Dr. ShivaKumar V

Dr ShivaKumar V is a Medical Gastroenterologist in Shimoga with 11 years of experience. He practices at Sahyadri Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Harakere.

He is an Ex-PGIMER gastroenterologist who specialises in advanced diagnostic endoscopy, therapeutic interventions, and chronic liver care. His clinical focus includes bile duct stone extraction, endoscopic ultrasound, and gastrointestinal bleeding management.

Area of Expertise

Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy and Biliary Care

Dr ShivaKumar manages bile duct stones, bile duct narrowing, jaundice from blockages, acute pancreatitis swelling, and chronic pancreatic inflammation. He performs endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, bile duct stone extraction, biliary stent placement, pancreatic duct stenting, and endoscopic cyst drainage.

Diagnostic and Interventional Endosonography

Dr V ShivaKumar evaluates gastrointestinal tumours, enlarged lymph nodes, submucosal stomach growths, pancreatic masses, and chronic unexplained belly pain. Interventions include diagnostic endoscopic ultrasound, fine needle aspiration biopsy, fine needle biopsy, celiac plexus block for pain relief, and internal fluid collection drainage.

Hepatology and Chronic Liver Diseases

Dr Kumar cares for patients experiencing liver cirrhosis scarring, fatty liver disease, viral hepatitis, fluid in the belly, and enlarged bleeding veins in the food pipe. He provides endoscopic variceal band ligation, belly fluid drainage paracentesis, tissue adhesive injection for gastric bleeding, liver function monitoring, and liver cancer therapies.

Luminal and Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders

Dr ShivaKumar V treats acid reflux, stomach ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic diarrhoea, and narrowing of the food pipe. Treatment includes diagnostic colonoscopy, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, endoscopic dilation of strictures, polyp removal, and targeted medical therapy for intestinal inflammation.

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