This page lists the liver transplant & hpb hospitals in our directory offering Pulmonary Fibrosis 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 Pulmonary Fibrosis in Chennai, India
🇮🇳 Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road
Patients considering pulmonary fibrosis 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 pulmonary fibrosis.
🇮🇳 Gleneagles Global Hospital
Patients considering pulmonary fibrosis 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 pulmonary fibrosis.
🇮🇳 Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre
Patients considering pulmonary fibrosis 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 pulmonary fibrosis.
🇮🇳 SIMS Hospital
Patients considering pulmonary fibrosis 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 pulmonary fibrosis.
🇮🇳 Sankara Nethralaya
Patients considering pulmonary fibrosis 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 pulmonary fibrosis.
🇮🇳 Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk
Patients considering pulmonary fibrosis 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 pulmonary fibrosis.
🇮🇳 MIOT International
Patients considering pulmonary fibrosis 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 pulmonary fibrosis.
🇮🇳 MGM Healthcare
Patients considering pulmonary fibrosis 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 pulmonary fibrosis.
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 Pulmonary Fibrosis in Chennai, India?
Choosing the right hospital for pulmonary fibrosis 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.
Transparent Costs
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Understanding Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis treatment in India and the UAE offers internationally accredited antifibrotic therapy, multidisciplinary ILD (interstitial lung disease) programs, and comprehensive lung transplant evaluation — at a fraction of Western costs.
Clinical Overview
- Pulmonary fibrosis — most critically in its idiopathic form (IPF) — is a progressive, irreversible scarring of lung parenchyma driven by aberrant epithelial injury-repair cycles, fibroblast proliferation, and excess extracellular matrix deposition.
- As fibrosis advances, alveolar architecture is destroyed, gas exchange efficiency falls, and patients develop exertional hypoxemia, a dry non-productive cough, and progressively restrictive ventilatory physiology.
- Median survival from diagnosis without treatment is historically 3–5 years, though disease trajectory varies considerably — a minority follow a slowly progressive course, while others experience acute exacerbations that carry a 50–80% in-hospital mortality.
Who is a Candidate?
- CONFIRMED IPF DIAGNOSIS: Multidisciplinary ILD board consensus based on HRCT UIP pattern (± surgical lung biopsy via VATS) after exclusion of secondary causes (connective tissue disease, drug toxicity, hypersensitivity pneumonitis)
- ANTIFIBROTIC THERAPY CANDIDATES: FVC ≥50% predicted, DLCO ≥30% predicted, confirmed UIP/probable UIP on HRCT, NYHA/MRC dyspnea grade II–III, absence of advanced hepatic impairment (nintedanib) or severe photosensitivity contraindication (pirfenidone)
- TRANSPLANT EVALUATION CANDIDATES: Progressive disease despite ≥6 months of antifibrotic therapy, FVC <80% predicted with ≥10% relative decline over 12 months, DLCO <40% predicted, 6-minute walk test desaturation below SpO₂ 88%, or acute exacerbation requiring hospitalization
- REQUIRED DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP BEFORE TRAVEL: HRCT chest (thin-slice ≤1.5 mm), full pulmonary function tests (spirometry, plethysmography, DLCO), 6-minute walk test with oximetry, echocardiography (to assess pulmonary hypertension — a key modifier of transplant candidacy), CT pulmonary angiography or V/Q scan (to exclude chronic thromboembolic disease), standard metabolic panel, LFTs, renal function, and ANA/RF/anti-CCP/anti-Scl70 autoimmune panel
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Treatment Options & Approaches
- ANTIFIBROTIC PHARMACOTHERAPY Nintedanib (Ofev®): A triple tyrosine kinase inhibitor administered orally at 150 mg twice daily with food.
- It inhibits PDGFR-α/β, FGFR-1/2/3, and VEGFR-1/2/3 — receptors that mediate fibroblast proliferation, differentiation, and migration.
- In the INPULSIS trials, nintedanib reduced annual FVC decline by 50% (approximately 50 mL/year vs. 200 mL/year on placebo).
Recovery
- PHASE 1 — PRE-ARRIVAL COORDINATION (2–4 weeks before travel) GAF Healthcare's medical coordinators review all existing diagnostic records (HRCT, PFTs, bronchoscopy/biopsy reports, echocardiography) via a secure digital portal.
- The in-house medical team prepares a provisional treatment pathway — antifibrotic initiation vs. transplant evaluation — and selects the appropriate partner center.
- The patient receives a pre-travel checklist specifying required investigations to be completed at home to avoid duplication and unnecessary cost. e-Medical visa (India) or UAE entry visa documentation is prepared in parallel.
Risks to be aware of
- Pulmonary fibrosis treatment carries a distinct risk profile at each stage of the care pathway, and patients must receive a fully transparent risk discussion before travel.
Why GAF Healthcare
- GAF Healthcare provides an integrated medical tourism support infrastructure that addresses every non-clinical barrier to treatment access for international patients.
Common questions about Pulmonary Fibrosis
What is the cost of Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatment (Antifibrotic Therapy & Transplant Evaluation) in India vs. the UAE?
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This page lists 8 accredited liver transplant & hpb hospitals in Chennai, India, so you can compare accreditation, specialties and bed capacity in one place.
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