Dr. Goutham Kumar is a distinguished liver transplant surgeon and consultant HPB surgeon. He is now serving as a senior liver transplant consultant at SPARSH group of hospitals. With extensive experience in both deceased and living donor liver transplants, he is recognized as one of the best liver transplant surgeons in Bangalore. Dr. Kumar is skilled in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgeries for liver and pancreatic cancer. His contributions to the field have earned him multiple accolades and numerous publications in leading medical journals.
- Laparoscopic Liver Surgery
- Robotic Liver Surgery
- Liver Transplantation (Deceased and Living Donor)
- Pancreas Transplantation
- Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery
- Advanced Liver Cancer Treatment
- Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
- Abdominal Multi-Organ Transplant Surgery
- AI in Transplantation
- Genomics of Liver Cancer
- Xenotransplantation
- Graduated from Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore
- Surgical Residency in Grant Medical College, Mumbai
- Completed Abdominal Multi-Organ Transplant Surgery from the University of Pittsburgh, United States
- Multiple awards for work in liver cancer and xenotransplantation
- ILTS Scholarship Award
- Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery for Liver and Pancreatic Cancer
- Deceased and Living Donor Liver Transplantation
- Pancreas Transplantation and Program Development
- Artificial Intelligence and Genomics in Transplantation
- Xenotransplantation
- Research published in renowned journals including:
- Gut
- Journal of Hepatology
- Diabetes
- Xenotransplantation
- Cell Transplantation
- Research interests include AI in transplantation, genomics of liver cancer, and xenotransplantation
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)
- The Transplantation Society (TTS)
- International Society for Liver Transplantation (ILTS)
- International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA)
- Previously at Manipal Group of Hospitals and Apollo Indraprastha, New Delhi
- Involved in developing the pancreas transplant program at Manipal hospitals
