Indian surgeon to perform liver transplant surgeries in Karachi, train Pak doctors

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New Delhi: A renowned Indian surgeon, Dr Subhash Gupta, is all set to perform three to four liver transplant surgeries in Karachi, as per a report by Pakistan media.

It is reported that Dr Gupta will arrive with his team at the Ojha campus of the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) in Karachi this month.

“Dr Gupta is coming to Karachi this month to carry out three to four liver transplant surgeries at the Ojha campus of DUHS,” announced DUHS Vice-Chancellor Prof Saeed Quraishy at a medical conference on gastroenterology and liver diseases, reportedly.

Dr Gupta will also train a team of doctors there to perform complicated surgeries without the supervision of senior foreign doctors.

The 56-year-old surgeon, based in Delhi, is currently the chairman of the Liver and Biliary Sciences department at Max Super Speciality Hospital.

He had performed liver transplant surgeries in Pakistan in December 2017.