Dr. Akash Shukla

Dr. Akash Shukla is the Director of the Department of Hepatology at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai. He completed his MBBS at Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, his MD in Internal Medicine at TN Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, and his DM in Gastroenterology at GS Medical College and KEM Hospital. He completed fellowships in hepatology and liver transplantation in Barcelona, Spain, and Pittsburgh, USA. He is recognised for his work in vascular liver diseases and manages conditions including Budd–Chiari syndrome, portal vein thrombosis, fatty liver disease, alcohol-related liver disease, hepatitis B and C, ascites and hepatocellular carcinoma. His research contributions include more than 100 publications reported by the hospital, textbook authorship and participation in national and international liver-disease management guidelines. He has also held professional roles in liver-disease research and organ-transplant coordination.