Arvinder Singh Soin is an Indian surgeon and the Chief Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Surgeon & Chairman of the Institute of

Liver Transplantation Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a diseased liver with the healthy liver from another person (allograft). Liver transplantation is a treatment option for end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure, al ...

and

Regenerative Medicine Regenerative medicine deals with the "process of replacing, engineering or regenerating human or animal cells, tissues or organs to restore or establish normal function". This field holds the promise of engineering damaged tissues and organs by st ...

, Medanta-The Medicity. Known for his work in the field of liver transplantation, Soin also runs the Liver Transplant institute at the Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai. He has performed more than 3500 living donor liver transplants in India.

Early life and education

Arvinder Singh Soin was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom in the year 1963. He studied medicine and surgery in India and the UK. He attended

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS New Delhi), is a public medical research university and hospital in New Delhi, India. The institute is governed by the AIIMS Act, 1956 and operates autonomously under the Ministry of He ...

, where for 11 years obtaining MBBS and MS degrees. He specialized in liver and gastrointestinal surgery, and obtained FRCS (

Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) is a professional qualification to practise as a senior surgeon in Ireland or the United Kingdom. It is bestowed on an intercollegiate basis by the four Royal Colleges of Surgeons (the Ro ...

) degrees from both Glasgow and Edinburgh in the UK. He trained and worked at the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

for 5 years and the

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

for a year.

Honours

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

in 2010 for pioneering the development in Liver Transplantation in India. * RD Birla Outstanding Clinician of the Year Award for 2010

References

External links

NDTV expert panel

R D Birla Award
Indian Express 17 April 2011
Dr. Soin's profile at WhatClinic

Dr. Soin at MyDocAdvisor

Dr. Soin receives R.D. Birla award

Miracle Worker

Medanta Institute of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine

Medanta Mediclinic brings world-class liver care to Jammu

National Health Protection Scheme: Hope Or Hype? - Blog by Dr. Soin

Medanta organises International Liver Symposium
Liver Symposium Organised by Dr. Soin

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soin, Arvinder Singh Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Living people Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine 1963 births People from Gurgaon Medical doctors from Haryana 20th-century Indian surgeons