Dr. Kanchan Motwani

Dr Kanchan Motwani is a globally trained Liver Transplant Surgeon and HPB Oncologist in Mumbai with 19 years of elite clinical experience in executing massive organ transplants and complex gastrointestinal cancer resections.

She currently serves as a Consultant in Liver and HPB Surgery at the prestigious Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute in Andheri West.

She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Marathi, ensuring crystal-clear and highly empathetic communication with patients and families navigating life-threatening organ failure and oncology diagnoses.

Demonstrating unmatched surgical supremacy, Dr Motwani has personally executed over 1000 massive liver transplant surgeries.

She is a definitive authority in extreme-risk transplantation, routinely performing Living Donor Transplants, Swap Transplants, and highly complex ABO-Incompatible Transplants (where the donor and recipient have completely different blood types).

Beyond transplants, she is a master of HPB Surgical Oncology. She utilizes advanced Robotics and laparoscopy to execute massive cancer resections, including radical cholecystectomies for gallbladder cancer and the incredibly complex Whipple Surgery for advanced pancreatic tumors.

She is a highly active clinical researcher, publishing extensively on donor morbidity and complex biliary stenting. She brings decades of formidable surgical leadership to her practice, backed by prestigious research grants from the Indian Council of Medical Research.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Kanchan Motwani provides world-class, technology-driven surgical care, utilizing advanced Robotics and complex vascular reconstruction to save patients from terminal organ failure.

Advanced Liver Transplantation

She executes massive surgical protocols to replace destroyed livers with healthy donor organs:

• Living Donor and Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation
• Complex ABO-Incompatible Liver Transplants
• Advanced Paediatric Liver Transplantation
• Swap Liver Transplants for Incompatible Families

HPB Surgical Oncology

She executes extreme-precision tumor removals from the liver, pancreas, and bile ducts:

• Major Hepatectomy (Liver Resection) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
• Complex Whipple Surgery (Pancreaticoduodenectomy) for Pancreatic Cancer
• Radical Cholecystectomy for Gall Bladder Cancer
• Surgical Resection for Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)

Advanced Minimal Access and Robotic Surgery

She utilizes bleeding-edge surgical robots for extreme precision and rapid patient recovery:

• Robotic and Laparoscopic Hepatectomy
• Advanced Robotic Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Management of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis

Education and Qualifications

• MBBS — Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai (2007)
• MS in General Surgery — Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai
• FMAS — Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India
• Fellowship in HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation — Max Superspeciality Hospital, Delhi
• Fellowship in Paediatric HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation — Birmingham Childrens Hospital, UK

Awards and Recognitions

• Travel Bursary Award — Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterologists
• Short Term Student Scholarship (Research Grant) — Indian Council of Medical Research
• Travel Grant — Association of HPB Surgeons of America

Publications and Research

Dr Motwani is a dedicated surgical researcher, publishing heavily on complex gastrointestinal surgeries and transplant outcomes:

• Motwani K, Niteen K, Garg A, Negi SS. (2016). Donor morbidity in liver transplantation. International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (Indian Chapter) Annual Conference.
• Motwani K, Sethna KS. (2011). Silent percutaneous migration of plastic biliary stent through ileum - A rare case report. Maharashtra Chapter of ASI Annual Conference.
• Motwani K, Thakur B, Sethna KS. (2010). Role of the laparoscopic assisted appendectomy in training of surgical residents in laparoscopy. International College of Surgeons.
• Diddi V, Motwani K. (2010). Perforative Peritonitis- A Prospective Study of 200 Patients. Association of Surgeons of India Annual Conference.
• Motwani K, Thakur B, Diddi V, Sethna KS. (2010). Non Hodgkins Lymphoma Of The Breast in a Male Patient. Association of Surgeons of India Annual Conference.

Professional Memberships

• International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association (IHPBA)
• Association of Robotic Surgeons of India (ARIS)
• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)

Professional Experience

Dr Kanchan Motwani currently practises at the following facilities:

• Consultant, Liver and HPB Surgery, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute in Andheri West

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