Dr. M. Rajgopal Acharya

Medical Degrees

• MBBS — India
• MS (General Surgery) — India

Fellowships & Special Training

• Fellowship in Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery — Centre for Liver and Biliary Surgery (CLBS), New Delhi, India
• Registrar — National Institute of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases (Sai Vani Hospital), Hyderabad
• Specialised training in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
• Specialised training in Paediatric Liver Transplantation

Certifications & Accreditations

• Telangana State Medical Council Registration
• Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) — Member
• Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology — Member

Major Conditions Treated

• End-Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis)
• Acute Liver Failure
• Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF)
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) / Liver Cancer
• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Gallbladder Cancer
• Budd-Chiari Syndrome
• Hepatorenal Syndrome
• Pediatric Liver Disease (Biliary Atresia, Metabolic Disorders)
• Primary Hepatic Neuroendocrine Tumours
• Hepatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GIST)
• Dengue-Related Acute Liver Failure

Sub-specialties

• Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT): Complex LDLT including for Budd-Chiari syndrome, hepatorenal syndrome, and dengue-related acute liver failure — patients seeking the best Liver Transplant Surgeon doctor India for living donor transplant in Hyderabad consult Dr. Acharya.
• Paediatric Liver Transplantation: Specialist in paediatric LDLT including for patients under 10 kg of body weight.
• Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Resection: Complex hepatic resections, vascular and biliary reconstructions, and oncology-focused liver surgery.

Advanced Procedures & Treatments

• Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT)
• Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation (DDLT)
• Paediatric Liver Transplantation
• Complex Hepatic Resection
• Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
• Whipple Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy)
• Outflow Reconstruction in LDLT
• Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (CRS+HIPEC) — Co-management
• Vascular and Biliary Reconstruction
• Laparoscopic HPB Surgery

Current Affiliation

• Senior Consultant, HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery — STAR Hospitals, Banjara Hills (Road No. 10), and Nanakramguda, Hyderabad (Present)

Past Affiliations

• Centre for Liver and Biliary Surgery (CLBS), New Delhi — Fellowship in Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery
• National Institute of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases (Sai Vani Hospital), Hyderabad — Registrar

Academic & Research Roles

• First-author and co-author of multiple international peer-reviewed publications in liver transplantation and HPB surgery
• Annual Meeting of Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) 2017 — Oro-Poster Presentation on Primary Neuroendocrine Tumour of the Liver
• MCLD 2018, Chennai — E-Poster Presentation on Persistent Ascites After Liver Transplantation
• Corresponding author of book chapter "Middle Vein in Live Donor Liver Transplantation" (under publication)

Key Achievements

• Senior Consultant role at STAR Hospitals — leading liver transplant programme in Hyderabad
• Multiple international peer-reviewed publications including in Experimental and Clinical Transplantation and Pediatric Transplantation
• Published research on COVID-pandemic-era paediatric liver transplantation outcomes
• Published research on living donor liver transplant in Budd-Chiari syndrome and hepatorenal syndrome

National & International Awards

• Information not publicly available.

Professional Memberships

• Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT)
• Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology
• Telangana State Medical Council

Published Papers (Selected)

• Acharya MR, et al. "Living Donor Liver Transplant for Budd-Chiari Syndrome Without Caval Replacement: A Single-Center Study." Experimental and Clinical Transplantation. May 2021.
• Acharya MR, et al. "Do Natural Portosystemic Shunts Need to Be Compulsorily Ligated in Living Donor Liver Transplantation?" Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. April 2021.
• Acharya MR, et al. "Protocol to Ensure Continued Pediatric Liver Transplantation Service During the COVID Pandemic and the Encouraging Outcomes." Pediatric Transplantation. March 2021; 25(3).
• Acharya MR, et al. "Living Donor Liver Transplant in Patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome Without the Use of Intra-operative Renal Replacement Therapy: A Single-Center Experience."
• Acharya MR, et al. "Living Donor Liver Transplant for Dengue-Related Acute Liver Failure: A Case Report." Experimental and Clinical Transplantation. September 2020; 19(2).
• Acharya MR, et al. "Primary Hepatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST): Unusual Presentation and Diagnosis." Journal of International Cancer. 2020.
• Acharya MR, et al. "Outcome of Pediatric Liver Transplants in Patients With Less Than 10 kg of Body Weight Is Not Worse." Experimental and Clinical Transplantation. August 2020; 18(5): 707–711.
• Acharya MR. "Honey As A Wound Debridement Agent." Wound Technology: Debridement 2; Issue 21, July 2013.
• Acharya MR. "Role Of Color Doppler Ultrasonography In Differentiating Malignant From Benign Thyroid Nodules." IJANS, ISSN (P): 2319-4014.

Ongoing Research & Clinical Interests

• Living donor liver transplantation outcomes
• Paediatric liver transplantation in low-weight patients
• Outflow reconstruction in LDLT
• Liver transplantation in rare aetiologies (dengue, Budd-Chiari, hepatorenal syndrome)