Liver Transplantation
Deceased-donor and living-donor liver transplants for adults and children, including auxiliary and split-liver procedures for acute liver failure.
Liver · Pancreas · Intestine Transplant & HPB Surgery
Giving patients a second chance, one transplant at a time.
Dr. Gaurav Chaubal is Director of Multi-Organ Transplantation in Mumbai, with more than a decade spent in the operating room performing some of India's most complex abdominal organ transplants.
MBBS · MS (AIIMS, Gold Medalist) · MCh GI Surgery (AIIMS) · Fellowship, Duke University, USA
10+ yrsIn transplant surgery
10+Years in transplantation
250+Liver transplants involved in
9Transplant "firsts" pioneered
AIIMSGold Medalist, MS
About the Surgeon
A decade dedicated to the hardest cases in transplant surgery
There is a particular kind of medicine that asks everything of a surgeon. Long nights, split-second judgement, and families who have run out of other options. Liver, pancreas and intestine transplantation lives squarely in that space, and it is where Dr. Gaurav Chaubal has built his career.
As Director of Multi-Organ Transplantation, he has spent more than ten years performing cadaveric and living-donor abdominal organ transplants across some of India's leading programs. He was an integral part of the first 250 liver transplants at Global Hospital, Mumbai, later led the abdominal transplant and HPB surgery programs at Jupiter Hospitals in Thane and Pune, and went on to head multi-organ transplant and robotic surgery at Gleneagles Hospital, Mumbai.
What sets his practice apart is range. He operates on adults and children alike, handles single-organ and simultaneous multi-organ transplants, and brought one of the country's early robotic donor hepatectomy programs to life. For living donors, that means faster recovery, with smaller scars and less pain.
Patients and families tend to remember two things about him: that he answers the phone, and that he is in the hospital at 6 a.m. and again at 10 p.m. The technical brilliance is a given. The reassurance is what they hold on to.
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What Dr. Chaubal treats
From routine HPB surgery to the most demanding multi-visceral transplants, here are the areas he works in most.
Robotic Liver Transplant
Minimally invasive donor hepatectomy and robotic HPB surgery that is gentler on living donors, with quicker recovery and smaller incisions.
Pancreas & Kidney Transplant
Deceased-donor pancreas transplants and simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation for patients with diabetes and renal failure.
Intestine & Multivisceral Transplant
Living-donor and deceased-donor small intestinal transplants, including complex multivisceral cases rarely performed in India.
HPB & Cancer Surgery
Hepatectomy, liver resections for hepatocellular cancer, gallbladder and bile duct cancer, peri-hilar cholangiocarcinoma and bile duct injury repair.
Paediatric Transplant
Monosegment grafts for infants and living-donor procedures designed around the unique needs of the smallest patients.
Milestones
Procedures he performed before anyone else in the region
Pioneering work isn't a marketing line in transplant surgery. It means a patient who would otherwise have had no option at all. These are firsts attributed to Dr. Chaubal.
First dual lobe liver transplant western India
First monosegment liver transplant for infant of western India
First auxiliary liver transplant for acute liver failure western India
First split liver transplant for pediatric recipient western India
First Pancreas transplant of Mumbai
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First deceased donor small intestinal transplant western India
First pediatric living donor intestinal transplant in India
★ Co-Chair for Liver, Pancreas and Small Intestine at ZTCC Mumbai, and an Executive Member of the Liver Transplant Society of India.
Education & Training
The road to the operating table
A foundation built at India's top institutions and refined at leading centres across the USA and South Korea.
2013 to 2015
Fellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Duke University Hospital, USA. American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
2012 to 2013
Fellowship, GI & HPB Oncosurgery
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai.
AIIMS, New Delhi
MCh, Surgical Gastroenterology / GI Surgery
All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Gold Medalist
MS, General Surgery
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Top of his class.
Mumbai
MBBS
Seth GS Medical College.
South Korea
Advanced Liver Surgery Training
Seoul National University & Samsung Medical Centre.
In Their Words
What patients and families say
Verified patient stories shared on Practo, where Dr. Chaubal holds a 100% recommendation rate.
"After multiple surgeries at different hospitals, we felt helpless. Then we went to Dr. Chaubal and he saved me. He did the liver resection successfully after so many complications and I came home happily."
Padma Menon · Liver resection
"There are good doctors, great doctors, and then there is Dr. Gaurav Chaubal. He answered my panic call, consulted in the middle of a surgery, and took the utmost care of my father throughout. The most principled, hardworking doctor I have seen."
Verified Patient · Family of a transplant patient
"Visited experienced doctors around Mumbai for my father's liver surgery, but no one gave us confidence the way he did. Very calm, listens carefully, and genuinely there to care for the patient."
Santosh · Liver disease treatment
"We went to meet the doctor for my father. The treatment was excellent and there was no waiting time at all. I am fully satisfied with the care given."
Prashant Jain · Consultation
Common Questions
Frequently asked questions
What conditions does Dr. Gaurav Chaubal treat?
He specialises in liver, pancreas, kidney and intestine transplantation for both adults and children, along with hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery and complex abdominal cancer surgery. This includes liver tumours, gallbladder cancer, bile duct cancer and bile duct injuries.
Where does Dr. Chaubal practise?
He consults at Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital in Vile Parle West, Mumbai, and at Jupiter Hospital in Baner, Pune. Please call ahead to confirm clinic days and timings.
What is robotic liver transplant, and why does it matter for donors?
Dr. Chaubal performs minimally invasive robotic donor hepatectomy, removing a portion of the donor's liver through small incisions rather than a large open cut. For living donors, that typically means less pain, smaller scars and a faster return to normal life.
What are his qualifications?
MBBS (Seth GS Medical College), MS in General Surgery and MCh in GI Surgery, both from AIIMS, New Delhi, where he was a gold medalist. He also holds a Fellowship in Abdominal Transplant Surgery from Duke University, USA, and completed HPB oncosurgery training at Tata Memorial Centre.
How do I book a consultation?
You can request an appointment through the contact section below, or call the hospital directly. For transplant evaluations, it helps to bring recent reports, imaging and a summary of your medical history to the first visit.