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Dr Vijay Kumar H J

Medical Gastroenterologist

MBBS, MD(Medicine), DM Gastroenterology (SGPGI)

6 years experience overall

Apollo Hospitals, Opp.iim 154/11,bannerghatta Road. Bannerghatta Road.bangalore-560076 Ph:080-26304050, Bangalore

Specialities
  • UGI Endoscopy - Both diagnostic & therapeutic
  • Colonoscopy - Both diagnostic & therapeutic
  • EUS
  • ERCP
  • Achalasia Balloon dilatation
  • Esophageal structure dilatation
  • PEG placement
  • Intragastic Balloon Placement
  • Esophageal stenting
  • Luminal stenting
  • Esophageal manometry
  • Focused IBD clinics
  • Liver clinics
  • Management of Acute & Chronic Pancreatitis
Experience
  • Senior resident, SGPGI, Lucknow – 2016-2019
  • Associate Consultant, Sakra world Hospital, Bangalore- 2019-2021
  • Visiting Consultant, Sakra Premium Clinic & Fostr Clinic Bangalore.2020-2021
  • Consultant, Globe Healthcare, Lucknow- 2021-2022
Members ship
Certifications:
  • Fellow in Intensive care Medicine- Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore.
  • Training in Bariatric Endoscopy (ESG) - HM Sanchinarro University, Madrid.
  • EUS training- WEO International School of EUS

Memberships:

  • Indian Society of Gastroenterology
  • American college of Gastroenterology
  • World Endoscopic Organization
  • Indian National Association for Study of Liver
  • Indian Medical Association
Certifications
  • Stood first in Physiology, Preventive Medicine and Internal medicine at medical school.
  • Has won many Quizzes during Undergraduate and postgraduate medical days (APICON 2009 Karnataka, KAPICON 2014, RSSDI 2014, Hemato Oncology South Zone 2015 and many CPCs)
  • Won research & travel grant for- Singapore Hepatology Conference 2018 Singapore & Asia Pacific Digestive Week 2018
  • Seoul, Korea.
  • Blood transfusion is unlikely to be a source for hepatitis E virus transmission in India.Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 01 Apr 2020, 39(2):161-164
  • Liver disease severity is poorly related to the presence of restless leg syndrome in patients with cirrhosis, Neurology India Year : 2019  |  Volume : 67  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 732-737
  • Pharmacokinetics of Sofosbuvir in patients with HCV infection and CKD , NCT03883698.
  • Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: Clinical characteristics and management, Indian J Gastroenterol2021 Jun;40(3):338-343
  • The role of Serum Albumin and CRP as Biomarkers in hospitalized patients with community acquired Pneumonia

Presented papers at various Gastroenterology conferences

  • INASL2017 New Delhi -Experience of treating HCV genotype 3 chronic infection with directly acting antiviral drugs
  • ISGCON 2017 Bhubhaneshwar - Severity of liver disease and risk of restless leg syndrome in patients with Cirrhosis
  • INASL 2018, APASL 2018 New Delhi- Hepatitis E virus viremia is unlikely among healthy blood donors in India
  • APDW 2018 Seoul, Korea - Temporal profile of HEV RNA concentration in blood and stool in patients with acute hepatitis E
Services
  • UGI Endoscopy - Both diagnostic & therapeutic
  • Colonoscopy - Both diagnostic & therapeutic
  • EUS
  • ERCP
  • Achalasia Balloon dilatation
Languages spoken

English,Hindi,Kannada

Gender

male

Apollo Hospitals Bannerghatta Road

Apollo Hospitals, Opp.iim 154/11,bannerghatta Road. Bannerghatta Road.bangalore-560076 Ph:080-26304050, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560076