Dr. Jayant Reddy

Biography

Dr. Jayanth Reddy is an outstanding surgeon who specializes in Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation surgery. His current job title is Lead Consultant - HPB & Liver & Pancreatic Transplant at Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road in Bangalore. He has more than ten years of experience taking care of complex hepatobiliary patients for both adults and children through clinical and academic training. In addition, he developed his identity as a surgeon by combining these skills with his experience building programs related to liver and multi-visceral transplantations. He graduated from excellent training institutions in India, as well as completing an ASTS-accredited Multi-Organ Abdominal Transplant Fellowship at Duke University Medical Centre, USA, and has developed improved outcomes for patients through the application of skills acquired while working overseas.

Dr Reddy is a Lead Consultant at Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road; He plays an important role in developing and optimising multidisciplinary pathways for living-donor/deceased-donor liver transplantations, pancreas transplantations & small intestine/multivisceral transplantations. His practice strives for the highest level of donor safety while providing the utmost care for recipients, which is why he is known as one of the most respected and knowledgeable authorities in the field of Hepatobiliary Surgery in the region and is often sought out as the best liver transplant surgeon for complex referrals in Old Airport Road.

His technical skills encompass advanced hepatic resections due to malignancy, ante-situm & ex-vivo resections of tumours involving Complex Hepatic Hyundai & Vascular Reconstruction during Complex Pancreatic & Hepatic Resections using Minimally Invasive techniques (Laparoscopic / Robotic) as well as the use of an Interventional Radiology Approach to the treatment of complex cases.

Dr Reddy has shown a commitment to providing complete treatment packages for patients affected by the full spectrum of HPB pathologies through his many successful Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantations, Split Liver Transplantations, ABO-incompatible Transplantations and Paediatric Liver Transplantations. He has demonstrated time and again that he can utilize his experience and skill set in tailoring the surgical treatment plan to the individual patient's physiology and level of disease burden while providing the highest quality of perioperative care through the use of an Interdisciplinary Approach comprising of Perioperative Critical Care, Interventional Radiology and Hepatology to Reduce Morbidity and Improve Recovery Time Effectively.

Dr. Reddy serves as an enthusiastic mentor/teacher, providing direct oversight on surgical training, including DNB and MCh programs. He trains not just trainees, but also international fellows from developing countries by providing them with surgical training as well as program management skills such as donor evaluation criteria; recipient selection criteria; immunosuppressive regimens and evidence-based perioperative management pathways. Through his academic publications, which include peer-reviewed articles, he discusses topics related to donor safety, transplant-related issues, surgical innovations, and continues his commitment to ensuring the safety of donors and improving outcomes for patients in order to protect them. In addition, Dr. Reddy has published many case reports and series documenting unique complications and surgical techniques to address them, and his articles can be found in mainstream HPB journals shaping the future of HPB surgical practice.

Dr. Reddy has blended program creation, social responsibility, and surgical excellence throughout his career. At the institutional level, he has contributed to the development of transplant protocols and quality-improvement measures that lower postoperative complications and standardise care; at prior centres, he helped establish affordable paediatric transplant initiatives that increased access to life-saving surgery for impoverished children. His reputation as a surgeon who creates sustainable services rather than just individual accomplishments is highlighted by these initiatives, accolades for surgical excellence, and frequent invitations to speak at national and international conferences. He continues to be involved in cooperative research and the creation of guidelines as a member of professional organisations such as the International Liver Transplant Society, ASTS, IHPBA, and the Liver Transplant Society of India.