Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin

About Doctor

Currently associated as the Chairman of the Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine department of Medanta, The Medicity,Gurgaon. Established liver transplantation in India and has experience of 21 years as a Liver Transplant Surgeon and Hepatobiliary surgeon. Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin has performed over 2500 liver transplants in India and over 12000 other complex liver, gall bladder and bile duct surgeries with 95% success rate. Expertise are Liver Cancer, Cirrhosis, Bile Duct cancer, Gall Bladder Cancer, Biliary stricture, Liver Cyst, Liver Metastases and Biliary Atresia, to name a few. He has acquired Fellowship in General Surgery from Royal College of Edinburgh, UK. Previously worked as Senior Consultant of Transplant / Hepato- biliary Surgery at Sri Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, in various hospitals in UK and as a Senior Consultant of Transplant at AIIMS, New Delhi. He also took over the first of its kind dedicated Institute for Liver Transplantation in Asia and one of the very few in the world. Awarded The Padma Shri by the President of India for developing a comprehensive Liver transplant programme in country in 2010. Member of prestigious organisations like association of Surgeons of India, British Transplantation Society, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh,Indian Society of Organ transplant and many more.

Qualifications

MBBS – All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 1985
MS (thesis) – All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 1989
FRCS – General Surgery – Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh, UK, 1992
FRCS – General Surgery – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS), Glasgow, 1993
FRCS – General Surgery – Inter collegiate Board in General Surgery (subspecialty – Transplant Surgery), 1997

Experience

Chief Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Surgeon Chairman at Medanta – The Medicity, 2010 – 2016
Senior Consultant, Transplant / Hepatobiliary Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, 2001 – 2010
Visiting Fellowship at The Liver Transplant Unit at Asan Medical Centre, 2000 – 2000
Senior Consultant, Hepatobiliary / Transplant Surgery at Apollo Hospital, 1998 – 2001
Senior Registrar / SpR (years 4,5,6) at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, 1995 – 1998
Visiting Fellowship at The Liver Transplant Unit at Kyoto University, 1997 – 1997
Registrar in Transplant Surgery at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, 1993 – 1995
SHO / Fellow in Transplant Surgery at the Hepatobiliary, Liver and Kidney Transplant Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Birmingham, 1992 – 1993
Senior Resident in General Surgery at AIIMS, 1992 – 1992
Junior Resident in Surgery at AIIMS, 1987 – 1989
Rotating Internship (house jobs) in Surgery, Medicine, Gynaecology and Obstetrics and Preventive and Social Medicine at AIIMS, 1986 – 1986

Specialization and Expertise

Liver Transplantation, Liver Cancer, Cirrhosis, Bile Duct cancer, Gall Bladder Cancer, Biliary stricture, Liver Cyst, Liver Metastases and Biliary Atresia

Memberships & Certifications

Member, Association of Surgeons of India
British Transplantation Society
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSED)
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG)
Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT)
Indian Society of Gastroenterology
Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology
Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN)
Asian Society of Organ Transplantation International Society of Liver Transplantation
Founder Member and Trustee of the Human Organ Procurement and Education (HOPE) Trust

Awards & Accomplishments

Member, Association of Surgeons of India
British Transplantation Society
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSED)
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG)
Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT)
Indian Society of Gastroenterology
Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology
Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN)
Asian Society of Organ Transplantation International Society of Liver Transplantation
Founder Member and Trustee of the Human Organ Procurement and Education (HOPE) Trust

Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin