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Dr. Christi Titus Varghese

Dr. Christi Titus Varghese

Associate Professor 

16 years of experience

Liver Transplant Surgeons, Surgical Gastroenterologists

MBBS, MS, MCh, FMAS

Amrita Hospital, Faridabad

English, Hindi

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About Dr. Christi Titus Varghese

  • Dr. Christi Titus Varghese is a Surgical Gastroenterologist and Liver Transplant Surgeon with over 16 years of experience.
  • He specializes in Minimally Invasive Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Robotic Donor Hepatectomy, Liver Transplants, Pancreas Transplants, Small Bowel Transplants, Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery, etc.
  • After completing his MBBS in 2008, he also achieved an MS (General Surgery) from Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, in 2012 and an MCh (Gastrointestinal Surgery) from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
  • Dr. Varghese also earned the Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
  • He was instrumental in the advancement and continuous refinement of the robotic donor hepatectomy technique at Amrita Hospital, Kochi.
  • He is fluent in English and Hindi.

Education

  • MBBS, 2008
  • MS (General Surgery), Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, 2012
  • MCh (Gastrointestinal Surgery), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
  • Fellow in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Awards

  • International Liver Transplant Society - plenary session (paper award) 
  • ISG Award for the Best Research Paper in Gastroenterology 2018  
  • ASI Award for the Best Paper in Surgery 2019

Associations/Membership

  • Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Paper Published

  • Venkatakrishnan, Guhan & Kathirvel, Manikandan & S T, Binoj & Muraleedharan, Abhijith & Shaji Mathew, Johns & Titus Varghese, Christi & Nair, Krishnanunni & Mallick, Shweta & Durairaj, Madhusrinivasan & Gopalan, Unnikrishnan & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & SUDHEER, OV & S, Sudhindran. (2023). Randomized Controlled Trial Of Sustained Release Tacrolimus Vs. Twice Daily Tacrolimus In Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation. HPB. 26. 10.1016/j.hpb.2023.10.017. 
  • Mohamed, Zubair & Titus Varghese, Christi & Sudhakar, Abish & Kumar, Lakshmi & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Narayanamenon, Ramachandran & Sudhindran, S. (2023). Prostaglandins for adult liver transplanted recipients. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 8. CD006006. 10.1002/14651858.CD006006.pub3. 
  • Titus Varghese, Christi & Nair, Krishnanunni & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Sudhindran, S. (2023). Letter to the Editor: Minimally invasive donor hepatectomy: Would robotic approach ameliorate recipient bile leak rates compared to pure laparoscopic technique? Liver Transplantation. Publish Ahead of Print. 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000163. 
  • Titus Varghese, Christi & Chandran, Biju & Sudhindran, S. (2023). Approach to minimally invasive donor hepatectomy: Laparoscopic, robotic, or a bit of both! Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery. 7. 10.1002/ags3.12672. 
  • Raju, Lohit & K N, Anila & Sivaprasadan, Saraswathy & Rajakkrishnany, Haritha & Sudheer, Voleti & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & S T, Binoj & Titus Varghese, Christi & Mallick, Shweta & Nair, Krishnanunni & Venkatakrishnan, Guhan & Srinivasan, Madhu & Sudhindran, S. (2023). Significance of neutrophil CD64 in diagnosis sepsis following liver donor liver transplantation. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. 13. S14-S15. 10.1016/j.jceh.2023.10.041. 
  • Wadhokar, Pranav & S, Sudhindran & Nair, Krishnanunni & Mallick, Shweta & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Sudheer, Voleti & S T, Binoj & Titus Varghese, Christi. (2023). Robotic Donor Hepatectomy - Managing variant anatomy and Intra-operative complications. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. 13. S35. 10.1016/j.jceh.2023.10.089. 
  • Singh, M. & S T, Binoj & Shaji Mathew, Johns & Sudheer, Voleti & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Dinesh, B. & Menon, Ramachandran & Biju, C. & Titus Varghese, Christi & Krishnan Unni, N. & Shweta, M. & Sudhindran, S.. (2022). Open to Robotic Donor Hepatectomy. Going into Right Direction? HPB. 24. S50. 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.05.095. 
  • S T, Binoj & Shaji Mathew, Johns & Titus Varghese, Christi & Nair, Krishnanunni & Mallick, Shweta & MRCS, Biju & Menon, Ramachandran & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & George, Preethi & Vayoth, Sudheer & Sudhindran, S. (2022). Open to robotic right donor hepatectomy: A tectonic shift in surgical technique. Clinical Transplantation. 36. 10.1111/ctr.14775. 
  • Mallick, Shweta & Kathirvel, Manikandan & Nair, Krishnanunni & Durairaj, Madhusrinivasan & Titus Varghese, Christi & S T, Binoj & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & SUDHEER, OV & Sudhindran, Surendran. (2022). A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial analyzing the effect of synbiotics on infectious complications following living donor liver transplant - PREPRO trial. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 29. 10.1002/jhbp.1182. 
  • Titus Varghese, Christi & Chandran, Biju & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Nair, Krishnanunni & Mallick, Shweta & Shaji Mathew, Johns & S T, Binoj & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Sudheer, Voleti & Sudhindran, Surendran. (2022). Extended criteria donors for Robotic Right Hepatectomy? A Propensity Score matched Analysis. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 29. 10.1002/jhbp.1145. 
  • Koneti, Akshadhar & Singh, Malika & Mallick, Shwetha & Titus Varghese, Christi & Nair, Krishnanunni & S T, Binoj & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Sudheer, Voleti & Sudhinan, S. (2022). Noradrenaline versus terlipressin in the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome: a randomized study. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. 12. S39-S40. 10.1016/j.jceh.2022.07.108. 
  • Srinivasan, Madhu & Shaji Mathew, Johns & Mallick, Shweta & Nair, Krishnanunni & Kathirvel, Manikandan & Titus Varghese, Christi & Chandran, Biju & S T, Binoj & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Menon, Ramachandran & SUDHEER, OV & Sudhindran, S. (2021). Middle hepatic vein reconstruction in adult living donor liver transplantation: a randomized clinical trial. British Journal of Surgery. 108. 10.1093/bjs/znab346. 
  • Titus Varghese, Christi & Chandran, Biju & Sudhindran, S. (2021). Robotic Donor Hepatectomy—Safety in Novelty Is the Essence. JAMA Surgery. 156. 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.4428. 
  • S T, Binoj & Shaji Mathew, Johns & Razak, M. & Nair, Krishnanunni & Mallick, Shweta & Titus Varghese, Christi & Chandran, Biju & Menon, Ramachandran & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Devi, Padma & Sudheer, Voleti & Sudhindran, S. (2021). Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure: Not Supportive Enough? Indian Journal of Surgery. 84. 10.1007/s12262-021-02925-9. 
  • Thirunavaya Kalathil, Mohammed & Titus Varghese, Christi & Bharathan, Viju & Chandran, Biju & Nair, Krishnanunni & Mallick, Shweta & Shaji Mathew, Johns & S T, Binoj & Menon, Ramachandran & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & SUDHEER, OV & Sudhindran, S. (2020). Double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial of N-acetylcysteine infusion following live donor liver transplantation. Hepatology International. 14. 10.1007/s12072-020-10109-y. 
  • Kathirvel, Manikandan & Mallick, Shweta & Thillai, Manoj & Durairaj, Madhusrinivasan & Nair, Krishnanunni & Sunny, Aleena & Shaji Mathew, Johns & Titus Varghese, Christi & Chandran, Biju & S T, Binoj & Menon, Ramachandran & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Sudhindran, S & Sethi, Pulkit. (2020). Randomized trial of steroid-free immunosuppression with basiliximab induction in adult live donor liver transplantation (LDLT). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2020.09.012. 
  • Shaji Mathew, Johns & Mallick, Shweta & Nair, Krishnanunni & Titus Varghese, Christi & Chandran, Biju & S T, Binoj & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Menon, Ramachandran & Sudhindran, S. (2020). Reply to comments on – “Biliary complications among live donors following live donor liver transplantation.” The Surgeon. 19. 10.1016/j.surge.2020.04.002. 
  • Menon, Ramachandran & S T, Binoj & Chandran, Biju & Shaji Mathew, Johns & Titus Varghese, Christi & Mallick, Shweta & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Sudhindran, S. (2019). 13. Robotic Donor Hepatectomy: Guts to Change a Winning Team?. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. 9. 427-428. 10.1016/j.jceh.2019.04.016. 
  • Titus Varghese, Christi & Bharathan, Viju & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Menon, Ramachanndran & SUDHEER, OV & Dhar, Puneet & Sudhindran, S. (2018). Randomized trial on Extended versus Modified Right Lobe Grafts in Live Donor Liver Transplantation. Liver Transplantation. 24. 10.1002/lt.25014. 
  • Bharathan, Viju & Chandran, Biju & Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishnan & Titus Varghese, Christi & Menon, Ramachandran & Balakrishnan, Dinesh & Sudheer, Voleti & Dhar, Puneet & Sudhindran, S. (2016). Perioperative Prostaglandin E1 Infusion In Live Donor Liver Transplantation: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial. Liver Transplantation. 22. 10.1002/lt.24479. 

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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