What does a Liver Transplant surgeon do?

Liver transplant surgeons are specially trained doctors who perform the surgery and provide care before and after the transplant.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by the liver transplant surgeon?

Investigations like Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of abdomen or pelvis, Computed tomography (CT) scan of abdomen or pelvis, Dobutamine stress echocardiogram (DSE), Ultrasound, Electrocardiogram, Colonoscopy, Mammogram, and blood tests.

Can you get a liver transplant if you are an alcoholic?

You can get but in there is poor prognosis.

What are matching creiterion for liver donor and liver recipient?

For the liver donor, criteria includes a compatible blood type and body size having no serious medical condition such as liver disease, diabetes, heart disease, or cancer and should be aged between 18 to 60 and for liver recipient a OPTN's computer system is followed which matches the donor's organs to potential recipients.

How long can you live after a liver transplant?

Usually, about 75% of people who undergo liver transplant live for at least five years.

Dr. Prof Darius F Mirza, Liver Transplant Surgeon in Mumbai, India - Appointment

About Dr. Prof Darius F Mirza

Dr. Prof Darius F Mirza is among the leading Liver Transplant Surgeons with 36 years of experience in the field.
He has been the Secretary of the European Liver and Intestinal Transplant Association (ELITA) from 2001-2005, and a Committee Member of the British Transplantation Society (BTS) from 2015-2017.
He currently has Professional Membership of the European Society of Organ Transplantation (ESOT), International HPB Association (IHPBA), West Midlands Surgical Society, Intestinal Transplantation Association (ITA), International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS), British Medical Association (BMA), Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT), and Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISGE).
Dr. Mirza has done over 5,000 liver transplants across the globe and has a special interest in Adult & Paediatric Liver and Intestine Transplantation, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery - liver, pancreas and biliary cancer, Laparoscopic HPB Surgery, Bile duct strictures, and Portal hypertension surgery.
He did his MBBS from Seth G S Medical College Mumbai in 1984, MS - General Surgery from KEM hospital Mumbai in 1989, and FRCS from Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in 1993.
He has written various well-researched articles and published papers in national and international journals.