Dr. Abhijit Balkrishna Jagdale

Dr Abhijit Balkrishna Jagdale is a consultant GI, HPB, and liver transplant surgeon in Pune with 17 years of experience in adult and paediatric liver transplantation, complex HPB surgery, and multi-visceral transplantation.

Currently practising at Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Hadapsar and Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Nagar Road, Pune.

He has participated in over 1,250 living donor and deceased donor liver transplantations, received the prestigious Young Investigator Award from the American Transplant Congress, and has 26 peer-reviewed publications with over 650 international citations, including groundbreaking xenotransplantation research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

He consults in English and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Liver Transplant Surgery

Dr Abhijit Jagdale performs a full spectrum of adult and paediatric liver transplant procedures including complex and ABO incompatible cases:

• Living donor liver transplantation in adults and children
• Deceased donor liver transplantation
• ABO incompatible liver transplantation
• Paediatric liver transplantation
• Laparoscopic and robotic donor hepatectomy with midline graft retrieval

HPB Surgery and Complex Hepatobiliary Procedures

Dr Jagdale manages patients with complex liver, gallbladder, pancreatic, and biliary conditions requiring advanced surgical intervention:

• Hepatectomy for liver tumours and complex liver disease
• Whipple procedure for pancreatic and periampullary conditions
• Bile duct reconstruction surgery
• Complex gallbladder surgery
• Hepatopancreato-biliary surgical oncology

Multi-Visceral and Pancreas Transplantation

Dr Abhijit is one of the very few surgeons in India with expertise in multi-visceral and pancreas transplantation:

• Pancreas transplantation
• Intestinal transplantation
• Multi-visceral transplantation
• Intestine and pancreas rehabilitation
• Abdominal organ transplant evaluation and planning

Kidney Transplantation

Dr Jagdale manages patients requiring kidney transplantation as part of his abdominal organ transplant surgical practice:

• Living donor kidney transplantation
• Deceased donor kidney transplantation
• Complex kidney transplant case management
• Post-transplant surgical care and monitoring
• Kidney transplant complication management

Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery

Dr Abhijit Balkrishna Jagdale manages patients with gastrointestinal and pancreatic malignancies requiring oncological surgical intervention:

• Gastrointestinal cancer surgery
• Pancreatic cancer surgery and resection
• Liver cancer resection and management
• Biliary tract cancer surgery
• Oncological HPB surgical planning and care

Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery

Dr Jagdale performs minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgical procedures for GI and HPB conditions:

• Laparoscopic donor hepatectomy
• Robotic donor hepatectomy with midline graft retrieval
• Minimally invasive HPB surgery
• Laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery
• Robotic surgical oncology procedures

Liver Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Disease

Dr Abhijit evaluates and manages patients with cirrhosis and chronic liver conditions including transplant candidacy assessment:

• Liver cirrhosis evaluation and management
• Portal hypertension management
• Pre-transplant liver disease optimisation
• Chronic liver disease surgical care
• Complication management in liver cirrhosis

Xenotransplantation Research and Advanced Transplant Science

Dr Jagdale conducted pioneering xenotransplantation research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham under globally recognised transplant scientist Dr David Cooper:

• Pig-to-baboon orthotopic heart transplantation achieving 241-day survival, the world record at the time
• Achieved consistent six-month survival of baboons with pig kidney xenografts
• Contributed critical scientific evidence used in the first-ever pig-to-human kidney and heart transplantations in the USA
• Antibody binding assay, complement-dependent cytotoxicity, mixed lymphocyte reaction, and flow cytometry research
• In vivo preclinical pig-to-baboon kidney and heart xenotransplantation studies

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Government Medical College, Dhule (2009)
• MS General Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai (2014)
• Fellowship in HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery, Max Healthcare, New Delhi (2021)
• Fellowship in Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, USA (2023 to 2025)
• Fellowship in Intestinal Transplantation and Rehabilitation Training
• ASTS Certification, American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Clinical Experience and Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Hadapsar, Pune, Consultant GI, HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon 
• Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Nagar Road, Pune, Consultant

Previous Associations

• Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, USA, Fellow Abdominal Organ Transplantation 
• Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi, Consultant Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery
• Max Hospital, Saket, Delhi, Clinical Fellow, HPB and Liver Transplantation
• University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, Visiting Researcher, Xenotransplantation
• BJ Government Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune, Instructor in General Surgery 
• LTMMC and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Resident in General Surgery

Awards and Recognition

• Young Investigator Award, American Transplant Congress, for groundbreaking research in xenotransplantation
• Max Hospital I Live Our Values Award for clinical excellence (2022)

Professional Memberships

• Member, American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)
• Member, Liver Transplantation Society of India (LTSI)

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