Arvinder Singh Soin

Arvinder Singh Soin
Dr. Soin in 2021
Born	(1963-01-05) 5 January 1963 (age 62) Birmingham, United Kingdom
Nationality	Indian
Education	MBBS (AIIMS), MS (AIIMS), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Glas), FRCS (Transplant Surgery) - Cambridge, UK
Known for	Pioneering Liver Transplantation, Transplant surgery, Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT)
Medical career
Profession	Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Surgeon
Institutions	Medanta-The Medicity, Sir Gangaram Hospital
Sub-specialties	Pioneer in Liver Transplantation, Transplant surgery, Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT)
Research	Research 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]

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

• Padma Shri in 2010 for pioneering the development in Liver Transplantation in India.[4]
• RD Birla Outstanding Clinician of the Year Award for 2010 [5]

References

1. "Dr. AS Soin, Chairman of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine". Retrieved 29 May 2021.
2. "Dr. AS Soin - ILTS 2021". Retrieved 29 May 2021.
3. "Liver Transplant Surgery". Retrieved 29 May 2021.
4. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
5. "Dr Arvinder Singh Soin honoured with R D Birla Award". India Medical Times. 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

External links

• NDTV expert panel
• R D Birla Award Indian Express 17 April 2011
• Dr. Soin's profile at WhatClinic
• Dr. Soin at MyDocAdvisor
• Dr. Soin receives R.D. Birla award Archived 11 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine
• Miracle Worker
• Medanta Institute of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine
• Medanta Mediclinic brings world-class liver care to Jammu
• National Health Protection Scheme: Hope Or Hype? - Blog by Dr. Soin
• Medanta organises International Liver Symposium Liver Symposium Organised by Dr. Soin
• World's Smallest baby gets Liver Transplant from Dr. Soin's Team