Dr Chetan Kalal
Advanced Hepatology & Liver Transplant Medicine
Mumbai | Global Virtual Consults
Clinical Update 2026
Dr Chetan Kalal is among India’s leading hepatologists and liver transplant physicians, providing high-complexity liver care across Western India and for international patients seeking structured, decisive medical direction.
He is recognized as the first DM Hepatologist from Maharashtra, with advanced expertise in:
Decompensated cirrhosis management
Acute-on-chronic liver failure
Autoimmune and cholestatic liver diseases
Metabolic liver disease (MASLD/NASH)
Hepatocellular carcinoma coordination
Living donor liver transplant evaluation and aftercare
This is not general gastroenterology.
This is focused hepatology and transplant medicine.
IPD-Based Hepatology Leadership
Dr Kalal provides structured inpatient (IPD) hepatology management across Mumbai, including:
South Mumbai
Worli
Lower Parel
Dadar
Bandra
Khar
Juhu
Andheri
Kandivali
Pali Hill
Borivali
Thane
Navi Mumbai
Virar
Vasai
Each admission is managed through:
Daily hepatology-led review
Dynamic MELD and ACLF risk scoring
Sepsis surveillance protocols
Renal protection strategy
Early transplant window identification
Not reactive medicine.
Pre-emptive transplant strategy.
Decisive Second Opinion Model
For complex liver cases in India and abroad:
Failed treatment elsewhere
Conflicting biopsy interpretations
Borderline transplant listing
Suspected autoimmune overlap
Indeterminate Wilson disease
Rapidly rising bilirubin with unclear etiology
Dr Kalal provides:
✔ Structured record review
✔ Clear staging
✔ Risk stratification
✔ Binary decision pathway
Not “monitor and see.”
A defined direction.
Global Virtual Hepatology Consults
Patients consult from:
USA
UK
UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi)
Singapore
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Middle East
Paris and broader Europe
South Asia
International patients typically seek:
Transplant candidacy review
Cost-transparent India transplant pathway
Post-transplant complication management
MASLD reversal programs
AIH / PSC / PBC expert review
Consultation structure includes:
Pre-consult structured documentation intake
Time-zone synchronized virtual review
Written medical plan
Transplant feasibility discussion (if required)
Living Donor Liver Transplant Corridor (India Model)
India offers one of the world’s most experienced living donor transplant ecosystems.
Under hepatology supervision:
Donor suitability evaluation
Portal hypertension assessment
Pre-transplant optimization
Post-transplant immunosuppression oversight
Long-term graft surveillance
This is multidisciplinary coordination — not isolated specialty work.
Metabolic Liver Disease & Obesity-Hepatology Integration
With the global rise of MASLD:
Advanced fibrosis detection
FibroScan-guided staging
GLP-1 based metabolic intervention
Cirrhosis risk modification
Early transplant prevention strategy
This bridges endocrinology and hepatology — not silo medicine.
Why Patients Choose This Practice
High-net-worth and complex patients prioritize:
Clarity
Decisiveness
Structured care
Global standard protocols
Cost transparency (especially for transplant pathways)
They are not looking for reassurance.
They are looking for risk control.
Positioning Statement
Dr Chetan Kalal provides advanced hepatology and transplant medicine grounded in academic rigor, structured inpatient leadership, and globally accessible second opinions.
Not noise.
Not volume practice.
Precision liver medicine.
Appointment & Contact
Website: drchetankalal.com
Consult formats:
IPD hepatology admission management
Outpatient specialist consultation
Structured second opinion
International virtual consult
