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Shiv Kumar Sarin | |
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Born | India | 20 August 1952
Occupation(s) | Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist |
Awards | Padma Bhushan Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize TWAS International Prize G-Files awards Om Prakash Bhasin Award |
Shiv Kumar Sarin is an Indian physician; an outstanding hepatologist (Liver specialist), gastroenterologist, translational scientist, accomplished researcher, mentor, and a gifted teacher. Under the aegis of Delhi Govt., he set-up the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS); the largest liver hospital and a deemed Liver University, and a WHO Centre. He is a prolific researcher with an H-index of 116. He has received Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize,[1] The World Academy of Science Prize, and Padma Bhushan in 2007.[2] He served as Chairman Board of Governors of Medical Council of India and shaped the New Medical Education Vision, including NEET and NEXT exams. He is a leader in science and served as the President of the Asian Pacific Association for study of Liver and is currently the President of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) of India (2021-2024).