The department consists of a reputed Doctor’s like Dr. SANJAY KUMAR SOMANI (MD Medicine, DM Gastroenterology from Sanjay Gandhi PGI, FIACM, FIMSA, MACG). He is the leading Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist and interventional endoscopist at Sahara hospital. Dr. Somani was associated with renowned hospital like Apollo Hospitals in India and abroad, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) Hyderabad, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute (SGPGIMS) Lucknow and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi in India and was Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist at Apollo Hospitals, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Dr. Amit Srivastava (MD) working as senior registrar, is Certified by The Johns Hopkins University & did Post Graduate Certificate Course provided by the American College of Gastroenterology. He is expert in all GI problems.

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services

The Gastroenterology department offers consultation for all digestive disorders, including diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon/rectum) as well as the liver, pancreas, gall bladder and bile duct. We provide a wide range of diagnostic and interventional endoscopy modalities .The endoscopy suite is equipped with the state of the art Fujinon 4400 series with FICE function which is helpful in early detection of gastrointestinal cancers and other pathologies.

In addition, there is a dedicated C-arm for image guidance. Also, ERBE vio electro surgical unit is used for various interventional procedures.

The endoscopy unit provides comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. Accurate diagnosis is facilitated by modalities like esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy, colonoscopy and ERCP. Procedures like endoscopic variceal ligations, CBD / pancreatic duct stone retrieval, balloon dilation and stenting of strictures and liver biopsy are also available.

We employ a multidisciplinary approach to the care of patients, meaning specialists from many different departments work together to plan your care. Specialists in gastroenterology collaborate with specialists in surgery, anesthesiology, and radiology.

Similarly, specialists in gastroenterology collaborate with specialists in GI and laparoscopic surgery, pathology, anesthesiology, and interventional radiology to deliver complete care and cure to the patients.

A dedicated team of Pediatric Gastroenterology caters to the GI disorders of the Pediatric age group
New Age Protocols. New Age Cure.

• State of the art endoscopy suite.
• Latest generation endoscopes with multiband imaging (FICE).
• Wireless capsule endoscopy of small intestine & large intestine.
• All therapeutic endoscopic procedures and ERCP under one roof.

General Gastroenterology

Disorders of the Esophagus Stomach and Small Bowel Disorders
Large Bowel Disorder of the Pancreas
Hepatic and Biliary Diseases
Liver & biliary disorder

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY

A camera capsule can be easily ingested which takes thousands of color photos of the digestive tract. Now we may view small intestine without endoscopic procedure. It is especially useful for bleeding from small intestine ulcerative lesions, polyps in the small intestine.