Two Eminent Liver Transplant Experts Join KIMS In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Two eminent doctors in liver transplant, Dr Ashim Das and Dr Ashok Kumar Choudhury, have joined the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), here.

Dr Ashim Das, member of the Royal College of Pathology and Fellow of the Royal College of Pathology London, has joined KIMS as a visiting professor in Hepatopathology. Dr Das, who has worked as a faculty in Histopathology in PGIMER Chandigarh from 1990 till 2021, is a respected name internationally. He will guide MD, DM and PhD scholars and the team of faculties in the KIMS’ Liver Transplant Programme.

Dr Ashok Kumar Choudhury, MD in Medicine, has joined as the honorary professor in the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. A well-known clinician, Dr Choudhury possesses 12 years of experience in Transplant Hepatology at the prestigious Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi.

Actively engaged in research and social work, Dr Choudhury has published 84 research articles guidelines and has 2,873 citations and high H-index to his credit. Dr. Choudhury has been a visiting faculty to Hum Lee Liver Transplant Centre, Richmond USA and fellow observer in Liver Intensive Therapy Unit, King’s College Hospital London.