Dr. Vivek Vij

Dr. Vivek vij is currently associated as Director with Department – Organ Transplantation Fortis Escorts, Delhi.
He is currently heading the Fortis Liver Transplant team with cumulative experience of more than 2000 liver transplants.
Dr. Vij performed more than 500 liver transplants with minimum complications.
He also performed combined liver kidney and dual transplants as one of the firsts in India.
He performed 350 major hepatectomies were performed without blood transfusion and bile leak.
Dr. Vivek vij is a pioneer for Liver transplant procedures.
He performed whole range of advanced GI surgical procedures including Whipple's pancreaticoduodenectomy to colonic interposition in corrosive injuries and performed more than 500 non-transplant liver resections including radical cholecystectomies and segmental liver resections.
Dr. Vij is the only candidate from India to be selected in prestigious Roche Preceptorship Program from Alabama, USA in the year 2006,
His interests are GI cancers, he believes in providing holistic approach for treating patients. Pancreaticoduodenectomy and biliary injuries specially interest him as a gastro surgeon.
Published in top indexed journal for transplantation (American Journal of Transplantation, Liver Transplantation) about his work in liver transplant.