Expert Hepatology & Liver Transplant Care by Dr. Chetan Kalal

Advanced Liver Disease. Decisive Clinical Direction.

When liver disease becomes complex, patients need more than another opinion—they need a clear clinical strategy.

Dr. Chetan Kalal is an Associate Director – Hepatology & Liver Transplant Medicine, recognized for managing advanced liver diseases, liver failure, transplant evaluation, and long-term post-transplant care. As the first DM Hepatologist from Maharashtra, he combines evidence-based medicine with multidisciplinary expertise to deliver comprehensive care for patients across India and internationally.

Whether you are seeking an expert second opinion, urgent inpatient (IPD) management, transplant evaluation, or long-term hepatology follow-up, every consultation is focused on arriving at the most appropriate treatment pathway.

Comprehensive Hepatology Services

Advanced Liver Disease

• Liver Cirrhosis

• Acute Liver Failure

• Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF)

• Portal Hypertension

• Ascites

• Hepatic Encephalopathy

• Gastrointestinal bleeding related to liver disease

Fatty Liver & Metabolic Liver Disease

• MASLD (formerly NAFLD)

• MASH

• Obesity-related liver disease

• Diabetes-associated liver disease

Viral Hepatitis

• Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis C

• Hepatitis E

• Complex antiviral management

Autoimmune & Cholestatic Liver Diseases

• Autoimmune Hepatitis

• Primary Biliary Cholangitis

• Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Genetic & Rare Liver Disorders

• Wilson Disease

• Hemochromatosis

• Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Liver Cancer

• Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

• Multidisciplinary tumour board planning

• Bridging therapies

• Transplant eligibility assessment

Liver Transplant Services

• Pre-transplant evaluation

• Living donor liver transplant work-up

• Deceased donor transplant assessment

• High-risk transplant optimization

• ICU management

• Long-term transplant aftercare

• Immunosuppression optimisation

• Post-transplant complications

Expert Second Opinion

Many patients seek consultation after receiving conflicting advice or being told that transplantation is the only option.

A comprehensive second opinion includes:

• Review of all investigations

• Imaging interpretation

• Fibrosis assessment

• Treatment optimisation

• Transplant necessity assessment

• Surgical timing evaluation

• Medical management alternatives

• Long-term prognosis

• Personalized treatment roadmap

The objective is not simply to confirm a diagnosis but to define the most appropriate next step based on current evidence and individual patient factors.

Advanced Inpatient (IPD) Hepatology Care

Expert management for critically ill patients with:

• Acute liver failure

• Acute-on-chronic liver failure

• Severe jaundice

• Complex cirrhosis

• Hepatorenal syndrome

• Multi-organ dysfunction

• ICU hepatology

• Liver transplant emergencies

Management is coordinated through a multidisciplinary team involving hepatologists, transplant surgeons, intensivists, radiologists, gastroenterologists, infectious disease specialists, nephrologists, nutrition experts, and transplant coordinators.

International Virtual Hepatology Consultations

Patients across the world can obtain specialist hepatology consultations without travelling.

Virtual consultations are available for patients from:

• United States

• United Kingdom

• UAE

• Dubai

• London

• Singapore

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Canada

• Europe

• Middle East

• Asia

Services include:

• International second opinions

• Review of imaging and laboratory reports

• Liver transplant evaluation

• Treatment planning

• Post-transplant follow-up

• Medication optimisation

• Long-term disease monitoring

Conditions Frequently Referred

• Fatty Liver Disease (MASLD)

• Cirrhosis

• Alcohol-related Liver Disease

• Viral Hepatitis

• Autoimmune Liver Disease

• Wilson Disease

• Liver Cancer

• Portal Hypertension

• Refractory Ascites

• Hepatic Encephalopathy

• Complex liver infections

• Liver transplant assessment

• Post-transplant complications

Areas Served

Mumbai

South Mumbai • Worli • Dadar • Lower Parel • Bandra • Khar • Juhu • Andheri • Kandivali • Pali Hill • Borivali

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Navi Mumbai • Thane • Vasai • Virar

Across India

Patients are referred from every state for complex hepatology care and liver transplant evaluation.

Why Patients Seek Dr. Chetan Kalal

• First DM Hepatologist from Maharashtra

• Advanced expertise in hepatology and liver transplant medicine

• Management of complex liver diseases

• Evidence-based clinical decision making

• Advanced inpatient (IPD) hepatology care

• Liver transplant evaluation and optimisation

• Comprehensive post-transplant follow-up

• National and international virtual consultations

• Collaborative multidisciplinary care

Appointment & Consultation

Appointments are available for:

• In-person consultations

• Virtual consultations

• International patients

• Second opinions

• Emergency hepatology referrals

• Liver transplant assessment

• Post-transplant follow-up

Visit drchetankalal.com to request an appointment and submit medical records securely before your consultation.