Top Hepatologist in Hyderabad

Brief Profile

Dr. Yuktansh Pandey specializes in Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery in Hyderabad. With over 12 years of experience, he is regarded as a top hepatologist in Hyderabad. He obtained his medical degree from Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal in 2008. In 2014, MS (General Surgery) from R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur. During his Fellowship in 2014, he completed hands-on training at World Laparoscopy Hospital, Gurgaon. In 2014, he received his Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery - Hands-on training from World Laparoscopy Hospital, Gurgaon.

He obtained his Fellowship in liver transplantation and HPB surgery from the Centre for Liver and Biliary Sciences, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket in 2017-2018. In 2009, he was a resident at the Department of Neurosurgery in the BMHRC, Bhopal. Followed by a Senior Resident from RKDF Medical College in 2015-2016. He served as a Consultant - General and Laparoscopic Surgery for Manokunj Surgicare from 2016 to 2017. In 2017, he was a surgical fellow at the MAX Centre for Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi. In addition, he was an Attending Consultant at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, MAX, New Delhi. Several of his papers have been published in international journals. His work has been presented at national and international conferences.

Research and Presentations

• “Orientation and Basic Hands on Training on Upper GI Endoscopy” – WLH, 2014
• “ Da VinciR Surigical System Training Module” Basic introductory course on Robotic Surgery – WLH, 2014.
• Continued Medical Education – 72 hours by World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons.
• Continued Medical Education – 144 hours by World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons.
• Basic Laparoscopy training – AIIMS , Delhi 2015
• CLBS Symposium – 2018
• Congress of Asian Society of Transplantation - 2019

Publications

• Pandey Y, Varma S, Chikkala BR, Acharya R, Verma S, Balradja I, Das D, Dey R, Agarwal S, Gupta S. Outcome of Pediatric Liver Transplants in Patients With Less Than 10 kg of Body Weight Is Not Worse. Exp Clin Transplant. 2020 Nov;18(6):707-711. doi: 10.6002/ect.2020.0308. PMID: 33187463.
• Pandey Y, Vijayashanker A, Chikkala BR, Acharya MR, Bashir S, Dey R, Agarwal S, Gupta S. Living Donor Liver Transplant for Budd-Chiari Syndrome Without Caval Replacement: A Single-Center Study. Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 Aug;19(8):799-805. doi: 10.6002/ect.2020.0541. Epub 2021 May 6. PMID: 33952181.
• Pandey Yuktansh & Ghimire Roshan & Sreejith, Sreekumar & Shanker, Aarathi & Deo, Abhishek & Dey, Rajesh & Agarwal, Shaleen & Gupta, Subash. (2021). CASE REPORT Management of Post Necrosectomy Gastric Fistula by Nasogastric and Biliary Drainage with Transhepatic Distal Tube Feeding. JOP: Journal of the pancreas. 105-107.
• Varma S, Pandey Y, Chikkala BR, et al. Protocol to ensure continued pediatric liver transplantation service during the COVID pandemic and the encouraging outcomes. Pediatr Transplant. 2021;25(3):e13991. doi:10.1111/petr.13991
• Chikkala BR, Pandey Y, Acharya R, Sreekumar S, Dey R, Agarwal S, Gupta S. Living Donor Liver Transplant for Dengue-Related Acute Liver Failure: A Case Report. Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 Feb;19(2):163-166. doi: 10.6002/ect.2020.0217. Epub 2020 Sep 17. PMID: 32967597.
•  Agarwal S, Dey R, Pandey Y, Verma S, Gupta S. Managing Recipient Hepatic Artery Intimal Dissection During Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2020 Nov;26(11):1422-1429. doi: 10.1002/lt.25857. Epub 2020 Oct 1. PMID: 32737947.
• Hirata Y, Agarwal S, Verma S, Pandey Y, Gupta S. A Feasible Technique for Middle Hepatic Vein Reconstruction in Right Lobe Liver Transplantation: Usage of Autologous Portal Vein With Bench Recanalized Umbilical Vein Graft. Liver Transpl. 2021 Feb;27(2):296-300. doi: 10.1002/lt.25885. Epub 2020 Oct 12. PMID: 32897641.
• Chikkala BR, Rahul R, Agarwal S, Vijayashanker A, Pandey Y, Balradja I, Dey R, Gupta S. Outcomes of Right and Left Hepatic Arterial Anastomosis in Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplant. Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 Nov 12. doi: 10.6002/ect.2020.0309. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34791995.
• Vijayashanker A, Chikkala BR, Ghimire R, Nidoni R, Pandey Y, Dey R, Agarwal S, Gupta S. Cystic duct anastomosis can be a viable option for biliary reconstruction in case of multiple ducts in right lobe living-donor liver transplantation. Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2021;25:328-335. https://doi.org/10.14701/ahbps.2021.25.3.328
• Shanker, Aarathi & Chikkala, Bhargava & Ghimire, Roshan & Acharya, M Rajgopal & Pandey, Yuktansh & Dey, Rajesh & Kaloo, Shahnawaz & Agarwal, Shaleen & Gupta, Subash. (2021). Do Natural Portosystemic Shunts Need to Be Compulsorily Ligated in Living Donor Liver Transplantation?. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. 10.1016/j.jceh.2021.04.009.
• Bappaditya Har, Inbaraj Balradja, S. Sreejith, Bhargava R Chikkala, Rajesh Dey, M. Rajgopal Acharya, Yuktansh Pandey, Shaleen Agarwal, Subhash Gupta, Sapana Verma.The importance of Inferior Hepatic vein reconstruction in right lobe liver grafts: Does it really matter?.Journal of Liver Transplantation.Volume 3,2021,100025,ISSN 2666-9676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.liver.2021.100025.
• PANDEY, Yuktansh. A prospective study of cases of intestinal obstruction and role of conservative expectant management. International Surgery Journal, [S.l.], v. 5, n. 6, p. 2191-2194, may 2018. ISSN 2349-2902. https://www.ijsurgery.com/index.php/isj/article/view/1965doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20182220

Education

• MBBS – Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal (2008)
• MS (General Surgery) - R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur (2014)
• Fellowship Minimal Access Surgery – Hands on training, World Laparoscopy Hospital, Gurgaon (2014)
• Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery – Hands on training, World Laparoscopy Hospital, Gurgaon (2014)
• Fellowship in liver transplant and HPB surgery – Centre for Liver and Biliary Sciences, Max Superspeciality Hospital , Saket (2017-2018)

Languages Known

English, Hindi

Past Positions

• Junior Resident - Department of Neurosurgery : BMHRC, Bhopal (2009)
• Senior Resident - Department of General Surgery : RKDF Medical college (2015-2016)
• Consultant - General and Laparoscopic Surgery : Manokunj Surgicare, (2016-2017)
• Surgical Fellow : Centre for Liver and Biliary Sciences, MAX, New Delhi (2017- 2018)
• Attending Consultant : Centre for Liver and Biliary Sciences, MAX, New Delhi (2018- present)