
About Dr. Olithselvan Arikichenin
Dr. A. Olithselvan Arikichenin is a distinguished Senior Consultant Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist at Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, possessing 30 years of extensive international clinical experience leading liver transplantation and hepatology programs.
He completed his MD in Medicine at JIPMER, India, and underwent higher specialist training in the UK, earning MRCP (UK) and Dual Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT in Gastroenterology & CSST in Hepatology, 2008). Dr. Arikichenin has directed major tertiary liver centers.
Clinical Expertise & Key Focus Areas:
- Comprehensive management of end-stage liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, ascites, and variceal bleeding
- Pre-transplant liver failure evaluation and post-liver transplantation immunosuppression management
- Advanced therapies for chronic viral hepatitis B and C, autoimmune hepatitis, and metabolic fatty liver disease (MASH)
- Diagnostic and therapeutic upper GI endoscopy, esophageal variceal band ligation, and colonoscopy
Dr. Arikichenin brings exceptional clinical mastery to liver healthcare, ensuring patients receive compassionate, life-saving therapies.
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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Madras Medical College, Chennai, India(1994)
Doctor of Medicine (MD) in General Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)(1998)
Fellowship, General Medical Council, United Kingdom(2008)
Fellowship, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK(2008)
Senior Consultant, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi(2018)
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