Dr U V U Vamsidhar Reddy

Clinical Lead – Hepatology & Liver Transplantation
Qualification
MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Hepatology)
Speciality
Hepatology, Liver Transplantation, Advanced Liver Disease & Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Location
Chennai - Radial Road & Tirunelveli
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Dr. U. V. U. Vamsidhar Reddy is a Hepatology and Liver Transplantation specialist with more than 10 years of clinical experience in the evaluation and management of liver diseases. He currently serves as the Clinical Lead – Hepatology & Liver Transplantation at Kauvery Hospital, Chennai. He completed his MD in General Medicine from JIPMER, Puducherry, followed by advanced specialist training with a DM in Hepatology from PGIMER, Chandigarh, two of India’s leading Institutes of National Importance. His clinical expertise spans advanced liver disease, cirrhosis and its complications, acute liver failure, acute-on-chronic liver failure, alcohol-related liver disease, viral hepatitis, portal hypertension and hepatocellular carcinoma. Dr. Vamsidhar Reddy has extensive experience in liver transplantation, including comprehensive evaluation and management of patients before transplantation, care during the transplant period and long-term post-transplant follow-up. He is also experienced in managing critically ill patients with acute liver failure, advanced cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure. In addition to clinical hepatology and transplantation, he is trained in diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy and ERCP. His academic interests include clinical hepatology, liver failure, transplantation and advanced liver disease research, and he has been actively involved in teaching and mentoring medical residents, hepatology trainees and research scholars.

Profile at a Glance

  • Clinical Experience: 10+ years
  • Specialist Training: DM in Hepatology – PGIMER, Chandigarh
  • Core Expertise: Hepatology & Liver Transplantation
  • Advanced Liver Care: Cirrhosis, liver failure, ACLF and portal hypertension
  • Transplant Care: Pre-transplant, peri-transplant and post-transplant management
  • Procedural Expertise: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy & ERCP

Education & Medical Training

  • DM – Hepatology PGIMER, Chandigarh | 2018–2020
  • MD – General MedicineJIPMER, Puducherry | 2014–2017
  • MBBS Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences | 2007–2013

Teaching & Mentorship

Dr. Vamsidhar Reddy has been actively involved in academic teaching and mentorship across internal medicine and hepatology. His teaching experience includes mentoring:

  • Internal Medicine residents
  • Hepatology residents
  • PhD scholars

His academic interests include clinical hepatology, liver failure, liver transplantation and research in advanced liver disease.

  • Clinical Hepatology
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Advanced Liver Disease
  • Cirrhosis and its complications
  • Acute Liver Failure
  • Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
  • Alcohol-related Liver Disease
  • Viral Hepatitis
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Liver Critical Care
  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • ERCP

Conditions Treated

  • Fatty liver disease and metabolic liver disease
  • Alcohol-related liver disease
  • Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
  • Other viral hepatitis
  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Portal hypertension
  • Variceal bleeding
  • Ascites and other complications of cirrhosis
  • Hepatic encephalopathy
  • Acute liver failure
  • Acute-on-chronic liver failure
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Liver failure requiring transplantation
  • Complex and advanced liver diseases

Treatments & Procedures

  • Comprehensive hepatology evaluation and management
  • Liver fibrosis and liver disease assessment
  • Management of decompensated cirrhosis
  • Management of acute and chronic liver failure
  • Pre-transplant evaluation
  • Pre-, peri- and post-liver transplant care
  • Long-term liver transplant follow-up
  • Management of hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Loco-regional treatment planning for HCC
  • Diagnostic upper GI endoscopy
  • Therapeutic upper GI endoscopy
  • Lower GI endoscopic procedures
  • ERCP
  • Management of critically ill patients with liver disease

Special Clinical Interests

  • Alcohol-related liver disease
  • Viral hepatitis
  • Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
  • Liver transplantation
  • Advanced and complex liver disease
  • Liver critical care
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
  • American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
  • Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL)
  • Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
  • Tamil Nadu Chapter of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (TNISG)

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