INTRODUCTION

Dr. Rajiv Baijal is working as a senior consultant gastroenterologist at the Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute.

He specializes in diseases of the liver, gall bladder, biliary tract, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, and functional bowel diseases.

He performs all kinds of diagnostic and therapeutic GI endoscopic procedures like Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, ERCP-CBD stone extraction, CBD stenting for palliation of pancreaticobiliary malignancy, pancreatic duct stone removal as well as stenting, stricture dilation, pseudo-cyst drainage, GI mobility studies (oesophageal and anorectal high-resolution manometry), 24-hour ambulatory pH-meter, endoscopic ultrasound, and single balloon enteroscopy.

Since 2008, he has served as the Head of the Department of Gastroenterology at Jagjivanram Hospital in Mumbai, which has been accredited by the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, since 1994 for the super specialty degree of DNB (Gastroenterology). He also serves as a DNB guide and an appraiser for post-doctoral trainees pursuing a DNB in gastroenterology. Under his direction, six DNB candidates completed their course in DNB gastroenterology.

Experience

• 1994–2008 Head of Department at Jagjivanram Hospital.
• Post-doctoral experience at the age the age of 16.
• Ex-Head of the Department of Gastroenterology and DNB (Gastroenterology) guide and teacher for 6 years at Jagjivanram Hospital, Mumbai.

Memberships

• Indian Society of Gastroenterology.
• Indian Association of Study of Liver.
• The Association of Physicians of India (API).
• Indian Medical. Association (IMA)
• Delhi Medical Association (DMA).
• Asian Neuro gastroenterology and Motility Association (ANMA).

Awards and Recognitions

• Ministry of Railways (MR) Indian Railway Award – 2012.
• General Manager (GM), Western Railway Award – 2011.
• Chief Medical Director (CMD), Western Railway Award – 2000.
• Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS) at Institute Paoli-Calmettes, France.
• High Resolution Esophageal and Anorectal Manometry (HRM) and 24-hour pH-metry at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia.
• Single balloon enteroscopy at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad.