Dr. Charles Panackel

Senior Consultant - Hepatology and Liver Transplantation

Aster Medcity

Dr. Charles Panackel is a renowned gastroenterologist and hepatologist with more than 15 years of experience. He is trained in advanced therapeutic endoscopy including, EUS and ERCP, and has vast experience in pre-transplant and post-transplant patients care. His area of interest includes liver transplantation, viral hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis and its complications, and liver cancer.

Speciality

Hepatology, Liver

Education

MBBS, Govt Medical College Kottayam (1997)
MD (Internal Medicine), Govt Medical College Trivandrum (2002)
DNB (Internal Medicine), NBE Delhi (2005)
DM (Gastroenterology), Govt Medical College Trivandrum (2008)
Fellowship in Hepatology, NUH Singapore (2015)
FRCP, Edhin (2019)
FISG

Areas of Expertise

Integrated Liver Care
Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy

Working

Aster Medcity, Kochi

Awards And Honours

Set up the Cadaveric Liver Transplant Unit at Medical Trust Hospital along with Dr. Deepak Varma in 2012
Visitor observer in Liver Transplantation at Addenbrookes, Cambridge
Contributed chapters in various medical textbooks
Authored several articles

Memberships

Member National Academy of Medical Sciences, India (MNAMS) - 2016
Fellow Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh)
Fellow of Indian Society of Gastroenterology - 2022
American Association for the study of liver disease (AASLD)
European Association for the study of liver disease (EASL)
International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS)
Asia pacific association for the study of liver disease (APASL)
International Liver Cancer Association
Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Association of Physicians of India (API)
Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
Liver transplantation society of India (LTSI)