Best Gastroenterologists in Manipal hospitals Life's On, Whitefield, India

• Dr. Aritra Ghosh is a renowned General & Laparoscopic Surgeons and Surgical Gastroenterologists with 16 years of experience.
• He completed his MBBS in 2004 from NRS Medical College, Kolkata, and then did his DNB in 2009 from The Calcutta Medical Research Institute. 
• After that, he completed the fellowship awarded to him by the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India in 2012.
• Dr. Ghosh is renowned for GI surgeries pertaining to the colon & rectum, liver & bile, gastric bypass surgery, and upper GI surgeries.
• He is also known for treating medical conditions such as laparoscopic hernia surgeries, abdominal wall reconstructions, and surgeries on the breast, thyroid, and salivary glands.
• Some of the other major procedures performed by him are lumpectomy, pancreatectomy, cholecystectomy, gastric binding, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, piles surgeries, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

• Dr. Shivakumar Varakanahalli is a medical gastroenterologist with 8+ years of experience.
• His areas of expertise include diagnostic and therapeutic upper GI and Lower GI endoscopy, ERCP, Manometry, EUS, Capsule endoscopy, IBS, Dyspepsia, reflux disease and gastritis.
• He did MBBS from Mysore Medical College, Mysore and MD in internal medicine from Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Rajasthan.
• He was trained in gastroenterology at the prestigious GB PANT Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi.
• Dr. Varakanahalli has many publications in reputed national and international journals to his credit.
• He has presented his clinical and research work as papers and posters in many conferences around the country and abroad.
• He has won many recognitions:
  • First position for North Zone in TYSA 2013 at New Delhi in Internal Medicine
  • Second Rank holder in the common entrance examination for DM Gastroenterology (Delhi University) held in 2014
  • Grant by Liver Care Foundation at New Delhi for APASL 2016 in Tokyo
  • Plenary oral session award at INASL 2017 for oral presentation on paper on prophylaxis of hepatic encephalopathy

• Dr. Sanjeev Rohatgi is a 27-year-experienced Liver Transplant, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, and Gastrointestinal Surgeon in Whitefield, Bangalore.
• He has vast experience in successfully addressing all GI surgery diseases, including difficult benign and widespread cancers of the upper and lower GI tract.
• He is a super-specialist in HPB (Liver, Pancreatic, and Biliary) surgery, with 8 years of experience handling these complex illnesses in the UK. He also specializes in Adult and Pediatric Liver Transplantation and served as a consultant at Medanta Hospital for nearly 4 years before joining Manipal Hospital.
• He received his MBBS from Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh in 1993, MS - General Surgery from the same institution in 1997, and FRCS - Intercollegiate (HPB & Upper GI) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSE) in 2016.
• Dr. Sanjeev Rohatgi has completed fellowships at three large-volume centers in the United Kingdom, namely Birmingham, Newcastle, and Edinburgh, during which he completed his Fellowship and European Board examinations. He completed his DNB GI surgery training in Mumbai and worked for 5 years at Jaslok Hospital and Jagjivan Ram Hospital.
• He has over 500 Liver Transplants to his name, as well as almost 1000 HPB, and GI procedures and is competent in laparoscopic surgery.
• He has a long list of publications to his name and has given numerous presentations at international conferences.
• He is fluent in languages like English, Hindi, and Punjabi.

• Dr. Balaji Laxminarayanshetty is a renowned Gastroenterologist and General Practitioner in Bangalore, with over 14 years of expertise.
• His special interests include interventional endoscopy (ERCP, EUS), pancreatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, GERD, and liver disease.
• He received his MD in General Medicine from PGIMER in Chandigarh, India in 2012 and in 2007, he received his MBBS from Sri Siddhartha Medical College & Research.
• Later, he completed a Senior Research Associateship and advanced Endoscopy training at the reputed PGIMER University in Chandigarh.
• He was awarded a Travel Grant to attend APDW 2018, which was held in Seoul, South Korea in 2018.
• Dr. Balaji Laxminarayanshetty carried out a number of randomized clinical trials, as well as cohort and retrospective research.
• He has delivered oral presentations at a number of national and international conferences.
• Dr. Balaji Laxminarayanshetty has been a member of the Karnataka Medical Council since 2007.
• He is fluent in languages like English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam, and Tamil.

Dr. Anoop K R is a skilled Gastroenterologist in Bangalore, committed to providing exceptional care for patients with gastrointestinal disorders. He is highly proficient in advanced endoscopic techniques and dedicated to improving patient outcomes.

Why Choose Dr. Anoop K R?

• Expert in Therapeutic and Diagnostic Endoscopies: Dr. Anoop K R has wide experience performing advanced procedures, including ERCP, Diagnostic EUS, Push and Double balloon enteroscopy.
• Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy Dr. Anoop has a fellowship in the area of Advanced Endoscopy received from Manipal Hospitals. He has performed complex procedures like anorectal high-resolution manometry to evaluate patients with constipation or other faecal problems. He is also known for performing oesophagal high-resolution manometry, a highly advanced diagnostic tool in gastroenterology.
• Skilled in Managing Biliary and Pancreatic Diseases: He is an expert in performing ERCP and Diagnostic EUS, the techniques used for managing biliary and pancreatic diseases.
• Connects with Patients: Dr. Anoop speaks English, Hindi, Kannada, and Marathi, making it easy to communicate with many patients. He also stays up-to-date in his field by participating in a leading digestive health organisation.