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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|National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS)]] of India (2021-2024).