Best Doctors for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi

• Dr. Subrat Kumar Acharya is a renowned Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist with over 38years of experience.
• His areas of expertise include acute and chronic liver failure, primary liver cancer, viral hepatitis, and transplant hepatology.
• He completed his MBBS at Berhampur University in 1975. He then pursued his MD in General Medicine from Utkal University, Orissa, India, graduating in 1980.
• He further specialized with a DM in Gastroenterology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, in 1982.
• Dr. Acharya has been honoured with several prestigious awards for his contributions to gastroenterology and hepatology, including the Padma Shree in 2014.
• Other notable awards include the Samanta Chandrasekhar Award, JC Bose Award, Mitra Olympus Endoscopy Award, P N Berry Award, Commonwealth Medical Fellowship Award, Om Prakash Memorial Award, and the Best Young Investigator Award by the Asia-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver.
• Dr. Acharya has published approximately 300 research papers in indexed international and national journals.
• He is an active member of multiple esteemed organizations, including the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Indian Association for the Study of Liver, Research Forum for Digestive Diseases, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, International Association for the Study of the Liver, and the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver.

• Dr. (Brig) Pankaj Puri is a reputed Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist with over 33 years of experience.
• His expertise includes chronic liver disease, liver transplantation, advanced endoscopic procedures, Colonoscopy, and ERCP.
• He completed his MBBS from the University of Poona in 1986 and an MD in General Medicine from the same institution in 1992.
• He further pursued a DNB in General Medicine from the National Board of Education, New Delhi, in 1992 and obtained his DM in Gastroenterology from PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, in 1999.
• Dr. Puri also pursued a fellowship in Liver Transplantation at Kings College Hospital, London, UK.
• He holds lifetime memberships in the Indian Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Association of Physicians of India.
• He has over 80 publications in national and international journals and is a member of the Delhi Medical Council of India.

• Dr. Peeyush Kumar is a skilled Medical Gastroenterologist in New Delhi, India.
• He has been practising for the past 12 years and has gained proficient skills and expertise.
• His areas of expertise are Therapeutic Endoscopic Procedures, ERCP, Spiral Enteroscopy, and Capsule Endoscopy.
• Dr. Peeyush completed his MBBS in 2012 from the University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University.
• After that, he did his MD in General Medicine in 2017 from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University and his DM in Gastroenterology in 2021 from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
• He has done a fellowship in Inflammatory Bowel Disease at the Department of Gastroenterology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, from July 2021 to July 2022.

Dr. Sanjay Verma is a distinguished laparoscopic, GI, and bariatric surgeon renowned for his skill, expertise, and dedication to providing the highest quality surgical care. With over 30 years of experience and over 30,000 laparoscopic surgeries performed, he is a leading authority in the field.

Why Choose Dr. Sanjay Verma?

• Extensive Surgical Experience: Dr. Verma brings over 30 years of dedicated experience in laparoscopic, GI, and bariatric surgery to the care of his patients.
• Record making Laparoscopic Surgeon: He has a record of performing over 30,000 laparoscopic surgeries.
• Comprehensive Bariatric & Metabolic Surgical Expertise: Dr. Verma holds expertise in advanced surgical solutions for weight loss and diabetes control, including Lap Sleeve Gastrectomy, Lap Gastric Bypass and Lap MGB.
• Advanced GI & Cancer Surgical Care: He is also highly skilled in both benign and cancer surgeries of the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, gall bladder, spleen, and pancreas. 
• Expertise in Complex Gastrointestinal Surgery: He is proficient in the Whipple procedure for Pancreas Cancer, laparoscopic surgery for gall bladder, appendix and all types of hernia, as well as minimally invasive and laser surgery for haemorrhoids (piles), breast, and thyroid surgery.
• Education: Dr. Verma holds a Fellowship in Bariatric surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Advanced Laparoscopic GI Surgery. 

• As a licenced Medical Gastroenterologist, Dr. Abhinav Kumar has over 8 years of expertise.
• His expertise is Upper GI Endoscopy, diagnostic therapeutic: Variceal Sclerotherapy/Banding/Glue, Dilatation, Endoscopic Haemostasis, Foreign body retrieval, Polypectomy Colonoscopy/ Ileoscopy and more.
• He is a member of the Indian Medical Association, the Indian Society of Gastroenterology and the Delhi Medical Council.
• Dr. Abhinav Kumar gained his MBBS (2012) from the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences. 
• He did his MD (2016) at the Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal.
• Dr. Abhinav Kumar has a DM (2020) from the Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata.