Dr. Dinesh Jothimani

Dr. Dinesh Jothimani

Consultant 

24 Years of Experience

Hepatologist, HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon

MBBS, MRCP, FRCP, CCT

Reg. No.:65710, Tamil Nadu Medical Council

Rela Hospital, Chennai

English, Hindi

Consultation Fee ₹ 600

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About Dr. Dinesh Jothimani

  • Dr. Dinesh Jothimani, a renowned liver and digestive health expert with over 24 years of experience, offers profound insights into liver diseases and gastrointestinal disorders.
  • Dr. Jothimani has performed many specialized procedures in his career, such as over 500 ERCPs, more than 1000 diagnostic and therapeutic OGDs, about 600 colonoscopies, transient elastography (Fibroscan), and over 350 percutaneous liver biopsies.
  • Dr. Jothimani is a highly skilled liver specialist known for his expertise in treating liver diseases, performing liver transplants, and providing comprehensive, specialized care to patients.
  • Dr. Jothimani finished his MBBS at The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in 2000 and earned his MRCP (UK) from the Royal College of Physicians, London, in 2011.
  • He also completed a Hepatology Research Fellowship at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, broadening his expertise in managing liver diseases worldwide.
  • Dr. Jothimani received the Times Health Excellence Award for Liver & Gastro Care in 2020.
  • He is a member of several professional associations, including Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS), the Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI), and the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS).

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Education

  • MBBS, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (TNMGRMU), 2000
  • MRCP, Royal College Of Physician, London, 2011
  • FRCP, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, 2018
  • CCT in Hepatology, Gastroenterology & General Medicine, West Midlands Deanery, 2010

Past Experience

  • Consultant, Liver Transplant Physician, Institute of Liver Disease and Transplantation, Global Hospitals, Chennai
  • Consultant Hepatologist, University Hospitals of Coventry & Warwickshire (Locum)
  • Specialist Registrar, Rotation WMD/018/517 Gastroenterology/G(I)M. West Midlands Deanery, Russell’s Hall Hospital, Dudley
  • Specialist Registrar Hepatology, (NTN) (RCP accredited) Southwest Liver Unit, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth
  • Hepatology Research Fellow, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

Awards

  • Times Health Excellence Award, Service Excellence in Liver & Gastro Care, 2020

Associations/Membership

  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS)
  • Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
  • International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS)
  • European Association of Study of Liver (EASL)

Paper Published

  • Jothimani, D., Cramp, M., & Cross, T. J. (2014). Role of Mycophenolate mofetil in Autoimmune hepatitis: An observational study. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 4(3), 221-225.
  • Jothimani, D., Chandy, G., & Conjeevaram, H. (2013). A new era in the management of chronic hepatitis C: A review. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 32(2), 71-79.
  • Melino, M., Gadd, V. L., Jothimani, D., Clouston, A. D., Jonsson, J. R., & Powell, E. E. (2012). Macrophage secretory products induce an inflammatory phenotype in hepatocytes. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 18(15), 1732-1744.

Field of Expertise

  • ABO Incompatible Transplant
  • Complex Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
  • Contrast Nephrostomy
  • Deceased Donor Liver Transplants (DDLTs)
  • External Drainage PTBD
  • Hepatectomy (Liver Resection)
  • Incompatible Kidney Transplant
  • Intestinal Transplant
  • Kidney Transplant
  • Liver Ablation
  • Liver Transplant
  • Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT)
  • Lung Transplant
  • Pancreas Transplant
  • Pediatric Liver Transplant
  • Percutaneous Nephrostomy Drainage Procedure
  • Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiogram
  • Post PTBD Cholangiogram
  • Post-operative PTBD
  • PTBD Externo Internalisation
  • PTBD Internalisation
  • Simple Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
  • Transjugular Liver Biopsy

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