Dr. Abhishek Agrawal

Dr. Abhishek Agrawal

Senior Consultant 

39 years of experience

Liver Transplant Surgeons, Surgical Gastroenterologists

MBBS, MS, DNB, MNAMS, FMAS, MCh, FALS, Fellowship

Amrita Hospital, Faridabad

English, Hindi

Consultation Fee ₹ 1000

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About Dr. Abhishek Agrawal

  • Dr. Abhishek Agrawal is a renowned Surgical Gastroenterologist and Liver Transplant Surgeon with over 39 years of experience.
  • His expertise lies in Gastrointestinal Surgery (GI Surgery), GI Oncosurgery (Surgery for Cancer of the GI Tract), Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (Surgery for Weight loss/Diabetes), Pancreatobiliary surgery, Gallbladder conditions (Stones/Polyps), hernia surgery, and abdominal wall reconstructions, among other things.
  • He specializes in advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgeries for benign and malignant abdominal conditions, as well as weight loss and diabetes (bariatric surgery).
  • Dr. Agrawal successfully operated on numerous patients from India and various other countries, achieving excellent outcomes.
  • His educational qualifications started with an MBBS from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, in 2013 and an MS (General Surgery) from Pramukhswami Medical College, Gujarat, in 2016.
  • He further achieved a DNB (General Surgery) and DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology) from the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, in 2016
  • He also earned an MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology) from Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, 2019.
  • Dr. Agrawal earned a Fellowship in minimal access surgery (FMAS) from the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI) in 2017, a Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS), and a Clinical Fellowship in HPB, Digestive Surgery, and Liver Transplantation from Mie University, Japan.
  • He is recognized and praised by celebrities and global leaders for clinical and philanthropic efforts in providing specialized surgical care to the underprivileged.
  • He frequently travels across India and internationally to teach and train medical students and aspiring GI and Liver Transplant surgeons.
  • He is an active researcher with multiple publications in national and international journals and a contributor to numerous textbook chapters.
  • Dr. Agrawal is also a reviewer for various national and international peer-reviewed journals.
  • He is an active member of esteemed organizations, including Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI), Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterologists (IASG), Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (IAGES), American College of Surgeons (ACS), Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI), Indian Medical Association (IMA), and Association of Surgeons of India (ASI).
  • He is fluent in English and Hindi.

Education

  • MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, 2013
  • MS (General Surgery), Pramukhswami Medical College, Gujarat, 2016
  • DNB (General Surgery), National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, 2016
  • DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology), National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
  • MNAMS, National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2017
  • Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS), Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI), 2017
  • MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology), Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, 2019
  • Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS)
  • Clinical Fellowship in HPB, Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Mie University, Japan

Past Experience

  • Consultant (Liver Transplant Surgeon and Surgical Gastroenterologist), Jaypee Hospital, Noida, 2022
  • Assistant Professor (Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, 2021

Awards

  • Gold Medal for securing 1st Rank in University examinations in MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology)
  • Gold Medal for securing 1st Rank in University examinations in MS (General Surgery)
  • Awarded ‘Best Paper’ for Paper presented at Annual Conference of Association of Surgical Gastroenterologists of Kerala (ASGKCON 2019), Calicut, Kerala, India.“Resected gastric volume and weight loss after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy – Size does matter!”
  • Awarded ‘Travel Grant’ for Paper presented at the Asia Pacific Digestive Week (APDW) 2018; Seoul, South Korea.“Robotic docking and operative console times- Are we getting better over the years with expertise?”
  • Awarded ‘Bursary’ for Paper presented at Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASGCON) 2018; Chandigarh, India.“Long Term Experience (18 years) with pelvic exenteration and double barrel wet colostomy for locally advanced carcinoma rectum.”
  • Awarded ‘Travel Grant’ for paper presented at the Asia Pacific Digestive Week (APDW) 2017; Hong Kong“Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using Small for Size Grafts.”
  • Awarded ‘Best Poster’ for Poster presented at International Congress of Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASICON) 2017; Kochi, India.“Robotic docking and operative console times- Are we getting better over the years with expertise?”

Associations/Membership

  • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
  • Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
  • Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterologists (IASG)
  • Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (IAGES)
  • American College of Surgeons (ACS)
  • Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)
  • Indian Medical Association (IMA)
  • Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)

Paper Published

  • Shalaby, Mostafa & Elsheik, Ahmad & Hamed, Hosam & Elsheikh, Ahmed & Sakr, Ahmad & Fouad, Amgad & Kassem, Amr & Elfeki, Hossam & Madbouly, Khaled & Alzahrani, Khalid & Marzouk, Khalid & Ali, Mahmoud & Helal, Mohamed & Elsorogy, Mohamed & Farid, Mohamed & Lorenzo, Nicola & Sileri, Pierpaolo & Wexner, Steven & Khafagy, Wael & Mazingi, Dennis. (2024). Burnout among surgeons before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: an international survey. BMC Psychology. 12. 10.1186/s40359-023-01517-4. 
  • Sharma, Pranati & Agrawal, Abhishek & Dhar, Puneet. (2023). Royalty, Rebellion and Rainbow Flags: Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil on LGBTQIA+ Health & Advocacy in India. Journal of Medical Evidence. 4. 300-307. 10.4103/JME.JME_159_23. 
  • Glasbey, James & Abbott, Tom & Ibrahim Mohamed, Ahmed & Adisa, Adewale & Alameer, Ehab & Alshryda, Sattar & Arnaud, Alexis & Bankhead-Kendall, Brittany & Abou Chaar, Mohamad K. & Chaudhry, Daoud & Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa & Cunha, Miguel F. & Davies, Justine & Desai, Anant & Elhadi, Muhammed & Fiore, Marco & Fitzgerald, J Edward & Fourtounas, Maria & Fowler, Alex & Mushawarima, Trust. (2022). Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery*, COVIDSurg Collaborative* †. The Lancet. 400. 17–69. 
  • Glasbey, James & Abbott, Tom & Ademuyiwa, Adesoji & Adisa, Adewale & Alameer, Ehab & Alshryda, Sattar & Arnaud, Alexis & Bankhead-Kendall, Brittany & Abou Chaar, Mohamad K. & Chaudhry, Daoud & Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa & Cunha, Miguel F. & Davies, Justine & Desai, Anant & Elhadi, Muhammed & Fiore, Marco & Fitzgerald, J Edward & Fourtounas, Maria & Fowler, Alex & Mushawarima, Trust. (2022). Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery*, COVIDSurg Collaborative* †. The Lancet. 400. 1607-17. 
  • Glasbey, James & Abbott, Tom & Ademuyiwa, Adesoji & Adisa, Adewale & Alameer, Ehab & Alshryda, Sattar & Arnaud, Alexis & Bankhead-Kendall, Brittany & Abou Chaar, Mohamad K. & Chaudhry, Daoud & Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa & Cunha, Miguel F. & Davies, Justine & Desai, Anant & Elhadi, Muhammed & Fiore, Marco & Fitzgerald, J Edward & Fourtounas, Maria & Fowler, Alex & Mushawarima, Trust. (2022). Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery*, COVIDSurg Collaborative* †. The Lancet. 400. 1607-17. 
  • Glasbey, James & Abbott, Tom & Ademuyiwa, Adesoji & Adisa, Adewale & Alameer, Ehab & Alshryda, Sattar & Arnaud, Alexis & Bankhead-Kendall, Brittany & Abou Chaar, Mohamad K. & Chaudhry, Daoud & Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa & Cunha, Miguel F. & Davies, Justine & Desai, Anant & Elhadi, Muhammed & Fiore, Marco & Fitzgerald, J Edward & Fourtounas, Maria & Fowler, Alex & Mushawarima, Trust. (2022). Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery*, COVIDSurg Collaborative* †. 
  • Glasbey, James & Abbott, Tom & Ademuyiwa, Adesoji & Adisa, Adewale & Alameer, Ehab & Alshryda, Sattar & Arnaud, Alexis & Bankhead-Kendall, Brittany & Abou Chaar, Mohamad K. & Chaudhry, Daoud & Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa & Cunha, Miguel F. & Davies, Justine & Desai, Anant & Elhadi, Muhammed & Fiore, Marco & Fitzgerald, J Edward & Fourtounas, Maria & Fowler, Alex & Ramadan, Salma. (2022). Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries. The Lancet. 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01846-3. 
  • Glasbey, James & Abbott, Tom & Ademuyiwa, Adesoji & Adisa, Adewale & Alameer, Ehab & Alshryda, Sattar & Arnaud, Alexis & Bankhead-Kendall, Brittany & Chaar, M. & Chaudhry, Daoud & Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa & Cunha, Miguel F. & Davies, Justine & Desai, Anant & Elhadi, Muhammed & Fiore, Marco & Fitzgerald, J Edward & Fourtounas, Maria & Fowler, Alex & Mushawarima, Trust. (2022). Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries. The Lancet. 400. 1607-1617. 
  • Glasbey, James & Abbott, Tom & Ademuyiwa, Adesoji & Adisa, Adewale & Alameer, Ehab & Alshryda, Sattar & Arnaud, Alexis & Bankhead-Kendall, Brittany & Abou Chaar, Mohamad K. & Chaudhry, Daoud & Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa & Cunha, Miguel F. & Davies, Justine & Desai, Anant & Elhadi, Muhammed & Fiore, Marco & Fitzgerald, J Edward & Fourtounas, Maria & Fowler, Alex & Mushawarima, Trust. (2022). Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery*, COVIDSurg Collaborative* †. The Lancet. 
  • Agrawal, Abhishek & Mullick, Shweta & Dhar, Puneet. (2022). Surgical access to the abdomen: Incisions, closures including laparoscopic port placement. 10.1093/med/9780192862433.003.0008. 
  • Glasbey, James & Abbott, Tom & Ademuyiwa, Adesoji & Adisa, Adewale & Alameer, Ehab & Alshryda, Sattar & Arnaud, Alexis & Bankhead-Kendall, Brittany & Abou Chaar, Mohamad K. & Chaudhry, Daoud & Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa & Cunha, Miguel F. & Davies, Justine & Desai, Anant & Elhadi, Muhammed & Fiore, Marco & Fitzgerald, J Edward & Fourtounas, Maria & Fowler, Alex & Zijaj, Lorena. (2022). Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery*, COVIDSurg Collaborative* †. The Lancet. 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01846-3-. 
  • Nanavati, Aditya & Nagral, Sanjay & Jhunjhunwala, Rashi & Boer, Robin & Mirza, Ahmad & Navsaria, Pradeep & Tiwari, Ankur & Haribhakti, Sanjiv & Arora, Eham & Pauli, Eric & Agrawal, Abhishek & Winder, Alec & Pagadala, Nitesh & Pottakkat, Biju & Godbole, Chintamani & Bedford, Matthew & Karandikar, Sharad & Yadav, Amitabh & Cairncross, Lydia & Satwik, Ambarish. (2022). Abdominal Trauma, Peritoneum, and Retroperitoneum. 10.1093/med/9780192862433.001.0001. 
  • Sharma, Pranati & Agrawal, Abhishek. (2022). Does modern research validate the ancient wisdom of gut flora and brain connection? A literature review of gut dysbiosis in neurological and neurosurgical disorders over the last decade. Neurosurgical Review. 45. 1-22. 10.1007/s10143-021-01516-2. 
  • Bhangu, Mr & Collaborative, Covidsurg & Baldini, Edoardo & Conti, Luigi & Capelli, Patrizio & Agrawal, Abhishek. (2021). Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumor types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study. The Lancet Oncology. 
  • Dhar, Puneet & Agrawal, Abhishek & Sudhindran, S & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Nundy, Samiran. (2020). How to Do It: Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Journal of Medical Evidence. 1. 10.4103/JME.JME_109_20. 
  • Agrawal, Abhinav & Agrawal, Abhishek & Sharma, Pranati. (2018). A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Combination with Biochemical Markers and Current Clinical Scoring Systems in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis. Gut and Liver. 12. 174. 
  • Agrawal, Abhishek & Nautiyal, Mayank & S T, Binoj & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Menon, Ramachandran & Sudheer, Voleti & Dhar, Puneet. (2018). Long-term experience (18 years) with pelvic exenteration and double barrel wet colostomy for locally advanced carcinoma rectum. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 33. 560. 
  • Sharma, Pranati & Agrawal, Abhishek. (2018). A suggested protocol for the management of blunt trauma abdomen at the peripheral health-care facility level. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 33. 562. 
  • Sharma, Pranati & Agrawal, Abhishek. (2018). A novel approach to improving the interpretation of CT brain in trauma. Injury. 49. 10.1016/j.injury.2018.09.002. 
  • Gheewala, Umesh & Agrawal, Abhishek & Sharma, Radha & Bhatt, Ravi & Srivastava, Shirish. (2015). Transvaginal Small Bowel Evisceration in Known Case of Uterine Prolapse Due to Trauma. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR. 9. PD09-10. 10.7860/JCDR/2015/10345.5411. 

Field of Expertise

  • Abdominal Surgery
  • ABO Incompatible Transplant
  • Adhesion Lysis
  • Appendectomy
  • Biliary Drainage and Stenting
  • Cardiomyotomy
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Colorectal Screening
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • D2 Gastrectomy
  • Deceased Donor Liver Transplants (DDLTs)
  • Endoscopic Gastrostomy
  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
  • Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG)
  • Esophagectomy
  • Foregut Surgery
  • Fundoplication
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastric Suction (Stomach Pumping)
  • Hemicolectomy
  • Hemorrhoid Banding
  • Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Hepatectomy (Liver Resection)
  • Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
  • Hiatal Hernia Repair
  • Ileoanal Anastomosis (J-Pouch) Surgery
  • Incompatible Kidney Transplant
  • Inguinal Hernia Repair with Mesh
  • Intestinal Transplant
  • Kidney Transplant
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Laparoscopic Colon Resection
  • Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct (CBD) Exploration
  • Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Splenectomy
  • Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
  • Liver Transplant
  • Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT)
  • Low Anterior Resection
  • Lung Transplant
  • Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
  • Meckel's Diverticulectomy
  • Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Pancreas Transplant
  • Pancreatic Surgery
  • Partial Colectomy
  • Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Pediatric Liver Transplant
  • Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
  • Portal Vein Embolization (PVE)
  • Proctectomy
  • Recurrent Hernia Surgery
  • Retroperitoneum Surgery
  • Robotic Hernia Surgery
  • Small Bowel Resection
  • Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Subtotal Proctocolectomy
  • Total Colectomy
  • Umbilical Hernia Surgery
  • Upper GI Endoscopy
  • Whipple Surgery
  • Achalasia
  • Acidity
  • Bloating
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome (CACS)
  • Celiac Disease
  • Cholecystitis
  • Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIP)
  • Constipation
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
  • Enterocutaneous Fistula (ECF)
  • Failure to Thrive (FTT)
  • Femoral Hernia
  • Gallbladder Stone
  • Gastric Ulcer
  • Gastritis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Heartburn
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Hepatomegaly (Enlarged Liver)
  • Hirschsprung's Disease
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Intestinal Ischemia
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Obstructive Jaundice
  • Pancreatic Pseudocysts
  • Pancreatitis
  • Peptic Ulcer
  • Polyposis Syndrome
  • Portosystemic Shunt (PSS)
  • Rectum Perforation
  • Right Hemicolectomy
  • Sigmoid Volvulus
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Ventral Hernia

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