Dr. Rajiv Lochan

Fellowship & Membership

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Intercollegiate).
• Member, International Liver Transplantation Society.
• Founder member, Liver Transplant society of India.

Field of Expertise

• Liver transplantation
• Management of pancreatic cancer
• Hepato-cellular cancer and other forms of malignancy involving the liver and bile ducts
• Surgery of retroperitoneal sarcomas
• Acute and chronic pancreatitis
• Pancreas cancer (risk factors, early diagnosis, and management)
• Treatment of HCC
• Modulation of liver reperfusion injury following its transplantation
• Pediatric liver transplantation
• Increasing donor safety in LDLT

Languages Spoken

• English
• Kannada
• Hindi
• Tamil

Talks & Publications

• Can eating junk food cause liver cancer or fatty liver? Here's what doctors say - Dr. Rajiv Lochan, Lead Consultant – Liver Transplantation & Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport. Click Here
• The spirit of collaboration is the key to good outcomes in complex liver transplantation - Dr. Rajiv Lochan, Lead Consultant – Liver Transplantation & Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Manipal Hospitals. Click Here
• Healthy lifestyle, exercise beats liver disease - Dr. Rajiv Lochan J, Lead Consultant - HPB and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road. Click Here
• Do you have fatty liver? Know how this disease may result in insulin resistance - Dr. Rajiv Lochan J, Lead Consultant - HPB and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road. Click Here
• Liver transplantation in India - Dr. Rajiv Lochan J, Lead Consultant - HPB and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road. Click Here
• Dr. Rajiv Lochan on The body gives these signs when there is liver cirrhosis, know how to identify it | Onlymyhealth (Hindi).Click Here
• Dr. Nagendra Kumar VR on Severe Covid infection leads to surge in hepatitis cases | The New Indian Express | World Hepatitis Day.Click Here
• Dr. Rajiv Lochan J on People should not be afraid of hepatitis, it is necessary to be careful | Vijayavani | World Hepatitis Day.Click Here
• Dr. Rajiv Lochan, Dr. MC Uthappa, Dr. Amit Rauthan on Unseen Burden of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): Current treatment options | Voice of Healthcare.Click Here
• Dr. Rajiv Lochan on Paediatric deceased organ donation aspects unique to India and some solutions | BW Healthcare World.Click Here
• Dr. Rajiv Lochan on Explained: World Liver Day: Is Liver Disease Hereditary? Here Is What Experts Say. Click Here
• Dr. Rajiv Lochan and Dr. Raj Vighna Venugopal on Health Experts Express Concerns Over Rising Cases of Liver and Gastric Diseases in Eastern India | Kolkata & Guwahati. Click Here
• Dr. Rajiv Lochan on HPB and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Yeshwanthpur | Medgate Today. Click Here
• Manipal Hospital Yeshwanthpur: Dr. Rajiv Lochan on Explained: Elevated Liver Enzymes And End Stage Liver Disease | India Times. Click Here
• Health experts express concern over rising cases of liver and gastric diseases in Eastern India. Dr. Rajiv Lochan| United News of India. Click Here
• Dr. Rajiv Lochan on Is Liver Disease Hereditary? 5 Genetic Predisposition Of Liver Disease | The HealthSite. Click Here
• Dr. Rajiv Lochan on Liver Problem? VK Phone-In with Specialist Doctor | Vijaya Karnataka. Click Here
• Dr. Rajiv Lochan J on Six skin conditions that could be indicators of poor liver health | Happiest Health. Click Here

Awards & Achievements

• Endowment Scholarship during MBBS.
• Third Rank in the batch of 1987 – 88 (MBBS), University of Mysore.
• Best Outgoing Student in the batch of 1995 – 96 (MS), Bangalore University.
• First Rank and Association of Surgeons of India Gold Medal 1999 – MS (General Surgery).
• 2016 Adarsha Seva Sangha, Mysore: “Adarsha Pratibha Puraskara”.
• 2018 Distinguished Alumnus award: JSS University 2018.