Navigating Liver Health: The Role of a Specialist Doctor
The liver, an intricate organ with multifaceted functions, plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health and well-being. However, liver disorders and diseases can significantly impact one's quality of life and require specialized care from a Liver Specialist Doctor. At the Gastro Liver Clinic in Chandigarh, we recognize the importance of expert medical attention in managing liver conditions. In this blog, we delve into the vital role of a Liver Specialist Doctor and the comprehensive care they provide to patients.
Understanding Liver Disorders: Liver disorders encompass a wide range of conditions that affect the liver's structure, function, and overall health. These may include hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver disease, liver cancer, autoimmune liver diseases, and others. Symptoms of liver disorders can vary widely, ranging from fatigue and jaundice to abdominal pain and swelling. Timely diagnosis and management are crucial to prevent complications and improve outcomes for patients with liver conditions.
The Role of a Liver Specialist Doctor: A Liver Specialist Doctor, also known as a hepatologist, is a medical expert with specialized training and experience in diagnosing, treating, and managing liver disorders. These highly skilled professionals play a pivotal role in providing comprehensive care to patients with liver-related issues. Here are some key aspects of their role:
Diagnosis: Liver Specialist Doctors are trained to perform thorough evaluations and diagnostic tests to identify liver disorders accurately. This may involve blood tests, imaging studies, liver biopsies, and other specialized procedures to assess liver function and determine the underlying cause of the patient's symptoms.
Treatment: Once a diagnosis is made, Liver Specialist Doctors develop personalized treatment plans tailored to each patient's specific condition and needs. Treatment strategies may include medication management, lifestyle modifications, dietary changes, and in some cases, surgical interventions or liver transplantation.
Disease Management: Liver Specialist Doctors oversee the long-term management of liver diseases, providing ongoing monitoring, medication adjustments, and supportive care to optimize patient outcomes. They work closely with patients to address symptoms, manage complications, and prevent disease progression.
Patient Education: In addition to providing medical treatment, Liver Specialist Doctors play a crucial role in educating patients about their liver condition, treatment options, and self-care strategies. They empower patients to make informed decisions about their health and actively participate in their treatment plan.
Collaboration: Liver Specialist Doctors collaborate with other healthcare professionals, including primary care physicians, gastroenterologists, oncologists, surgeons, and allied health professionals, to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care for patients with liver disorders. This interdisciplinary approach enhances patient outcomes and improves the quality of care delivered.
Conclusion: Liver disorders can have a profound impact on an individual's health and well-being, necessitating specialized care from a Liver Specialist Doctor. At the Gastro Liver Clinic in Chandigarh, our team of experienced hepatologists is dedicated to providing compassionate, expert care to patients with liver-related issues. Whether you're seeking diagnosis, treatment, or long-term management of liver conditions, you can trust our Liver Specialist Doctors to deliver personalized, comprehensive care tailored to your needs.
Visit the Gastro Liver Clinic in Chandigarh to learn more about our Liver Specialist Doctors and the services we offer for liver health and wellness. Schedule an appointment today and take control of your liver health with expert medical care.
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Dr. Deepak Koppaka
Consultant Medical Oncologist Care Hospitals, Hyderabad
Dr. Deepak Koppaka is an accomplished and skilled doctor in the field of Medical Oncology. He is a consultant Medical Oncologist at Care Hospitals, Hyderabad. He has an outstanding academic record with a great inclination toward research. Also, he acquired in-depth exposure in his fields of interest through his extensive projects and publications.
Dr. Deepak Koppaka, is the best Medical Oncologist in hyderabad and he is an accomplished and skilled doctor with in-depth exposure, an outstanding academic record with a great inclination toward research.
Phone Number: 9154143858
My Qualifications
MBBS, MBBS - G.S.L. Medical College - Rajahmundry (NTRUHS)
MD , MD - Radiation Oncology - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Medical Oncology, DM - Medical Oncology - Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bangalore (RGUHS)
Experience
Consultant Medical Oncologist , CARE Hospitals - 2020 to present,Hyderabad
Consultant Medical Oncologist , American Oncology Institute/Citizens,Hyderabad
Memberships
Association of Radiation Oncologists of India
European Society for Medical Oncology
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Indian Society of Oncology
Research Presentation
UAE Cancer Congress 2017 (UAECC17), Dubai UAE - Poster Presentation
Indian Cancer Congress 2017, Bangalore India - Poster Presentation
ESMO Asia 2017 Congress 2017, Singapore - Poster Presentation
Selected for Mini Oral presentation at ESMO Asia 2018 Congress 2018, Singapore National level
NZAROICON-2013, Best Paper Presentation
Indian Society of Oncology (ISO) 2017, Third prize Innovation in Oncology-Lung cancer edition
Indian Cancer Congress 2017, ESMO-Asia travel grant- ISMPO
Dissertations and Projects
Impact of integration of Positron Emission Tomography-Computer Tomography (PET-CT) in Radiotherapy planning of Non-Small Cell Carcinoma Lung (PGIMER) - Dissertation (M.D.)
Assessment and comparison of CISNE model versus MASCC model in clinically stable febrile neutropenic patients. Kidwai Cancer Institute - Dissertation (D.M.)
Ex vivo expansion and characterization of circulating non-small cell lung cancer cells for individualized drug susceptibility testing. Kidwai Cancer Institution, Institute of Bioinformatics
Concordance between clinically relevant targetable mutations detected on tumor tissue and cell-free tumor DNA using next-generation sequencing in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A prospective study. Kidwai Cancer Institution, Indian Institute of Science
A study of recurrent /metastatic breast cancer in relation to their primary subtype, a pattern of recurrence, and the discordance rate of ER, PR, and HER2. Kidwai Cancer Institute.
A Prospective Study to Determine the Clinical Characteristics and Response to Treatment in Double Expressor DLBCL among All DLBCL Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India. Kidwai Cancer Institute.
CXCR-4 expression and its correlation with Clinical- Biological characteristics in patients with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Kidwai Cancer Institute.
A Prospective study to evaluate Pathological, Radiological response, Toxicity profile, and Pharmacoeconomics of IAP and AP Regimens in localized high-grade osteosarcoma as Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Role of pre-phase treatment prior to definitive chemotherapy in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Publications
Koppaka D, Kapoor R, Bahl A, Bansal A, Mittal BR, Et Al. (2015) Impact Of Integrating Pet-Ct In Radiotherapy Planning Of Non-Small Cell Carcinoma Lung: Dosimetric And Radiobiological Comparison. J Integr Oncol 4:139. Doi:10.4172/2329-6771.1000139.
Abraham, Linu, A Rudresha, Smitha Saldanha, Deepak Koppaka, Lakshmaiah Kuntegowdanahalli, Lokanatha Dasappa, And Pretesh Kiran. 2016. 'Gemcitabine-Induced Supraventricular Tachycardia: A Rare Manifestation', Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal, 5: 200-02.
Haleshappa RA, Koppaka D, Thanky AH, Padma M, Amirtham U, Kuntegowdanahalli LC, Kanakasetty GB, Dasappa L, Jacob LA, Mc Babu S, Lokesh KN. Genito-Urinary Malignancies In Patients With Disorders Of Sexual Development: An Experience From A Regional Cancer Center.
Rudresha, A. H., Abhishek Anand, K. C. Lakshmaiah, K. Govind Babu, D. Lokanatha, Amirtham Usha, Linu Abraham Jacob, Suresh Babu, K. N. Lokesh, L. K. Rajeev, And Deepak Koppaka. 2017. ‘Clinicopathological Profile And Treatment Outcome Of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Breast At A Tertiary Cancer Center In South India’, Memo - Magazine Of European Medical Oncology, 10: 259-62.
Lakshmaiah, K. C., A. Anand, K. G. Babu, L. Dasappa, L. A. Jacob, M. C. S. Babu, K. N. Lokesh, A. H. Rudresha, L. K. Rajeev, S. C. Saldanha, G. V. Giri, And D. Koppaka. 2017. ‘Role Of Taxanes In Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Study From Tertiary Cancer Center In South India’, World J Oncol, 8: 110-16.
Jacob, Linu, Abhishek Anand, Kuntegowdanahalli Lakshmaiah, Govind Babu, Dasappa Lokanatha, M Suresh Babu, Kadabur Lokesh, Antapura Rudresha, L Rajeev, And Deepak Koppaka. 2018. ‘Clinicopathological Profile And Treatment Outcomes Of Bilateral Breast Cancer: A Study From Tertiary Cancer Center In South India’, Indian Journal Of Medical And Paediatric Oncology, 39: 58-61.
Lokanatha, D., A. Anand, K. C. Lakshmaiah, K. Govind Babu, L. A. Jacob, M. C. Suresh Babu, K. N. Lokesh, A. H. Rudresha, L. K. Rajeev, S. C. Saldanha, G. V. Giri, D. Koppaka, And R. V. Kumar. 2017. ‘Primary Breast Angiosarcoma - A Single Institution Experience From A Tertiary Cancer Center In South India’, Breast Dis.
Kadabur, L., D. Koppaka, G. B. Kanakasetty, A. Usha, L. C. Kuntegowdanahalli, L. Dasappa, L. A. Jacob, S. Babu, R. A. Haleshappa, A. Abhishek, And L. K. Rajeev. 2017. ‘Dual Mutations And Complex Mutations In Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Single-Institution Experience From South India’, Indian J Cancer, 54: 228-30.
Lakshmaiah, K. C., Asati, V., Babu, K. G., Lokanath, D., Jacob, L. A., Babu, M. C., Lokesh, K. N., Rajeev, L. K., Rudresh, A. H., Saldanha, S., Koppaka, D., Patidar, R. And Premalata, C. S. (2018), Role Of Pre phase Treatment Prior To Definitive Chemotherapy In Patients With Diffuse Large B‐Cell Lymphoma. Eur J Haematol.
Govind Babu K, Anand Abhishek, Lakshmaiah Kuntegowdanahalli C, Lokanatha Dasappa, Jacob Linu Abraham, Babu MC Suresh, Lokesh Kadabur N, Rudresha Haleshappa A, Rajeev Lakkavalli K, Saldanha Smitha C, Giri GV, Chethan R, Koppaka Deepak, Panwar Dipti And Kumar Rekha V (2018) Correlation Of BMI With Breast Cancer Subtype And Tumour Size. Cancer 12 845.
Lokesh KN, Anand A, Lakshmaiah KC, Babu KG, Lokanatha D, Jacob LA, M. C. Suresh Babu, K. N. Lokesh, A. H. Rudresha, L. K. Rajeev, S. C. Saldanha, G. V. Giri, D. Panwar, D. Koppaka, R. Patidar. Clinical Profile And Treatment Outcomes Of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Single Institution Experience. South Asian J Cancer 2018;7:207-9.
Haleshappa RA, Koppaka D, Kuntegowdanahalli LC, Kanakasetty GB, Dasappa L, Jacob LA, Mc Babu S, Lokesh KN. Pattern Of Malignancies In Patients With HIV-AIDS: A Single Institution Observational Study. JCSO 2018;16(4):E188-E192.©2018 Frontline Medical Communications. Doi:
Babu KG, Patidar R, Kuntegowdanahalli CL, Dasappa L, Jacob LA, Babu S, AH Rudresha, KN Lokesh, LK Rajeev, Koppaka D, Asati V. Metastatic Synovial Sarcoma: Experience From A Tertiary Care Center From India. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2018.
Jacob LA, Asati V, Lakshmaiah KC, Govind B, Lokanatha D, Babu S, Lokesh KN, Rudresh AH, Rajeev LK, Mulchandani JN, Anand A, Koppaka D, Suma MN. Primary Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphoma: A Single-Center 5-Year Experience. Indian J Cancer 2017;XX:XX-XX. DOI: 10.4103/Ijc.IJC_418_17.
Kanakasetty, G.B., Chethan, R., Lakshmaiah, K.C., Dasappa, L., Jacob, L.A., Babu, S., Lokesh, K.N., Haleshappa, R.A., Rajeev, L.K., Saldanha, S.C. And Deepak, K., 2019. Treatment Patterns And Comparative Analysis Of Non-Intensive Regimens In Elderly Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients—A Real-World Experience From India. Annals Of Hematology, 98(4), Pp.881-888.
Balakrishnan, A., Koppaka, D., Anand, A., Deb, B., Grenci, G., Viasnoff, V., Thompson, E.W., Gowda, H., Bhat, R., Rangarajan, A. And Thiery, J.P., 2019. Circulating Tumor Cell Cluster Phenotype Allows Monitoring Response To Treatment And Predicts Survival. Scientific Reports, 9(1), P.7933.
Babu KG, D. Koppaka, Lokanatha D, Jacob LA, M. C. Suresh Babu, K. N. Lokesh, A. H. Rudresha, L. K. Rajeev, S. C. Saldanha, Anand A, Vikas A, Chethan R, Vedam L. Detection Of Clinically Relevant Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Pathway Mutations In Circulating Cell-Free Tumour DNA Using Next-Generation Sequencing In Squamous Cell Carcinoma Lung. South Asian J Cancer 2018
Ali MA, Babaiah M, Mariappan P, Sinha S, Muralidhar KR, Ponaganti S, Shah PA, Vuba SP, Gorla AKR, Koppaka D. A Rare Case Of Recurrent Paget’s Disease Of The Vulva And Gluteal Region Treated With Radiation Therapy. Appl Rad Oncol. 2020;9(1):44-47
Jotwani AK, Jain R, Sharma V, Goud RS, Haranath R, Koppaka D, Mishra A, Komanduri SK, Chilukuri RP, Sangwan H. Development Of" Online Cancer Patient Assistance Pathway"(OCPAP) Technology Platform To Provide Treatment Guidance For Cancer Patients In Developing Countries.
BABU G, KC L, JACOB AL, KN L, AH R, LK R, Koppaka D, Asati V, Patidar R. REAL WORLD COMPARISON OF THE TWO HYPOMETHYLATING AGENTS IN ELDERLY ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA PATIENTS-SINGLE INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE FROM INDIA: PB1752. hemisphere. 2019 Jun 1;3:805.
Rajegowda C, BABU G, KC L, JACOB AL, KN L, AH R, LK R, Koppaka D, Asati V, Patidar R. CXCR-4 EXPRESSION AND ITS PROGNOSTIC IMPACT IN DE NOVO ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA PATIENTS-SINGLE INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE FROM SOUTH INDIA: PB1704. hemisphere. 2019 Jun 1;3:785.
Koppaka D, Kuntegowdanahalli LC, Lokanath D, Govind Babu K, Jacob LA, Suresh Babu MC, Lokesh KN, Rudresha AH, Rajeev LK, Smitha SC, Anand A. 421O Assessment And Comparison Of CISNE Model Versus MASCC Model In Clinically Stable Febrile Neutropenia Patients. Annals Of Oncology. 2018 Nov 1;29(Suppl_9):Mdy444-001.
Babu G, Deepak K, Balakrishnan B, Biswas M, Prasath A, Radhakrishnan P, Chatterjee A, Thiyagarajan S, Chaudhuri P, Majumder PK. 1838P CANscript™ As A Patient-Derived Predictive Platform For Individualizing Treatment In Lung Cancer. Annals Of Oncology. 2018 Oct 1;29(Suppl_8): Mdy303-008.
Babu G, Deepak K, Balakrishnan B, Biswas M, Prasath A, Radhakrishnan P, Chatterjee A, Thiyagarajan S, Chaudhuri P, Majumder PK. 1838P CANscript™ As A Patient-Derived Predictive Platform For Individualizing Treatment In Lung Cancer. Annals Of Oncology. 2018 Oct 1;29(Suppl_8): Mdy303-008.
Babu G, Koppaka D, Vl R. P2. 01-125 EGFR Mutations By NGS In Advanced Squamous Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology. 2018 Oct 1;13(10): S713.
Koppaka D, Lakshmaiah KC, Babu KG, Dasappa L, Jacob LA, Babu MC, Lokesh KN, Rudresha AH, Rajeev LK, Saldanha SC. 246P Clinical Profile And Outcomes Of Carcinoma Anal Canal: A Single Institution Experience. Annals Of Oncology. 2017 Nov 1;28(Suppl_10):Mdx660-053.
Awards and Accomplishments
Silver Medal (first-order) in MD Radiation Oncology at PGIMER, Chandigarh
Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology: Gold Medal (Best outgoing Medical Oncology Postgraduate, National Level)
Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology- Torrent Young Scholar Award (National Level) - Winner
Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology- Torrent Young Scholar Award, (National Level) Best Orator Award
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Asia 2018 Congress- Merit Award
36th ICON (Indian Cooperative Oncology Network) - National level Quiz - First place
37th ICON (Indian Cooperative Oncology Network) - National level Quiz - Second place
Innovation in Oncology-Lung cancer edition, Indian Society of Oncology (ISO) - National level Quiz - First place
4th Sun's Platform for Education, Awareness & Knowledge (SPEAK), National level Quiz - First place
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