Dr. Rajanikanth Patcha
Dr. Rajanikanth Patcha
Surgical Gastroenterology 22+ Years Experience

Dr. Rajanikanth Patcha

MBBS, MS, MRCS, FRCS, DIP LAP, FEBS (Liver Tx), FEBS (HPB)
Clinical Lead and Senior Consultant, Surgical Gastroenterology

About Dr. Rajanikanth Patcha

Professional Summary

Dr. Rajanikanth Patcha is a distinguished HPB (Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary) and Liver Transplant Surgeon currently serving as Clinical Lead and Senior Consultant at the Institute of Liver Sciences, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai. With over 22 years of extensive surgical experience, Dr. Patcha is recognized as a leading authority in living donor liver transplantation, cadaveric liver transplantation, paediatric liver transplantation, and complex surgeries involving the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. Trained in the United Kingdom for 13 years, Dr. Patcha honed his expertise at world-renowned institutions including Kings College Hospital, London, where he served as a Senior Clinical Fellow and Research Fellow in Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery for six years. He holds the prestigious distinction of being the first South Indian to qualify as a Fellow of the European Board of Surgery in both Liver Transplantation and Hepato-Biliary Surgery (2014). With 10 years of dedicated experience in liver transplantation and 20 years in liver and pancreatic cancer surgery, Dr. Patcha brings an exceptional depth of knowledge and skill to his patients. Dr. Patcha returned to India in 2015 with a commitment to serving his country, and has since established himself as a prolific clinician and researcher, contributing several articles to national and international journals and actively participating in global conferences. 

Specializations

  • Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Gastroenterology & Hepatobiliary

Procedures & Expertise

Education & Qualifications

  • MBBS — Medical Degree
  • MS — Master of Surgery (General Surgery), JIPMER, Pondicherry
  • MRCS — Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh and Ireland)
  • FRCS — Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
  • DIP LAP — Diploma in Laparoscopy, University of Louis Pasteur, France (2007)
  • FEBS (Liver Tx) — Fellow of the European Board of Surgery in Liver Transplantation (2014)
  • FEBS (HPB) — Fellow of the European Board of Surgery in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery (2014)

Hospital Affiliations

  • Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai,

Publications

  1. Living Donor Hepatectomy after Proven SARS-CoV-2 Infection: First Report of 9 Cases from 3 Centres – Transplantation Journal
  2. A Multicentric Experience on Living Donor Liver Transplantation in COVID-19 Hotspots in India – Liver Transplantation Journal
  3. Role of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Acute Liver Failure due to Yellow Phosphorus Poisoning – Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
  4. Acute Pancreatitis Complicating Liver Transplantation in a Case of Fulminant Hepatic Failure – Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
  5. First Report of a Pediatric Collision Tumor in the Liver Recognised After Transplantation – Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
  6. Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease: Rare Cause of End-Stage Liver Disease in Children – Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
  7. Tuberculosis & Liver Transplantation: Are We Winning? – Liver Transplantation

Awards & Recognition

  • First South Indian to achieve Fellow of the European Board of Surgery in both Liver Transplantation and Hepato-Biliary Surgery (2014)

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