Dr. Gaurav Mehta

Dr Gaurav Mehta is a globally acclaimed Transplant Hepatologist and Interventional Endoscopist in Mumbai with 25 years of elite clinical experience in managing catastrophic liver and digestive diseases.

He currently serves as a Consultant Gastroenterologist at the prestigious Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute in Andheri West.

He is fluent in English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Punjabi, ensuring flawless communication with patients facing life-threatening organ failure.

Demonstrating unmatched clinical supremacy, Dr Mehta is dual US Board-Certified and acts as the definitive authority for end-stage liver disease.

He has personally managed the rigorous medical protocols and life support for over 200 massive liver transplants, rescuing patients from catastrophic cirrhosis and acute Fulminant Hepatic Failure.

He executes highly complex, non-surgical therapeutic endoscopy. With a staggering volume of over 3,000 advanced endoscopic procedures, he utilizes ERCP and Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) to physically drain massive pancreatic pseudocysts, extract deep-seated bile duct stones, and deploy metallic stents to instantly bypass aggressive gastrointestinal cancers without a single surgical incision.

He is a heavily published clinical researcher, with his breakthrough studies on drug-induced liver failure featured in the apex American Journal of Gastroenterology.

He brings decades of formidable global academic leadership to his practice, having previously served as an Associate Professor at Ohio University and a Consultant at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital in the USA.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Gaurav Mehta provides world-class, technology-driven hepatology and gastroenterology, utilizing advanced endoscopic optics and aggressive medical therapies to permanently stabilize organ failure.

Advanced Transplant Hepatology

He aggressively manages life-threatening liver diseases and massive transplant protocols:

• Comprehensive Evaluation and Medical Management of Liver Transplants (>200 cases managed)
• Emergency Medical Resuscitation for Fulminant Hepatic Failure
• Advanced Therapeutics for End-Stage Cirrhosis, Hepatitis C, and Severe NASH

Advanced Interventional Endoscopy

He executes highly complex, non-surgical interventions to cure deep-seated biliary and pancreatic blockages:

• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for Complex Bile Duct Stones
• Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) with Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) for Pancreatic Tumor Staging
• Transmural and Transpapillary Drainage of Massive Pancreatic Pseudocysts
• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy

Complex GI Interventions and Critical Care

He executes life-saving emergency protocols to stop massive internal hemorrhaging:

• Emergency Variceal Banding and Sclerotherapy for Catastrophic GI Bleeding
• Biliary, Oesophageal, and Duodenal Metal Stent Placements
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Placements

Education and Qualifications

• MBBS — KJ Somaiya Medical College, Mumbai (2001)
• MD in Internal Medicine — Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA (2006)
• Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology — Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA
• Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology — Albert Einstein Medical Centre, Philadelphia, USA
• Fellowship in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy — Harvard Medical School (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre), USA

Awards and Recognitions

• Program Director's Award (2006) — Most outstanding senior resident at Graduate Hospital, USA
• Chairman's Award (2004) — Most outstanding 1st year resident at Graduate Hospital, USA

Publications and Research

Dr Mehta is a globally recognized clinical researcher, publishing heavily on advanced endoscopy and catastrophic liver failure in apex American journals:

• Sepe PS, Ohri A, Sanaka S, Mehta G, et al. (2011). A prospective evaluation of fatty pancreas by using EUS. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
• Levy A, Mehta G, et al. (2007). Chlorzoxazone as the Cause of Fulminant Hepatic Failure. American Journal of Gastroenterology.
• Mehta G, Kundu R, Ahtaridis G. (2006). Pancreatic Pseudocyst Drainage–Transpapillary or Transmural? American Journal of Gastroenterology.
• Saroha S, Mehta G, Deppert E. (2006). Burkitt's Lymphoma presenting with proptosis and lactic acidosis in an older adult. Journal of Hospital Medicine.
• Koka R, Mehta G, et al. (2005). All patients with Hepatitis C over the age of 50 should have screening colonoscopy prior to interferon therapy. Gastroenterology (Digestive Disease Week).

Professional Certifications and Memberships

• American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) — Dual Board Certified (Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology)
• American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
• American Society For Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
• American Association for Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)

Professional Experience

Dr Gaurav Mehta currently practises at the following facilities:

• Consultant, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute in Andheri West
• Associate Professor (Former), Ohio University, USA
• Consultant (Former), OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, USA
• Advanced Endoscopy Fellow (Former), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Harvard Medical School, USA

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