Dr. D.K. Bhargava

MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Gastroenterology), FAMS, FACG (USA)

Senior Consultant – Liver Transplant Program (LTP) & Gastroenterology

45+ Years of Experience
Delhi NCR

Dr. (Prof.) Devendra Kumar Bhargava is an absolute colossus, a legendary pioneer, and one of the most prominent fathers of modern Indian Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Holding the elite rank of Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG), Dr. Bhargava spent over 25 years shaping apex medical care at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS, New Delhi), where he served as a senior Professor of Gastroenterology. As a central pillar of Indraprastha Apollo’s world-renowned Liver Transplant Program (LTP), he brings nearly half a century of clinical wisdom to the pre-operative evaluation and post-operative medical management of complex liver transplants. Globally recognized for his elite diagnostic precision, Dr. Bhargava combines monumental academic authority with an extraordinarily warm, comforting demeanor that has guided thousands of international liver failure patients safely toward a renewed lease on life.

  • Liver Transplant Medicine: Masterclass expertise in the comprehensive medical selection, pre-conditioning, and post-transplant immunosuppressant management for living-donor liver transplants.
  • Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis: Definitive medical protocols for managing advanced liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy.
  • Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy: Expert execution of high-risk endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), variceal bandings, and complex GI bleed management.
  • Viral Hepatitis & Fatty Liver Care: Creating cutting-edge, targeted medical interventions to arrest and reverse non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD/NASH) and Chronic Hepatitis B & C.

  • Conferred with the ultra-prestigious Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS) and Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG) for global clinical leadership.
  • Played a monumental, pioneering role in developing and standardizing the specialized medical hepatology protocols that support Apollo’s historic, high-volume liver transplant program.
  • Maintained a brilliant academic legacy at AIIMS, New Delhi, personally training, mentoring, and examining generations of India’s leading gastroenterologists.

  • Widely cited global researcher with hundreds of publications across top-tier international medical journals, focusing on therapeutic endoscopy and liver transplant long-term survival.
  • Frequent keynote speaker and international proctor invited by elite global hepatology conventions to chair panels on complex post-transplant immune-tolerance management.