Dr. Amith K. Pakkala is a skilled HPB and multi-organ transplant surgeon with over 10 years of experience in advanced hepatobiliary surgery and transplantation. Trained at premier institutions such as Global Hospital Mumbai, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, and Duke University Hospital (USA), he has significant expertise in complex liver, pancreatic and intestinal surgeries. His work includes managing high-risk liver failure, performing major GI cancer surgeries and executing modern minimally invasive and robotic procedures. He is also an active academic contributor with multiple publications in reputed international journals.

Educational Qualifications:

• DNB – Surgical Gastroenterology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
• MS – General Surgery, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
• MBBS – K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Multi-Organ Transplant & HPB Surgery, Global Hospital, Mumbai
• Observership – Abdominal Transplant Program, Duke University Hospital, USA
• Fellow – Multi-Organ Transplant & HPB Surgery, Global Hospital, Mumbai
• Senior Resident – DrNB Surgical Gastroenterology, NIMS Hyderabad
• Senior & Junior Resident – General Surgery, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai

Professional Memberships:

• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
• International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS)
• Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG)

Awards:

• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – Short Term Studentship (STS)

Research Papers & Publications:

• "A Case Series of Choledochal Cyst with Pancreatic Divisum - A Rare Association" - Turkish Journal of Surgery.
• "Is Central Pancreatectomy an Effective Alternative for Distal Pancreatectomy for Low-Grade Pancreatic Neck and Body Tumors? - A 20-Year Single Centre Propensity Score Matched Case Control Study" - Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery.
• "An Audit of Complicated Choledochal Cysts - 15 Years' Experience at a Tertiary Care Centre" - Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery.
• "A Rare Case Report of Primary Hepatic Choriocarcinoma with Pregnancy - A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge" - Korean Journal of Gastroenterology.
• "Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplant as a Rescue Procedure for Acute Liver Failure with Extra-Small-for-Size Grafts: A Report of 2 Cases" - Journal of Experimental and Clinical Transplantation.
• "Compound Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in a Child: Successfully Treated by Liver Transplant from Heterozygous Living Donor" - Indian Pediatrics Case Reports.