This page lists the liver transplant & hpb hospitals in our directory offering Alcoholic Hepatitis in Chennai, India, including Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, SIMS Hospital and others. Each listing links through to the hospital's full profile page.
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Top Hospitals for Alcoholic Hepatitis in Chennai, India
🇮🇳 Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road
Patients considering alcoholic hepatitis can be cared for by Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing alcoholic hepatitis.
🇮🇳 Gleneagles Global Hospital
Patients considering alcoholic hepatitis can be cared for by Gleneagles Global Hospital's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Gleneagles Global Hospital, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing alcoholic hepatitis.
🇮🇳 Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre
Patients considering alcoholic hepatitis can be cared for by Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, accredited by NABH, NABL, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing alcoholic hepatitis.
🇮🇳 SIMS Hospital
Patients considering alcoholic hepatitis can be cared for by SIMS Hospital's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. SIMS Hospital, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing alcoholic hepatitis.
🇮🇳 Sankara Nethralaya
Patients considering alcoholic hepatitis can be cared for by Sankara Nethralaya's care team in Nungambakkam, Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Sankara Nethralaya, accredited by NABH, NABL, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing alcoholic hepatitis.
🇮🇳 Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk
Patients considering alcoholic hepatitis can be cared for by Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk's care team in Kilpauk, Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing alcoholic hepatitis.
🇮🇳 MIOT International
Patients considering alcoholic hepatitis can be cared for by MIOT International's care team in Manapakkam, Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. MIOT International, accredited by NABH, NABL, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing alcoholic hepatitis.
🇮🇳 MGM Healthcare
Patients considering alcoholic hepatitis can be cared for by MGM Healthcare's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. MGM Healthcare, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing alcoholic hepatitis.
Top Liver Transplant & HPB Doctors in Chennai, India
FeaturedDr. Arul Kumar S
- 18+ years of experience in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgeon
- Associate Consultant, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and HPB Surgery, Rela Hospital, Chennai
- Training in HPB Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore
- Live donor liver transplantation
- Deceased donor liver transplant
- Hilar cholangiocarcinoma resection
- Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)
- Complex liver resections
Dr. Dinesh Jothimani
- 19+ years of experience in Hepatologist
- Director, Hepatology, Gastroenterology & Hepatobiliary — Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai
- Consultant Hepatologist and Liver Transplant Physician — Global Hospitals, Chennai
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
- Liver Transplant Assessment and Management
- Hepatic Biopsy and Fibroscan
- Endoscopic Variceal Ligation
- Management of Acute Liver Failure
Dr. Gomathy Narasimhan
- 20+ years of experience in Liver Transplant Surgeon
- Senior Consultant — Liver and Renal Transplant Surgery & Surgical Gastroenterology, Rela Hospital, Chennai, Present
- ASTS Fellowship in Transplant Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA, 2006
- Adult liver transplantation
- Pediatric liver transplant
- Living donor kidney transplant
- Combined liver-kidney transplant
- Multivisceral transplant
Dr. Jasper Sandeep Rajasekar
- 11+ years of experience in Hepatobiliary & Liver Transplant Surgeon
- Associate Consultant, Surgical Gastroenterology, Rela Hospital, Chennai — Present
- Liver Transplantation Unit Member, Rela Hospital, Chennai — 2016–Present
- Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT)
- Deceased donor liver transplantation
- Pediatric liver transplantation
- Hepatocellular carcinoma resection
- Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)
Dr. Joy Varghese
- 25+ years of experience in Hepatologist & Liver Transplant Physician
- Director of Hepatology & Transplant Hepatology – Gleneagles HealthCity, Chennai, India – Present
- Program Director, Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI) Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology – Gleneagles HealthCity, Chennai – Present
- Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Liver Transplantation
- Liver Biopsy
- Endoscopic Variceal Ligation
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Liver Diseases
Dr. Kumar Palaniappan
- 20+ years of experience in Hepatobiliary & Liver Transplant Surgeon
- Clinical Lead – Laparoscopy Liver Surgery, Senior Consultant Abdominal Trauma, HPB Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Rela Hospital, Chennai – Present
- Senior Consultant Hepatobiliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Chennai
- Liver Transplantation (Living & Deceased Donor)
- Laparoscopic Liver Resection
- Hepatic Tumor Surgery
- Whipple Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy)
- Gastrectomy
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 Chennai, 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 Alcoholic Hepatitis in Chennai, India?
Choosing the right hospital for alcoholic hepatitis 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 Alcoholic Hepatitis
Alcoholic hepatitis is a severe, acute inflammatory condition of the liver caused by heavy alcohol use, requiring prompt medical management including corticosteroid therapy, nutritional rehabilitation, and — in select cases — early liver transplantation evaluation.
Clinical Overview
- Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is an acute, immune-mediated inflammatory syndrome of the liver arising from sustained or heavy episodic alcohol consumption, histologically characterized by hepatocellular ballooning degeneration, Mallory-Denk bodies, lobular neutrophilic infiltration, and perisinusoidal fibrosis.
- The condition exists on a spectrum from mild, self-limiting disease to severe acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), with the latter carrying a 28-day mortality of up to 30–50% without targeted therapy.
- Pathophysiologically, ethanol and its toxic metabolite acetaldehyde drive oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, gut dysbiosis with increased intestinal permeability, and a systemic pro-inflammatory cytokine cascade — most notably TNF-α and IL-8 — that culminates in massive hepatic necroinflammation and progressive fibrosis.
Who is a Candidate?
- ELIGIBLE PATIENTS:
- Adults with a confirmed diagnosis of alcoholic hepatitis based on clinical presentation (jaundice onset within 8 weeks, active or recent heavy alcohol use ≥ 80 g/day for > 5 years), elevated serum AST/ALT ratio > 2:1 with AST typically < 500 IU/L, elevated GGT, and raised total bilirubin
- Patients with severe AH (Maddrey DF ≥ 32, MELD > 18) requiring corticosteroid therapy, pentoxifylline rescue, or liver transplantation evaluation
- Patients with moderate AH (Maddrey DF 21–32) who have failed outpatient alcohol cessation and nutritional support
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Treatment Options & Approaches
- TIER 1 — MEDICAL MANAGEMENT (FIRST-LINE FOR ALL PATIENTS)
Recovery
- PHASE 1 — PRE-ARRIVAL & REMOTE CONSULTATION (Days -14 to 0)
Risks to be aware of
- Alcoholic hepatitis carries inherent short-term mortality risk that is determined by disease severity at presentation rather than by the treating institution alone.
- Patients with severe disease (Maddrey DF ≥ 32) who do not respond to corticosteroids (Lille score > 0.45 at Day 7) face 28-day mortality rates of 25–40% even at expert centers — a biological reality that patients and families must understand before travel.
Why GAF Healthcare
- GAF Healthcare provides comprehensive end-to-end non-medical support designed specifically for international patients traveling to India or the UAE for complex hepatological care.
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