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Dr. Shaleen Agarwal

Principal Consultant and Head, Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplant

Qualification: MBBS, MS, MCh, DNB
shaleen.agarwal@fbd.amrita.edu

Bio

Dr. Shaleen Agarwal is a senior Liver Transplant and Gastrointestinal surgeon with specialization in the field of living donor Liver Transplantation, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery.

He has an experience of more than 20 years in his speciality and has been practicing in Delhi, NCR for last 15 years. He is known for his expertise in living donor liver transplant, robotic donor surgery and complex surgeries for cancers of the liver, bile ducts, gall bladder and pancreas.

He has trained under the guidance of internationally renowned stalwarts in his speciality and has been involved in the training of young hepatobiliary and liver transplant surgeons from India and abroad.

He is actively involved in clinical and basic research. He has numerous publications in both national and international journals of repute. Clinical and immunological aspects of liver and biliary cancers are his areas of interest.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2020

Managing recipient hepatic artery intimal dissection during living donor liver transplantation

Cite this Research Publication : Shaleen Agarwal, Rajesh Dey, Yuktansh Pandey, Sapana Varma, Subash Gupta, Managing recipient hepatic artery intimal dissection during living donor liver transplantation, Liver Transpl,2020.

Year : 2020

Living donor liver transplants for sick recipients during COVID-19 pandemic-An experience from a tertiary centre in India

Cite this Research Publication : Sapana Varma, Shaleen Agarwal, Rajesh dey, Shekhar Singh, Dibyajyoti Das, Sumit Goyal, Subash Gupta, Living donor liver transplants for sick recipients during COVID-19 pandemic-An experience from a tertiary centre in India,American Journal of Transplantation,2020.

Year : 2020

Measured aggression with stereotactic hypo fractionated radiotherapy and TACE allow liver transplant in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus- A retrospective study

Cite this Research Publication : Nangia S, Gupta S, Agarwal S, Rastogi H , Khosa R , Singh M , Goyal N, Vohra S, Rawat V, Chauhan S and Oomen S, Measured aggression with stereotactic hypo fractionated radiotherapy and TACE allow liver transplant in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus- A retrospective study,Japanese journal of gastroenterology and hepatology,2020.

Year : 2020

The exosome encapsulated microRNAs as circulating diagnostic marker for hepatocellular carcinoma with low alpha-fetoprotein

Cite this Research Publication : Ghosh S, Bhowmick S, Gupta S, Shaleen Agarwal, Chatterjee R, Banerjee S, The exosome encapsulated microRNAs as circulating diagnostic marker for hepatocellular carcinoma with low alpha-fetoprotein, Int J Cancer, 2020.

Year : 2020

Impact of Medial Reduction of the Left Lateral Segment: A Novel Technique for Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Small Pediatric Recipients

Cite this Research Publication : Yoshihiro Hirata, Shaleen Agarwal, Sharat Varma, Inbaraj Balradja, Sapana Varma, Selvakumar Naganathan, Subash Gupta, Impact of medial reduction of the left lateral segment: A novel technique for living donor liver transplantation for small pediatric recipients, Liver Transpl,2020.

Year : 2019

Minimum absolute graft weight of 650g predicts good outcome in living donor liver transplant despite a graft recipient body weight ratio of less than 0.8

Cite this Research Publication : Shaleen Agarwal, Selvakumar N, Rajasekhar K, Dey R, Verma S, Gupta S, Minimum absolute graft weight of 650g predicts good outcome in living donor liver transplant despite a graft recipient body weight ratio of less than 0.8, Clinical Transplantation,2019.

Year : 2017

MiRNA199a-3p suppresses tumor growth, migration, invasion and angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting VEGFA, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, HGF and MMP2

Cite this Research Publication : Ghosh A, Dasgupta D, Ghosh A, Roychoudhury S, Kumar D, Gorain M, Butti R, Datta S, Agarwal S, Gupta S, Krishna Dhali G, Chowdhury A, Schmittgen TD, Kundu GC, Banerjee S, MiRNA199a-3p suppresses tumor growth, migration, invasion and angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting VEGFA, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, HGF and MMP2, Cell Death Dis. 2017

Year : 2017

Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin for 24 Weeks Is An Effective Treatment Option for Recurrent Hepatitis C Infection After Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Cite this Research Publication : Anand AC, Shaleen Agarwal, Garg HK, Khanna S, Gupta S, Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin for 24 Weeks Is An Effective Treatment Option for Recurrent Hepatitis C Infection After Living Donor Liver Transplantation, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 2017.

Year : 2017

What is the Risk of Graft Reinfection in Case of Liver Transplantation for Patients With Acute HEV or HAV Infection?

Cite this Research Publication : Anand AC, Goyal N, Garg HK, Shaleen Agarwal,Khanna S, Gupta S, What is the Risk of Graft Reinfection in Case of Liver Transplantation for Patients With Acute HEV or HAV Infection? , Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology,2017.

Year : 2017

Vascular Complications in Living Donor Liver Transplantation at a high volume Centre: Evolving Protocols and Trends Observed over 10 years

Cite this Research Publication : Shiraz AR, Nayeem MA,Shaleen Agarwal, Goyal N, Gupta S, Vascular Complications in Living Donor Liver Transplantation at a high volume Centre: Evolving Protocols and Trends Observed over 10 years, Liver Transpl, 2017.

Year : 2017

Living donor liver transplantation in patients weighing≥ 100 kg: Low graft weight and obesity do not impact outcomes

Cite this Research Publication : Shaleen Agarwal, Neerav Goyal, Mohammed Nayeem, Shishir Pareek, and Subash Gupta,Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Patients Weighing _100 kg: Low Graft Weight and Obesity Do Not Impact Outcomes, Liver Transpl, 2017.

Year : 2013

Emergency Liver Transplant in Patient with Child-Pugh Class C Cirrhosis and Strangulated Umbilical Hernia

Cite this Research Publication : Chaudhary A, Daga S, Goyal N, Ramaswamy VK, Shaleen Agarwal, Pareek S, Ray R, Wadhawan M, Gupta S, Emergency liver transplant in patient with Child-Pugh class C cirrhosis and strangulated umbilical hernia, Exp Clin Transplant 2013.

Year : 2011

Portal biliopathy: a study of 39 surgically treated patients

Cite this Research Publication : Agarwal AK, Sharma D, Singh S, Shaleen Agarwal, Girish SP, Portal biliopathy: a study of 39 surgically treated patients, HPB, 2011.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2009

Pseudocyst of Ectopic Pancreas of the Duodenal Wall Masquerading as Malignant Cystic Tumor of Pancreas

Cite this Research Publication : Sharma DK, Shaleen Agarwal, Singh S, Agarwal AK, Pseudocyst of Ectopic Pancreas of the Duodenal Wall Masquerading as Malignant Cystic Tumor of Pancreas, Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2009.

Year : 2008

Significance of splenic vein thrombosis in chronic pancreatitis

Cite this Research Publication : Agarwal AK, Rajkumar K,Shaleen Agarwal, Singh S,Significance of splenic vein thrombosis in chronic pancreatitis,The American Journal of Surgery,2008.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2008

Management of patients of postcholecystectomy benign biliary stricture complicated by portal hypertension

Cite this Research Publication : Agarwal AK, Gupta V, Singh S, Shaleen Agarwal, Sakhuja P, Management of post cholecystectomy benign biliary strictures complicated by portal hypertension,The American Journal of Surgery,2008.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2007

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma associated with pancreatic ductal intra epithelial neoplasia – Report of a case

Cite this Research Publication : Krishnasamy R, Shaleen Agarwal, Singh S, Puri S, Sakhuja P, Agarwal AK, Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma associated with pancreatic ductal intra epithelial neoplasia – Report of a case, Hepatobiliary and Pancreat Dis Int,2007.

Year : 2007

Management of complicated choledochal cysts

Cite this Research Publication : Shaleen Agarwal,Lal R,Shivhare R, Kumar A, Sikora SS, Kapoor VK, Saxena R, Management of complicated choledochal cysts, Digestive Surgery, 2007.

Year : 2006

Thick walled gall bladder

Cite this Research Publication : Shaleen Agarwal, Kapoor VK, Thick walled gall bladder,Natl Med J India, 2006.

Year : 2006

Predictors of long-term survival in patients with gallbladder cancer

Cite this Research Publication : Balachandran P, Shaleen Agarwal, Krishnani N, Pandey CM, Kumar A, Sikora SS, Saxena R, Kapoor VK, Predictors of long-term survival in patients with gallbladder cancer, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery,2006.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2006

Fentanyl enhanced MRCP in patients with benign pancreato-biliary disorders

Cite this Research Publication : Shaleen Agarwal, Nag P, Sikora S, Prasad TL, Kumar S, Gupta RK, Fentanyl enhanced MRCP in patients with benign pancreato-biliary disorders, Abdom Imaging, 2006.

Year : 2005

Laparoscopic Staging in Gallbladder Cancer

Cite this Research Publication : Shaleen Agarwal, Sonawane RN, Behari A, Kumar A, Sikora SS, Saxena R, Kapoor VK, Laparoscopic staging in gall bladder cancer, Digestive Surgery, 2005.

Year : 2005

Bile leaks following surgery for hepatic hydatid disease

Cite this Research Publication : Shaleen Agarwal, Sikora SS, Kumar A, Saxena R, Kapoor VK, Bile leaks following surgery for hepatic hydatid disease, Indian J Gastroenterol,2005.

Year : 2005

Type IV-A choledochal cysts: a challenge

Cite this Research Publication : Lal R, Shaleen Agarwal, Shivhare R, Kumar A, Sikora SS, Saxena R, Kapoor VK,Type IV-A choledochal cysts: a challenge, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery,2005.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2004

Surgical management of corrosive strictures of stomach

Cite this Research Publication : Agarwal S, Sikora SS, Kumar A, Saxena R, Kapoor VK, Surgical management of corrosive strictures of stomach, Indian J Gastroenterol 2004.

Book Chapter

Year : 2009

Surgical Procedures for Pseudocysts of Pancreas

Cite this Research Publication : Agarwal AK, Shaleen Agarwal, Gupta M, Surgical Procedures for Pseudocysts of Pancreas,GI Surgical Annual (Suppl) 2009.

Area of Expertise

Liver Transplantation

  • Living Donor Liver Transplant
  • Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
  • Laparoscopic Donor Surgery
  • Robotic Donor Surgery
  • Pediatric Liver Transplant
  • Pancreas transplant

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

  • Complex liver resections for liver tumours and benign diseases of liver
  • Surgery for cancers of the bile ducts
  • Whipple’s procedure for cancer of head Pancreas
  • Surgery for cancers of body and tail of Pancreas
  • Laparoscopic surgery for liver tumours and Gall bladder cancer
  • Robotic resection of liver and pancreatic tumours
Qualification
  • MBBS: Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi
  • MS (General Surgery): Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi
  • MCh (Gastrointestinal Surgery): SGPGIMS, Lucknow
  • Solid Organ Transplant Fellowship: University of Rochester, NY, USA
Experience
  • Director, Centre for Liver and Biliary Sciences, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Delhi
  • Senior Consultant, Liver Transplant and HPB Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi
  • Assistant Professor, HPB Surgery, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), Delhi
  • Assistant Professor, GI Surgery, GB Pant Hospital, Delhi
  • Assistant Professor, GI Surgery, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, AP
Awards
  • Dr. B. Ramamurti Gold Medal for highest marks in General Surgery in DNB final examination
  • European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) standard fellowship
  • Indian Association of Gastro-Intestinal Endo Surgeons (IAGES) travelling fellowship.
  • Travel grant from University Grants Commission (India) for specialized training abroad.
  • “SGPGIMS-KC Tan travelling fellowship” of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG).
  • “Dr. G.C. Chatterjee” travelling fellowship” of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI).
  • Best poster Award at the Annual Meeting of UP Chapter of Indian Society of Gastroenterology.
  • Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG) travelling Fellowship.
  • United European Gastroenterology Federation (UEGF) travel grant.
Memberships
  • Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)
  • International Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (IHPBA) (Indian chapter)
  • Indian National Association for the study of Liver (INASL)
  • Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG)
  • Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
  • National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS)
  • Association of Minimally access surgeons of India (AMASI)
  • Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
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