About Dr. Hitesh Chavda

Dr. Hitesh Chavda is a top surgical gastroenterologist and liver surgeon in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and brings over 23 years of expertise in gastrointestinal, liver, and HPB surgery. After completing MBBS from the University of Gujarat in 1993, he earned his MS with honors from the same university in 1997. He further underwent extensive training at the Department of Surgery at Civil Hospital and BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad. Dr. Chavda further obtained his surgical fellowship (FRCS) from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1999.

With a penchant for Liver and HPB surgery, he underwent advanced training in liver surgery in Paris, France, and in HPB surgery in Heidelberg, Germany in 2004. He also completed his one-year fellowship training in Liver Surgery & Transplantation at the Asian Center For Liver Disease and Transplantation, Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore under the directorship of Dr K C Tan in 2007. Dr. Chavda also earned his special training for Living Donor Liver Transplantation under the prestigious International Scholars Program from the Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea.

As a pioneer in liver surgery and cadaveric liver transplantation in Gujarat, he currently leads the Surgical Gastroenterology fellowship program at Sterling Hospital. Dr. Chavda is committed to surgical training and education and has been organizing the annual ‚Liver Update Conference since 2009.

He is an expert in developing liver cancer surgery in Gujarat. His main areas of interest are liver cancer, complex gastrointestinal surgeries, and liver transplantation. His research and clinical interests include surgery for liver cancers, gastrointestinal cancer surgery, and advanced laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Chavda is a renowned speaker at national and international conferences and a member of various scientific societies.

Dr. Chavda’s areas of expertise include but not limited to:

Open and Laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgeries
· Laparoscopic surgery for gallbladder stones
· Hernia surgeries for femoral, inguinal and ventral hernias
· Laparoscopic appendectomy
· Gastrointestinal cancer surgeries
· Liver surgery for cancers and benign conditions
· Colorectal cancer surgery
· Robotic gastrointestinal surgeries
· Living donor and cadaveric liver transplantation
· Pancreatic surgery for cancers and pancreatitis
· Surgery for portal hypertension
· Surgery for ulcerative colitis and Crohn‚Äôs Disease / Stapled and Pouch Procedures
· Retroperitoneal tumor excisions
· Laparoscopic surgery for reflux and hiatal hernia
· Emergency surgeries for abdominal trauma, bleeding, intestinal obstruction, and gastrointestinal perforations