Dr. Johns Shaji Mathew Abdominal Transplant and Hepato - Pancreatico - Biliary Surgeon
Years of Experience : 15+
Nationality : India
Languages Known : English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil
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Dr. Johns brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our institution, having completed his super-specialty training in Surgical Gastroenterology (MCh) from India. He boasts a distinguished career as a Consultant Transplant and Hepato-pancreatico-biliary Surgeon in renowned medical institutions. His clinical proficiency encompasses advanced procedures such as living donor liver transplantation and minimally invasive HPB procedures, including robotic and laparoscopic techniques. Dr. Johns is a certified da Vinci® Xi robotic surgeon who has played an integral role in a team that successfully completed over 150 robotic liver surgery. Additionally, he actively engages in clinical research endeavors, with numerous publications in esteemed international journals and involvement in multiple clinical trials. His commitment to advancing medical knowledge is further underscored by his role as a member of the Vanguard Committee of the International Liver Transplant Society. With expertise in complex procedures and a focus on transplant oncology, he continues to make impactful contributions to the medical community.
Awards & Achievements
- International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) Travel Scholar Award 2020.
- Sagar Gupta Memorial Prize - Annamalai University 2017.
Research & Publications
- Antegrade Hepatic Artery and Portal Vein Perfusion Versus Portal Vein Perfusion Alone in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Trial. (2019). Liver Transplantation.
- Dengue Virus Transmission from Live Donor Liver Graft. (2019). American Journal of Transplantation.
- Dengue Virus Transmission from Live Donor Liver Graft: Comments and Clarifications. (2019). American Journal of Transplantation.
- Assessing Availability of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Resources. In Thesis Writing for Master's and Ph.D. Program.
- Biliary Complications Among Live Donors Following Live Donor Liver Transplantation. (2017). Surgeon.
- Intraductal Transanastomotic Stenting in Duct-to-Duct Biliary Reconstruction After Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Trial. (2017). Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
- Quality of Life of Liver Donors Following Donor Hepatectomy. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology.
- Pregnancy After Liver Transplantation: Outcomes from a Single-Center Experience. (2019). Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology.
- Liver Transplant in Acute Liver Failure - Looking Back. (2019). Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology.
- Small Bowel Transplant – Observations from Initial Setback. (2020). Indian Journal of Surgery.
- Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of N-acetylcysteine Infusion Following Live Donor Liver Transplantation. (2020). Hepatology International.
- Randomized Trial of Steroid-Free Immunosuppression with Basiliximab Induction in Adult Live Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT). (2020). HPB.
- Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure: Not Supportive Enough? (2021). Indian Journal of Surgery.
- Quality of Life 5 Years Following Transplantation. (2021). Indian Journal of Gastroenterology.
- Technique of Robotic Right Donor Hepatectomy. (2021). Journal of Minimal Access Surgery.
- Middle Hepatic Vein Reconstruction in Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. (2021). British Journal of Surgery.
- Robotic Surgery in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. (2022). GI Surgery Annual.
- Extended Criteria Donors for Robotic Right Hepatectomy - A Propensity Score Matched Analysis. (2022). Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences.
- Open to Robotic Right Donor Hepatectomy: A Tectonic Shift in Surgical Technique. (2022). Clinical Transplantation.
- Impact of Covid-19 on Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A National Survey. (2022). Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery.
- Liver Transplantation Society of India Guidelines for the Management of Acute Liver Injury Secondary to Yellow Phosphorus Containing Rodenticide Poisoning Using the Modified Delphi Technique of Consensus Development. (2020). Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology.
- Robotic Donor Hepatectomy: Guts to Change a Winning Team? (2019). Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology.
- Randomized Trial Between Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate [HTK] and Institute of George Lopez [IGL-1] Perfusion Solutions in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. (2019). Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology.
- Randomized Study on Steroid-Free Immunosuppression with Basiliximab Induction vs Standard Triple Drug Immunosuppression in Adult Live Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT). (2018). HPB.
- Robotic Donor Right Hepatectomy: Is it Just Flaunting the Scar? (2020). Gastroenterology.
- Randomized Trial of Polytetrafluoroethylene Graft vs. Native Recipient Portal Vein Graft for Middle Hepatic Vein Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT). (2019). Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology.
Education & Training
- 2017 AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
- MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology
- 2016 MIE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (Japan) One-month observership in the Department of HPB Surgery and Transplant
- 2014 ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
- Post-graduation in Master of Surgery (General Surgery)
- 2014 ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS EDINBURGH
- Member (MRCS)
- 2011 CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE
- Compulsory Rotatory Resident Internship
- 2010 MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY
- M.B.B.S (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery)
Expertise
- Liver Transplantation (Deceased Donor and Living Donor)
- Minimal access surgery (Laproscopic and Robotic)
- Complex Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Transplant Oncology
Membership
- Member of the Vanguard Committee of the International Liver Transplant Society
- Member of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
- Member of the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS)
- Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS)
- Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
