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Dr. Neerav Goyal

Specialization - GI Surgeon

Department - Institutes of Transplant

Designation - Head of Department

Works at - Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

New Delhi, India

Career Profile

Dr. Neerav Goyal is a well-known Liver Transplant and GI surgeon who has been in practice for over 15 years. He specializes in liver cancer, liver cirrhosis, and liver transplant surgery. In addition, he has performed complex and general surgeries for gallbladder, GI, pancreatic, and biliary diseases and cancers. Dr. Neerav also performs GI surgery, with a particular interest in liver resections for cholangiocarcinoma and pancreatic tumors. He is also the first person in India to perform pediatric living donor liver transplants, right lobe liver transplants, and adult cadaveric liver transplants. He has performed over 2100 liver transplant surgeries in his career, including over 500 cadaver liver transplants and 220 pediatric liver transplants. He frequently attends and lectures at conferences and seminars held throughout the country and abroad.

Education & Training

  • MBBS, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore.
  • DNB, General Surgery, St. Stephen’s Hospital, New Delhi.
  • DNB, Liver Transplant and GI Surgery, Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, New Delhi.

Work & Experience

  • Senior Consultant in the Department of Liver Transplant and Surgical Gastroenterology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi (2007 – Till Date).
  • Consultant in Hepato Biliary Pancreatic and Liver Transplant Surgery Unit at St Stephens Hospital (2006 -2007).
  • G.I. Surgeon at Max Hospital, Pitampura (2005-2006).
Clinical Focus
  • Liver Transplant.
  • Bowel Obstruction Treatment.
  • Crohn’s Disease Treatment.
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography – TEE.
  • Anti Reflux Procedures.
Awards
  • Gold Medal in Ophthalmology examination 1995. Stood first in Bangalore University Examination.
  • Gold Medal for best paper publication 2007 at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.
  • Number of awards in extracurricular activities.
  • Best Video Award.
  • Hepatic Duct Transection Technique in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. XXII National Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology. Jaipur 2012.
  • Best Video Award Right Posterior Sector Graft: Understanding the Concept. XXIV National Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology. Gujarat Convention Centre. October 2, 2014 – October 5, 2014.
Research and Publications

Papers:

  • Is precholecystectomy ERCP necessary in follow-up cases of gallstone pancreatitis? Subrat Raul, S. Joseph, Neerav Goyal et al.Indian J Surg 2003; 65:492-5.
  • Surgery for Obscure Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in India.Singhal D, Neerav Goyal , Gupta S, Nundy S.Dig Dis Sci. 2006 Dec 7.
  • Current Role of Portosystemic Shunt Surgery in the Management of Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction.Singhal D, de Castro S,Neerav Goyal , Gouma DJ, Chaudhary A, van Gulik TM Dig Surg. 2006 Dec 11;23(5-6):358-369.
  • Transabdominal gastroesophageal devascularization without transection for bleeding varices: Results and indicators of prognosis.Neerav Goyal, Dinesh Singhal, Subhash Gupta, Arvinder S Soin, Samiran Nundy.Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22 (2007) 47-50
  • What are the essential components of Transabdominal Esophagogastric Devascularisation procedures?Singhal D, Neerav Goyal , Gupta S, Soin AS, Nundy S.World J Surg. 2007 Apr;31(4):861-2.
  • Liver Transplantation: Experience with last 50 cases at our centre. Manav Wadhawan, Neerav Goyal et al.Apollo Medicine 2007(Vol 4,number 4),331-333
  • Isolated loop pancreatic remnant drainage following pancreaticoduodenal resection Singhal Dinesh; Goyal Neerav; Gupta Subash; Soin Arvinder S; Nundy Samiran Hepato-gastroenterology 2008;55(82-83):677-80.
  • Liver Transplantation in a large pediatric liver tumour: a case report
  • Manav Wadhawan, Nishant Wadhwa, Anupum Sibal, Vivek Vij, Neerav Goyal, Ajitabh Srivastava, Subash Gupta.Apollo Medicine, Vol. 5, No. 3, September 2008, 232-233
  • Liver Transplantation–Indian Scenario Manav Wadhawan, VivekVij, Neerav Goyal, AjitabhSrivastava, AnupamSibal, Ajay Kumar, Subash GuptaApollo Medicine. 12/2008; 5(4):292–296.
  • VivekVij, Neerav Goyal, SrivastavaAjitabh, Gupta Subash. Inferior venacava mobility and venous outflow in living donor liver transplant. HPB PP 54.02 10 (1) 2008
  • Goyal Neerav, VijVivek, SahaniRiti, WadhawanManav, Srivastava Ajitabh, Gupta Subash. Results of Hepatic artery anastomosis using Loupe magnification in living donor liver transplantation. HPB PP43.06;10(1) 2008
  • Peroneal neuropathy following liver transplantation: possible predisposing factors and outcome.
  • Intraoperative no go donor hepatectomy in living donor liver transplantation.V Vij, V K Ramaswamy, S Goja, P Dargan, A Mallya, N Goyal, S Gupta American Journal of Transplantation 09/2010; 10(9):2181-2
  • Endoscopic Management of Post Transplant Biliary Complications in a Live Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) CentreAjay Kumar, ManavWadhawan, MukulRastogi, VivekVij, Furquan Ahmed, Neerav Goyal, PuneetDargan, Subash Gupta Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - GASTROINTEST ENDOSCOP. 01/2010; 71(5).
  • Portal biliopathy treated with living-donor liver transplant: index case.Gupta S, Singhal A, Goyal N, Vij V, Wadhawan M.Exp Clin Transplant. 2011 Apr;9(2):145-9.
  • Training of GI Surgeons for Liver Transplant Neerav Goyal, Ramdip RaY, Subash Gupta. Indian Journal of Transplant, pages 81-83, Sept 2011
  • Developing a transplant program: The beginning of liver transplant activity in eastern India Abhijit Chowdhury, Subash Gupta, Supriyo Ghatak, Neerav Goyal, Sukanta Ray, Ramdip Ray, Kausik Das, Jyotirmay Kirtania, Tapas GhoseIndian Journal of Transplant, pages 114 - 115, Sept 2011
  • Vascular reconstruction with donor inflow anamaly in living related liver transplant Vishal Kumar Chorasiya, PuneetDargan, Neerav Goyal, VivekVij, Subash Gupta Indian Journal of Transplantation. 01/2011; 5(1):14
  • Donor hepatectomy Rajesh Nambiar, Neerav Goyal,Subash GuptaApollo Medicine Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2012, Pages 17–23
  • Pre liver transplant renal dysfunction is not necessarily assosciated with adverse ShishirPareek, Neerav Goyal, ManavWadhawan, VivekVij, Subash Gupta Indian Journal of Transplantation. 01/2011; 5(1):12.
  • Liver recipients from young donors do not develop small for size syndrome even if the graft recipient weight ratio is less tah 0.8 KR Vasudevan, Sanjay Goja, Neerav Goyal, VivekVij, Subash Gupta Indian Journal of Transplantation. 01/2011; 5(1):11.
  • Profile of CMV infection and disease in liver transplant program in Indian subcontinent KausarMakki, ManavWadhawan, Neerav Goyal, VivekVij, Subash Gupta Indian Journal of Transplantation. 01/2011; 5(1):11–12.
  • Management of chronic hepatitis C before and after liver transplant.Apollo Medicine Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2012, Pages 24 - 31
  • Cytomegalovirus infection: its incidence and management in cytomegalovirus-seropositive living related liver transplant recipients: a single-center experience.Wadhawan M, Gupta S, Goyal N,Vasudevan KR, Makki K, Dawar R, Sardana R, Lal N, Kumar A.Liver Transpl. 2012 Dec;18(12):1448-55
  • Emergency liver transplant in patient with Child-Pugh class C cirrhosis and strangulated umbilical hernia.Chaudhary A, Daga S, Goyal N, Ramaswamy VK, Agarwal S, Pareek S, Ray R, Wadhawan M, Gupta S.ExpClin Transplant. 2013 Feb;11(1):66-7.
  • Post-transplant biliary complications: an analysis from a predominantly living donor liver transplant center.Wadhawan M, Kumar A, Gupta S, Goyal N, Shandil R, Taneja S, Sibal A.J GastroenterolHepatol. 2013 Jun;28(6):1056-60.
  • Living related liver transplantation for hepatitis B-related liver disease without hepatitis B immune globulin prophylaxis.Wadhawan M, Gupta S, Goyal N, Taneja S, Kumar A.Liver Transpl. 2013 Sep;19(9):1030-5.
  • Single-lobe living donor liver transplant in a morbidly obese cirrhotic patient preceded by laparoscopic sleevegastrectomy.Taneja S, Gupta S, Wadhawan M, Goyal N.Case Rep Transplant. 2013;2013
  • Management of chronic hepatitis C before and after liver transplant.Apollo Medicine Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2012, Pages 24 - 31
  • Cytomegalovirus infection: its incidence and management in cytomegalovirus-seropositive living related liver transplant recipients: a single-center experience.Wadhawan M, Gupta S, Goyal N,Vasudevan KR, Makki K, Dawar R, Sardana R, Lal N, Kumar A.Liver Transpl. 2012 Dec;18(12):1448-55
  • Emergency liver transplant in patient with Child-Pugh class C cirrhosis and strangulated umbilical hernia.Chaudhary A, Daga S, Goyal N, Ramaswamy VK, Agarwal S, Pareek S, Ray R, Wadhawan M, Gupta S.ExpClin Transplant. 2013 Feb;11(1):66-7.
  • Post-transplant biliary complications: an analysis from a predominantly living donor liver transplant center.Wadhawan M, Kumar A, Gupta S, Goyal N, Shandil R, Taneja S, Sibal A.J GastroenterolHepatol. 2013 Jun;28(6):1056-60.
  • Living related liver transplantation for hepatitis B-related liver disease without hepatitis B immune globulin prophylaxis.Wadhawan M, Gupta S, Goyal N, Taneja S, Kumar A.Liver Transpl. 2013 Sep;19(9):1030-5.
  • Single-lobe living donor liver transplant in a morbidly obese cirrhotic patient preceded by laparoscopic sleevegastrectomy.Taneja S, Gupta S, Wadhawan M, Goyal N.Case Rep Transplant. 2013;2013
  • Preoperative CT evaluation of potential donors in living donor liver transplantation Sandeep Vohra1, Neerav Goyal2, Subash Gupta2Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging 2014;24:4,350-359

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