This page lists the liver transplant & hpb hospitals in our directory offering Liver Transplant in Bengaluru, India, including Narayana Health, Manipal Hospitals, Medicover Hospital, Bangalore, Gleneagles Hospitals, Bengaluru and others. Each listing links through to the hospital's full profile page.
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Top Hospitals for Liver Transplant in Bengaluru, India
🇮🇳 Narayana Health
Patients considering liver transplant can be cared for by Narayana Health's care team in Bengaluru, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Narayana Health, accredited by NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing liver transplant.
🇮🇳 Manipal Hospitals
Patients considering liver transplant can be cared for by Manipal Hospitals's care team in Bengaluru, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Manipal Hospitals, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing liver transplant.
🇮🇳 Medicover Hospital, Bangalore
Patients considering liver transplant can be cared for by Medicover Hospital, Bangalore's care team in Bengaluru, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Medicover Hospital, Bangalore, accredited by NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing liver transplant.
🇮🇳 Gleneagles Hospitals, Bengaluru
Patients considering liver transplant can be cared for by Gleneagles Hospitals, Bengaluru's care team in Bengaluru, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Gleneagles Hospitals, Bengaluru, accredited by NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing liver transplant.
🇮🇳 Manipal Hospital Malleshwaram (Northside)
Patients considering liver transplant can be cared for by Manipal Hospital Malleshwaram (Northside)'s care team in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Manipal Hospital Malleshwaram (Northside), accredited by NABH, NABL, ISO 9001, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing liver transplant.
🇮🇳 Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road
Patients considering liver transplant can be cared for by Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road's care team in Bangalore, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing liver transplant.
🇮🇳 Manipal Hospital Yeshwanthpur (Columbia Asia)
Patients considering liver transplant can be cared for by Manipal Hospital Yeshwanthpur (Columbia Asia)'s care team in Yeshwanthpur, Bangalore, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Manipal Hospital Yeshwanthpur (Columbia Asia), accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing liver transplant.
🇮🇳 Manipal Hospital Millers Road (Vikram Hospital)
Patients considering liver transplant can be cared for by Manipal Hospital Millers Road (Vikram Hospital)'s care team in Millers Road, Bangalore, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Manipal Hospital Millers Road (Vikram Hospital), accredited by NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing liver transplant.
🇮🇳 Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta Road
Patients considering liver transplant can be cared for by Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta Road's care team in Bangalore, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing liver transplant.
🇮🇳 Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road
Patients considering liver transplant can be cared for by Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road's care team in Bangalore, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing liver transplant.
Top Liver Transplant & HPB Doctors in Bengaluru, India
FeaturedDr. Chethan C M
- 18+ years of experience in HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon
- Consultant — HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, India
- Senior surgical practitioner with 18+ years of experience in hepato-pancreato-biliary and liver transplant surgery
- Liver Resection and Hepatectomy
- Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation
- ABO-compatible and ABO-incompatible Liver Transplant
- Whipple Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy)
- Distal Pancreatectomy
Dr. Mahesh Gopasetty
- 15+ years of experience in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgeon & Liver Transplant Specialist
- HOD & Lead Consultant – Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery, Gleneagles Hospitals, Bengaluru
- Senior Consultant – Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Gleneagles BGS Hospital, Kengeri, Bengaluru
- Liver transplantation (adult and pediatric)
- Multivisceral transplantation
- Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)
- Distal pancreatectomy
- Pancreas transplantation
Dr. Pradeep Krishna R V
- 16+ years of experience in HPB & Transplant Surgeon
- Senior Consultant, Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru — Present
- HPB & Transplant Surgeon, BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital, Bengaluru
- Living donor liver transplantation
- Deceased donor liver transplantation
- Pediatric liver transplantation
- Liver resection and hepatectomy
- Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)
Dr. Pramod Kumar D A
- 16+ years of experience in Hepatologist & Liver Transplant Specialist
- Senior Consultant — Hepatology & Liver Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru — Present
- Clinical expertise spanning 16+ years in comprehensive hepatology and liver transplant medicine
- Liver Transplant Evaluation and Optimization
- Liver Transplant Post-Operative Management
- Advanced Liver Fibrosis Assessment
- Endoscopic Variceal Ligation (EVL)
- TIPS Procedure (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt)
Dr. Ravindra Nidoni
- 10+ years of experience in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgeon
- Consultant, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Liver Transplant Surgeon — Gleneagles Hospitals, Bengaluru — Present
- Surgical expertise spanning liver transplantation, pancreatic surgery, and complex HPB procedures — 10+ years
- Orthotopic liver transplantation from deceased and living donors
- Partial hepatectomy and liver resection for cancer
- Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)
- Distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy
- Pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy
Dr. Sanjay Govil
- 30+ years of experience in Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgeon
- Lead Consultant — Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru
- Faculty, International Laparoscopy Fellowship Course Coordinator, Apollo Health Education and Research Foundation, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
- Liver transplantation (deceased and living donor)
- Hepatic resection and partial hepatectomy
- Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)
- Distal pancreatectomy
- Hepaticojejunostomy
How we selected these hospitals
A hospital appears on this page when Liver Transplant & HPB is among its listed specialties and it is located in Bengaluru, India. Hospitals are not ranked by a proprietary "best" score — the order follows the listed rating (highest first), the same field shown on each hospital's profile.
How to Select the Best Hospital for Liver Transplant in Bengaluru, India?
Choosing the right hospital for liver transplant is one of the most important decisions in your treatment journey. A few factors are worth weighing before you decide:
International Accreditation
Look for a hospital with international accreditation such as JCI or NABH — see the accreditation badges shown for each hospital below.
Specialization
Check that the hospital's listed specialties actually include liver transplant & hpb rather than only general care.
Capacity and Track Record
Bed count and year established (shown below for each hospital) are a reasonable proxy for scale and operating experience.
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Understanding Liver Transplant
Liver transplantation is a life-saving surgical procedure that replaces a failing or failed liver with a healthy donor organ, achieving 1-year patient survival rates exceeding 90% and 5-year survival rates above 75% at high-volume centers.
Clinical Overview
- The liver is the body's primary metabolic, detoxification, and synthetic organ, responsible for over 500 discrete physiological functions including albumin synthesis, coagulation factor production (Factors I, II, V, VII, IX, X), bile acid secretion, glycogen storage, and ammonia clearance.
- End-stage liver disease (ESLD) — arising from cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis B or C, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), autoimmune hepatitis, Wilson's disease, or hereditary hemochromatosis — progressively destroys hepatic parenchyma, leading to portal hypertension, ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, and variceal hemorrhage.
- Once a patient reaches ESLD with a Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score ≥15, medical management alone carries a prohibitive mortality risk and transplantation becomes the standard of care.
Who is a Candidate?
- ELIGIBLE CONDITIONS: End-stage liver disease (MELD score ≥15 or Child-Pugh Class C), acute fulminant hepatic failure (acetaminophen toxicity, viral hepatitis, drug-induced liver injury), hepatocellular carcinoma within Milan Criteria (single nodule ≤5 cm, or up to 3 nodules none exceeding 3 cm, no macrovascular invasion, no extrahepatic spread), metabolic liver diseases (Wilson's disease, Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, hereditary hemochromatosis, glycogen storage disorders), cholestatic liver diseases (PBC, PSC) with MELD ≥12 and refractory symptoms, polycystic liver disease with massive hepatomegaly, and Budd-Chiari syndrome refractory to anticoagulation/TIPS.
- REQUIRED PRE-TRANSPLANT DIAGNOSTICS: Liver function panel (ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, bilirubin, albumin, PT/INR), MELD-Na score calculation, complete metabolic panel and CBC with differential, serologies (HBsAg, HBcAb, HCV-RNA quantitative PCR, HIV-1/2, CMV IgG/IgM, EBV, HSV, VZV), cross-sectional imaging (triple-phase MDCT or gadoxetate-enhanced MRI liver for anatomy and tumor staging), Doppler ultrasound of portal and hepatic vasculature, upper GI endoscopy (variceal grading), cardiac evaluation (transthoracic echocardiography, stress testing, right-heart catheterization if portopulmonary hypertension suspected), pulmonary function tests and CT chest, renal function (GFR estimation, 24-hour urine protein), bone mineral density (DEXA scan), nutritional assessment (MUST/NRS-2002 scoring), and psychosocial/addiction counseling clearance.
- FOR LIVING DONOR CANDIDATES: ABO compatibility testing, volumetric CT hepatic assessment (right lobe graft volume ≥40% of total liver volume preferred; residual donor left lobe ≥30%), liver biopsy if steatosis >10% on imaging, donor MELD risk stratification, laparoscopic donor hepatectomy suitability assessment.
- ABSOLUTE CONTRAINDICATIONS: Extrahepatic malignancy (except fully resected non-melanoma skin cancer with ≥2-year disease-free interval), active systemic sepsis or uncontrolled infection, severe irreversible cardiopulmonary disease (mean PAP >50 mmHg, FEV1 <50% predicted unresponsive to bronchodilators), active alcohol or illicit substance use without sustained sobriety (typically ≥6 months required), anatomical barriers precluding surgical reconstruction, and documented non-adherence to medical therapy without psychosocial mitigation plan.
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Treatment Options & Approaches
- DECEASED-DONOR ORTHOTOPIC LIVER TRANSPLANTATION (DDOLT): The gold-standard procedure using a whole-organ graft from a brain-dead (DBD) or donation-after-circulatory-death (DCD) donor.
- The piggyback (caval-sparing) technique — preferred at most high-volume centers — preserves the native retrohepatic IVC, allowing partial side-clamping rather than full caval occlusion, reducing hemodynamic instability and venovenous bypass requirement.
- Biliary reconstruction is performed as duct-to-duct choledochocholedochostomy over a T-tube or internal stent, or Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy in recipients with PSC, biliary atresia, or significant size mismatch.
Recovery
- PHASE 1 — REMOTE PRE-EVALUATION (Weeks 1–3, from home country): Patient submits medical records to GAF Healthcare coordinators.
- Transplant hepatologist and surgeon review records remotely and provide a written opinion within 48–72 hours.
- If suitable, a detailed investigation protocol is issued.
Risks to be aware of
- Liver transplantation carries substantial but well-characterized perioperative and long-term risks that are managed systematically at experienced centers.
- Early surgical complications include primary non-function of the graft (0.5–2%), hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT: 2–5% in adults, up to 8% in pediatric recipients) — the most feared vascular complication, typically requiring urgent re-transplantation or interventional thrombolysis — portal vein thrombosis (1–3%), biliary leaks (5–15%), and bile duct strictures (10–25% over 5 years, more common in DCD grafts).
Why GAF Healthcare
- GAF Healthcare provides end-to-end non-medical coordination designed to eliminate logistical barriers for international patients traveling to India or the UAE for liver transplantation.
Common questions about Liver Transplant
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