Dr. Sanjay Goja

Dr Sanjay Goja is the Program Director and Clinical Lead for Liver Transplantation, Hepatobiliary Surgery, and Robotic Liver Surgery at Narayana Health.

He carries a rich experience of more than 31 years in Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery and more than 15 years of dedicated expertise in Liver Transplantation. He has performed over 2,500 liver transplants including both living and deceased donor liver transplants across adult and paediatric patients.

His areas of special expertise are living donor liver surgeries, paediatric liver transplants, and minimally invasive liver surgeries. He has a keen interest and expertise in complex surgeries for the liver, biliary system, and pancreas requiring vascular resection and reconstruction, performing such procedures on an advanced robotic surgical platform.

A significant part of his operating time is dedicated to surgeries for cancers of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract (cholangiocarcinoma), and pancreas.

Dr Sanjay Goja is credited with performing the first robotic hepatectomy in India in 2015. His team currently performs 10 to 15 live donor liver transplants every month with a 95% success rate, results that are at par with the world's best liver transplant centres.

The success rate in paediatric liver transplants is 98%. Apart from treating patients from across India, he treats patients from South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

His passion reflects his deep interest in minimally invasive donor surgeries, HPB surgeries, patient and donor surgery safety, and a compassionate approach towards affordable liver transplantation for patients from all backgrounds.

Patients seeking an expert liver transplant surgeon in Bangalore, advanced robotic HPB surgery in India, or specialist paediatric liver transplantation will find in Dr Sanjay Goja one of the most credentialled and high-volume HPB surgeons practising in the country today. He consults in English and Hindi.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Liver Transplantation

Dr Sanjay Goja performs the complete range of liver transplant types, including rare and complex procedures performed at very few centres globally.

• Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT)
• Deceased Donor Liver Transplant (DDLT or Cadaveric Liver Transplant)
• Paediatric Liver Transplant
• Split Liver Transplant
• Combined Liver and Kidney Transplant
• ABO Incompatible Liver Transplant
• Domino Liver Transplant
• Swap Liver Transplant
• Orthotopic Liver Transplant
• Auxiliary Liver Transplant

Robotic Liver and HPB Surgery

India's pioneer in robotic hepatectomy, Dr S Goja performs complex HPB procedures using the Da Vinci robotic platform.

• Robotic Liver Hepatectomy
• Robotic Living Donor Liver Surgery
• Robotic-Assisted Right Hepatectomy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
• Robotic Roux-en-Y Bilioenteric Reconstruction
• Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery (Robotic and Laparoscopic)

HPB Oncology: Liver, Bile Duct, and Pancreas Cancer Surgery

A major part of Dr Goja's practice is complex cancer surgery of the hepatobiliary system, including cases requiring vascular resection and reconstruction.

• Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
• Hilar and Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer) Surgery
• Gallbladder Cancer Surgery
• Whipple's Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy) for Pancreatic Cancer
• Complex HPB Surgery with Vascular Resection and Reconstruction

Gastrointestinal Oncology and Minimal Access Surgery

Dr Sanjay Kumar Goja is trained in advanced laparoscopic liver resection at the Ethicon Institute, Cincinnati, USA.

• Laparoscopic Liver Resection
• Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Procedures

Liver Diseases Treated

Dr Goja manages the full spectrum of liver diseases requiring surgical and transplant intervention.

• Chronic Liver Disease and Liver Cirrhosis
• Acute Liver Failure
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
• Biliary Atresia
• Wilson's Disease
• Crigler Najjar Syndrome
• Budd Chiari Syndrome
• Liver Haemangioma and Liver Cysts
• Bile Duct Cancer and Gallbladder Cancer

Credentials and Trust Signals

Qualifications

• MBBS, Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Raipur (1995)
• MS General Surgery, Pt B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak (1999)
• Senior Residency in General Surgery, Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Himachal Pradesh
• DNB Surgical Gastroenterology and Clinical Fellowship in Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (2008 and 2009)
• FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow
• Advanced Laparoscopic Liver Resection Training, Ethicon Institute, Cincinnati, USA (2012)
• Da Vinci Robotic Console Surgeon Training, Intuitive Surgical Asia Direct, Seoul, South Korea
• Fellowship in Robotic HPB Surgery, Yonsei Medical Centre, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
• FEBS (Multi-Organ and Liver Transplantation), European Board of Surgery (2016)
• FACS, American College of Surgeons (2017)
• Haryana State Medical Council Registration: Reg No. HN 005613

Professional Memberships

• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• American College of Surgeons (ACS)
• Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (IAGES)
• International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS)
• European Society of Organ Transplantation (ESOT)
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA)
• International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO)
• Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)

Career Milestones

Dr Sanjay Goja is credited with performing the first robotic hepatectomy in India in 2015, a landmark milestone that established Narayana Health as a pioneer in robotic liver surgery.

He is a member of the Editorial Board of The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery, the official journal of the Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA).

Past Experience

• Senior Consultant, HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon (2010 to 2018)
• Associate Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi (2008 to 2010)
• Fellow, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
• Fellow, Yonsei Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea
• Trainee, Ethicon Institute, Cincinnati, USA
• Registrar, Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Himachal Pradesh

Research and Publications

Dr Sanjay Goja has pursued deep clinical research in HPB diseases and liver transplantation. He is credited with 40+ peer-reviewed articles, including 12 articles as first and corresponding author, published in internationally recognised high-indexed journals. Confirmed published titles include:

• Artificial Intelligence in Liver Transplantation: Opportunities and Challenges, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2025
• Is Portal Inflow Modulation Always Necessary for Successful Utilisation of Small Volume Living Donor Liver Grafts?, Liver Transplantation, 2020
• Right Lobe Donor Hepatectomy: Is It Safe? A Retrospective Study, Transplant International, 2018
• Robotic Roux-en-Y Bilioenteric Reconstruction, Indian Journal of Surgery, 2017
• Robotic-Assisted Right Hepatectomy via Anterior Approach for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 2017
• Hepatic Venous and Inferior Vena Cava Morphology No Longer a Barrier to Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Budd-Chiari Syndrome: Surgical Techniques and Outcomes, Transplantation Proceedings, 2016
• Robotic Left Hepatectomy: A Case Report (First Reported Case of Robotic Hepatectomy in India), Indian Journal of Surgery, 2015

He has presented research at prominent international conferences:

• IHPBA Congress 2008
• International Joint Congress ILTS, ELITA and LICAGE, San Francisco 2011
• ILTS Annual Congress, Sydney 2013
• CRSA Congress, Chicago 2015
• Inaugural ACRS Congress, Hong Kong 2015
• ACRS Congress, HICO, South Korea 2016

Current Hospital Affiliations at Narayana Health

As the lead liver transplantation surgeon, Dr Sanjay k Goja oversees dedicated transplant units at the following hospitals as Director and Senior Consultant:

• Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center, Bommasandra, Bangalore
• Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Sector 24, Gurugram
• Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Jaipur
• Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi
• NH Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Mukundapur, Kolkata
• SRCC Children Hospital, Mahalakshmi, Mumbai (dedicated paediatric liver treatment facility)

Consultation Fee: Rs 1,400 across all centres

About Narayana Health

Narayana Health is one of India's largest and most respected multi-speciality healthcare networks, globally recognised for excellence in cardiac surgery, cancer care, liver transplantation, and organ transplant programmes.

Dr Sanjay Goja leads the Liver Transplantation, HPB Surgery, and Robotic Liver Surgery programme across Narayana Health, which has grown into one of India's highest-volume and highest-success-rate liver transplant programmes under his stewardship.

The network treats patients from across India, South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, with each facility equipped with the most advanced medical infrastructure for liver transplantation and complex HPB surgery.

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