Dr. Rohit Mehtani

Associate Professor

10 Years of Experience

Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist

MBBS, MD, DM, Fellowship

Reg. No.:6642, Delhi Medical Council

Amrita Hospital, Faridabad

English, Hindi

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About Dr. Rohit Mehtani

Dr. Rohit Mehtani, a distinguished Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, boasts over 10 years of experience.
His expertise encompasses a wide spectrum of liver diseases, including acute liver failure (ALF), cirrhosis, autoimmune liver diseases, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and liver diseases during pregnancy.
He has provided comprehensive care to more than 200 liver transplant recipients.
After completing his MBBS from University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2014, he also achieved MD (Medicine) from MGM Medical College, Indore, 2018, and DM (Hepatology) from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 2021.
He holds the rare distinction of being one of the few DM hepatology-trained doctors nationwide.
He graduated as the top student in his DM exit exams from the esteemed Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.
In 2022, Dr. Mehtani underwent specialized training in Transplant Hepatology at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, the busiest living donor liver transplant center in India.
Dr. Mehtani actively contributed to the development of neuromonitoring protocols for ICU patients with liver diseases during his tenure at PGIMER Chandigarh, a research effort acknowledged in the prestigious journal Metabolic Brain Diseases.
As a dedicated researcher and academician, he has authored over 30 publications and book chapters, earning recognition from international societies with grants and invitations to present his work.
He holds membership in prominent international organizations such as the American Association for Study of Liver (AASLD), European Association for Study of Liver (EASL), and the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS), among others.
He is fluent in English and Hindi.

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Education

MBBS, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2014
MD (Medicine), MGM Medical College, Indore, 2018
DM (Hepatology), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 2021
Fellow, Transplant Hepatology, Max Superspecialty Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, 2022

Past Experience

Senior Resident, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 2021
Senior Resident, Institute Of Liver And Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, 2018
Junior Resident, GTB Hospital, New Delhi, 2015
Intern, UCMS, Delhi, 2014

Awards

1st Prize in All India Physiology Quiz
Best Postgraduate Student, Department of Medicine, MGM Medical College, Indore
1st Position in Intra-State Rheumatology Quiz
Awarded Complimentary Registration for PG Course at APDW 2019
Awarded Travel Grant to attend the 29th Annual Conference of Asia Pacific Association for Study of Liver Disease (APASL 2020)
Awarded complimentary registration for the International Digestive Disease Forum (IDDF) 2021
Awarded INASL-AASLD-2021 Registration Bursary
Batch topper in DM Hepatology Exit Exam
Awarded complimentary registration for INASL 2022
Awarded Associate Fellowship of National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) - 2022

Associations/Membership

International Club of Ascites (ICA)
American Association for the study of liver disease (AASLD)
Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
Indian National Association for the Study of Liver (INASL)
Vascular Liver Disease Group (VALDIG)
International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS)
European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
Asia Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL)

Paper Published

Dr. Mehtani is an avid researcher and academician with over 30 publications and book chapters.

Mehtani R, Saigal S. Long-term complications of immunosuppression post liver transplant. Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2023.06.007
Mehtani R, Premkumar M, Garg S, et al. Intravenous BCAA infusion does not lead to a sustained recovery from overt HE in ACLF – An open-label randomized clinical trial. Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2023.05.015
Singh V, De A, Mehtani R, et al. Asia-Pacific association for the study of liver guidelines on the management of ascites in liver disease. Hepatol Int. 2023;10.1007/s12072-023-10536-7. doi:10.1007/s12072-023-10536-7
Sunil Taneja, Rohit Mehtani, Arka De, Suvradeep Mitra, Sahaj Rathi, Nipun Verma, Madhumita Premkumar, Ranjana Minz, Ajay Duseja, Ashim Das, Virendra Singh, Radha K. Dhiman, Yogesh K. Chawla. Spectrum of Autoimmune Liver Disease and Real-World Treatment Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. 2022. ISSN 0973-6883, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2022.11.002.
Jadaun SS, Mehtani R, Hasnain A, et al. Good outcomes of living donor liver transplant in primary sclerosing cholangitis: an experience from North India [published online ahead of print, 2022 Nov 14]. Hepatol Int. 2022;1-8. doi:10.1007/s12072-022-10442-4
Mehtani R, Premkumar M & Kulkarni AV. Nutrition in Critical Care Hepatology. Curr Hepatology Rep 21, 87–98 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11901-022-00586-0
Premkumar M, Mehtani R, Kulkarni AV, et al. Association of Heparin-Like Effect, Factor VII/XIII Deficiency and Fibrinolysis with Rebleeding Risk in Cirrhosis with Acute Variceal Bleeding. Dig Dis Sci. 2022;1-17. doi:10.1007/s10620-022-07656-9
Tomar, S, Nallapeta N, Mehtani R, Mahmud N, Sundaram V. Statins reduce the development of acute-on-chronic liver failure in patients with cirrhosis. @Gijournal. 2, 1 (May 2022). DOI:https://doi.org/10.52697/gijournal.v2i1.33
Mehtani R, Garg S, Kajal K, Soni SL, Premkumar M. Neurological monitoring and sedation protocols in the Liver Intensive Care Unit. Metab Brain Dis. 2022;10.1007/s11011-022-00986-7. doi:10.1007/s11011-022-00986-7
Kaur H, Dhiman RK, Kulkarni AV, Premkumar M, Singh V, Duseja AK, Grover S, Grover GS, Roy A, Verma N, De A, Taneja S, Mehtani R, Mishra S, Kaur H. Improvement of chronic HCV infection-related depression, anxiety, and neurocognitive performance in persons achieving SVR-12: A real-world cohort study [published online ahead of print, 2022 Mar 10]. J Viral Hepat. 2022;10.1111/jvh.13668. doi:10.1111/jvh.13668
Meena BL, Praharaj DL, Premkumar M, Mehtani R, Chaluvashetty SB. Hemosuccus pancreaticus: masquerader of variceal bleeding in patients with alcoholic steatohepatitis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022;34(2):235-236. doi:10.1097/MEG.0000000000001877
Gandotra A, Mehtani R, Premkumar M, Duseja A, De A, Mallik N, Durgadevi S, Das A, Kalra N, Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis and Tuberculosis complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis - Sequelae of COVID-19 in a Liver Transplant Recipient, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2021.12.002
Verma N, Mehtani R, Duseja A. Universal definition and prognostication in acute-on-chronic liver failure - an unmet need! J Hepatol. 2021; S0168-8278(21)01900-0. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2021.06.046
Vojjala N, Mehtani R, Singh V. Acute Liver Injury due to Therapeutic Doses of Acetaminophen - Confounders must be ruled out! Hepatology. 2021;10.1002/hep.31774. doi:10.1002/hep.31774
Premkumar M, Mehtani R, Divyaveer S, et al. Clinical Validation of Global Coagulation Tests to Guide Blood Component Transfusions in Cirrhosis and ACLF. J Clin Transl Hepatol. 2021;9(2):210-219. doi:10.14218/JCTH.2020.00121
Mehtani R, Venkitaraman A, Roy A, Premkumar M. Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor With Primary Presentation as Orbital Cellulitis. ACG Case Reports Journal: January 2021 - Volume 8 - Issue 1 - p e00524 doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000524
Mehtani R, Roy A, Singh V. Gut microbial metagenomics in ACLF: The causality-association conundrum. Gastroenterology 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1053/ j.gastro.2020.12.055.
Mehtani R, Roy A, Verma N, Premkumar M, Singh V. Beta-blockers in refractory ascites - is it truly the end of the road? J Hepatol. 2020;73(5):1290-1291. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2020.06.035
Roy A, Premkumar M, Mishra S, Mehtani R, Suri V, Aggarwal N, Singh S, Dhiman RK. Role of ursodeoxycholic acid on maternal serum bile acids and perinatal outcomes in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Oct 29. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000001954. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33136720.
Ahmed S, Premkumar M, Dhiman RK, Kulkarni AV, Imran R, Duseja A, Kaur P, Taneja S, Singh V, Mishra S, Roy A, Mehtani R. Combined PEG3350 Plus Lactulose Results in Early Resolution of Hepatic Encephalopathy and Improved 28-Day Survival in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2020 Oct 13. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001450. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33060437.
Mehtani R, De A, Singh V. Letter: HRS-AKI - a frequent misdiagnosis in the real-world setting?. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020;52(6):1090-1091. doi:10.1111/apt.15964
Taneja S, Mehtani R, Chawla YK. Gastrointestinal and Liver manifestations of COVID-19. Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) 2020; 56(02):091-098. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1713837
Gargi K, Parikshaa G, Saha PK, Rohit M, Madhumita P, Rajvanshi A. Bilateral Adnexal Masses in a Young Female: Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Review of the Literature. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2020;10(6):636-640. doi:10.1016/j.jceh.2020.01.002
Sompal, Gupta M, Soni S, Mehtani R, Bharani A. Disseminated Cryptococcosis Mimicking Miliary Tuberculosis with Generalized Lymphadenopathy in Immunocompetent Host. J Assoc Physicians India. 2017;65(6):100-102.
Mehtani R, Premkumar M, Garg S, et al. Intravenous branched-chain amino acid infusion is associated with early but ill-sustained recovery of overt hepatic encephalopathy in acute-on-chronic liver failure: A pilot protocol. Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology. 2022; 12 (Suppl 2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2022.07.087
Mehtani R, Saigal S, Jadaun SS, et al. Impact of pre-transplant serum sodium on early outcomes after living donor liver transplant: a retrospective analysis. Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology. 2022; 12 (Suppl 2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2022.07.143
Mehtani R, Rastogi R, Jadaun SS, et al. A Curious case of disappearing HCC. Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology. 2022; 12 (Suppl 2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2022.07.133
Premkumar M, Aggarwal A, Mehtani R, et al. Role of hepcidin, altered iron metabolism, and systemic inflammation in the pathogenesis of iron deficiency anemia, anemia of chronic disease, and iron refractory anemia in cirrhosis and ACLF. Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology. 2022; 12 (Suppl 2).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2022.07.093
Mehtani R, De A, Mishra S, Roy A, Gandotra A, Verma N, Premkumar M, Taneja S, Duseja A, Singh V. Natural history of non-severe COVID-19 in patients with liver disease. Hepatology; 74 (Suppl 1):332A – 333A, 2021.https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.32188
De A, Duseja A, Mehta M, Singh P, Mehtani R, Verma N, Premkumar M, Taneja S, Das A, Singh V. AGILE 3+ score for assessing hepatic fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – validation in an Indian cohort. Hepatology; 74 (Suppl 1). https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.32188
Premkumar M, Kaur H, Kekan K, Singh V, Duseja A, Ahluwalia J, Kaur H, Mishra S, Mehtani R, De A, Verma N, Taneja S, Kumar N, Reddy V, Singh A, Kajal K, Divyaveer S. Hyperfibrinolysis, endogenous heparinoids and altered plasmin-factor XIII balance contribute to early rebleeding and mortality in cirrhosis with acute variceal bleeding. Hepatology; 74 (Suppl 1). https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.32188
Mehtani R, Aggarwal A, Premkumar M, Kaur H, Kaur H, Kekan K, Lad D, Divyaveer S, Zohmangaihi D, Mallik N, Mishra S, De A, Verma N, Taneja S, Duseja A, Singh V. S3411?Profile of Anaemia in Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure. The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2021 - Volume 116 - Issue - p S1401-S1402 doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000787176.69085.61
Premkumar M, Kaur H, Kaur H, Grover S, Grover G, Dhiman R, Duseja A, Mehtani R. S1083?Chronic Hepatitis C Infection Is Associated With Depression, Anxiety, and Impaired Neurocognitive Performance, Which Improves After Achieving SVR-12 With Direct-Acting Antivirals: A Prospective Study. The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2021 - Volume 116 - Issue - p S511-S512 doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000777864.02977.07
Aggarwal A, Premkumar M, Mallik N, Zohmangaihi D, Lad D, Divyaveer S, Singh V, Kaur H, Kaur H, Kekan K, Mehtani R, Duseja A, Taneja S, Verma N, De A. S3403 Assessment of Role of Iron Metabolism, Vitamin Deficiency, Gastrointestinal Blood Loss, and Chronic Inflammation in the Etiopathogenesis of Anemia in Chronic Liver Disease. The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2021 - Volume 116 - Issue - p S1398-S1399 doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000787144.62681.ed
Mehtani R, Saigal S. Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. In: Saigal S (eds) Handbook of Liver Emergencies. Kontentworx
Mehtani R, Taneja S. Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary manifestations of COVID-19. In: Bhadada SK et al. (eds) COVID-19: Effects in comorbidities and special populations. Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, Singapore. 2022.
Mehtani R, Gupta K, Behera A, Chaluvashetty SB, Premkumar M. Jaundice in extrahepatic portal vein obstruction – think beyond portal cavernoma cholangiopathy! In: Shukla A. (eds) Complicated Cases in Jaundice. Kontentworx
Mehtani R, Roy A, Singh V. Hepatic Encephalopathy. In: Singh V, Roy A. (eds) Clinical Rounds in Hepatology. Springer, Singapore. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8448-7_10