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Dr. Vijay Kant Pandey

Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, Faridabad

Qualification: MBBS, MD (Anaesthesiology), PDCC (Organ Transplant Anaesthesia)
vijaykant.pandey@fbd.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: ERAS in Liver transplantation, Pediatric Liver Transplant, Pediatric Metabolic Liver Disease, Acute Liver Failure, Non-Invasive ICP Measurement, Transesophageal Echocardiography, POCUS, Post Transplant Infectious Diseases

Bio

Dr. Vijay Kant Pandey is a highly accomplished Liver Transplant Anesthesiologist and Intensivist, with 19 years of clinical expertise and a distinguished track record of managing over 2,000 liver transplant procedures. Renowned for his precision, clinical insight, and leadership in perioperative care, he has played a pivotal role in advancing liver transplant anaesthesia and critical care practices in high-volume transplant centres.

Throughout his career, Dr. Pandey has been recognized for his excellence in managing complex, high-risk transplants and critically ill patients with end-stage liver disease as well as Acute liver failure. His expertise spans transplant anaesthesia, hemodynamic optimization, advanced coagulation and ventilatory management, postoperative critical care, and the multidisciplinary coordination essential for successful transplant outcomes.

Committed to continuous learning and academic contribution, he regularly engages in teaching, training, and research, helping shape the next generation of transplant anaesthesiologists and intensivists. His patient-centric approach, combined with strong clinical acumen, has earned him wide respect among colleagues, surgical teams, and patients alike.

Dr. Vijay Kant Pandey continues to contribute significantly to the field, championing excellence in transplant anaesthesia and critical care while upholding the highest standards of safety, innovation, and compassion.

Publications

Book Chapter

Year : 2023

Pulmonary Issues in Chronic Liver Disease

Cite this Research Publication : Vijay Kant Pandey, Aaditya Anil Prabhudesai, Subhash Gupta, "Pulmonary Issues in Chronic Liver Disease, Respiratory Insufficiency," IntechOpen, 2023, https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.111388

Publisher : IntechOpen

Journal Article

Year : 2023

Domino liver transplantation for maple syrup urine disease in children: A single‐center case series

Cite this Research Publication : Vikram Kumar, Vipul Gautam, Shaleen Agarwal, Vijaykant Pandey, Sumit Goyal, Vaibhav Nasa, Shweta A. Singh, Khalid Al‐Thihli, Fathiya Al‐Murshedi, Nadia Al Hashmi, Yusriya Al Rawahi, Al‐Qasim Al‐Bahlani, Khoula Al Said, Subhash Gupta, Domino liver transplantation for maple syrup urine disease in children: A single‐center case series, Pediatric Transplantation, Wiley, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.14603

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2022

Safety and feasibility of immediate tracheal extubation of small pediatric patients after living donor liver transplantation

Cite this Research Publication : Vijay K. Pandey, Aditya Prabhudesai, Sumit Goyal, Vaibhav Nasa, Vivek Yadav, Shweta A. Singh, Chitra Chatterji, Sapana Verma, Shaleen Agarwal, Subhash Gupta, Safety and feasibility of immediate tracheal extubation of small pediatric patients after living donor liver transplantation, Pediatric Transplantation, Wiley, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.14401

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2021

Living Donor Liver Transplant in patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome without the use of Intraoperative Renal Replacement Therapy, a single‐center experience

Cite this Research Publication : Shweta A. Singh, Aaditya Anil Prabhudesai, Rajkumar Subramaniyan, Kaushal Madan, Vivek Yadav, Vijaykant Pandey, Vaibhav Nasa, Sumit Goyal, Dibya Jyoti Das, Rajgopal M. Acharya, Shaleen Agarwal, Subhash Gupta, Living Donor Liver Transplant in patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome without the use of Intraoperative Renal Replacement Therapy, a single‐center experience, Clinical Transplantation, Wiley, 2021 May;35(5):e14271. doi: 10.1111/ctr.14271. Epub 2021 Mar 9. PMID: 33638186.

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2021

Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and Interleukin-18 as predictors of acute kidney injury in renal transplant recipients: A pilot study

Cite this Research Publication : Ankur Sharma, KarthikT Ponnappan, MohdQurram Parveez, ChandraKant Pandey, Manish Tandon, Vikas Jain, Vijay Kant Pandey, Sherin Thomas, Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and Interleukin-18 as predictors of acute kidney injury in renal transplant recipients: A pilot study, Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, Medknow, 2021, https://doi.org/10.4103/1319-2442.335447

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2020

Correlation between thromboelastography and rotational thromboelastometry values in adult liver transplant recipients

Cite this Research Publication : ShwetaA Singh, Gopi Krishnan, Hashir Ashraf, Rajkumar Subramanian, Vijaykant Pandey, VaibhavK Nasa, Sumit Goyal, Subhash Gupta, Correlation between thromboelastography and rotational thromboelastometry values in adult liver transplant recipients, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, Medknow, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4103/ija.ija_762_19

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2019

Impact of Functional Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction on Perioperative Outcome After Living-Donor Liver Transplant

Cite this Research Publication : Murali Appukuttan, Senthil Kumar, Kishore Gurumoorthy Subramanya Bharathy, Vijay Kant Pandey, Viniyendra Pamecha, "Impact of Functional Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction on Perioperative Outcome After Living-Donor Liver Transplant," Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, 2019 Feb;17(1):64-73. doi: 10.6002/ect.2017.0138. Epub 2018 Jan 22. PMID: 29363416

Publisher : Baskent University

Year : 2017

K time & maximum amplitude of thromboelastogram predict post-central venous cannulation bleeding in patients with cirrhosis

Cite this Research Publication : Pandey CK, Saluja V, Gaurav K, Tandon M, Pandey VK, Bhadoria AS. "K time & maximum amplitude of thromboelastogram predict post-central venous cannulation bleeding in patients with cirrhosis: A pilot study," Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2017 Jan;145(1):84-89. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_749_14. PMID: 28574019; PMCID: PMC5460579.

Publisher : Scientific Scholar

Year : 2016

A failure of pre-anaesthetic check-up leading to unsuspected difficult intubation

Cite this Research Publication : Singh SA, Pandey VK, Prakash K, Choudhary V., "A failure of pre-anaesthetic check-up leading to unsuspected difficult intubation," Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2016 Nov;60(11):863-864. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.193697. PMID: 27942065

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2016

Tension pneumothorax as a complication of colonic perforation during colonoscopy: An anesthesiologist’s nightmare

Cite this Research Publication : Anshuman Singh, Kelika Prakash, Sandeep Sharma, VijayKant Pandey, Tension pneumothorax as a complication of colonic perforation during colonoscopy: An anesthesiologist's nightmare, Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, Medknow, 2016, https://doi.org/10.4103/1658-354x.177331

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2016

Bradycardia induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia during living donor liver transplantation

Cite this Research Publication : Chandra Kant Pandey, Sunaina Tejpal Karna, Vijay Kant Pandey, Mandeep Dhankhar, Bradycardia induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia during living donor liver transplantation, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, Medknow, 2016, https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.187819

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2015

Postoperative coagulopathy after live related donor hepatectomy

Cite this Research Publication : ST Karna, CK Pandey, S Sharma, A Singh, M Tandon, VK Pandey, Postoperative coagulopathy after live related donor hepatectomy, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Medknow, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4103/0022-3859.159419

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2014

Addition of sub-anaesthetic dose of ketamine reduces gag reflex during propofol based sedation for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A prospective randomised double-blind study

Cite this Research Publication : Tandon M, Pandey VK, Dubey GK, Pandey CK, Wadhwa N., "Addition of sub-anaesthetic dose of ketamine reduces gag reflex during propofol based sedation for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A prospective randomised double-blind study," Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2014 jul;58(4):436-41. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.138981. PMID: 25197112

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2014

Brachial plexus injury in live related donor hepatectomy

Cite this Research Publication : Karna ST, Pandey CK, Pandey VK, Singh A. "Brachial plexus injury in live related donor hepatectomy: a chart review," Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 2014, Jul-Sep;60(3):287-9. doi: 10.4103/0022-3859.138758, PMID: 25121369.

Publisher : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Year : 2014

Comparative evaluation of prophylactic use of pregabalin, gabapentin and diclofenac sodium for prevention of succinylcholine-induced myalgia: A randomized, double-blinded study

Cite this Research Publication : CK Pandey, ST Karna, M Tandon, VK Pandey, A Singh, Comparative evaluation of prophylactic use of pregabalin, gabapentin and diclofenac sodium for prevention of succinylcholine-induced myalgia: A randomized, double-blinded study, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2014, https://doi.org/10.4103/0022-3859.128801

Publisher : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Year : 2014

Hepatorenal syndrome: a decade later

Cite this Research Publication : Pandey CK, Karna ST, Singh A, Pandey VK, Tandon M, Saluja V. Hepatorenal syndrome: a decade later. J Assoc Physicians India. 2014 Aug;62(8):696-702. PMID: 25856938.

Publisher : J Assoc Physicians India.

Year : 2013

Epidural catheter kinking over the scapular margins

Cite this Research Publication : Tandon M, Pandey CK, Pandey VK. "Epidural catheter kinking over the scapular margins," Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2013 May;57(3):318-9. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.115596. PMID: 23983304; PMCID: PMC3748700.

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2013

Postliver transplantation pulmonary complications: is modified clinical pulmonary infection score applicable?

Cite this Research Publication : Sasturkar SV, Pamecha V, Pandey VK., "Postliver transplantation pulmonary complications: is modified clinical pulmonary infection score applicable?," Transplantation Journal, 95(7):p e43, April 15, 2013. | DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3182848e2d

Publisher : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Year : 2012

Perioperative risk factors in patients with liver disease undergoing non-hepatic surgery

Cite this Research Publication : Pandey CK, Karna ST, Pandey VK, Tandon M, Singhal A, Mangla V., "Perioperative risk factors in patients with liver disease undergoing non-hepatic surgery," World J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 Dec 27;4(12):267-74. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v4.i12.267. PMID: 23494910

Publisher : Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.

Year : 2012

Titrated dose of drotrecogin alpha for liver transplant recipient

Cite this Research Publication : Saluja V, Pandey V, Pandey CK, Singhal A. "Titrated dose of drotrecogin alpha for liver transplant recipient," Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 58(4):p 330-331, Oct–Dec 2012. | DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.105487

Publisher : J Postgrad Med.

Letter to Editor

Year : 2022

Image Intensifier guided repositioning of a malpositioned internal jugular vein introducer sheath

Cite this Research Publication : Saurabh Khurana, Pandey V, Sumit Goyal, Image Intensifier guided repositioning of a malpositioned internal jugular vein introducer sheath, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, Medknow, 2022 Apr;66(4):306-307. doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_563_21. Epub 2022 Apr 20. PMID: 35663211; PMCID: PMC9159405.

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2021

Acute respiratory distress after liver transplantation in infants—looking beyond infection and hepatopulmonary syndrome: A brief report

Cite this Research Publication : Vijay K Pandey, Aaditya A Prabhudesai, Subhash Gupta, Acute respiratory distress after liver transplantation in infants—looking beyond infection and hepatopulmonary syndrome: A brief report, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, Medknow, 2021, Indian J Anaesth. 2021 Nov;65(11):843-844. doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_435_21. Epub 2021 Nov 23. PMID: 35001961; PMCID: PMC8680426

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2020

Living donor liver transplantation in a patient with severe portopulmonary hypertension

Cite this Research Publication : ShwetaA Singh, Hashir Ashraf, Rajkumar Subramanian, GopiA Krishnan, Vijaykant Pandey, Subhash Gupta, Living donor liver transplantation in a patient with severe portopulmonary hypertension, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, Medknow, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4103/ija.ija_512_19

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2020

Living donor liver transplants for sick recipients during COVID-19 pandemic—An experience from a tertiary center in India

Cite this Research Publication : Sapana Verma, Shaleen Agarwal, Bhargav R. Chikkala, Rajesh Dey, Shekhar Singh, Sharat Varma, Vivek Yadav, Dibyajyoti Das, Sumit Goyal, Vijaykant Pandey, Vaibhav Nasa, Kaushal Madan, Singh Shweta, Bansidhar Tarai, Subhash Gupta, Living donor liver transplants for sick recipients during COVID-19 pandemic—An experience from a tertiary center in India, American Journal of Transplantation, Elsevier BV, 2020 Nov;20(11):3257-3258. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16102. Epub 2020 Jul 1. PMID: 32506682; PMCID: PMC7300765.

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2017

Re‐expansion pulmonary oedema: an unusual and unsettling complication

Cite this Research Publication : Bharathy KGS, Kumar S, Pandey V, Sinha PK, Sasturkar SV, Pamecha V. "Re-expansion pulmonary oedema: an unusual and unsettling complication," ANZ Journal of Surgery, 2017 Jul;87(7-8):638-639. doi: 10.1111/ans.14058. PMID: 28768378.

Publisher : Wiley

Research Article

Year : 2017

Nostril Selection Influences the Success Rate of Nasogastric Tube Insertion; A Prospective Randomized Study

Cite this Research Publication : Manish Tandon, Mandeep Dhankhar, Vijay Kant Pandey, Sunaina Tejpal Karna, Chandra kant Pandey, Priyanka Jain, "Nostril Selection Influences the Success Rate of Nasogastric Tube Insertion; A Prospective Randomized Study," Journal of Anesthesia & Critical Care: Open Access, Open Access 7(1): 00245. DOI: 10.15406/jaccoa.2017.07.00245doi.org/10.15406/jaccoa.2017.07.00245

Publisher : MedCrave Group, LLC

Review Article

Year : 2015

Intraoperative blood loss in orthotopic liver transplantation: The predictive factors

Cite this Research Publication : Pandey CK, Singh A, Kajal K, Dhankhar M, Tandon M, Pandey VK, Karna ST, "Intraoperative blood loss in orthotopic liver transplantation: The predictive factors," World J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Jun 27;7(6):86-93. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i6.86. PMID: 26131330 

Publisher : Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.

Year : 2015

Acute liver failure in pregnancy: Challenges and management

Cite this Research Publication : Chandra Kant Pandey, Sunaina Tejpal Karna, Manish Tandon, "Acute liver failure in pregnancy: Challenges and management," Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2015, https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.153035

Publisher : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Year : 2013

Perioperative ischaemia-induced liver injury and protection strategies: An expanding horizon for anaesthesiologists

Cite this Research Publication : Pandey CK, Nath SS, Pandey VK, Karna ST, Tandon M. Perioperative ischaemia-induced liver injury and protection strategies: An expanding horizon for anaesthesiologists. Indian J Anaesth. 2013 May;57(3):223-9. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.115576. PMID: 23983278; PMCID: PMC3748674.

Publisher : Medknow

Case Reports

Year : 2015

Dyskeratosis congenita induced cirrhosis for liver transplantation-perioperative management

Cite this Research Publication : Singh A, Pandey VK, Tandon M, Pandey CK. Dyskeratosis congenita induced cirrhosis for liver transplantation-perioperative management. Indian J Anaesth. 2015 May;59(5):312-4. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.156888. PMID: 26019357; PMCID: PMC4445154.

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2012

Unusual Perioperative Cardiac Emergency in a Healthy Young Woman

Cite this Research Publication : Pragati Ganjoo, Vijay K. Pandey, Hukum Singh, Monica S. Tandon, Daljit Singh, Unusual Perioperative Cardiac Emergency in a Healthy Young Woman, Case Reports in Anesthesiology, Hindawi Limited, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/103051

Publisher : Hindawi Limited

Membership
  • Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists
  • International Liver Transplant Society
  • Liver Transplant Society of India
Conferences
  • Presented Oral Abstract in ILTS 2022 Istanbul, ILTS 2024 Houston
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