Dr Chirag Desai

Dr. Chirag Desai is a highly regarded Surgical Gastroenterologist with over 19 years of experience. He practices at Apollo Hospitals Gandhinagar in Ahmedabad and is known for his expertise in treating a variety of conditions including piles, pancreas cancer, rectum cancer, gallbladder issues, and gallbladder stones.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS
• MS (GEN. Surg.)
• DNB (Gastro Surgery)
• FRCS (Edinburgh) – Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
• FRCS (Glasgow) – Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Professional Experience:

• Over 19 years in the field of Surgical Gastroenterology, specializing in complex and cancer surgeries of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and intestine.
• Chief Consultant and Program Director at Apollo Hospitals International Limited, Ahmedabad.
• Specialist Registrar in HepatoPancreaticoBiliary and Liver Transplant Surgery at The Royal Free Hospital, London (2002-2003).
• Specialist Registrar in Hepatobiliary–Pancreatic/Upper GI Surgery at The Royal London Hospital, London (2001-2002).
• Specialist Registrar in Upper GI Surgery at The North Middlesex Hospital, London (2000-2001).
• Specialist Registrar in Colorectal Surgery at The Homerton Hospital, London (1999-2000).

Notable Achievements:

• First Living Donor Liver Transplant: Dr. Desai led the team that performed Gujarat's first successful living donor liver transplant.
• First Infant Liver Transplant: He was instrumental in performing the first liver transplant on an infant under the age of one in Gujarat.
• Honorary Secretary Elect (2024-2028): Dr. Chirag Desai has been elected as the Honorary Secretary Elect for the International Hepato-Pancreato Biliary Association - Indian Chapter for the term 2024-2028

Professional Memberships:

• Indian Association of Gastrointestinal EndoSurgeons (IAGES) – Secretary (2007-2009).
• Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI).
• Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA).
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
• Ahmedabad Surgeons Association.
• Gujarat State Surgeons Association.
• Gujarat Gastroenterology Society – Honorary Secretary (2007-2009).

Fellowships:

• Fellowship in HepatoPancreaticoBiliary and Liver Transplant Surgery.
• FRCS (Edinburgh) – Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
• FRCS (Glasgow) – Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.