Chairman, Institute of Digestive & Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta – The Medicity
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Delhi Medical Council (DMC) & Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
Dr. Randhir Sud is the Chairman of the Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram. Recipient of the Padma Shri award, he is a pioneer in therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy, pancreatic-biliary disorders, and digestive health with over 35 years of clinical practice.
Gastroenterology, Therapeutic Endoscopy, Hepatobiliary Diseases, GERD, IBD
35+ Years Gastroenterology & Digestive Medicine
Chairman, Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram, Delhi NCR
“Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in Complex Pancreaticobiliary Strictures and Pancreatic Calculi”
Institution: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Doctorate of Medicine (DM) dissertation on interventional endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided drainage, biliary metallic stenting, and pharmacological prophylaxis against post-ERCP pancreatitis.
Dr. Sud reports no commercial conflicts of interest or device manufacturer sponsorships.
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