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Dr Abhirup Banerjee

Dr Abhirup Banerjee is a renowned surgeon associated with P D Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre. He is affiliated with the Division of Surgical Oncology – Centre for Cancer Care at P.D. Hinduja Hospital. He has over 15 years of experience dealing with complex Gastro-Intestinal (GI) and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic (HPB) cancers.
Dr Abhirup Banerjee has trained at several world-renowned Centre’s of Excellence across India and the United Kingdom (UK). He is highly regarded for his clinical acumen, diagnostic and surgical skills, and empathetic treatment of patients.
The specialist interests of Dr Abhirup Banerjee are:
  • Surgery for Cancer of the Liver, Pancreas, Gallbladder, and Bile ducts
  • Supra-major, major and minor resections of Primary and Metastatic Liver Cancer
  • Surgery for Recurrent Liver Cancers. Minimally invasive techniques of treating liver tumours – including ultrasound guided ablation (Radiofrequency / Microwave)
  • Surgery for cancer of the Stomach and Intestine (Small Intestine, Colon, Rectum)
  • Treatment of Pancreatitis, Biliary strictures, Gallbladder disease (stones) – Laparoscopic / Robotic Cholecystectomy
Dr Abhirup Banerjee did his MBBS from B J Medical College, Pune in 2005 and Post-Graduation (MS in General Surgery) from the Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER) in 2011. He subsequently completed his Fellowship in Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation from the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi in 2014.
Dr Banerjee moved to London (UK) in 2016 for advanced training where he held several prestigious positions over a period of 7 years. He returned to his hometown Mumbai in 2023 and joined the highly respected P.D. Hinduja Hospital.
During his time in the UK, he worked in various capacities and received several accolades:
  • International Surgical Oncology Fellow- Barts Health NHS Trust, London
  • MD (Research) in Cancer Genomics- Barts Cancer Institute, QMUL, London
  • Fellowship in HPB Surgery- Royal London Hospital, London
  • Fellowship in Liver Transplantation- Royal Free Hospital, London
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh- FRCS (Edin.)
  • Consultant HPB Surgeon- Royal London Hospital
He has undertaken significant research work in the field of tumour biology and cancer evolution especially studying the spread of cancer to the liver. He has several book chapters as well as high-impact paper publications in national and international journals to his credit.
Achievements

Awards & prizes

  • Lewin International Surgical Oncology Clinical Research Fellow in HPB Surgery for the years 2016-2018, Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
  • R.B. Chatterjee Research Fellowship (awarded by the West Bengal State Chapter of Association of Surgeons of India) for the year 2014
  • Gold Medal for Proficiency in General Surgery for the year 2013, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • 2nd Prize in Poster Presentation in General Medical Oncology Section at Indian Cancer Congress 2013, New Delhi, India
  • 2nd Prize in Poster Presentation in Breast Oncology Section at Indian Cancer Congress 2013, New Delhi, India
  • 2nd Prize in Oral Paper Presentation at ABSICON (Annual Conference of the Association of Breast Surgeons of India) 2012, Hyderabad, India
Memberships

Memberships of Professional Bodies

  • Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI)
  • Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
  • Asia-Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (A-PHPBA)
  • Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG)
  • Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
  • International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
  • Indian Chapter of IHPBA
  • International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS)
  • Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)
Publications

Papers in National & International Journals

  • Banerjee A, Shah SR. Necrolytic Migratory Erythema Associated with a Glucagonoma. N Engl J Med. DOI 10.1056/NEJMicm1915564
  • Banerjee A, Bhattacharya S. The use of meshes in male groin hernia repairs. Trends Urol. Men's Health. Aug 2021. DOI 10.1002/tre.808
  • Cross W*, Mossner M*, Nowinski S*, Cresswell GD*, Banerjee A*, et al. Stabilising selection causes grossly altered but stable karyotypes in metastatic colorectal cancer (*Joint first author). bioRxiv DOI 10.1101/2020.03.26.007138
  • Banerjee A, Shah SR, Singh A, Joshi A, Devendra D. Rare biliary cystic tumors: a case series of biliary cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma. Annals of Hepatology. DOI: 5604/16652681.1198825
  • Banerjee A, Shah SR. Chronic pancreatitis sparing the annular pancreas. Pancreatology. DOI 10.1016/j.pan.2015.09.010
  • Banerjee A, Kulkarni AV, Shah SR, Abraham P. Subcapsular and intra-hepatic collaterals in a patient with compensated Budd-Chiari syndrome. Digestive and Liver Disease. 1016/j.dld.2015.11.009
  • Banerjee A, Kulkarni AV, Shah SR. Percutaneous stenting of the portal vein prior to biliary bypass in a patient with chronic pancreatitis and portal biliopathy: A case report. Indian J Gastroenterol. DOI 10.1007/s12664-015-0568-1
  • Banerjee A, Shah SR, Abraham P. Rectal varices in Extra-Hepatic Portal Vein Obstruction. Indian J Gastroenterol. DOI 10.1007/s12664-015-0567-2
  • Banerjee A, Kundalia K, Mehta SS, Nagarajan G. Malignant hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa)- Case report and a brief review. J Egypt Natl Canc Inst. DOI 1016/j.jnci.2015.05.004
  • Banerjee A, Shah SR, Kothari J. A plain X-ray in peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis. Clin Exp Nephrol. DOI 10.1007/s10157-015-1122-2
  • Banerjee A, Almel S, Shah SR. Nine-year follow-up in a child with antenatally diagnosed hepatoblastoma. Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer. DOI: 1007/s12029-016-9848-y
  • Jana D, Sarkar DK, Ganguly S Banerjee A Manna AK Mandal S. Can molecular subtyping replace axillary nodal status as prognostic marker in breast cancer? Indian J Surg Oncol.DOI 10.1007/s13193-014-0309-4
  • Roy M, Kway Tun J, Banerjee A, Mohandas S, Abraham AT, Hutchins RR, Bhattacharya S, Renfrew I, Low D, Fotheringham T, Kocher HM. Factors affecting length of stay after percutaneous biliary interventions. British Journal of Radiology. Oct 2018. DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20180814
  • Roy M, Ban EJ, Mohandas S, Mownah O, Banerjee A, Kocher HM, Bhattacharya S, Hutchins RR. Response to: Comparison of lipase and amylase for diagnosing post-operative pancreatic fistulae. ANZ J Surg. Nov 2018. DOI 10.1111/ans.14890
  • Saha S, Mandal P, Ganguly S, Jana D, Ayaz A, Banerjee A, Chouhan R, Sarkar DK. Decreased Expression of BRCA2 Accelerates Sporadic Breast Cancer Progression. Indian J Surg Oncol. DOI 10.1007/s13193-015-0449-1
  • Jana D, Sarkar DK, Ganguly S, Saha S, Sa G, Manna AK, Banerjee A, Mandal S. Role of Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in Prognosis of Breast Cancer. Indian J Surg Oncol.DOI 10.1007/s13193-014-0290-y
  • Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. COVIDSurg Collaborative. British Journal of Surgery. Sep 2020. DOI 10.1002/bjs.12050
  • Elective cancer surgery in COVID-19-free surgical pathways during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: An international, multicenter, comparative cohort study. COVIDSurg Collaborative. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Oct 2020. DOI 10.1200/JCO.20.01933
  • Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. COVIDSurg Collaborative. British Journal of Surgery. Nov 2020. DOI 10.1093/bjs/znaa051
  • SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. British Journal of Surgery. Mar 2021. DOI 10.1093/bjs/znab101
  • Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. Anaesthesia. Jun 2021. DOI 10.1111/anae.15458
  • Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score. COVIDSurg Collaborative. Br J Surg. Jul 2021. DOI 10.1093/bjs/znab183
  • Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. Anaesthesia. Aug 2021. DOI 10.1111/anae.15560
  • SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. Anaesthesia. Aug 2021. DOI 10.1111/anae.15563
  • Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study. COVIDSurg Collaborative. Lancet Oncology. Oct 2021. DOI 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00493-9
  • Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. STARSurg Collaborative and COVIDSurg Collaborative. British Journal of Surgery. Nov 2021. DOI 10.1093/bjs/znab336
  • Heterogeneity of management practices surrounding operable gallbladder cancer - results of the OMEGA-S international HPB surgical survey. EAHPBA Scientific and Research Committee and the OMEGA study collaborators. HPB (Oxford). Nov 2022. DOI 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.06.014
  • Zardab M, Balarajah V, Banerjee A, Stasinos K, Saad A, Imrali A, Hughes C, Roberts R, Vajrala A, Chelala C, Kocher HM, Dayem Ullah AZM. Differentiating ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas from benign conditions using routine health records: A prospective case-control study. Cancers. Dec 2022. DOI 10.3390/cancers15010280
  • Surgical outcomes of gallbladder cancer: the OMEGA retrospective, multicentre, international cohort study. OMEGA Study Investigators. EClinicalMedicine. Apr 2023. DOI 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101951
  • De Souza S, Kahol de Jong J, Perone Y, Shetty S, Qurashi M, Vithayathil M, Shah T, Ross P, Temperley L, Yip VS, Banerjee A, Bettinger D, Sturm L, Reeves HL, Geh D, Orr J, Allen B, Jones RP, Sharma R. Impact of COVID-19 on 1-year survival outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicentre cohort study. Cancers. Jun 2023. DOI 10.3390/cancers15133378
  • Management of patients at the hepatopancreatobiliary unit of a London teaching hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Royal Free Hospital London HPB team. Sci Rep. Aug 2023. DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-40264-9
  • Impact of postoperative cardiovascular complications on 30-day mortality after major abdominal surgery: an international prospective cohort study. STARSurg Collaborative, EuroSurg Collaborative. Anaesthesia. Feb 2024. DOI 10.1111/anae.16220
  • Banerjee A, Hariharan D. History of liver surgery. Clinical Liver Disease (AASLD). June 2024. DOI: 10.1097/CLD.0000000000000237
  • Trahearn N, Sakr C, Banerjee A, Lee SH, Baker A, Kocher A, Angerilli V, Randon G, Bergamo F, Maddalena G, Intini R, Cremolini C, Graham T, Pietrantonio F, Lonardi S, Fassan M, Sottoriva A. Computational pathology applied to clinical colorectal cancer cohorts identifies immune and endothelial cell spatial patterns predictive of outcome. J Pathol. Feb 2025. DOI 10.1002/path.6378
  • The impact of neoadjuvant therapy in patients with left-sided resectable pancreatic cancer: an international multicenter study: European Consortium on Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery (E-MIPS). Annals of Oncology. May 2025. DOI 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.12.015
  • Assessment of nodal staging and risk factors for nodal involvement in gallbladder cancer: OMEGA Study Investigators. BJS Open. May 2025. DOI 10.1093/bjsopen/zraf056

Book Chapters

  • Banerjee A, Shah SR. Biliary strictures. Bailey & Love’s Essential Operations in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery. November 2024.
  • Banerjee A, Kocher HM, Abraham AT. HPB Surgical Emergencies. Hamilton Bailey Textbook of Emergency Surgery, 14th December 2024.