INTRODUCTION:

Following his certification, Dr.  Vijay Vohra has over 35 years of expertise in the field of anaesthesiology. He oversaw the group that founded critical care and liver transplant anaesthesia at two of India’s largest hospitals, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Medanta-The Medicity. In addition, he has five years of experience as the Vice-Chairperson of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, where he oversaw a sizable department of forty anaesthetists and made policies. Over the past ten years, he has trained visiting and fellow anaesthetists and intensivists from 26 centres in India and overseas in transplant anaesthesia. Additionally, he has performed more than 1500 liver transplants. He developed and introduced the first hemodynamic and coagulation monitoring regimen for bloodless liver transplantation in India. He has been a reviewer of Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia, Journal of Anaesthesiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hepatology.

Experience

• More than 35 years of experience in Anaesthesiology.
• Headed the anaesthesia team that participated in all the firsts of liver transplantation in India.
• Trained anaesthetists and intensivists from India and abroad in Transplant Anaesthesia.

Specialization and Expertise

• Liver Transplantation
• GI Surgery
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Bariatric Surgery

Milestones Achieved

• Distinguished Service Award in Cardiac Surgery, Government of India, 2002
• Achievement Award for starting the cardiac surgery programme in Norvic Hospital, 2002
• Gold medal for best scientific publications by Cardiologist Society of India, 2001
• Distinguished Services Award for starting the cardiac surgery programme in Jammu Medical College, 2001