Arvinder Singh Soin

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Arvinder Singh Soin
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Dr. Soin in 2021
Born (1963-01-05) 5 January 1963 (age 62)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
NationalityIndian
EducationMBBS (AIIMS), MS (AIIMS), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Glas), FRCS (Transplant Surgery) - Cambridge, UK
Known forPioneering Liver Transplantation, Transplant surgery, Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT)
Medical career
ProfessionHepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Surgeon
Institutions Medanta-The Medicity,
Sir Gangaram Hospital
Sub-specialtiesPioneer in Liver Transplantation,
Transplant surgery,
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT)
ResearchResearch in transplantation, University of Cambridge
Awards Padma Shri, RD Birla National Award, Swasth Bharat Samman Award- Zee TV, MSOSA Award for Excellence, Medical Statesman of the Year (2012) E-MEDINEWS AWARDS
Website livertransplantindia.com

Arvinder Singh Soin is an Indian surgeon and the Chief Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Surgeon & Chairman of the Institute of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Medanta-The Medicity. [1] Known for his work in the field of liver transplantation, Soin also runs the Liver Transplant institute at the Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai. He has performed more than 3500 living donor liver transplants in India. [2]

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Early life and education

Arvinder Singh Soin was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom in the year 1963. He studied medicine and surgery in India and the UK. He attended All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, where for 11 years obtaining MBBS and MS degrees. He specialized in liver and gastrointestinal surgery, and obtained FRCS (Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons) degrees from both Glasgow and Edinburgh in the UK. [3]

He trained and worked at the University of Cambridge for 5 years and the University of Birmingham for a year.[ citation needed ]

Honours

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References

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