Doctor Profile
Dr. Sakshi Karkra Head - Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Gastroenterology
MBBS, MD - Pediatrics
Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon, India
27+ Years Experience Overall
About Dr. Sakshi Karkra
- Dr. Sakshi Karkra is a Pediatrician and General Physician with 27 years of experience, currently practicing at Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon.
- She completed her MBBS from the University of Rajasthan in 1995.
- She earned her MD in Pediatrics from the University of Rajasthan in 1998.
Education and Training
- MBBS – University of Rajasthan (1995)
- MD in Pediatrics – University of Rajasthan (1998)
- MRCPCH
- Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Liver Transplantation
- Trained in GI Neurophysiology (in USA)
- Advanced Program in Critical Care Nutrition – Royal College of Physicians, UK
Awards & Achievements
Numerous publications in national & international medical journals
Contributed chapters in medical textbooks for postgraduate students
Received appreciation awards, for example for her work at Medanta – The Medicity
Area of Expertise
- Upper GI Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Removal of foreign bodies (GI tract)
- Endoscopic variceal ligation
- Stricture & Achalasia dilatation
- Polypectomy
- Liver biopsy
- Anal and Colonic manometry
- Paracentesis
- Hydrostatic reduction of intussusception
- pH & Impedance studies, Transit studies, Breath tests etc.
Work Experience
- Head of Department, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology – Artemis Hospital, Gurugram
- Senior Consultant, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology – Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon
- Consultant Pediatrician & Gastroenterologist – Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon
- Worked in Liver Transplantation units with a focus on pediatric patients
- Clinical and teaching experience spanning 25+ years in Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology
Professional Memberships
- Member – International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS)
- Member – Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
- Member – Indian Motility and Functional Diseases Association (IMFDA)
- Member – Indian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (ISPGHAN)
- Member – Indian Academy of Pediatrics (MIAP)
- Member – Indian Medical Association