About Dr. Vivek Vij

• Dr. Vivek Vij is one of India’s most accomplished liver transplant surgeons, with over 25 years of surgical experience.
• He has pioneered advanced techniques in liver transplantation, earning him global recognition for his skill, innovation, and patient outcomes.
• Over the years, Dr. Vij and his team have performed more than 4,000 liver transplants, achieving an exceptional 97% patient survival rate and 100% donor safety record.
• He holds the world’s lowest biliary complication rate (<4>
• He was also the first to perform graft harvest of the posterior sector, first in India to perform cavo-atrial anastomosis, and among the first to successfully conduct combined liver-kidney transplants (CLKT) in children with hyperoxaluria.
• Dr. Vij began his medical journey with an MBBS from the University of Pune (1998), followed by an MS in General Surgery from Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (2001).
• He further earned his DNB in General Surgery from the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, in 2003.
• That same year, he achieved MRCS (Edinburgh) from the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons, UK, a significant credential in surgical excellence.
• Known for his groundbreaking work in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), Dr. Vij holds the distinction of being the first surgeon in the Indian subcontinent to publish a series of laparoscopic donor hepatectomies in the reputed journal Liver Transplantation.
• Dr. Vij has also made major contributions to research and medical education.
• He has authored over 50 national and international publications, particularly in the fields of living donor liver transplants and regenerative medicine.
• He was the contributor to advancements in living donor liver transplant safety and technique.
• His research has been published in esteemed journals like Liver Transplantation and the American Journal of Transplantation.
• In 2005, he was the only Indian selected for the prestigious Roche Preceptorship Program in Liver Transplantation at the University of Alabama, Birmingham (USA).
• As an educator, he leads a structured fellowship program at Fortis, where he has trained over 50 surgeons and paramedical staff in liver transplantation.
• Dr. Vij is also a sought-after speaker at international forums such as ILTS (International Liver Transplant Society).
• With several “firsts” to his name, numerous awards, and consistent innovation, Dr. Vivek Vij stands among the most trusted and respected liver transplant surgeons in India and across the world.