– Rewarded with a Gold Medal for being the top Outgoing MD (General Medicine) Post Graduate.
– Has contributed articles to various National & International journals.
– Pioneered the Multi-Specialty approach in Gastroenterology with Surgical Gastroenterology/Interventional Radiology and introduced the concept of “MILDD”.
– Among the first in the state to introduce RFA (Radio Frequency Ablation) for liver cancer.
– Introduced Therasphere (Y 99) for patients with liver cancer.
– Conducted Transjugular liver biopsy.
– Implemented TIPSS for patients with end-stage liver disease.
– Utilized retrievable metal stenting for benign bile duct problems.
– Introduced Fibroscan for patients with liver disease.
– Implemented Triple side-to-side biliary metal stenting for bile duct and pancreatic cancer.
– Utilized Spyglass and Holmium Laser Lithotripsy for large bile duct stones.
– Invited as Faculty for the Annual Conference of ISG/INASL/APICON.
– Played a major role in establishing a liver transplant program at Manipal Hospital Bangalore.
– Initiated the concept of a “Liver Clinic” as a National CME in Hematology, held once every 2 years in Bangalore.