Doctor Profile
Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin Chairman Liver Transplant
Liver Transplant
FRCS (Gen Surg) , FRCS (Glas) , FRCS (Edin) , Primary FRCS , MS (THESIS) , MBBS
Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon, India
38 Years Experience Overall
About Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin
- Leads India’s largest and one of the world’s most successful liver transplant programs at Medanta – The Medicity
- Renowned for a 95% success rate, performing 25–30 successful transplants every month
- Experience of 2500+ liver transplants — the highest in the country
- Performed 12,000+ complex liver, gall bladder, and bile duct surgeries
- Pioneer in establishing liver transplantation in India
- Trained most of the liver transplant teams in the country
Education and Training
- MBBS – All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1985
- FRCS – General Surgery – Royal College Of Surgeon Of Edinburgh, Uk, 1992
- FRCS – General Surgery – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS), Glasgow, 1993(
- FRCS – General Surgery – Intercollegiate Board in General Surgery (subspecialty – Transplant Surgery), 1997
Awards & Achievements
Padma Shri by the President of India – 2010
RD Birla Award – 2011
Swastha Bharat Samman – 2011
E-Medinews Award – 2012
Achievements listed in Limca Book of Records – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
DMA Award – 1990
Awarded Research Grant – 1996
Medindia Oration and Medindia Award – 2008
DMA Distinguished Services Award – 2013
British Transplantation Society Bursary – 1994 & 1997
MSOSA Award for Excellence – 2014
Doc n Doc Award for Excellence in Liver Transplantation – 2014
MT India Healthcare Award – 2016
Area of Expertise
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Primary Liver Cancer)
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Surgeries
- Choledochal Cyst
- Portal Hypertension
- Liver Surgeries
- Choledochal Cyst
- Portal Hypertension
Work Experience
- 1995 – 1998 Senior Registrar / SpR (years 4,5,6) at Addenbrooke’s Hospital
- 1998 – 2001 Senior Consultant, Hepatobiliary / Transplant Surgery at Apollo Hospital
- 2000 – 2000 Visiting Fellowship at The Liver Transplant Unit at Asan Medical Centre
- 2001 – 2010 Senior Consultant, Transplant / Hepatobiliary Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Professional Memberships
- Life Member of Association of Surgeons of India
- British Transplantation Society
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
- Indian Society of Organ Transplantation
- Indian Society of Gastroenterology
- Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology
- Indian Society of Nephrology
- Asian Society of Organ Transplantation
- International Society of Liver Transplantation
- Founder Member and Trustee of the Human Organ Procurement and Education (HOPE) Trust