Dr. Avnish Seth

MBBS, MD - Medicine, DM - Gastroenterology
30 Years of Experience Awards: 8
Dr. Avnish Seth is Head - Medical Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Manipal Organ Sharing and Transplant at Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka, New Delhi with a rich experience of over 2 decades. He is an expert in Diagnostic & Therapeutic GI Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, ERCP and Liver Transplantation. With a special interest in Endoscopic Ultrasound, Hepatitis B & C, Deceased Organ Donation, he has established the departments of Gastroenterology and Organ Retrieval & Transplantation at many hospitals. Recipient of the prestigious Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) from the President of India, he has delivered many orations & lectures and has provided guidance to several junior surgeons. With degrees of M.D. (Medicine) from the Pune University and D.M. (Gastroenterology) from PGIMER, Chandigarh, he has held several important positions at various renowned organizations. Dr. Seth worked as a Consultant to the Armed Forces in Gastroenterology & Hepatobiliary Sciences, headed the Department of Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases at the BLK Super Specialty Hospital, and led the Department at the prestigious Army Hospital (Research & Referral), New Delhi, where he was the Gastroenterologist to President of India. A former Professor of Medicine at the Delhi University & the Indraprastha University, Dr. Avnish Seth has served as Governing Council Member for the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) & the Society of GI Endoscopy of India (SGEI). He was also a member of the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Committee on the formulation of national guidelines for Liver Transplantation in the year 2007. Awarded the Fellowship in Endoscopic Ultrasound from the Medical University of South Carolina and the University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA, he was bestowed with a 6 months Fellowship in Liver Transplantation in UK, where he set up a successful Liver Transplant Program at the Army Hospital (Research & Referral). Dr. Avnish Seth also has the credit of launching the Armed Forces Organ Retrieval & Transplantation Authority (AORTA). He has been instrumental in organizing the most successful campaign on Organ Donation after the Brain Death in North India. This campaign resulted in over 70 Liver Transplants, 140 Kidney & Cornea Transplants, and 3 Heart Transplants
Dr. Avnish Seth is Head - Medical Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Manipal Organ Sharing and Transplant at Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka...

Practices at Manipal Hospital, Dwarka, Delhi NCR

Human Care Medical Charitable Trust, Adjoining MTNL Building, Delhi NCR, NCT Delhi, 110075, India

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Dr. Avnish Seth Appointment Timing
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Saturday10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Monday10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

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Education

Medical School & Fellowships

MBBS - Armed Forces Medical College , Pune, 1981

MD - Medicine - Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, 1989

DM - Gastroenterology - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 1995

Fellowship - Hepatology and Liver Transplantation - Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK, 2006

Fellowship - Endoscopic Ultrasound - Medical University of South Carolina and University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA, 2011

Memberships

Member - Indian Society of Gastroenterology

Member - Indian National Association for Study of Liver

Member - American Association for Study of Liver Diseases

Member - Armed Forces Organ Retrieval and Transplant Authority

Member - International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement

Member - Society for GI Endoscopy of India, 2008

Experience

Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka, New Delhi

Chairman - Medical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Currently Working

Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon

Director - Medical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

BLK Super Speciality Hospital

Director and HOD - Gastroenterology and Hepatology

2009 - 2011

Army Hospital, Delhi

Professor and Head - Gastroenterology

2004 - 2009

Fortis Healthcare Limited

Director - Fortis Organ Retrieval andn Transplantation

Armed Forces Organ Retrieval and Transplantation Authority

Founder and Director - Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Delhi University, Delhi

Professor - Medicine

Awards and Achievements

Formerly Gastroenterologist to the President of India

Best Paper During National Conference of Society of GI Endoscopy of India

Chief of Naval Staff Award for Best Papers published in the Field of Medicine in the Armed Forces

Awarded Vishisht Seva Medal for Distinguished Service

Smt Ranjana Vij Memorial Medal

Best Paper During National Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology

Vice Chief of Army Staff Commendation

Dr Seth Performed the First Successful Stool Transplant of the Country in an Adult with Ulcerative Colitis

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About Dr. Avnish Seth-

One of Delhi's most well-known medical gastroenterologists and hepatologists is Dr. Avnish Seth. The former director of the Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences Department at the Gurgaon-based Fortis Memorial Research Institute is Dr. Avnish Seth. He invented organ donation after brain death as the founding director of the Armed Forces Organ Retrieval & Transplant Authority in North India (AORTA). He started his work in gastroenterology and hepatobiliary sciences more than twenty years ago.

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Work and achievements of Dr. Avnish Seth-

As the founding director of the Armed Forces Organ Retrieval & Transplant Authority, Dr. Avnish Seth led the way to organ donation after brain death in North India (AORTA). He is a specialist in creating the Gastroenterology and Organ Retrieval & Transplantation departments at several hospitals. Dr. Seth has also received the Vishisht Seva Medal from the President of India (VSM). Furthermore, he is actively interested in raising health awareness through various speeches and forums. He has published more than 100 times.

Dr. Avnish Seth has received numerous honors, including the Vishisht Seva Medal from the President of India in 2009 for starting the first successful liver transplant program in a government hospital at the Army Hospital (Research & Referral) in New Delhi and the Smt. Ranjana Vij Memorial Medal for taking the top MD Medicine position at the University of Poona.

Memberships of Dr. Avnish Seth-

Dr. Avnish Seth is a prominent member of many prestigious committees, such as,

  • Member of Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Committee on formulating National Guidelines for liver transplantation (Letter no. 4-197/06-07/R&H/CGHS dated 03 October 2007)

  • Colitis and Crohn's Foundation (India)

  • Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)

  • International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement (ISODP)

  • Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG); Governing Council Member 2004-5

  • Indian National Association for Study of Liver (INASL)

  • Society of GI Endoscopy of India (SGEI); Governing Council Member 2006-8

  • Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT)

  • Eye Bank Association of India (EBAI)

  • Leader, Working Group on Organ Transplant, Healthcare Federation of India (NATHEALTH)

  • The Transplantation Society (TTS)

Area of expertise of Dr. Avnish Seth-

Dr. Avnish Seth has an area of expertise of,

  • Diagnostic & Therapeutic GI Endoscopy, 

  • Colonoscopy, 

  • ERCP and Liver Transplantation Stool Transplant (FMT) 

  • GI bleeding, 

  • Ulcerative Colitis & Crohn's Disease

Specializations of Dr. Avnish Seth-

Dr. Avnish Seth has multiple specializations, including,

  • Bowel Obstruction Treatment

  • Crohn's Disease Treatment

  • Transesophageal Echocardiography - TEE

  • Liver Transplant

  • Anti Reflux Procedures

  • Hepatitis B Treatment

  • Hepatitis C Treatment

  • Liver Cirrhosis Treatment

  • Biliary Drainage and Stenting Surgery

  • Whipple Surgery

  • Lap Cholecystectomy - Gall Bladder Removal

  • Appendectomy

  • Hemorrhoidectomy

  • Partial colectomy

  • Nissen fundoplication

  • Liver resection

  • Endoscopy

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