Dr Rakesh Rai

About the Doctor

Dr. Rakesh Rai is a HPB (hepato-pancreato-biliary) and transplant (liver, kidney and pancreas) surgeon based at King’s college hospital in Dubai. Dr. Rai has trained extensively in some of the best medical centres in the world. After completing his General surgical residency in King Edward Memori...

Area of Expertise

Area of expertise: Liver Surgical resection of primary liver cancer – ( hepato cellular cancer, HCC) Surgical resection of liver metastasis Surgical resection of benign liver lesions – Hemangioma, liver adenoma, hydatid cyst. Radio frequency ablation of liver tumours. Liver transplantation Gall bladder Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for stones in the gall bladder Treatment of gall bladder cancer Bile duct Bile duct stricture Management of biliary injury following cholecystectomy Cancer of bile duct (Cholangio carcinoma) Stones in the bile duct Pancreas Management of acute pancreatitis Surgery for chronic pancreatitis Resection of pancreas for cancer – whipple’s procedure, distal pancreatectomy Surgery for pseudocyst Surgery for cystic tumour of pancreas like – IPMN Portal hypertension Shunt surgery for portal hypertension Gastro – oesophageal devascularisation.

Education & Qualifications

• MBBS
• MS (General Surgery) – University of Mumbai
• FRCS (CSIG) – Royal college of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
• MD- University of Newcastle, UK.
• FRCS (Intercollegiate)- Royal college of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
• CCT – UK
• Transplant Surgery fellowship- (American society of transplant surgeon), USA.