T.S.Ravikumar Dr T.S.Ravikumar is currently the Director of JIPMER and Senior Professor of Surgical Oncology at JIPMER. He is Emeritus John D Mountain-endowed chair of surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York. He has held several posts in Harvard Medical School and was Chief of Surgical Oncology Yale University School of Medicine. He was the chair, Geisinger Health System Oncology and Director of the Center for Surgical Innovation and chief quality officer for Surgery and Interventional Procedures. He had recently been the Medical Director of NCI community cancer centers programme and Chief Quality Officer (Surgery) in Pennsylvania, USA.

Goro Honda

Dr Goro Honda (MD Ph.D FACS) is currently the Director of Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo. He has done his basic and specialized medical training in Kyoto University Hospital. He was the former Director, Dept. of Surgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka. He has done his basic education from Kumamoto University School of Medicine. His main area of interest is minimally invasive HPB surgery.

R.Surendran

Dr R.Surendran(MS, MCh, MNAMS) is currently the Senior consultant and Head, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery at MIOT Advanced Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Chennai. He was the former Director, Professor and Head, Institute of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplant at Government Stanley Hospital, Chennai. He is the former President of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology(IASG). He was a member of the Governing Body of JIPMER.

V Sitaram Dr V.Sitaram(MS FRCS) is currently the Professor

and Head, Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery at Christian Medical College, Vellore. He completed his basic medical education from Vellore and specialised training in Glasgow, U.K. He underwent Senior Training Fellowship in the Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, U.K. and also in the Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Liver, Transplantation unit of the Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. He is currently the Professor and Head, Department of HPB Surgery, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore. He is the secretary, of Indian Chapter of IHPBA.

George Kurien Dr George Kurian(MD, DM) is currently the

Professor, Dept of Gastroenterology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry. He is the former Head, Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore. He has done his basic education and super-specialization from Christian Medical College, Vellore. He then spent two years at the Clinical Research Centre at Harrow, UK under Dr G.A. Asherson. He was an active leader in intiating transjugular liver biopsies and to set up the liver transplantation program in south India. NASH and Fatty liver is one of his main areas of interest.

Swatee Halbe

Dr Swatee Halbe(MD PDCC) is currently the Head of Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, SRM Institute for Medical Sciences, Chennai. She was former Consultant Radiologist Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. She has done her basic education from B.J.Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune, University of Pune and specialization from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. Her main area of interest is Interventional Radiology.

Mohammed Rela

Dr Mohammed Rela(MS FRCS) is currently working as the Head and Chief Surgeon, HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery, Global Hospitals, Chennai. He was also the Professor of Liver Surgery and Transplantation in London Bridge Hospital and Professor of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, King’s College Hospital, London. He has done his basic education from the Stanley Medical College, Chennai. His main area of interest is liver transplant and complex HPB surgeries.

Subash Gupta

Dr Subash Gupta(MS FRCS) is currently the Senior consultant, Liver Transplant Surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. He has done his basic education from AIIMS, New Delhi. He was a Consultant in Liver Transplantation in St. James University Hospital, Leeds, UK. He also worked in Harrogate Hospital, UK. He was a Senior consultant for Liver Transplantation programme at Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi.

S.K.Mathur

Dr S.K.Mathur(MS FICS FACS) is currently the Senior Consultant Surgeon, HPB Surgery & Liver Transplantation at Fortis Hospitals (formerly Wockhardt Hospitals). He was the former Head of General Surgical Unit, KEM Hospital, Mumbai and Chairman, Surgical Gastroenterology Services, T.N. Medical College & B.Y.L Nair Hospital, Mumbai. He has done his basic education from GR Medical College & Associated Hospitals, Gwalior, MP. His main area of interest is portal hypertension. He is the past president of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG).

Peush Sahni

Dr Peush Sahni(MS DNB Ph.D) is currently the Professor and Head, Department of GI Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He has done his basic education and superspecialization from AIIMS, New Delhi. He is the Past Secretary of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology(IASG). He is the editor of National Medical Journal of India. His main area of interest is portal hypertension.

Vibha Naik

Dr Vibha Milind Naik(MD DNB) is currently the Senior Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Intensivist, Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad. She has done her basic education from B.J Medical College, Poona, Maharashtra. She was the former Consultant Anaesthesiologist, Smile-Train Project and Assistant Professor at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. She has done her research work in University of California, Los Angeles. She has also worked in Christian Medical College, Vellore. Critical care is one of her main areas of interest.

Paari Vijayaraghavan Dr Paari Vijayaragavan(MS, DNB, M.Ch, ASTS) is

currently the Consultant, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery at MIOT Advanced Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Chennai. He was the former Associate Professor, department of Surgical Gastroenterology at PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and research, Coimbatore. He has done his basic education from University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospitals, New Delhi and super-specialization from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. His main areas of interest are liver transplantation and Management of complex bile duct injuries and strictures.

T.D.Yadav Dr T.D.Yadav is currently the Additional Professor of Surgery and Surgical Gastroenterology at Post graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. He obtained his specialized training in Surgical Gastroenterology from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. He had special exposure in HPB surgery and liver transplantation at Seoul and Leeds. He was the Organizing Chairman, Fifth Certificate Course in Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery held in PGIMER, Chandigarh.

P Jagannath Dr P.Jagannath(MS FACS FAMS FRCS) is the

President Elect at International Hepatopancreato biliary association(IHPBA). Currently he is the Chairman, Department of Surgical Oncology, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre and Professor of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Asian Institute of Oncology, S.L. Raheja Hospital, Mumbai. He was the former Professor and head, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He is the founder secretary and president of Indian Chapter of IHPBA. Served as a chairman of the 8th World Congress of IHPBA 2008. He has done his basic education from JIPMER, Pondicherry. His main areas of interest are Gall bladder and Pancreatic malignancies.

V K Kapoor

Dr Vinay Kumar Kapoor (MS, DNB, FRCS, FACS, FACG, FICS, FAMS, FAIS) is currently the Professor of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow. He has done his basic education from AIIMS, New Delhi. He had received “Dr BC Roy National Award" in the field of Medicine. He is the past secretary of the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology. His main areas of interest are carcinoma of Gall bladder and post cholecystectomy benign bile duct stricture.

Avinash Supe

Dr Avinash N Supe (MS, FICS, DNBE, FCPS, PGDME, DHA, MHPE) is working as Professor and Head, Department of Surgcial Gastroenterology at Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital Mumbai. He is director of GSMC-FAIMER Regional Institute. He also co-chairs the Department of Medical Education, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. He is the past president of the IHPBA, Indian Chapter. He has been a Consultant for curriculum development for Medical Council of India and National Board of examinations

S.S.Sikora

Dr Sadiq Sikora(MS, FACS, FRCS) is currently the Senior Consultant and Head of Department in Manipal Institute of Liver & Digestive Diseases, Banglore. Formerly he was additional Professor at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. He has done his basic education from AIIMS, New Delhi and superspecialization from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. His main areas of interests are Postcholecystectomy biliary injuries and Pancreatic diseases. He is currently the Secretary of the IHPBA, Indian Chapter.

Jagadeesh Singh

Dr Jagadeesh Singh (MD PDCC) is currently a Consultant in Interventional Radiology at Asian Institute Of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad. He has done his basic education from Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), New Delhi and specialization from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. His main areas of interest are Radiology Interventions in Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary disorders.

R.A.Sastry

Dr R.A.Sastry(MS FRCS) is currently the Senior Consultant, GI and HPB Surgery, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. He has done his basic education from PGIMER, Chandigarh. He is the former Professor and Head, Department. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. He is the President, International Hepato-pancreato-biliary Association (IHPBA, India) and Past President, Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology(IASG).

H Ramesh

Dr H Ramesh(MS MCh FACS FRCS) is currently the Director of Surgical Gastroenterology & Liver Transplantation, Lakeshore Hospital & Research Center, Cochin. Formerly he was the chief Surgeon at PVS Memorial Hospital, Cochin. He has done his basic education from PGIMER, Chandigarh. He is the Past President and past secretary of the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology(IASG). He is also the secretary of Indian Pancreas Club. His main area of interest is Pancreatic surgery.

Shailesh Shrikhande Dr Shailesh V. Shrikhande (MS MD) is currently

the Professor of Surgery and Head of GI and HPB Surgical Service and the Convener of GI Disease Management Group at the Tata Memorial Center in Mumbai, India. He has done his basic education from LT Medical College, Sion, Mumbai. He has received specialist training in Pancreatic Research and Pancreatic Surgery at the University of Bern, Switzerland and the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Currently he is the Chairman of Scientific Committee of Indian Chapter of IHPBA. He is also member in the Scientific Committee of International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and member of Asia Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.

C Palanivelu

Dr.C.Palanivelu (MS, MCh, DNB, FACS, FRCS, FICS) is currently the Chairman and Director of GEM hospital and research institute, Coimbatore. He has done his basic education from Coimbatore Medical College and super-specialization from Madras Medical College, Chennai. "He had received Dr BC Roy National Award" in the field of Medicine. He has served as the President of Association of Surgeons of India(ASI). He is the Founder President of Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India(AMASI).