Dr Manav Wadhawan did his graduation from Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC). He completed his post-graduation in Internal Medicine from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi in December 2001. He did his subspecialty training from GB Pant Hospital, Delhi in 2005. He subsequently worked in the Department of Gastroenterology at SGRH, Delhi before joining Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi in 2006. He was founder member of the Liver transplant program in Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. From 2015 to October 2018, Dr Wadhawan worked as the Director & Head of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Delhi.
Dr Manav Wadhawan is currently the Director & Head of Hepatology services at the newly christened BLK Liver & Digestive Diseases Institute in Delhi. He is a well-known figure at the national & international level with more than 50 important publications in high index journals. He has a keen interest in Liver Transplant Hepatology. He has pioneered the HBIG free regimens in liver transplant for HBV related liver disease. Currently, he is on the editorial board of Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hepatology (JCEH). He is also a member of the INASL national task force on Acute Liver Failure, HCV disease in India, HBV Disease in India as well as DILI (drug induced liver disease) task force. His area of interest includes difficult ERCP’s, he has numerous publications on ERCP for post transplant biliary complications.
Director
Fortis Escorts Liver & Digestive Diseases Institute (FELDI)
April 2015 - March 2017
Senior Consultant
Fortis Escorts Liver &
Digestive Diseases Institute (FELDI)
Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI, Gurugram)
Apr
2009 to Apr 2015
Senior Consultant
Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Department of Liver Transplantation
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
Sep 2006 – Mar 2009
Attending Consultant
Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Department of Liver Transplantation
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
Aug 2005 – Sep 2006
Consultant
Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Department of Liver Transplantation
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Awards Received:
Dr Manav Wadhawan has received several awards, notable being: Young Investigator Award by International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) in 2013, Plenary Oral presentation award by Indian Society of Gastroenterology in 2012, Plenary Oral presentation award by Asia Pacific Society for Study of Liver (APASL) in 2011 & 2004, Plenary Oral presentation award by International Association of Study of Liver (IASL) in 2004. He has been invited for over 200 lectures at various national & international society meetings.
Overseas training
Dr Manav Wadhawan has trained in Transplant Hepatology at Montreal, Canada in 2005. He has been instrumental in establishing a very successful Transplant program in Indraprastha Apollo Hospital.
Research and publications
Dr Manav Wadhawan has a very impressive record in research & publications. He has been a pioneer in evolution of HBIg free regimens in HBV related liver transplants. He also has to his credit numerous high impact publications on post transplant ERCP’s. He has innovated multiple techniques to negotiate difficult biliary strictures in this setting. He has more than 50 publications, including 5 book chapters.
Areas of interest
Dr. Manav Wadhawan has a very impressive record in research & publications. He has been a pioneer in evolution of HBIg free regimens in HBV related liver transplants. He also has to his credit numerous high impact publications on post transplant ERCP's. He has innovated multiple techniques to negotiate difficult biliary strictures in this setting. He has more than 50 publications in indexed journals, including 5 book chapters.