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Dr. Puneet Dhar

Professor, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Faridabad.

Qualification: MS, MCh
puneetdhar@fbd.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Pancreatic Surgery, Neuroendocrine Tumours, Biliary reconstructions, Retroperitoneal surgery, Pouch surgery for complex colorectal disease, Laparoscopic surgery...

Bio

Dr. Puneet Dhar is a Surgical Gastroenterologist with more than 30 years experience in the superspecialty. After his medical training in Delhi, he went for a fellowship in Transplant Surgery at Cambridge University Hospitals Trust, UK and also worked there as a locum consultant. He did his MCh from the GB Pant Hospital – as the first MCI recognised centre in the country and subsequently worked there as a Specialist before moving to the prestigious Amrita Institute of medical Sciences to setup what became one of the largest and best GI surgery centres in the country. Before joining Amrita Hospital Faridabad, he also setup the department at AIIMS Rishikesh as Professor and Head and also served as the Dean of Student Welfare there.

He has published extensively in this field in journals and book chapters, and has been a reviewer and on the editorial board of several medical journals and societies. He has been an active member of several professional societies and served on their executive committees. He is the President elect of the Indian Chapter of International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. He is also the webinar coordinator for National Board of Examinations and has been on the Governing Body of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences. He has also been involved in charitable activities of the Amrita Math as well as the Rotary and served in various medical and non-medical admin capacities and boards. He has also been a regular organisier CMEs and medical conferences for scientific Associations as well as many teaching activities including online and through Social Media.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2025

Vinayak Nagesh Shrikhande (8 March 1931–11 October 2024)

Cite this Research Publication : Puneet Dhar, Vinayak Nagesh Shrikhande (8 March 1931–11 October 2024), Journal of Medical Evidence, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2025, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_39_25

Publisher : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Year : 2025

Idiopathic Myointimal Hyperplasia of Mesenteric Veins: A Challenging Diagnosis with Dreadful Complications in Geriatric Population

Cite this Research Publication : Tanisha Singla, Vibha Mehta, Gaurav Khanna, Puneet Dhar, Idiopathic Myointimal Hyperplasia of Mesenteric Veins: A Challenging Diagnosis with Dreadful Complications in Geriatric Population, Journal of Medical Evidence, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2025, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_99_24

Publisher : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Year : 2025

Consensus-based recommendations for optimizing perioperative nutritional support and muscle health in major surgery in India

Cite this Research Publication : Adarsh Chaudhary, B. Ravinder Reddy, G. V. Rao, Subhash Raveendran, Sanjoy Mandal, Patta Radhakrishna, Puneet Dhar, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Nilesh Doctor, Irfan Shaikh, Ankita Deora, Consensus-based recommendations for optimizing perioperative nutritional support and muscle health in major surgery in India, Frontiers in Nutrition, Frontiers Media SA, 2025, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1538161

Publisher : Frontiers Media SA

Year : 2024

Perceptions of Medical Students on Research Curriculum: A Cross-sectional Study

Cite this Research Publication : Ajeet Singh Bhadoria, Shreya Agarwal, Aprajita Mehta, Rakesh Sharma, Smita Sinha, Mohit Bhatia, Bhavna Gupta, Lokesh Kumar Saini, Bela Goyal, Shazia Hasan, Gita Negi, Puneet Dhar, Perceptions of Medical Students on Research Curriculum: A Cross-sectional Study, Indian Journal of Community Health, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, 2024, https://doi.org/10.47203/ijch.2024.v36i01.022

Publisher : Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine

Year : 2024

Reconstructive techniques following low anterior resection for carcinoma of the rectum

Cite this Research Publication : Anuj GOYAL, Anvin MATHEW, Princy JOSEPH, Gourav KAUSHAL, Nirjhar R. RAKESH, Puneet DHAR, Reconstructive techniques following low anterior resection for carcinoma of the rectum, Minerva Surgery, Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2024, https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-5691.23.10115-8

Publisher : Edizioni Minerva Medica

Year : 2024

Passing of a Legend – Sir Roy Calne, an Obituary

Cite this Research Publication : Puneet Dhar, Raaj Kumar Praseedom, Sudhindran Surendran, Passing of a Legend – Sir Roy Calne, an Obituary, Journal of Medical Evidence, Medknow, 2024, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_101_24

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2024

Diagnostic Potential of 99mTc-macroaggregated Albumin Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome: Insights from Two Case Studies and Critical Review of Literature

Cite this Research Publication : Parneet Singh, Tejasvini Singhal, Pradeep Palanivel, Puneet Dhar, Manishi L. Narayan, Diagnostic Potential of 99mTc-macroaggregated Albumin Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome: Insights from Two Case Studies and Critical Review of Literature, Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Medknow, 2024, https://doi.org/10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_18_23

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2023

Reconstructive techniques following low anterior resection for carcinoma of the rectum: meta-analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Anvin Mathew, Deepti Ramachandra, Anuj Goyal, Mithun Nariampalli Karthyarth, Princy Joseph, Nirjhar Raj Rakesh, Gourav Kaushal, Abhishek Agrawal, Ajeet Singh Bhadoria, Puneet Dhar, Reconstructive techniques following low anterior resection for carcinoma of the rectum: meta-analysis, British Journal of Surgery, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac400

Publisher : Oxford University Press (OUP)

Year : 2023

The elephant in the room: Exploring the influence and participation of patients in infection‐related care across surgical pathways in South Africa and India

Cite this Research Publication : Vrinda Nampoothiri, Oluchi Mbamalu, Surya Surendran, Candice Bonaconsa, Timothy Pennel, Adam Boutall, Kirun Gopal, Enrique Castro Sanchez, Puneet Dhar, Alison Holmes, Sanjeev Singh, Marc Mendelson, Carolyn Tarrant, Esmita Charani, , The elephant in the room: Exploring the influence and participation of patients in infection‐related care across surgical pathways in South Africa and India, Health Expectations, Wiley, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13715

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2023

Early versus delayed surgery following neoadjuvant chemoradiation for esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Mithun Nariampalli Karthyarth, Anvin Mathew, Deepti Ramachandra, Anuj Goyal, Neeraj Kumar Yadav, Kamireddy Madana Raghava Reddy, Nirjhar Raj Rakesh, Gourav Kaushal, Puneet Dhar, Early versus delayed surgery following neoadjuvant chemoradiation for esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Esophagus, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10388-023-00989-y

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2023

Evidence-Biased Medicine

Cite this Research Publication : Puneet Dhar, Evidence-Biased Medicine, Journal of Medical Evidence, Medknow, 2023, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_99_23

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2023

The Practice of Pancreatoduodenectomy in India: A Nation-Wide Survey

Cite this Research Publication : Gourav Kaushal, Nirjhar Raj Rakesh, Anvin Mathew, Sumit Sanyal, Abhishek Agrawal, Puneet Dhar, The Practice of Pancreatoduodenectomy in India: A Nation-Wide Survey, Cureus, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023, https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41828

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2023

Royalty, Rebellion and Rainbow Flags: Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil on LGBTQIA+ Health & Advocacy in India

Cite this Research Publication : Pranati Sharma, Abhishek Agrawal, Puneet Dhar, Royalty, Rebellion and Rainbow Flags: Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil on LGBTQIA+ Health & Advocacy in India, Journal of Medical Evidence, Medknow, 2023, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_159_23

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2023

Expression of ER, PR, and HER-2 Neu and correlation with tumor markers in gall bladder carcinoma

Cite this Research Publication : Rishit Mani, Amit Gupta, Sweety Gupta, Bela Goyal, Rahul Mishra, Amoli Tandon, Oshin Sharma, Kusum K Rohilla, Sanjeev Kishore, Puneet Dhar, Expression of ER, PR, and HER-2 Neu and correlation with tumor markers in gall bladder carcinoma, Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, Medknow, 2023, https://doi.org/10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1754_21

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2023

The threat of antimicrobial resistance in surgical care: the surgeon’s role and ownership of antimicrobial stewardship

Cite this Research Publication : Gabriel Birgand, Puneet Dhar, Alison Holmes, The threat of antimicrobial resistance in surgical care: the surgeon’s role and ownership of antimicrobial stewardship, British Journal of Surgery, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad302

Publisher : Oxford University Press (OUP)

Year : 2023

Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries

Cite this Research Publication : ESCP EAGLE Safe Anastomosis Collaborative and NIHR Global Health Research Unit in Surgery , Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries, BJS, Volume 111, Issue 1, January 2024, znad370, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad370

Publisher : Oxford University Press (OUP)

Year : 2022

Staple Line Dehiscence in Gastric Conduit Following Esophagectomy: A Complication Conspicuously Missing a Mention It Deserves

Cite this Research Publication : Anvin Mathew, Gourav Kaushal, Deepti Ramachandra, Nirjhar Raj Rakesh, Puneet Dhar, Staple Line Dehiscence in Gastric Conduit Following Esophagectomy: A Complication Conspicuously Missing a Mention It Deserves, Cureus, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022, https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21581

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2022

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Sigmoid Colon: A Path Less Traveled

Cite this Research Publication : Deepti Ramachandra, Gourav Kaushal, Anvin Mathew, Puneet Dhar, Nirjhar Raj Rakesh, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Sigmoid Colon: A Path Less Traveled, Cureus, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022, https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22297

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2022

The Cancer Care Messiah of Northeast India

Cite this Research Publication : Rajkumar Kottayasamy Seenivasagam, Puneet Dhar, The Cancer Care Messiah of Northeast India, Journal of Medical Evidence, Medknow, 2022, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_35_22

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2022

Broken Strings Can Still Make a Symphony

Cite this Research Publication : Puneet Dhar, Broken Strings Can Still Make a Symphony, Journal of Medical Evidence, Medknow, 2022, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_94_22

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2022

Gallbladder Polyps

Cite this Research Publication : Aaditya Bhatwal, Akshay Bavikatte, Puneet Dhar, Gallbladder Polyps, Journal of Medical Evidence, Medknow, 2022, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_95_21

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2022

A True Visionary for the Unsighted

Cite this Research Publication : Meenakshi Y. Dhar, Anirudh Dhar, Puneet Dhar, A True Visionary for the Unsighted, Journal of Medical Evidence, Medknow, 2022, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_150_22

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2022

Ulcerated colorectal villous adenomas: A strong predictor of underlying malignancy

Cite this Research Publication : Aaditya Bhatwal, Puneet Dhar, Roopa Paulose, G Unnikrishnan, Ulcerated colorectal villous adenomas: A strong predictor of underlying malignancy, Indian Journal of Colo-Rectal Surgery, Medknow, 2022, https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcs.ijcs_21_21

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2022

IgG4-Related Pancreato-Biliary Disease in the Disguise of Malignancy

Cite this Research Publication : Anvin Mathew, Nirjhar Raj Rakesh, Gourav Kaushal, Deepti Ramachandra, Anuj Goyal, Mithun Nariampalli Karthyarth, Shweta Azad, Sumit Sanyal, Puneet Dhar, IgG4-Related Pancreato-Biliary Disease in the Disguise of Malignancy, The American Surgeon™, SAGE Publications, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348221102610

Publisher : SAGE Publications

Year : 2021

Investigating infection management and antimicrobial stewardship in surgery: a qualitative study from India and South Africa

Cite this Research Publication : Sanjeev Singh, Marc Mendelson, Surya Surendran, Candice Bonaconsa, Oluchi Mbamalu, Vrinda Nampoothiri, Adam Boutall, Mark Hampton, Puneet Dhar, Tim Pennel, Carolyn Tarrant, Andy Leather, Alison Holmes, Esmita Charani, Raheelah Ahmad, Enrique Castro-Sanchez, Gabriel Birgand, Jules Ndoli, Franco Sassi, Nick Sevdalis, Ramani Moonesinghe, Reda Lebcir, Ewan Ferlie, Investigating infection management and antimicrobial stewardship in surgery: a qualitative study from India and South Africa, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Elsevier BV, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2020.12.013

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2021

Rapid Workforce Development to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience From a Tertiary Health Care Centre in North India

Cite this Research Publication : Shalinee Rao, Kusum K Rohilla, Rajesh Kathrotia, Manisha Naithani, Arun Varghese, Anupama Bahadur, Puneet Dhar, Pradeep Aggarwal, Manoj Gupta, Ravi Kant, Rapid Workforce Development to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience From a Tertiary Health Care Centre in North India, Cureus, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021, https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15585

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2021

Expression and clinicopathological correlation of Ki-67 in gallbladder carcinoma

Cite this Research Publication : Amit Gupta, Sweety Gupta, Deepak Rajput, Prashant Durgapal, JaineJohn Chennatt, Sanjeev Kishore, Shalinee Rao, Puneet Dhar, Manoj Gupta, Ravi Kant, Expression and clinicopathological correlation of Ki-67 in gallbladder carcinoma, Journal of Carcinogenesis, Medknow, 2021, https://doi.org/10.4103/jcar.jcar_9_21

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2021

Patient understanding of and participation in infection-related care across surgical pathways: a scoping review

Cite this Research Publication : Oluchi Mbamalu, Candice Bonaconsa, Vrinda Nampoothiri, Surya Surendran, Pranav Veepanattu, Sanjeev Singh, Puneet Dhar, Vanessa Carter, Adam Boutall, Timothy Pennel, Mark Hampton, Alison Holmes, Marc Mendelson, Esmita Charani, Patient understanding of and participation in infection-related care across surgical pathways: a scoping review, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Elsevier BV, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.039

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2021

Dynamics of Health-care Professional Deployment in COVID-19 Pandemic

Cite this Research Publication : Mridul Dhar, Jitender Chaturvedi, Prasan Kumar Panda, Itish Patnaik, Puneet Dhar, Dynamics of Health-care Professional Deployment in COVID-19 Pandemic, Journal of Medical Evidence, Medknow, 2021, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_47_21

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2021

Philanthropist and Altruistic Organ Donor

Cite this Research Publication : Puneet Dhar, Dinesh Balakrishnan, Philanthropist and Altruistic Organ Donor, Journal of Medical Evidence, Medknow, 2021, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_78_21

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2021

The NExT Challenge – The National Exit Test

Cite this Research Publication : Puneet Dhar, Samiran Nundy, The NExT Challenge – The National Exit Test, Journal of Medical Evidence, Medknow, 2021, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_106_21

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2020

Liver Transplant in Acute Liver Failure – Looking Back Over 10 Years

Cite this Research Publication : Shweta Mallick, Krishnanunni Nair, Manoj Thillai, Kathirvel Manikandan, Pulkit Sethi, Durrairaj Madhusrinivasan, Shaji M. Johns, Sivasankara T. Binoj, Zubair Mohammed, Narayana M. Ramachandran, Dinesh Balakrishnan, Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan, Puneet Dhar, Othiyil V. Sudheer, Surendran Sudhindran, Liver Transplant in Acute Liver Failure – Looking Back Over 10 Years, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Elsevier BV, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2019.10.005

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2020

Uro-oncology in times of COVID-19: The available evidence and recommendations in the Indian scenario

Cite this Research Publication : TusharA Narain, Gagan Gautam, Amlesh Seth, VikasK Panwar, Sudhir Rawal, Puneet Dhar, HarkiratS Talwar, Amitabh Singh, Jiten Jaipuria, Ankur Mittal, Uro-oncology in times of COVID-19: The available evidence and recommendations in the Indian scenario, Indian Journal of Cancer, Medknow, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4103/ijc.ijc_356_20

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2020

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Cite this Research Publication : , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, null, World Wide Journals, null, https://doi.org/10.36106/ijsr

Publisher : World Wide Journals

Year : 2020

How to do it: Living donor liver transplantation

Cite this Research Publication : Puneet Dhar, Abhishek Agrawal, Sudhindran Surendran, Unnikrishnan Gopalakrishnan, Samiran Nundy, How to do it: Living donor liver transplantation, Journal of Medical Evidence, Medknow, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4103/jme.jme_109_20

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2020

Brain stem death: Critics and ethics

Cite this Research Publication : Puneet Dhar, Brain stem death: Critics and ethics, Amrita Journal of Medicine, Medknow, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4103/amjm.amjm_30_20

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2019

Surgery for cystic tumors of pancreas: Report of high-volume, multicenter Indian experience over a decade

Cite this Research Publication : Vikram A. Chaudhari, Rebala Pradeep, H. Ramesh, Manish S. Bhandare, Puneet Dhar, Sujoy Pal, Senthilnathan Palaniswamy, S. Jeswanth, Ramachandran Narayana Menon, Anand Narayan Singh, Sandeep Sabnis, G.V. Rao, Shailesh V. Shrikhande, Surgery for cystic tumors of pancreas: Report of high-volume, multicenter Indian experience over a decade, Surgery, Elsevier BV, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2019.07.013

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2019

Antegrade Hepatic Artery and Portal Vein Perfusion Versus Portal Vein Perfusion Alone in live Donor Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Trial

Cite this Research Publication : J. Shaji Mathew, Kumar, K. Y. Santosh, Nair, K., Amma, B. Sivasankar, Krishnakumar, L., Dinesh Balakrishnan, Gopalakrishnan, U., Ramachandran Narayana Menon, Sunny, A., Dhar, P., Vayoth, S. Othiyil, and Surendran, S., “Antegrade Hepatic Artery and Portal Vein Perfusion Versus Portal Vein Perfusion Alone in live Donor Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Trial”, Liver Transpl, 2019.

Publisher : Liver Transpl

Year : 2018

Randomized trial on extended versus modified right lobe grafts in living donor liver transplantation.

Cite this Research Publication : C. Titus Varghese, Bharathan, V. Kumar, Gopalakrishnan, U., Dinesh Balakrishnan, Menon, R. N., Sudheer, O. Vayoth, Dhar, P., and Sudhindran, S., “Randomized trial on extended versus modified right lobe grafts in living donor liver transplantation.”, Liver Transpl, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 888-896, 2018.

Publisher : Liver Transpl

Year : 2018

Biliary complications among live donors following live donor liver transplantation.

Cite this Research Publication : J. Shaji Mathew, Manikandan, K., Kumar, K. Y. Santosh, Binoj, S. T., Dinesh Balakrishnan, Gopalakrishnan, U., Menon, R. Narayana, Dhar, P., Sudheer, O. V., Aneesh, S., and Sudhindran, S., “Biliary complications among live donors following live donor liver transplantation.”, Surgeon, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 214-219, 2018.

Publisher : Surgeon

Year : 2017

Trends in diagnosis of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) in India: A report of multicenter data from a web-based registry.

Cite this Research Publication : J. Palepu, Shrikhande, S. V., Bhaduri, D., Shah, R. C., Sirohi, B., Chhabra, V., Dhar, P., Sastry, R., and Sikora, S., “Trends in diagnosis of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) in India: A report of multicenter data from a web-based registry.”, Indian J Gastroenterol, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 445-451, 2017.


Publisher : Indian J Gastroenterol

Year : 2017

Quality of life of liver donors following donor hepatectomy.

Cite this Research Publication : B. Chandran, Bharathan, V. Kumar, Mathew, J. Shaji, Amma, B. Sivasankar, Gopalakrishnan, U., Dinesh Balakrishnan, Ramachandran Narayana Menon, Dhar, P., Vayoth, S. Othiyil, and Surendran, S., “Quality of life of liver donors following donor hepatectomy.”, Indian J Gastroenterol, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 92-98, 2017.

Publisher : Indian J Gastroenterol

Year : 2017

A New Score to Predict Recipient Mortality from Preoperative Donor and Recipient Characteristics in Living Donor Liver Transplantation (DORMAT Score).

Cite this Research Publication : R. Babu, Sethi, P., Surendran, S., Dhar, P., Gopalakrishnan, U., Dinesh Balakrishnan, Ramachandran Narayana Menon, Thankamonyamma, B. Sivasankar, Vayoth, S. Othiyil, and Thillai, M., “A New Score to Predict Recipient Mortality from Preoperative Donor and Recipient Characteristics in Living Donor Liver Transplantation (DORMAT Score).”, Ann Transplant, vol. 22, pp. 499-506, 2017.

Publisher : Ann Transplant

Year : 2017

Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using Small-for-Size Grafts: Does Size Really Matter?

Cite this Research Publication : P. Sethi, Thillai, M., Thankamonyamma, B. S., Mallick, S., Gopalakrishnan, U., Balakrishnan, D., Menon, R. N., S. Surendran, Dhar, P., and S. Vayoth, O., “Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using Small-for-Size Grafts: Does Size Really Matter?”, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 2017.

Publisher : Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology

Year : 2017

Intraductal Transanastomotic Stenting in Duct-to-Duct Biliary Reconstruction after Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Trial.

Cite this Research Publication : K. Y. Santosh Kumar, Mathew, J. Shaji, Dinesh Balakrishnan, Bharathan, V. Kumar, Amma, B. Sivasankar, Gopalakrishnan, U., Menon, R. Narayana, Dhar, P., Vayoth, S. Othiyil, and Sudhindran, S., “Intraductal Transanastomotic Stenting in Duct-to-Duct Biliary Reconstruction after Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Trial.”, J Am Coll Surg, vol. 225, no. 6, pp. 747-754, 2017.

Publisher : J Am Coll Surg

Year : 2016

Perioperative prostaglandin e1 infusion in living donor liver transplantation: A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial.

Cite this Research Publication : V. Kumar Bharathan, Chandran, B., Gopalakrishnan, U., Varghese, C. Titus, Menon, R. N., Balakrishnan, D., Sudheer, O. V., Dhar, P., and Surendran, S., “Perioperative prostaglandin e1 infusion in living donor liver transplantation: A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial.”, Liver Transpl, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 1067-74, 2016.

Publisher : Liver Transpl

Year : 2015

Acute liver failure due to zinc phosphide containing rodenticide poisoning: Clinical features and prognostic indicators of need for liver transplantation

Cite this Research Publication : Vivek Saraf, Supriya Pande, Unnikrishnan Gopalakrishnan, Dinesh Balakrishnan, Ramachandran N. Menon, O. V. Sudheer, Puneet Dhar, S. Sudhindran, Acute liver failure due to zinc phosphide containing rodenticide poisoning: Clinical features and prognostic indicators of need for liver transplantation, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-015-0583-2

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2015

Pancreatic Cancer in Chronic Pancreatitis

Cite this Research Publication : Dhar P, Kalghatgi S, Saraf V. Pancreatic cancer in chronic pancreatitis. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2015 Mar;6(1):57-62. doi: 10.1007/s13193-014-0373-9. Epub 2015 Jan 21. PMID: 25937765; PMCID: PMC4412870.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology

Year : 2015

Colonic polyposis syndromes–-An experience from a tertiary centre in South India

Cite this Research Publication : Sreejesh Sreedharanunni, Roopa Paulose, Annie Jojo, Puneet Dhar, P. Gangadharan, Colonic polyposis syndromes—An experience from a tertiary centre in South India, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-015-0558-3

Publisher : Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Year : 2014

Gastrointestinal intramural hematoma-Analysis of clinical and radiological features for early differentiation from mesenteric ischemia

Cite this Research Publication : R. Subhash, G. Unnikrishnan, Dinesh Balakrishnan, O. V. Sudheer, Puneet Dhar, S. Sudhindran, Gastrointestinal intramural hematoma—Analysis of clinical and radiological features for early differentiation from mesenteric ischemia, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-014-0449-z

Publisher : Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Year : 2012

Cost and efficacy of immunosuppression using generic products following living donor liver transplantation in India

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Sudhindran S., Aboobacker, S., Menon, R. N., Unnikrishnan, G., Sudheer, O. V., and Dhar, P., “Cost and efficacy of immunosuppression using generic products following living donor liver transplantation in India”, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 31, pp. 20-23, 2012.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Year : 2010

Revisiting the double-barreled wet colostomy for simultaneous urinary and fecal diversion-an Indian experience

Cite this Research Publication : Sa Sukumar, Sivanandam, Ea, Bhat, H. Sa, Mathew, Ga, Sudheer, O. Vb, and Dhar, Pb, “Revisiting the double-barreled wet colostomy for simultaneous urinary and fecal diversion-an Indian experience”, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 29, pp. 240-243, 2010.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Year : 2008

Cefoperazone-Sulbactam for Treatment of Intra-Abdominal Infections: Results from a Randomized, Parallel Group Study in India

Cite this Research Publication : , Abhijit Chandra, Puneet Dhar, Satish Dharap, Amitabh Goel, Rajesh Gupta, Jayprakash V. Hardikar, Vinay K. Kapoor, Ashok K. Mathur, Pankaj Modi, Mahendra Narwaria, Mayakonda K. Ramesh, Hariharan Ramesh, R.A. Sastry, Shashank Shah, Satpalsingh Virk, Otivilvayoth V. Sudheer, Maddibande R. Sreevathsa, Subodh Varshney, Puja Kochhar, Sanjay Somasundaram, Chetan Desai, Manjula Schou, Cefoperazone-Sulbactam for Treatment of Intra-Abdominal Infections: Results from a Randomized, Parallel Group Study in India, Surgical Infections, Mary Ann Liebert Inc, 2008, https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2007.013

Publisher : Mary Ann Liebert Inc

Year : 2008

Chronic pancreatitis. A prospective nationwide study of 1,086 subjects from India

Cite this Research Publication : Va Balakrishnan, Unnikrishnan, A. Ga, Thomas, Vb, Choudhuri, Gc, Veeraraju, Pd, Singh, S. Pe, Garg, Pf, Pai, C. Gg, Devi, R. N. Sh, Bhasin, Di, Jayanthi, Vj, Premalatha, Nk, Chacko, Al, Kar, Pm, Rai, R. Rn, Rajan, Ro, Subhalal, No, Mehta, Rp, Mishra, S. Pq, Dwivedi, Mq, Vinayakumar, K. R. Nr, Jain, A. Ks, Biswas, Kt, Mathai, Su, Varghese, Jv, Ramesh, Hw, Alexander, Tx, Philip, Jy, Raj, V. Vz, Vinodkumar, Aaa, Mukevar, Sab, Sawant, Pac, Nair, Pa, Kumar, Ha, Dr. Sudhindran S., Dhar, Pa, Sudheer, O. Va, Sundaram, K. Ra, Tantri, B. Vad, Singh, Dae, and Nath, T. Raf, “Chronic pancreatitis. A prospective nationwide study of 1,086 subjects from India”, Journal of the Pancreas, vol. 9, pp. 593-600, 2008.

Publisher : Journal of the Pancreas

Year : 2007

Leiomyosarcoma of the Retrohepatic Vena Cava Treated by Excision and Reconstruction With an Aortic Homograft: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Cite this Research Publication : Raaj K. Praseedom, Puneet Dhar, Neville V. Jamieson, John Wallwork, Ivan Bergman, David J. Lomas, Leiomyosarcoma of the Retrohepatic Vena Cava Treated by Excision and Reconstruction With an Aortic Homograft: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Surgical Innovation, SAGE Publications, 2007, https://doi.org/10.1177/1553350607307276

Publisher : SAGE Publications

Year : 2006

Tigecycline as effective as imipenem/cilastatin in the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections: experience in India

Cite this Research Publication : Ramesh, Tigecycline as effective as imipenem/cilastatin in the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections: experience in India, [source], [publisher], 2006, [url]

Year :

Post Operative Serum Bilirubin as a Predictor

Cite this Research Publication : Sudhindran, S.; Menon, Ramachandran N.; Balakrishnan, Dinesh; Unnikrishnan, G.; Kalghatgi, Suhas; Sudheer, O. V.; Dhar, Puneet. Post Operative Serum Bilirubin as a Predictor of Early Mortality after Living Donor Liver Transplantation.: Abstract# P-53. Liver Transplantation 18():p S156, May 2012.

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Interventional Radiologist Changing Perspective and Role In Managing Patients with Gastrointestinal Bleed

Cite this Research Publication : Tayal M, Gupta P, Sharma P, Sanyal S, Raj N, Dhar P, Chauhan U. Interventional Radiologist : Changing perspective and role in managing patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. Int J Sci Res. 2020. 9(8): 22-24.

Case Reports

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A Rare Case of Post-abortal Collapse

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Disha, Dr. Gagandeep Kour Raina, Dr. Mansi Kumar, Dr. A.S. Dhillon,“A rare case of postabortal collapse”, IJMSIR- May - 2021, Vol – 6, Issue - 3, P. No. 101 – 105

Qualification
  • MBBS: Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi
  • MS (Gen Surgery): Safdarjang Hospital, University of Delhi
  • MCh (Surg Gastro): GB Pant Hospital, University of Delhi
  • Fellow (Transplant): Addenbrookes NHS Hospital, Cambridge UK
Research Interests
  • Pancreatic Surgery
  • Neuroendocrine Tumours
  • Biliary reconstructions
  • Retroperitoneal surgery
  • Pouch surgery for complex colorectal disease
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Surgical Infections and antimicrobial stewardship
  • Medical education including Online
  • Medical Humanities
  • Surgical research and training
  •  GI Cancer surgery
Awards
  • Best Speaker award at Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology at ASICON 1992, Calcutta, on “Infected pancreatic Necrosis” Page of 9 12
  • 4th International Endoscopic surgery award from Evaluation Committee of Endoscopics award; 20th October 2007 at Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
  • Prof. T E Udwaida Memorial Oration awarded for at the 85th annual conference of the ASI in Kolkata December 2025
  • Professor Raghavachari oration for 2018 at the Kerala ASI annual conference in Cochin 5th May 2018.
  • Dr Ramesh Nigam memorial oration for 2015 delivered at the 75th annual conference of the ASI in Gurgaon December 2015
  • Rotary District Best Secretary award for the Region 2018-9 for coordination of Rotary activities during the Kerala Flood
  • Teachers day award for Covid activities 5th Sept 2020 at AIIMS Rishikesh
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