Dr. Anurag Shrimal is a highly experienced liver transplant surgeon with over 25 years of medical experience. He is currently working as the Director of Liver, Pancreas, HPB and Intestine Transplant at Gleneagles Hospital. Dr. Shrimal is known for handling complex transplant and liver-related surgeries with a strong focus on patient safety and long-term results.
He completed his MBBS from the University of Mumbai in 2001. He then went on to specialize in surgery by completing his MS in General Surgery in 2006, followed by a DNB in General Surgery in the same year from the University of Mumbai. His strong academic background and years of hands-on experience have made him a trusted name in transplant surgery.
Dr. Shrimal specializes in liver transplant surgery, pancreas and intestine transplant surgery, and HPB surgery, which includes surgeries of the liver, pancreas, and bile ducts. He has wide experience in performing multi-organ abdominal transplants and treats both children and adults who require liver transplants. He is also skilled in robotic surgery and provides treatment for kidney stone conditions, offering advanced and minimally invasive options to patients whenever possible.
He is actively involved in professional medical organisations and is a member of the Maharashtra Medical Council, the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation, the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, and the International Paediatric Transplant Association. These memberships reflect his continuous involvement in global transplant advancements.
Dr. Anurag Shrimal has achieved several remarkable milestones in the field of transplantation. He performed the world’s first composite vascularised liver and abdominal muscle transplant in an adult. He was also the first surgeon in India to successfully perform living donor liver surgery after weight-loss surgery. Another major achievement includes performing a liver transplant using India’s youngest neonatal donor, who was only 5 days old.
He led Western India’s first and largest series of pediatric and adult swap liver transplants and also performed Western India’s first ABO-incompatible pediatric liver transplant. Dr. Shrimal was part of Mumbai’s first successful simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant. With a 98% success rate in liver transplantation, he is widely regarded as one of the most reliable and skilled transplant surgeons in the country.
