🧑‍⚕️ Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin – Profile Overview

Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin is internationally acclaimed as one of India’s foremost liver transplant surgeons, currently serving as the Chairman of the Institute of Liver Transplantation & Regenerative Medicine at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram, and mentor at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai.
With over 35 years of professional experience, including more than three decades in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgery and liver transplantation, he has successfully performed over 3,500 liver transplants — making his program one of the largest and most successful in the world.
🔹 Listed among the top-ranked liver surgeons on Sehat ADO and other reputed platforms for his clinical excellence and compassionate care.

🩺 Clinical Specializations

• Adult & Pediatric Liver Transplants

  • Living-donor and cadaveric transplants

  • Split-liver, dual-lobe, ABO-incompatible, and combined liver–kidney transplants

• Advanced HPB Oncology Surgeries

  • Complex liver resections and Whipple procedures

• Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery

  • Early adopter of laparoscopic and robotic hepatectomies

🎓 Education & Training

• MBBS (1985) and MS in Surgery (1989) from AIIMS, New Delhi

• FRCS (Edinburgh & Glasgow)

• Intercollegiate FRCS in Transplant Surgery (1997) – First Indian surgeon to achieve this UK-accredited qualification

• Advanced Liver Transplant Training:

  • University of Cambridge, UK (5 years)

  • University of Birmingham, UK (1 year)

• Fellowships:

  • Kyoto University, Japan (1997)

  • Asian Medical Center, Seoul (2000)

👨‍⚕️ Professional Highlights

• Pioneered liver transplantation in India

  • Performed India’s first successful adult cadaveric and first pediatric liver transplant (1998)

• Leadership Roles:

  • Apollo Hospitals (1998–2001)

  • Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (2001–2010)

  • Medanta – The Medicity (2010–present)

• Mentor to 120+ transplant surgeons, shaping over 60 active liver transplant programs across India and abroad

👨‍⚕️ Professional Highlights

• 35+ years of overall experience in surgery, including 30+ years exclusively in liver transplantation and HPB surgery

• Pioneered liver transplantation in India

  • Performed India’s first successful adult cadaveric and first pediatric liver transplant (1998)

• Leadership Roles:

  • Apollo Hospitals (1998–2001)

  • Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (2001–2010)

  • Medanta – The Medicity (2010–present)

• Mentor to 120+ transplant surgeons, shaping over 60 active liver transplant programs across India and abroad

🏆 Awards & Recognitions

• Padma Shri (2010) – For his pioneering contributions in liver transplantation

• Limca Book of Records – Honored for landmark surgical achievements

• Prestigious National Awards, including:

  • R. D. Birla Clinician Award

  • Swasth Bharat Samman

  • DMA Distinguished Services Award

  • E-Medinews Medical Statesman Award

• Frequently featured among India’s Top Doctors by medical publications and health rating platforms

📚 Academic & Research Contributions

• 200+ research papers in leading national and international journals

• Editor & contributor to a standard reference textbook on liver transplantation

• Invited faculty at global surgical platforms:

  • ILTS, IHPBA, AASLD, APASL

🌍 Patient Experience & Global Impact

• Highly rated on platforms like Sehat ADO for integrity, precision, and patient satisfaction

• Known for empathetic care, especially for complex and high-risk transplant cases

• Transplant Success Rate: ~95%

• 22–30 liver transplants performed monthly at Medanta – placing the center among the top 3 global liver transplant hubs by volume and success

• Cares for international patients from 40+ countries, including the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia