Dr. V. Y. Bhargav

Educational Qualifications

• M.B.B.S.
• M.D. (General Medicine)
• D.M. (Hepatology)

• 5+ years of Experience

Technical Skills

• Liver Biopsy: Percutaneous/USG-guided liver biopsy
• Endoscopic Procedures:
  • Diagnostic upper and lower GI endoscopy
  • Diagnostic side-viewing upper GI endoscopy
  • Endoscopic variceal ligation (banding)
  • Endoscopic variceal glue injection
  • Therapeutic endoscopy (injection therapy, argon plasma coagulation)
  • Snare polypectomy
  • Endoscopic foreign body removal
  • Biliary stent removal
• Fluid Drainage & Interventional Procedures:
  • Ascitic tapping (paracentesis) – therapeutic & diagnostic
  • Pleural fluid tapping (thoracocentesis) – therapeutic & diagnostic
  • Liver abscess drainage (percutaneous)

Areas of Expertise

• Liver Transplant & ICU Management:
  • Liver ICU care (pre- and post-liver transplant)
  • Post-transplant OPD management (immunosuppression)
  • Pre-liver transplant evaluation (donor & recipient)
• Acute & Chronic Liver Conditions:
  • Acute liver failure (including rat poison toxicity)
  • Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF)
  • Alcohol-associated hepatitis & alcoholic liver disease
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD/NASH)
  • Autoimmune hepatitis
  • Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) & primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
  • Cirrhosis of the liver
  • Portal hypertension & hepatic encephalopathy
  • Ascites & spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)
  • Hepatorenal syndrome
• Advanced Therapies & Rare Disorders:
  • Therapeutic plasma exchange
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Wilson’s disease & hemochromatosis
  • Extrahepatic portal venous obstruction
  • Porto-sinusoidal vascular disorders
• Dr Bhargav's research focuses on plasma exchange in liver diseases, fecal microbiota transplantation, and liver regeneration, aiming to advance hepatology and transplant medicine.

Publications

• Epstein-Barr virus mucocutaneous ulcer: A rare cause of drug-induced lower gastrointestinal bleed. (Case Report, Co-author) Gastroenterology Hepatology and Endoscopy Practice, Vol. 2, Issue 4, Oct-Dec 2022.
• Hyperacute liver failure masquerading as acute-on-chronic liver failure. (Case Report) Gastroenterology Hepatology and Endoscopy Practice.
• Immunosuppression: Induction and Immediate Maintenance in Liver Transplant Recipients. (Co-author) Gastroenterology Hepatology and Endoscopy Practice, 17 June 2021.
• Wilson disease presenting as ACLF: A mystery yet to be solved. (Letter to the Editor, Co-author) Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Sep-Oct 2020, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 529-530.
• Clusters and components of metabolic syndrome (MeS) as a predictor for fatty liver: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Diabetes, Vol. 12, Issue 4, pp. 434-441, Jan 2022.
• A study of plasma Nesfatin-1 in obese and non-obese individuals in relation to diabetes mellitus. Global Journal for Research Analysis, Vol. 7, Issue 10, Oct 2018.
• A study of serum apolipoprotein A1, apolipoprotein B, and lipid profile in stroke patients. Global Journal for Research Analysis, Vol. 7, Issue 9, Sep 2018.
• Small bowel adenocarcinoma masquerading as ileocolic intussusception. (Case Report, Co-author) Gastroenterology Hepatology and Endoscopy Practice.