Name :Dr. Sonal Asthana

Credentials :M.D., M.S., M.R.C.S., M.Sc., A.S.T.S.

Designation :Head of Department - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Multiorgan Transplantation

Main Speciality : Gastroenterology & Hepatology (Stomach & Liver) , Nephrology (Kidney Diseases)

Special Interest : Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery , Liver Transplantation , Renal (Kidney) Transplant , Renal Failure

Achievements

Awards & Honours:

• Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation award, American Association for the Study of Liver disease, November 2011.

• International Basic Science Mentee/Mentor Award, International Transplantation Society, August 2010.

• Nominated for the BMO Financial Group Graduate Scholarship, Univ of Alberta, 2010

• Canadian Society for Transplantation (CST) grant, 2010.

• Young Scientist Travel Grant Award - (CSIR), Govt of India, 2001.

• Department of Science and Technology (DST) Endowment Award Govt of India, 2001.

Experience

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi - Senior Research Associate, Senior Resident, Surgical Oncology

• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) Pondicherry, India - Chief Resident, General Surgery, Surgical Residency

Education:

• Bachelors Degree: JIPMER, Pondicherry

• Master Degree: JIPMER, Pondicherry, University of Alberta, Canada

• Residency Training: JIPMER Pondicherry and Leeds, United Kingdom

• Residency: Yorkshire School of Surgery

• Chief Residency: JIPMER, Pondicherry and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) , New Delhi

• FellowShip: American Society of Transplant Surgeons ( ASTS)

Publications

• S Asthana, C Toso, G Meeberg et al. The impact of sirolimus on Hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation. Canadian J Gastroenterology Jan 2011.

• Bloodstream infection after elective liver transplantation is associated with increased mortality in patients with cirrhosis Karvellas CJ, McPhail M, Pink F, Asthana S , Muiesan P, Nigel Heaton et al Journal of Critical Care 2011

• C Toso, S Asthana, D Bigam, J Shapiro N Kneteman Reassessing selection criteria for liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma with the scientific registry of transplant recipients database. Hepatology 2009 Mar; 49(3): 832-8.

• P Goldsmith, S Asthana, N Ahmad. Transplantation Of Adult Sized Kidneys In Low Weight Paediatric Recipients Achieves Short-Term Outcomes Comparable To Size Matched Grafts Pediatric Transplantation 2010 Nov;14(7):919-24.

• S Asthana, C Toso, M McCarthy, AMJ Shapiro. The management of splenic artery aneurysms in patients awaiting liver transplantation. Clinical Transplantation Sep-Oct;24(5):691-4.

Conferences / Speakers

• 2011- AASLD (San Francisco, BSS (Cape Cod)

• ATC (Philadelphia)

• CST (Quebec)

Key Positions Held / Memberships

• American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)

• American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)

• Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST)

• British Transplant Society (BTS)

• The Transplantation Society (TTS)

• International Pediatric Transplant Association(IPTA)

• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Specialization

• Surgery

• Surgical Oncology

• Hepatobiliary Surgery

• Liver Transplant

• Kidney Transplant

• Intensive Renal Care

• Renal Failure

• Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

• Surgical Gastroenterology

• Bariatric Surgeries

• Minimal Invasive Surgeries