Dr. Somashekara Hr

Consultant - Pediatric Hepatologist

Consults at:

4.0

Surgeries

N/A

Experience

21+ years

About

Dr. Somashekara HR is a highly experienced pediatric hepatologist with over 20 years of practice.
He currently serves as a consultant pediatric hepatologist at the Institute of Liver Diseases & Transplantation in Gleneagles Global Health City.
Dr. Somashekara's extensive education and training include MBBS, DCH, DNB, FPGHN, and fellowships in Pediatric Hepatology from Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, and Transplant Hepatology from Birmingham Children’s Hospital, United Kingdom.
He received core pediatric training at Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore, where he honed skills in various procedures such as liver biopsy, abdominal paracentesis, upper GI endoscopies, sclerotherapy, and banding sigmoidoscopy.
Dr. Somashekara has a history of academic excellence, including receiving the best outgoing student award from CMC Vellore.
He has contributed significantly to medical research with several publications in renowned medical journals.
His expertise extends to managing various liver diseases in children, including biliary atresia, neonatal hepatitis, acute liver failure, autoimmune hepatitis, chronic liver disease, and metabolic liver diseases like tyrosinemia, Wilson’s disease, and galactosemia.

Areas of Interest:

Consultant Pediatric Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist - Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, Narayana Health City, Bangalore: 2015 to 2020

Specialist Registrar, Pediatric Hepatology - Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham: 2014 to 2015

Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Liver, GI Nutrition Centre - Kings College Hospital, London: 2012 to 2014

Dr. Somashekara is a pediatric hepatologist, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases in children.