Dr Thiagarajan Srinivasan

Dr. Thiagarajan Srinivasan is a world-renowned liver transplant and HPB surgeon with over 15 years of experience. He has performed more than 1,700 liver transplants and 1,000 advanced HPB surgeries, with special expertise in paediatric, ABO-incompatible, and minimally invasive procedures. Dr. Thiagarajan has pioneered several “firsts” in India and globally, making him a leading authority in liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS (2001) – Thanjavur Medical College, Tamil Nadu
• MS (General Surgery, 2006) – Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
• DNB in Surgical Gastroenterology & Liver Transplantation (2006) – Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
• Senior Liver Transplant Fellowship (2013) – Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon
• Trained in Advanced Robotic and Minimal Access Surgery at Severance Hospital (Yonsei University), Seoul, South Korea

Professional Experience:

• Over 15 years of focused experience in HPB and liver transplantation
• Performed 1,700+ liver transplants personally, 3,500+ cumulative (living, deceased donor & paediatric)
• Conducted 1,000+ complex open and laparoscopic HPB surgeries
• Worked as a Minimal Access, HPB & Liver Transplant Surgeon at Medanta – The Medicity
• Presently Director, Institute of Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery, MGM Healthcare, Chennai

Notable Achievements:

2009

• India’s first & world’s youngest domino liver transplant
• India’s smallest liver transplant recipient (6 kg)
• India’s first successful swap liver transplant (world’s first reported)

2012

• World’s first chain of three simultaneous liver transplants (domino + swap)
• India’s first ABO-incompatible liver transplant

2013

• India’s first successful intestinal transplant
• India’s youngest & smallest recipient (4 months, 4 kg) for liver transplant

2015

• India’s first combined living donor liver + deceased donor kidney transplant

2016

• World’s smallest liver transplant recipient (2.1 kg)

2012–2020

• Led largest ABO-incompatible transplant programme in India
• Developed largest paediatric liver transplant programme in India

2016–2020

• First Indian surgeon to perform 40 hybrid 3D laparoscopic right lobe donor hepatectomies

Professional Memberships:

• Executive Council Member, International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
• Founder Member, Liver Transplant Society of India
• Member, International Liver Transplant Society

Awards & Achievements:

• 2008 – Best Paper Award: C Reactive Protein and Thrombocytosis in Esophageal Carcinoma, Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, Chennai
• 2010 – Best Poster Awards (Hepatobiliary Tuberculosis, Clavien’s Grading in GI Surgery) – IASG, Hyderabad
• 2011 -Young Investigator Award (Plenary presentation) for the topic ‘Infective complications in Living donor liver transplantation – Patterns and Factors Influencing Outcome’
• 2011 – Young Investigator Award (Plenary), ILTS World Congress, Spain
• 2011 – ICMR Travel Award, ILTS World Congress, Spain
• 2011 – Best Poster Awards (Predictors of Graft Survival, MRCP in Biliary Anatomy in LDLT) – IASG, Jaipur
• 2014 – Best Poster Award: Rare Bacterial Infections in LDLT, IASG, Ahmedabad
• 2015 – Best Special Mention Paper Award: Toraymyxin Filtration in LDLT, IASG, Pune
• 2017 – Best Oral Paper: Optimization of GRWR in LDLT, IASG, Puducherry
• 2018 – Best Paper Award: Portal Vein Thrombosis in Pediatric LDLT, IASG, Chandigarh
• 2018 – Best Video Award: Hybrid 3D Laparoscopic Right Lobe Donor Hepatectomy – First Series from South Asia, IASG, Chandigarh