have been performing all complex hepatobiliary, pancreatic and gastrointestinal surgeries. We at Apollo have been doing 6- 8 Liver Transplants every week with results compared to the best centres in the world. Presently we have done over 1800 Liver Transplants.

Awards and Achievements
Gold Medal in Ophthalmology examination 1995. Stood first in Bangalore University Examination
Gold Medal for best paper publication 2007 at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Number of awards in extracurricular activities
 est Video Award
Hepatic Duct Transection Technique in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. XXII National Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology. Jaipur 2012
Best Video Award Right Posterior Sector Graft: Understanding the Concept. XXIV National Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology. Gujarat Convention Centre. October 2, 2014 - October 5, 2014

Research and Publications
Papers:
Is precholecystectomy ERCP necessary in follow-up cases of gallstone pancreatitis? Subrat Raul, S. Joseph, Neerav Goyal et al.Indian J Surg 2003; 65:492-5
Surgery for Obscure Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in India.Singhal D, Neerav Goyal , Gupta S, Nundy S.Dig Dis Sci. 2006 Dec 7
Current Role of Portosystemic Shunt Surgery in the Management of Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction.Singhal D, de Castro S,Neerav Goyal , Gouma DJ, Chaudhary A, van Gulik TM Dig Surg. 2006 Dec 11;23(5-6):358-369.
Transabdominal gastroesophageal devascularization without transection for bleeding varices: Results and indicators of prognosis.Neerav Goyal, Dinesh Singhal, Subhash Gupta, Arvinder S Soin, Samiran Nundy.Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22 (2007) 47-50
What are the essential components of Transabdominal Esophagogastric Devascularisation procedures?Singhal D, Neerav Goyal , Gupta S, Soin AS, Nundy S.World J Surg. 2007 Apr;31(4):861-2.

Liver Transplantation:
Experience with last 50 cases at our centre. Manav Wadhawan, Neerav Goyal et al.Apollo Medicine 2007(Vol 4,number 4),331-333
Isolated loop pancreatic remnant drainage following pancreaticoduodenal resection Singhal Dinesh; Goyal Neerav; Gupta Subash; Soin Arvinder S; Nundy Samiran Hepato-gastroenterology 2008;55(82-83):677-80.
Liver Transplantation in a large pediatric liver tumour: a case report
Manav Wadhawan, Nishant Wadhwa, Anupum Sibal, Vivek Vij, Neerav Goyal, Ajitabh Srivastava, Subash Gupta.Apollo Medicine, Vol. 5, No. 3, September 2008, 232-233
Liver Transplantation-Indian Scenario Manav Wadhawan, VivekVij, Neerav Goyal, AjitabhSrivastava, AnupamSibal, Ajay Kumar, Subash GuptaApollo Medicine. 12/2008; 5(4):292-296.
VivekVij, Neerav Goyal, SrivastavaAjitabh, Gupta Subash. Inferior venacava mobility and venous outflow in living donor liver transplant. HPB PP 54.02 10 (1) 2008
Goyal Neerav, VijVivek, SahaniRiti, WadhawanManav, Srivastava Ajitabh, Gupta Subash. Results of Hepatic artery anastomosis using Loupe magnification in living donor liver transplantation. HPB PP43.06;10(1) 2008
Peroneal neuropathy following liver transplantation: possible predisposing factors and outcome.
Intraoperative no go donor hepatectomy in living donor liver transplantation.V Vij, V K Ramaswamy, S Goja, P Dargan, A Mallya, N Goyal, S Gupta American Journal of Transplantation 09/2010; 10(9):2181-2
Endoscopic Management of Post Transplant Biliary Complications in a Live Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) CentreAjay Kumar, ManavWadhawan, MukulRastogi, VivekVij, Furquan Ahmed, Neerav Goyal, PuneetDargan, Subash Gupta Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - GASTROINTEST ENDOSCOP. 01/2010; 71(5).
Portal biliopathy treated with living-donor liver transplant: index case.Gupta S, Singhal A, Goyal N, Vij V, Wadhawan M.Exp Clin Transplant. 2011 Apr;9(2):145-9.
Training of GI Surgeons for Liver Transplant Neerav Goyal, Ramdip RaY, Subash Gupta. Indian Journal of Transplant, pages 81-83, Sept 2011
Developing a transplant program: The beginning of liver transplant activity in eastern India Abhijit Chowdhury, Subash Gupta, Supriyo Ghatak, Neerav Goyal, Sukanta Ray, Ramdip Ray, Kausik Das, Jyotirmay Kirtania, Tapas GhoseIndian Journal of Transplant, pages 114 - 115, Sept 2011
Vascular reconstruction with donor inflow anamaly in living related liver transplant Vishal Kumar Chorasiya, PuneetDargan, Neerav Goyal, VivekVij, Subash Gupta Indian Journal of Transplantation. 01/2011; 5(1):14
Donor hepatectomy Rajesh Nambiar, Neerav Goyal,Subash GuptaApollo Medicine Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2012, Pages 17-23
    Pre liver transplant renal dysfunction is not necessarily assosciated with adverse ShishirPareek, Neerav Goyal, ManavWadhawan, VivekVij, Subash Gupta Indian Journal of Transplantation. 01/2011; 5(1):12.
Liver recipients from young donors do not develop small for size syndrome even if the graft recipient weight ratio is less tah 0.8 KR Vasudevan, Sanjay Goja, Neerav Goyal, VivekVij, Subash Gupta Indian Journal of Transplantation. 01/2011; 5(1):11.
Profile of CMV infection and disease in liver transplant program in Indian subcontinent KausarMakki, ManavWadhawan, Neerav Goyal, VivekVij, Subash Gupta Indian Journal of Transplantation. 01/2011; 5(1):11-12.
Management of chronic hepatitis C before and after liver transplant.Apollo Medicine Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2012, Pages 24 - 31
Cytomegalovirus infection: its incidence and management in cytomegalovirus-seropositive living related liver transplant recipients: a single-center experience.Wadhawan M, Gupta S, Goyal N,Vasudevan KR, Makki K, Dawar R, Sardana R, Lal N, Kumar A.Liver Transpl. 2012 Dec;18(12):1448-55
Emergency liver transplant in patient with Child-Pugh class C cirrhosis and strangulated umbilical hernia.Chaudhary A, Daga S, Goyal N, Ramaswamy VK, Agarwal S, Pareek S, Ray R, Wadhawan M, Gupta S.ExpClin Transplant. 2013 Feb;11(1):66-7.Post-transplant biliary complications: an analysis from a predominantly living donor liver transplant center.Wadhawan M, Kumar A, Gupta S, Goyal N, Shandil R, Taneja S, Sibal A.J GastroenterolHepatol. 2013 Jun;28(6):1056-60.
Living related liver transplantation for hepatitis B-related liver disease without hepatitis B immune globulin prophylaxis.Wadhawan M, Gupta S, Goyal N, Taneja S, Kumar A.Liver Transpl. 2013 Sep;19(9):1030-5.
Single-lobe living donor liver transplant in a morbidly obese cirrhotic patient preceded by laparoscopic sleevegastrectomy.Taneja S, Gupta S, Wadhawan M, Goyal N.Case Rep Transplant. 2013;2013
Management of chronic hepatitis C before and after liver transplant.Apollo Medicine Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2012, Pages 24 - 31
Cytomegalovirus infection: its incidence and management in cytomegalovirus-seropositive living related liver transplant recipients: a single-center experience.Wadhawan M, Gupta S, Goyal N,Vasudevan KR, Makki K, Dawar R, Sardana R, Lal N, Kumar A.Liver Transpl. 2012 Dec;18(12):1448-55
Emergency liver transplant in patient with Child-Pugh class C cirrhosis and strangulated umbilical hernia.Chaudhary A, Daga S, Goyal N, Ramaswamy VK, Agarwal S, Pareek S, Ray R, Wadhawan M, Gupta S.ExpClin Transplant. 2013 Feb;11(1):66-7.Post-transplant biliary complications: an analysis from a predominantly living donor liver transplant center.Wadhawan M, Kumar A, Gupta S, Goyal N, Shandil R, Taneja S, Sibal A.J GastroenterolHepatol. 2013 Jun;28(6):1056-60.
Living related liver transplantation for hepatitis B-related liver disease without hepatitis B immune globulin prophylaxis.Wadhawan M, Gupta S, Goyal N, Taneja S, Kumar A.Liver Transpl. 2013 Sep;19(9):1030-5.
Single-lobe living donor liver transplant in a morbidly obese cirrhotic patient preceded by laparoscopic sleevegastrectomy.Taneja S, Gupta S, Wadhawan M, Goyal N.Case Rep Transplant. 2013;2013
Preoperative CT evaluation of potential donors in living donor liver transplantation Sandeep Vohra1, Neerav Goyal2, Subash Gupta2Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging 2014;24:4,350-359

Medical Council Registration
DMC- 12946