Dr Avnish Seth

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Dr Seth, MD, DM (Gastroenterology) is the Director of Gastroenterology & Hepatobiliary Sciences and the Director of Fortis Organ Retrieval & Transplant (FORT). An Alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. Dr Seth completed his MD (Medicine) from Pune University and DM (Gastroenterology) from PGIMER, Chandigarh. He was earlier the Head of Department, Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences, at the Army Hospital (Research & Referral), New Delhi, where he established a successful liver transplant program and was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India on 26th January 2009. With fellowships in Liver transplant (Birmingham, UK) and Endoscopic ultrasound (South Carolina & Alabama, USA), his areas of interest include treatment of hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, liver transplantation and advance GI endoscopic procedures. Formerly, Professor of Medicine at Delhi University, he is a Visiting Professor at Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He has served as Governing Council member for Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) and Society of GI Endoscopy of India (SGEI) and has over 100 publications to his name. Dr Seth has pioneered organ donation after brain death in North India as Founder Director of Armed forces Organ Retrieval & Transplant Authority (AORTA) and now as Director of Fortis Organ Retrieval & Transplant (FORT) for all Fortis hospitals in the country.

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