Dr Vinay Kumar B R is a highly trained Hepatologist with extensive experience in managing complex liver diseases, advanced endoscopic procedures, and liver transplantation care. He has a strong academic and research background with multiple national and international publications.
Dr. Vinay Kumar B R is a Consultant in Hepatology and Transplantation at Narayana Health, Bengaluru, with super-specialty training in hepatology from ILBS, New Delhi. He has extensive experience in managing acute-on-chronic liver failure, decompensated cirrhosis, refractory ascites, and TIPS. He is highly proficient in endoscopic procedures, including over 1000 diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies and ERCP. He is actively involved in liver transplantation care, from pre-operative workup to post-operative management of complications. He has presented at prestigious international meetings such as AASLD and has multiple publications in high-impact journals.
Areas of Expertise
- Management of Fatty liver, Alcohol related liver disease, Acute and chronic liver failure, Chronic liver disease- complications.
- Liver transplantation.
- Endoscopy- diagnostic and therapeutic (over 1000 procedures), including emergency therapeutic endoscopy for bleeding, ERCP
- ERCP and stenting.
- Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) and decompensated chronic liver disease (CLD)
- TIPS (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt)
- Plasma exchange.
- Management of HCC, cholangiocarcinoma.
- Pancreatic disease.
- Gall bladder stone and malignancy.
- Liver transplant patient management: pre-op workup, post-op monitoring, immunosuppression, management of rejection, biliary and technical complications
- Patient counselling and training subordinates in protocol-based management
