Dr. Naveen Polavarapu
Transplant

Dr. Naveen Polavarapu

Senior Consultant, Medical Gastroenterologist, Liver Specialist, Lead – Advanced Endoscopic Interventions & Training, Clinical Director

Yashoda Hospitals• Hitec City, Hyderabad

25+ years of experience
Transplant Hepatology
MBBS, MRCP, FRCP, CCT, Liver Transplant Fellow

About the doctor

Dr. Naveen Polavarapu is a Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist and Liver Specialist at Yashoda Hospitals, Hitec City, with 24 years of medical practice. He has performed over 30,000 endoscopies, 10,000 colonoscopies, 9,000 ERCPs, and 9,000 EUSs. He completed MBBS in 2001 and pursued higher studies in the UK, receiving MRCP and FRCP credentials from Liverpool Deanery. His training includes Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at Aintree University Hospital and Liver Transplant Fellowship at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

Dr. Polavarapu has conducted extensive research in cholangiocarcinoma with over 30 peer-reviewed publications and presented abstracts at international conferences including BSG, UEGW, and AASLD, winning best poster awards. Since returning to India in 2014, he has mentored international students in endoscopic procedures and serves as an MRCP PACES examiner for the Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom (since 2018). He also directs Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Medvarsity University, India.

Area of expertise

Liver, pancreatic & bile duct diseasesTransplant hepatologyComplex gastrointestinal conditionsAdvanced endoscopic procedures (ERCP, Spyglass Cholangioscopy, EFTR, EUS, Spiral Enteroscopy, Third Space Endoscopy)Pediatric gastrointestinal carePreventive & screening services

Qualifications

MBBS

NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh

MRCP

London, UK

FRCP

Glasgow, UK

CCT (Gastro)

UK

Liver Transplant Fellow

Birmingham, UK

Professional Journey

  1. Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist and Liver Specialist, Yashoda Hospital, Hitec City
  2. Returned to India in 2014
  3. Liver Transplant Fellowship, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
  4. Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship, Aintree University Hospital
  5. MRCP and FRCP, Liverpool Deanery, UK

Awards & achievements

  • Best Hepatologist by Times of India, 2022
  • Rising Star in Gastroenterology by Times of India, 2018
  • Best Poster Award at BSG Conference, 2010
  • Gold Medal for Best Outgoing Student, University of Health Sciences, India, 2001
  • Gold medals in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Anatomy, and Physiology
  • First Class in 12 of 13 MBBS subjects
  • 2nd Prize in All India National Paediatric Quiz, 2000

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