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Dr. Jaya Agarwal

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

Qualification: MBBS, MS,M.Ch
jaya.agarwal@fbd.amrita.edu
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Bio

Dr. Jaya Agarwal has eight years of experience in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgery and Solid Organ Transplant. When she joined Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, she brought with her the in-depth knowledge and expertise she acquired from the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplant at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, the department of Gastrointestinal Surgery at GB Pant Institute of Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, and the Department of General Surgery at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. After being the best outgoing postgraduate resident in MS General Surgery from PGIMER Chandigarh she went on to pursue MCh in Gastrointestinal Surgery and Solid Organ Transplant from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham(Kochi). During her super speciality training she was actively involved in innumerable complex HPB, GI surgeries and Solid Organ Transplants. She was also trained in complex vascular surgery during the same time period.

Her keen interest in research has made her win multiple awards at National and International conferences. She has received advanced training in colorectal surgery (FALS Colorectal Fellowship, Chennai). Besides she has attained Fellowship in advanced HPB surgery (by the prestigious IHPBA Association of India) and Fellowship in Liver Transplant and Organ retrieval (by the Liver Transplant Society of India).

She is also a life member of the prestigious IHPBA, IMA and IAGES associations of India.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2025

Treatment Outcome in Elderly Traumatic Brain Injury Patients at a Level 2 Trauma Care Facility in a Low-Middle-Income Country

Cite this Research Publication : Dibya Jyoti Mahakul, Tushar Sharma, Dinesh Bhandarkar, Anita Jagetia, Daljit Singh, Jaya Agarwal, Treatment Outcome in Elderly Traumatic Brain Injury Patients at a Level 2 Trauma Care Facility in a Low-Middle-Income Country, World Neurosurgery, Elsevier BV, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.124203

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2021

Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Children: Recommendations of Pediatric Gastroenterology Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Indian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ISPGHAN)

Cite this Research Publication : Mohan N, Matthai J, Bolia R, Agarwal J, Shrivastava R, Borkar VV; For Pediatric Gastroenterology Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Indian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ISPGHAN), "Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Children: Recommendations of Pediatric Gastroenterology Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Indian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ISPGHAN)." Indian Pediatr. 2021 Dec 15;58(12):1163-1170. Epub 2021 Jun 28. PMID: 34183467.

Year : 2018

Intussusception in celiac disease: Is it a common feature in children?

Cite this Research Publication : Borkar VV, Poddar U, Thakral A, Agarwal J, Srivastava A, Yachha SK, Kumar S. Intussusception in celiac disease: Is it a common feature in children? Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018 Feb;33(2):380-384. doi: 10.1111/jgh.13865. PMID: 28688105.

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2015

Association of claudin2 and PRSS1‐PRSS2 polymorphisms with idiopathic recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis: A case–control study from India

Cite this Research Publication : Avanthi SU, Ravi Kanth VV, Agarwal J, Lakhtakia S, Gangineni K, Rao GV, Reddy DN, Talukdar R. "Association of claudin2 and PRSS1-PRSS2 polymorphisms with idiopathic recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis: A case-control study from India," Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2015 Dec;30(12):1796-801. doi: 10.1111/jgh.13029. PMID: 26110235.

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2014

ERCP in the management of pancreatic diseases in children

Cite this Research Publication : Jaya Agarwal, D. Nageshwar Reddy, Rupjyoti Talukdar, Sundeep Lakhtakia, Mohan Ramchandani, Manu Tandan, Rajesh Gupta, Nitesh Pratap, G.V. Rao, ERCP in the management of pancreatic diseases in children, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Elsevier BV, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2013.07.060

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2013

Chronic Constipation

Cite this Research Publication : Agarwal J. "Chronic constipation," The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2013 Dec;80(12):1021-5. doi: 10.1007/s12098-013-1133-5, Epub 2013 Aug 14, PMID: 23943571.

Publisher : Springer Nature

Year : 2012

Refeeding Syndrome in Children in Developing Countries Who Have Celiac Disease

Cite this Research Publication : Agarwal J, Poddar U, Yachha SK, Srivastava A., "Refeeding syndrome in children in developing countries who have celiac disease," Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2012 Apr;54(4):521-4. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318242fe1d. PMID: 22157921.

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2012

Cure for immune‐tolerant hepatitis B in children: is it an achievable target with sequential combo therapy with lamivudine and interferon?

Cite this Research Publication : Poddar U, Yachha SK, Agarwal J, Krishnani N. "Cure for immune-tolerant hepatitis B in children: is it an achievable target with sequential combo therapy with lamivudine and interferon?" Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2013 May;20(5):311-6, doi: 10.1111/jvh.12007, Epub 2012 Oct 17, PMID: 23565612.

Publisher : Wiley

Research Article

Year : 2010

Encephalopathy assessment in children with extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction with MR, psychometry and critical flicker frequency

Cite this Research Publication : Yadav SK, Srivastava A, Srivastava A, Thomas MA, Agarwal J, Pandey CM, Lal R, Yachha SK, Saraswat VA, Gupta RK, "Encephalopathy assessment in children with extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction with MR, psychometry and critical flicker frequency," Journal of Hepatology, 2010 Mar;52(3):348-54, doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.12.012, Epub 2010 Jan 6. PMID: 20137823.

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Qualifications
  • MBBS (Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi)
  • MS (General Surgery) Gold Medalist, PGIMER Chandigarh
  • MCh (GI Surgery and Solid Organ Transplant) Gold Medalist, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
  • FALS Colorectal Fellowship under IAGES
  • Fellowship in HPB Surgery under IHPBA India
  • Fellowship in Liver Transplant and Organ Retrieval LTSI, India
Research Interest
  • Liver Transplant Surgery (Living Donor & Deceased Donor)
  • HBP (Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary) Surgery, including Liver Cancer Surgery, Gallbladder, Bile Duct Diseases.
  • Pancreas surgerypancreas transplant, small bowel transplant
  • Minimally invasive (laparoscopic) and Robotic Surgery in HBP/ GI
  • Robotic Live Liver Donor Surgery
Awards
  • Delhi University topper in MBBS
  • Dr. Hukum Chand Gold Medal for best student in Anatomy
  • MAMC-APPI Silver Jubliee Award for best student in Physiology
  • Kumari Mallampalli Padmavati Memorial Prize for best student in 1st MBBS University examination
  • Dr. RP Khera Merit Award for best student in Microbiology
  • Gold medal for best outgoing general surgery post graduate
  • Gold medal for best outgoing MCh graduate in GI Surgery
  • All India Winner for TYSA (The Young Scholar Award) in GI Surgery for the year 2021
  • 2018: Best Oral paper presentation on “Role of preoperative PET scan to assess the presence of extraabdominal metastasis in patients with carcinoma Gall bladder at presentation” at IASGCON, Jipmer
  • 2019: Best poster award on “Role of PET in carcinoma gall bladder: A single centre study” at IASGCON, Jaipur
  • 2020: Best paper presentation on “Randomized Control Trial between Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate [HTK] and Institute of George Lopez-1 [IGL-1] perfusion solutions in Living Donor Liver Transplantation” at ASGCON, Pallakad, Kerala
  • 2020: Best video presentation at MCLD, 2021 Chennai on robotic donor hepatectomy
  • 2021: Second best paper presentation on “Robotic versus Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal cancer – Assessment of Total Mesorectal Excision – A Comparative Study at IASGCON 2021 (virtual)
  • 2021: Best poster award on “Robotic Right Donor Hepatectomy: How Far Should We Go?” at LTSICON 2021 (virtual)
  • 2022: Best paper award on “Robotic Right Donor Hepatectomy: How Far Should We Go?” at IHPBA 2021 (virtual)
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