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About

Dr. Gursagar Singh Sahota

Liver Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgeon

Chief Liver Transplant Surgeon, DMC&H, Ludhiana

600+ Liver Transplants
12 Years in Practice
2000+ Successful Surgeries
Dr. Gursagar Singh Sahota

Trained at

AIIMS New Delhi

Pioneer

Punjab's First Transplant Unit

Pioneer

Madhya Pradesh Transplant Programme

Track record

600+ Liver Transplants

Career Journey

Chief Liver Transplant Surgeon

Dayanand Medical College & Hospital (DMC&H), Ludhiana

Leads the only independent in-house transplant team in the region. Established the first successful Liver Transplant unit in Punjab.

Chief Consultant, Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery

Bansal Hospital, Bhopal

Pioneered the liver transplant programme in Madhya Pradesh and performed the first paediatric liver transplant in the state.

Consultant, Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery

Fortis Healthcare, Delhi-NCR

High-volume adult and paediatric transplant practice at one of India's leading private hospital networks.

Senior Clinical Fellow, Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery

Fortis Healthcare, Delhi-NCR

Advanced fellowship training in living donor and deceased donor transplantation, including complex combined and re-transplant cases.

Training & Education

Trained at three of India’s most respected medical institutions, in a lineage that runs from general surgery to specialised gastrointestinal and transplant practice.

M.Ch. (Gastrointestinal Surgery)

AIIMS, New Delhi

Senior Residency, Department of GI Surgery

M.S. (General Surgery)

King George's Medical University, Lucknow

Junior Residency, Department of General Surgery

M.B.B.S.

Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana

Graduated with distinction

Areas of Expertise

A practice built around the full spectrum of liver disease, including the most complex transplant and hepatobiliary cases.

Liver Transplantation

  • Living donor liver transplantation
  • Deceased (cadaveric) donor transplantation
  • Adult and paediatric transplantation
  • Combined liver-kidney transplantation (CLKT)
  • ABO-incompatible liver transplantation
  • Re-transplantation

Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery

  • Liver resection for benign and malignant tumours
  • Surgery for portal hypertension
  • Pancreatic surgery, including Whipple's procedure
  • Gallbladder and bile duct surgery
  • ERCP and biliary interventions

Gastrointestinal Surgery

  • Oesophageal surgery
  • Complex corrosive injury reconstruction
  • Laparoscopic GI procedures

Landmark Firsts

Programmes built where none existed before

01

First successful liver transplant unit in Punjab

Established the region's first independent, in-house transplant team at DMC&H, Ludhiana.

02

Pioneered the liver transplant programme in Madhya Pradesh

Built a transplant unit from the ground up while leading HPB surgery at Bansal Hospital, Bhopal.

03

First paediatric liver transplant in Madhya Pradesh

Extended transplant care to children in a region where the option did not previously exist.

Philosophy of care

Technical precision. Personal attention. Every patient, every time.

Liver disease rarely announces itself. By the time a patient arrives, they are often frightened, exhausted, and uncertain of what comes next. Dr. Sahota’s practice is built on two beliefs: that the surgery must be flawless, and that the patient must never feel like a case number.

Every patient is seen, reviewed, and followed by him personally. Families are brought into the conversation. Decisions are explained in plain language. The goal is not only a successful procedure, but a patient who walks into surgery informed, prepared, and calm.

“A liver transplant is not the end of a journey. It is the beginning of a new one. Our responsibility is to make sure the patient is ready for both.” - Dr. Gursagar Singh Sahota

Patient Voices

Vidushi Dubey with Dr. Sahota
He is such a nice and gentle person. I was not very scared before surgery as he assured us everything will be fine. He listens to his patients and is very humble.

Vidushi Dubey Liver Resection Surgery

Kishore Naidu with Dr. Sahota
I totally trust and suggest Dr. Gursagar. Not only professionally excellent but also very friendly and helpful at required times.

Kishore Naidu Radical Cholecystectomy

At a glance

Current role Chief Liver Transplant Surgeon, DMC&H, Ludhiana
Experience 12+ years of specialised transplant and HPB practice
Transplants performed 600+ liver transplants
Training AIIMS New Delhi · KGMU Lucknow · DMC&H Ludhiana
Past positions Bansal Hospital Bhopal · Fortis Healthcare Delhi-NCR
Patient geography Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, MP, J&K

Full CV with memberships, publications, and fellowships available on request.

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