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Dr Venugopal B
GI, HPB and liver transplant surgeon who heads Surgical Gastroenterology & Liver Transplantation at Lisie Hospital, Kochi. He trained in transplantation at Addenbrooke's (Cambridge), Asan Medical Centre (Seoul) and Queen Mary Hospital (Hong Kong). He has led transplant units at Lakeshore, KIMS Thiruvananthapuram and BGS Global, and Lisie credits him with more than 300 adult and paediatric liver transplants and Kerala's first combined liver-kidney transplant (2014).
Medically reviewed by The Curaventa Team · Last updated 2026-10-24
At a glance
Procedures performed
- Adult and paediatric liver transplant
- Combined liver-kidney transplant
- Swap liver transplant
- Laparoscopic liver and pancreatic resection
Special interests
- HPB surgery
- Liver transplantation
- Laparoscopic liver and pancreatic surgery
Experience in numbers
- 'more than 300 liver transplants, adult and paediatric' as stated by Lisie
- first combined liver-kidney transplant in Kerala (2014) and first swap liver transplant in Karnataka, as stated by Lisie
Roles
- HOD & Senior Consultant, GI Surgery, HPB & Liver Transplantation – Lisie Hospital, Kochi
- Senior Consultant & HOD, HPB Surgery and Liver Transplant – BGS Global Hospital, Bengaluru (2019–2021)
- Senior Consultant & Chief, HPB Surgery and Liver Transplant – KIMS, Thiruvananthapuram (2013–2019)
- Consultant GI Surgery & Liver Transplant – Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi (2008–2013)
- Consultant Surgeon – Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia (2002–2005)
- Consultant GI Surgeon – PVS Memorial Hospital, Kochi (1999–2002)
- Specialist GI Surgeon – Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (1998–1999)
Education and training
- MBBS – Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (1989)
- MS (General Surgery) – Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (1992)
- DNB (General Surgery) (1993)
- FRCS – Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1994)
- MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology) – Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (1996)
- Multi-organ transplantation fellowship / Senior Clinical Fellow – Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK (2007)
- Short attachment – King's College Hospital, London, UK
- Living donor liver transplantation training – Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea
- GB Ong Fellowship in HPB & transplant surgery – Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
Awards and highlights
- Best outgoing postgraduate student (1992)
- Profile cites more than 300 liver transplants
- Performed Kerala's first combined liver-kidney transplant (2014) and Karnataka's first swap liver transplant
- Multi-organ transplant fellowship at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge; living donor training at Asan Medical Centre, Seoul; GB Ong fellowship, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
Professional memberships
- International Liver Transplantation Society
- Liver Transplantation Society of India
- IHPBA (India and International)
- Association of Surgeons of India
- Indian Medical Association
Hospital: Lisie Hospital
Sources
Medically reviewed by The Curaventa Team. Last updated 2026-10-24. General information, not medical advice. Medical editorial board · Editorial policy · How we get prices
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