Dr. Amarendar Puri, DM
Specialty: Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences
Experience: 20+ years of Experience
Position: Vice Chairman, Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta, Gurugram
Specialities: Gastroenterology, Luminal Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Celiac Disease.
Hospital Affiliation: Medanta, Gurugram
Biography
Dr. Amarender Singh Puri is Vice Chairman, Institute of Digestive & Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta Gurugram. Dr Puri completed his MBBS followed by MD (Internal Medicine) from Christian Medical College, Ludhiana. Thereafter, he worked for two years at CMC, Ludhiana (Panjab University) as a Lecturer in Medicine before joining DM (Gastroenterology).
Post completing his DM (Gastroenterology) from SGPGI, Lucknow in 1992, Dr. Puri joined GB Pant Hospital, Delhi as Associate Professor of Gastroenterology and rose to the level of Professor & Head of Medical Gastroenterology Department where he worked for more than two decades before joining the Medanta.
Dr. Puri has been honoured with numerous award, Times Healthcare Award in 2017 and Delhi Government State Award for Meritorious Service in 2014 to name a few. He has various publications, articles and chapters published in both national and international papers and journals.
Awards and Achievements
- Times Healthcare Award, 2017
- H.K Chuttani Award for Best Teacher in Gastroenterology, 2015
- Delhi Government State Award for Meritorious Service, 2014
- Governor’s Gold Medal for Best Graduate M.B.B.S., 1984
- President of India Medal for Best Student, 1978
Publications
- Journal of Clinical Pathology: Coeliac disease and the liver: spectrum of liver histology, serology and treatment response at a tertiary referral centre, 2018
- Intestinal Research: Asian Organization for Crohn’s and Colitis and Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology consensus on tuberculosis infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment. Part 1: risk assessment, 2018
- Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Asian Organization for Crohn’s and Colitis and Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology consensus on tuberculosis infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment. Part 2: Management, 2018
- Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Celiac disease and Helicobacter pylori infection in children: Is there any Association?, 2017
- Indian Journal Of Gastroenterology: Imaging of the small intestine in Crohn’s disease: Joint position statement of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology and Indian Radiological and Imaging Association, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Life member, Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India
- Life member, Indian Society of Gastroenterology
- Life member, Indian National Association for the Study of the Liver