Dr. Somashekara H R

Senior Consultant- Pediatric Hepatology & Liver transplantation

Liver Transplant

Rainbow Children's Hospital Sholinganallur, Chennai - Chennai, India

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Qualification

MBBS., DCH., DNB (CMC Vellore); FPGHN (Kings College, London); Fellowship in Pediatric Hepatology (Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK)

Languages

English Hindi Kannada Malayalam Tamil

Work Experience

20 Years

Awards & Achivements

Dr. Somashekara has numerous publications in both national and international journals
contributing significantly to the field of pediatric hepatology and gastroenterology.

Memberships

• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES): Member of the international society promoting minimally invasive surgery.
• Asia-Pacific Hernia Society: Member of the society focused on hernia research and education.
• European Association of Transluminal Surgery (EATS): Member of the association dedicated to endoscopic surgery.
• Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (IAGES): Member of the Indian society for gastrointestinal endoscopic surgeons.
• Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI): Member of the Indian association for minimal access surgeons.
• Obesity and Metabolic Surgical Society of India (OSSI): Member of the Indian society for obesity and metabolic surgery.
• Indian Association of Pancreatology (IAP): Member of the Indian association for pancreatology.

Area of Interest

• Pediatric Hepatology: Diagnosis and management of liver diseases in children.
• Liver Transplantation: Performing and managing pediatric liver transplants.
• Pediatric Gastroenterology: Addressing gastrointestinal disorders in children.

Dr. Somashekara HR. is a seasoned and internationally trained doctor with over two decades of professional experience. He is a reputed and dedicated Pediatric Hepatologist and Liver transplant Physician who has a passion for child care and wellbeing. He has a vast experience in managing children with common ailments and good expertise in managing children with complicated gastrointestinal and liver disorders Along with his MBBS, DCH and DNB degrees, Dr Somashekara also has a RCPCH Fellowship inPediatric Hepatology, Gastroenterology & Nutrition from the renowned Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London to his credit. He also has a Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology form Birmingham Children’s Hospital, United Kingdom. He has completed his core Pediatric training from World renowned Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore. While working as a resident trainee, Dr Somashekara acquired impeccable skills in performing procedures such as liver biopsy, abdominal paracentesis, upper GI endoscopies, Sclerotherapy, Banding Sigmoidoscopy, etc. He established the division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Narayana Hospitals, Bommasandra, Bangalore. He has been a part of Liver transplant team at Narayana Hospitals and Gleneagles Health City, Chennai and has several Liver transplants in children to his credit. Dr. Somashekara H. R. has received several awards and accolades for his academic performance throughout his learning years including the best outgoing student award from CMC Vellore. He’s also contributed to multiple research papers that have been published by renowned medical journals.