For a gastroenterologist, the primary focus is the overall health of the digestive system. I firmly believe in a holistic approach while treating my patients. I treat everything from acid reflux to ulcers, IBS, IBD: Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis, and colon cancer.
A liver transplant is a surgical procedure performed to remove a patient’s non-functioning liver and replace it with a healthy liver from a deceased donor or a portion of a healthy liver from a living donor. Liver transplant is becomes a treatment option for people who have major complications due to end-stage chronic liver disease or in case of sudden failure of a previously healthy liver.
A hepatologist specialises in the treatment of liver disorders, pancreas, gallbladder, hepatitis C, jaundice and the biliary tree. As a hepatologist, I also treat patients suffering from pancreatitis, liver cancers alcoholic cirrhosis and drug induced liver disease(DILI).
Endoscopy is a nonsurgical procedure, carried out with an endoscope to examine a person’s digestive tract. An endoscope is a flexible tube with light and camera attached to it so that the doctor can see pictures of the digestive tract on a TV monitor.
Obesity brings with it a myriad of health problems. Obesity management entails evaluating the health risks posed by the excess fat and the patients are then presented with a treatment plan accordingly. Treating food allergies also plays an important part in maintaining healthy weight and overall health.
Nutrition counselling is an assessment of an individuals diet and activity levels and other lifestyle factors. We then map out a set of achievable goals and arrive at a sustainable plan to achieve those goals. The nutrition counsellor educates, supports and provides follow-up care to help the individual eat and maintain the needed dietary changes.