SGRH Liver Transplant Centre


Multi-disciplinary liver transplant set-up | Liver transplant team

SGRH liver transplant centre

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) is Delhi's largest and most well-established 750 bedded private (Trust Hospital) tertiary level superspeciality hospital with a state-of-the art set up in 46 specialities. It has 32 post gradauate and superspecialty degree courses and hence is the largest private teaching hospital in the country.

At SGRH, the author and his team have established the country's busiest and most successful liver transplant and complex liver surgery Department which handles referred cases from all over India, rest of South Asia, The Middle East and Africa. Dr. Soin's team at SGRH conducts 5-6 live donor liver transplants every month with a success rate of 90%. These results compare with those at the best centres in the world.

The SGRH Liver Unit is located in the hospital's Superspeciality and Research Block

The SGRH Liver Unit is located in the hospital's Superspeciality and Research Block


SGRH is one of country's very few hospitals to have separate, twin OTs for liver transplant and a dedicated Liver Transplant ICU. In addition, there is a separate Liver HDU (high dependency unit).

The Liver Transplant Operation Theatre

ICU (above) and post-liver transplant isolation area (below)

There is an excellent Blood Bank with 24 hour apharesis facility, advanced laboratory and microbiology (infection control) support, advanced cardiology, DSA and interventional radiology, portable and colour ultrasonology, 32 multislice CT scanner, and nephrology (including 24 hour dialysis and CVVHD) facilities.

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The author is supported by the country's most well trained and qualified team comprising of 3 senior surgeons and 6 junior surgeons, 3 adult and 1 child Hepatologists (liver physician) and 5 anaesthetists, all trained in conducting liver transplant operations and taking care of such patients postoperatively.

In addition, specially trained medical and nursing staff for ICU, nephrologists, liver pathologists, clinical microbiologists, physiotherapists, and nutritionists are available round-the-clock.

The author and his surgical team have extensive experience in both cadaveric and living donor liver transplantation for adults and children, microvascular surgery and liver resection (removal of parts of liver as in donor surgery or in case of tumours in the non-transplant situation).

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