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    Overview

  • Dr. Nikhil Shellagi is a highly qualified surgeon based in Bangalore. He has reputed medical degrees like MBBS, MS, DNB, and various fellowships. He specialises in Gastroenterology and has worked as a doctor for over 15 years. Currently, he is the Consultant in Surgical Gastroenterology at the Manipal Hospital located in the Whitefield area of the city. He is interested in HPB Oncology, liver transplantation, and Advance Laparoscopic surgeries. Dr. Nikhil is skilled in advanced laparoscopy and liver transplant surgeries. He has a fellowship at the famous Max Hospital in Delhi in HPB and Liver transplantation. He completed his MBBS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in 2008. He did his MS (Master of Surgery) in General Surgery from the Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2011. He cleared the DNB exams conducted by the National Board Of Examination in 2015 in Surgical Gastroenterology. He completed his study for DNB at the Jagjivanram Railway Hospital in Mumbai. He has performed GI oncology surgeries, Hepatobiliary surgeries, Laparoscopic Hernia Repair surgeries, and many other complex surgical procedures. He is a member of the Association of Surgeons of India. He worked at the Medica Hospital until October 2017 as a GI, HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery consultant. Dr. Nikhil is the best gastroenterology surgeon in Whitefield, Bangalore.

  • His article about the traumatic panniculitis affecting the right thigh was published in the reputed Oman Medical Journal in November 2011 in its 26th volume and 6th issue. He has a visiting scholarship at the Asan medical centre in Seoul, South Korea, in HPB and Liver transplantation. He presented a paper about Pancreaticoduodenectomy at the SAMO National Conference held in June 2015 in Mumbai. He won the second prize in the competition. He wrote a case report about 'the Elevated procalcitonin level in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation as not an indicator of systemic infection' for the 14th volume of the Indian Journal of Transplantation in 2020. He has performed surgeries for treating gastroesophageal reflux and liver and pancreatic diseases. He won second place in the Gastrointestinal Surgery Quiz at the National level Torrent Young Scholar Award in 2016 at Ahmedabad. He joined the Centre for Liver and Biliary Science as a fellow in Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery. He wrote a case report about whether the anatomy of the transected neck pancreatic neck influences the post-Whipple operation pancreatic fistula for the Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology in March 2020. He has also been a part of Transhiatal Esophagectomy research.

  • Field of Expertise

  • Advanced Laparoscopy
  • GI and GI oncosurgery
  • Pancreatic surgery
  • Hepatobiliary surgery
  • Surgery for Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Fellowship & Membership

  • HPB and Liver transplantation visiting scholarship at Asan medical centre, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Fellowship in HPB and Liver transplantation at Max Hospital, Delhi.
  • Association of Surgeons of India.
  • Member of IHPBA
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Bengali
  • Telugu
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Paper presentation on Pancreatico-Duodenectomy at SAMO National
  • conference held in the month of June 2015 in Mumbai and was awarded second prize.
  • Awarded second place at the National level (Torrent Young Scholar Award ) in
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery Quiz held in the month of February 2016 at
  • Ahmedabad.
  • Talks & Publications

  • Traumatic Panniculitis of Right Thigh – Oman Medical Journal, Volume 26, Issue 6, November 2011.
  • Gastric Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma- A Case Report Of Rare Entity: CS Canada Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 2, 2015.
  • A Left-sided cystic pancreatic incidentaloma with sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma: a case report Journal of medical case reports August 2018.
  • Association of thyroid papillary carcinoma with GIST-a Case Series. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology August 2019.
  • Does Anatomy at the transected neck pancreatic neck influence post-Whipple's operation pancreatic fistula? Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 2020.
  • Elevated procalcitonin level in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation is not an indicator for systemic infection - a case report. Indian Journal of Transplantation, Volume 14, 2020.
  • Deceased donor liver transplantation in India in the COVID Era: Current Scenario and Future Perspectives. Transplant Proceedings June 2020.
  • Cystic lesion of the sella turcica: interesting case report and review of literature. Blessy B. Prabha, Vijay Rangachari, Priyamvadha Kovai, Abha Verma. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jun;7(6):1048-1051. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20212132

    Fellowship & Membership

  • HPB and Liver transplantation visiting scholarship at Asan medical centre, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Fellowship in HPB and Liver transplantation at Max Hospital, Delhi.
  • Association of Surgeons of India.
  • Member of IHPBA
  • Overview

  • Dr. Nikhil Shellagi is a highly qualified surgeon based in Bangalore. He has reputed medical degrees like MBBS, MS, DNB, and various fellowships. He specialises in Gastroenterology and has worked as a doctor for over 15 years. Currently, he is the Consultant in Surgical Gastroenterology at the Manipal Hospital located in the Whitefield area of the city. He is interested in HPB Oncology, liver transplantation, and Advance Laparoscopic surgeries. Dr. Nikhil is skilled in advanced laparoscopy and liver transplant surgeries. He has a fellowship at the famous Max Hospital in Delhi in HPB and Liver transplantation. He completed his MBBS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in 2008. He did his MS (Master of Surgery) in General Surgery from the Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2011. He cleared the DNB exams conducted by the National Board Of Examination in 2015 in Surgical Gastroenterology. He completed his study for DNB at the Jagjivanram Railway Hospital in Mumbai. He has performed GI oncology surgeries, Hepatobiliary surgeries, Laparoscopic Hernia Repair surgeries, and many other complex surgical procedures. He is a member of the Association of Surgeons of India. He worked at the Medica Hospital until October 2017 as a GI, HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery consultant. Dr. Nikhil is the best gastroenterology surgeon in Whitefield, Bangalore.

  • His article about the traumatic panniculitis affecting the right thigh was published in the reputed Oman Medical Journal in November 2011 in its 26th volume and 6th issue. He has a visiting scholarship at the Asan medical centre in Seoul, South Korea, in HPB and Liver transplantation. He presented a paper about Pancreaticoduodenectomy at the SAMO National Conference held in June 2015 in Mumbai. He won the second prize in the competition. He wrote a case report about 'the Elevated procalcitonin level in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation as not an indicator of systemic infection' for the 14th volume of the Indian Journal of Transplantation in 2020. He has performed surgeries for treating gastroesophageal reflux and liver and pancreatic diseases. He won second place in the Gastrointestinal Surgery Quiz at the National level Torrent Young Scholar Award in 2016 at Ahmedabad. He joined the Centre for Liver and Biliary Science as a fellow in Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery. He wrote a case report about whether the anatomy of the transected neck pancreatic neck influences the post-Whipple operation pancreatic fistula for the Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology in March 2020. He has also been a part of Transhiatal Esophagectomy research.

  • Field of Expertise

  • Advanced Laparoscopy
  • GI and GI oncosurgery
  • Pancreatic surgery
  • Hepatobiliary surgery
  • Surgery for Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Bengali
  • Telugu
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Paper presentation on Pancreatico-Duodenectomy at SAMO National
  • conference held in the month of June 2015 in Mumbai and was awarded second prize.
  • Awarded second place at the National level (Torrent Young Scholar Award ) in
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery Quiz held in the month of February 2016 at
  • Ahmedabad.
  • Talks & Publications

  • Traumatic Panniculitis of Right Thigh – Oman Medical Journal, Volume 26, Issue 6, November 2011.
  • Gastric Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma- A Case Report Of Rare Entity: CS Canada Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 2, 2015.
  • A Left-sided cystic pancreatic incidentaloma with sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma: a case report Journal of medical case reports August 2018.
  • Association of thyroid papillary carcinoma with GIST-a Case Series. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology August 2019.
  • Does Anatomy at the transected neck pancreatic neck influence post-Whipple's operation pancreatic fistula? Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 2020.
  • Elevated procalcitonin level in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation is not an indicator for systemic infection - a case report. Indian Journal of Transplantation, Volume 14, 2020.
  • Deceased donor liver transplantation in India in the COVID Era: Current Scenario and Future Perspectives. Transplant Proceedings June 2020.
  • Cystic lesion of the sella turcica: interesting case report and review of literature. Blessy B. Prabha, Vijay Rangachari, Priyamvadha Kovai, Abha Verma. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jun;7(6):1048-1051. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20212132

    Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Bengali
  • Telugu
  • Overview

  • Dr. Nikhil Shellagi is a highly qualified surgeon based in Bangalore. He has reputed medical degrees like MBBS, MS, DNB, and various fellowships. He specialises in Gastroenterology and has worked as a doctor for over 15 years. Currently, he is the Consultant in Surgical Gastroenterology at the Manipal Hospital located in the Whitefield area of the city. He is interested in HPB Oncology, liver transplantation, and Advance Laparoscopic surgeries. Dr. Nikhil is skilled in advanced laparoscopy and liver transplant surgeries. He has a fellowship at the famous Max Hospital in Delhi in HPB and Liver transplantation. He completed his MBBS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in 2008. He did his MS (Master of Surgery) in General Surgery from the Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2011. He cleared the DNB exams conducted by the National Board Of Examination in 2015 in Surgical Gastroenterology. He completed his study for DNB at the Jagjivanram Railway Hospital in Mumbai. He has performed GI oncology surgeries, Hepatobiliary surgeries, Laparoscopic Hernia Repair surgeries, and many other complex surgical procedures. He is a member of the Association of Surgeons of India. He worked at the Medica Hospital until October 2017 as a GI, HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery consultant. Dr. Nikhil is the best gastroenterology surgeon in Whitefield, Bangalore.

  • His article about the traumatic panniculitis affecting the right thigh was published in the reputed Oman Medical Journal in November 2011 in its 26th volume and 6th issue. He has a visiting scholarship at the Asan medical centre in Seoul, South Korea, in HPB and Liver transplantation. He presented a paper about Pancreaticoduodenectomy at the SAMO National Conference held in June 2015 in Mumbai. He won the second prize in the competition. He wrote a case report about 'the Elevated procalcitonin level in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation as not an indicator of systemic infection' for the 14th volume of the Indian Journal of Transplantation in 2020. He has performed surgeries for treating gastroesophageal reflux and liver and pancreatic diseases. He won second place in the Gastrointestinal Surgery Quiz at the National level Torrent Young Scholar Award in 2016 at Ahmedabad. He joined the Centre for Liver and Biliary Science as a fellow in Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery. He wrote a case report about whether the anatomy of the transected neck pancreatic neck influences the post-Whipple operation pancreatic fistula for the Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology in March 2020. He has also been a part of Transhiatal Esophagectomy research.

  • Fellowship & Membership

  • HPB and Liver transplantation visiting scholarship at Asan medical centre, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Fellowship in HPB and Liver transplantation at Max Hospital, Delhi.
  • Association of Surgeons of India.
  • Member of IHPBA
  • Field of Expertise

  • Advanced Laparoscopy
  • GI and GI oncosurgery
  • Pancreatic surgery
  • Hepatobiliary surgery
  • Surgery for Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Paper presentation on Pancreatico-Duodenectomy at SAMO National
  • conference held in the month of June 2015 in Mumbai and was awarded second prize.
  • Awarded second place at the National level (Torrent Young Scholar Award ) in
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery Quiz held in the month of February 2016 at
  • Ahmedabad.
  • Talks & Publications

  • Traumatic Panniculitis of Right Thigh – Oman Medical Journal, Volume 26, Issue 6, November 2011.
  • Gastric Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma- A Case Report Of Rare Entity: CS Canada Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 2, 2015.
  • A Left-sided cystic pancreatic incidentaloma with sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma: a case report Journal of medical case reports August 2018.
  • Association of thyroid papillary carcinoma with GIST-a Case Series. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology August 2019.
  • Does Anatomy at the transected neck pancreatic neck influence post-Whipple's operation pancreatic fistula? Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 2020.
  • Elevated procalcitonin level in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation is not an indicator for systemic infection - a case report. Indian Journal of Transplantation, Volume 14, 2020.
  • Deceased donor liver transplantation in India in the COVID Era: Current Scenario and Future Perspectives. Transplant Proceedings June 2020.
  • Cystic lesion of the sella turcica: interesting case report and review of literature. Blessy B. Prabha, Vijay Rangachari, Priyamvadha Kovai, Abha Verma. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jun;7(6):1048-1051. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20212132

    Field of Expertise

  • Advanced Laparoscopy
  • GI and GI oncosurgery
  • Pancreatic surgery
  • Hepatobiliary surgery
  • Surgery for Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Fellowship & Membership

  • HPB and Liver transplantation visiting scholarship at Asan medical centre, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Fellowship in HPB and Liver transplantation at Max Hospital, Delhi.
  • Association of Surgeons of India.
  • Member of IHPBA
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Bengali
  • Telugu
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Paper presentation on Pancreatico-Duodenectomy at SAMO National
  • conference held in the month of June 2015 in Mumbai and was awarded second prize.
  • Awarded second place at the National level (Torrent Young Scholar Award ) in
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery Quiz held in the month of February 2016 at
  • Ahmedabad.
  • Talks & Publications

  • Traumatic Panniculitis of Right Thigh – Oman Medical Journal, Volume 26, Issue 6, November 2011.
  • Gastric Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma- A Case Report Of Rare Entity: CS Canada Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 2, 2015.
  • A Left-sided cystic pancreatic incidentaloma with sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma: a case report Journal of medical case reports August 2018.
  • Association of thyroid papillary carcinoma with GIST-a Case Series. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology August 2019.
  • Does Anatomy at the transected neck pancreatic neck influence post-Whipple's operation pancreatic fistula? Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 2020.
  • Elevated procalcitonin level in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation is not an indicator for systemic infection - a case report. Indian Journal of Transplantation, Volume 14, 2020.
  • Deceased donor liver transplantation in India in the COVID Era: Current Scenario and Future Perspectives. Transplant Proceedings June 2020.
  • Cystic lesion of the sella turcica: interesting case report and review of literature. Blessy B. Prabha, Vijay Rangachari, Priyamvadha Kovai, Abha Verma. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jun;7(6):1048-1051. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20212132
  • Overview

  • Dr. Nikhil Shellagi is a highly qualified surgeon based in Bangalore. He has reputed medical degrees like MBBS, MS, DNB, and various fellowships. He specialises in Gastroenterology and has worked as a doctor for over 15 years. Currently, he is the Consultant in Surgical Gastroenterology at the Manipal Hospital located in the Whitefield area of the city. He is interested in HPB Oncology, liver transplantation, and Advance Laparoscopic surgeries. Dr. Nikhil is skilled in advanced laparoscopy and liver transplant surgeries. He has a fellowship at the famous Max Hospital in Delhi in HPB and Liver transplantation. He completed his MBBS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in 2008. He did his MS (Master of Surgery) in General Surgery from the Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2011. He cleared the DNB exams conducted by the National Board Of Examination in 2015 in Surgical Gastroenterology. He completed his study for DNB at the Jagjivanram Railway Hospital in Mumbai. He has performed GI oncology surgeries, Hepatobiliary surgeries, Laparoscopic Hernia Repair surgeries, and many other complex surgical procedures. He is a member of the Association of Surgeons of India. He worked at the Medica Hospital until October 2017 as a GI, HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery consultant. Dr. Nikhil is the best gastroenterology surgeon in Whitefield, Bangalore.

  • His article about the traumatic panniculitis affecting the right thigh was published in the reputed Oman Medical Journal in November 2011 in its 26th volume and 6th issue. He has a visiting scholarship at the Asan medical centre in Seoul, South Korea, in HPB and Liver transplantation. He presented a paper about Pancreaticoduodenectomy at the SAMO National Conference held in June 2015 in Mumbai. He won the second prize in the competition. He wrote a case report about 'the Elevated procalcitonin level in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation as not an indicator of systemic infection' for the 14th volume of the Indian Journal of Transplantation in 2020. He has performed surgeries for treating gastroesophageal reflux and liver and pancreatic diseases. He won second place in the Gastrointestinal Surgery Quiz at the National level Torrent Young Scholar Award in 2016 at Ahmedabad. He joined the Centre for Liver and Biliary Science as a fellow in Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery. He wrote a case report about whether the anatomy of the transected neck pancreatic neck influences the post-Whipple operation pancreatic fistula for the Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology in March 2020. He has also been a part of Transhiatal Esophagectomy research.

    Awards & Achievements

  • Paper presentation on Pancreatico-Duodenectomy at SAMO National
  • conference held in the month of June 2015 in Mumbai and was awarded second prize.
  • Awarded second place at the National level (Torrent Young Scholar Award ) in
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery Quiz held in the month of February 2016 at
  • Ahmedabad.
  • Fellowship & Membership

  • HPB and Liver transplantation visiting scholarship at Asan medical centre, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Fellowship in HPB and Liver transplantation at Max Hospital, Delhi.
  • Association of Surgeons of India.
  • Member of IHPBA
  • Field of Expertise

  • Advanced Laparoscopy
  • GI and GI oncosurgery
  • Pancreatic surgery
  • Hepatobiliary surgery
  • Surgery for Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Bengali
  • Telugu
  • Talks & Publications

  • Traumatic Panniculitis of Right Thigh – Oman Medical Journal, Volume 26, Issue 6, November 2011.
  • Gastric Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma- A Case Report Of Rare Entity: CS Canada Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 2, 2015.
  • A Left-sided cystic pancreatic incidentaloma with sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma: a case report Journal of medical case reports August 2018.
  • Association of thyroid papillary carcinoma with GIST-a Case Series. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology August 2019.
  • Does Anatomy at the transected neck pancreatic neck influence post-Whipple's operation pancreatic fistula? Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 2020.
  • Elevated procalcitonin level in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation is not an indicator for systemic infection - a case report. Indian Journal of Transplantation, Volume 14, 2020.
  • Deceased donor liver transplantation in India in the COVID Era: Current Scenario and Future Perspectives. Transplant Proceedings June 2020.
  • Cystic lesion of the sella turcica: interesting case report and review of literature. Blessy B. Prabha, Vijay Rangachari, Priyamvadha Kovai, Abha Verma. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jun;7(6):1048-1051. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20212132
  • Overview

  • Dr. Nikhil Shellagi is a highly qualified surgeon based in Bangalore. He has reputed medical degrees like MBBS, MS, DNB, and various fellowships. He specialises in Gastroenterology and has worked as a doctor for over 15 years. Currently, he is the Consultant in Surgical Gastroenterology at the Manipal Hospital located in the Whitefield area of the city. He is interested in HPB Oncology, liver transplantation, and Advance Laparoscopic surgeries. Dr. Nikhil is skilled in advanced laparoscopy and liver transplant surgeries. He has a fellowship at the famous Max Hospital in Delhi in HPB and Liver transplantation. He completed his MBBS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in 2008. He did his MS (Master of Surgery) in General Surgery from the Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2011. He cleared the DNB exams conducted by the National Board Of Examination in 2015 in Surgical Gastroenterology. He completed his study for DNB at the Jagjivanram Railway Hospital in Mumbai. He has performed GI oncology surgeries, Hepatobiliary surgeries, Laparoscopic Hernia Repair surgeries, and many other complex surgical procedures. He is a member of the Association of Surgeons of India. He worked at the Medica Hospital until October 2017 as a GI, HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery consultant. Dr. Nikhil is the best gastroenterology surgeon in Whitefield, Bangalore.

  • His article about the traumatic panniculitis affecting the right thigh was published in the reputed Oman Medical Journal in November 2011 in its 26th volume and 6th issue. He has a visiting scholarship at the Asan medical centre in Seoul, South Korea, in HPB and Liver transplantation. He presented a paper about Pancreaticoduodenectomy at the SAMO National Conference held in June 2015 in Mumbai. He won the second prize in the competition. He wrote a case report about 'the Elevated procalcitonin level in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation as not an indicator of systemic infection' for the 14th volume of the Indian Journal of Transplantation in 2020. He has performed surgeries for treating gastroesophageal reflux and liver and pancreatic diseases. He won second place in the Gastrointestinal Surgery Quiz at the National level Torrent Young Scholar Award in 2016 at Ahmedabad. He joined the Centre for Liver and Biliary Science as a fellow in Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery. He wrote a case report about whether the anatomy of the transected neck pancreatic neck influences the post-Whipple operation pancreatic fistula for the Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology in March 2020. He has also been a part of Transhiatal Esophagectomy research.

    Talks & Publications

  • Traumatic Panniculitis of Right Thigh – Oman Medical Journal, Volume 26, Issue 6, November 2011.
  • Gastric Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma- A Case Report Of Rare Entity: CS Canada Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 2, 2015.
  • A Left-sided cystic pancreatic incidentaloma with sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma: a case report Journal of medical case reports August 2018.
  • Association of thyroid papillary carcinoma with GIST-a Case Series. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology August 2019.
  • Does Anatomy at the transected neck pancreatic neck influence post-Whipple's operation pancreatic fistula? Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 2020.
  • Elevated procalcitonin level in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation is not an indicator for systemic infection - a case report. Indian Journal of Transplantation, Volume 14, 2020.
  • Deceased donor liver transplantation in India in the COVID Era: Current Scenario and Future Perspectives. Transplant Proceedings June 2020.
  • Cystic lesion of the sella turcica: interesting case report and review of literature. Blessy B. Prabha, Vijay Rangachari, Priyamvadha Kovai, Abha Verma. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jun;7(6):1048-1051. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20212132
  • Overview

  • Dr. Nikhil Shellagi is a highly qualified surgeon based in Bangalore. He has reputed medical degrees like MBBS, MS, DNB, and various fellowships. He specialises in Gastroenterology and has worked as a doctor for over 15 years. Currently, he is the Consultant in Surgical Gastroenterology at the Manipal Hospital located in the Whitefield area of the city. He is interested in HPB Oncology, liver transplantation, and Advance Laparoscopic surgeries. Dr. Nikhil is skilled in advanced laparoscopy and liver transplant surgeries. He has a fellowship at the famous Max Hospital in Delhi in HPB and Liver transplantation. He completed his MBBS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in 2008. He did his MS (Master of Surgery) in General Surgery from the Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2011. He cleared the DNB exams conducted by the National Board Of Examination in 2015 in Surgical Gastroenterology. He completed his study for DNB at the Jagjivanram Railway Hospital in Mumbai. He has performed GI oncology surgeries, Hepatobiliary surgeries, Laparoscopic Hernia Repair surgeries, and many other complex surgical procedures. He is a member of the Association of Surgeons of India. He worked at the Medica Hospital until October 2017 as a GI, HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery consultant. Dr. Nikhil is the best gastroenterology surgeon in Whitefield, Bangalore.

  • His article about the traumatic panniculitis affecting the right thigh was published in the reputed Oman Medical Journal in November 2011 in its 26th volume and 6th issue. He has a visiting scholarship at the Asan medical centre in Seoul, South Korea, in HPB and Liver transplantation. He presented a paper about Pancreaticoduodenectomy at the SAMO National Conference held in June 2015 in Mumbai. He won the second prize in the competition. He wrote a case report about 'the Elevated procalcitonin level in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation as not an indicator of systemic infection' for the 14th volume of the Indian Journal of Transplantation in 2020. He has performed surgeries for treating gastroesophageal reflux and liver and pancreatic diseases. He won second place in the Gastrointestinal Surgery Quiz at the National level Torrent Young Scholar Award in 2016 at Ahmedabad. He joined the Centre for Liver and Biliary Science as a fellow in Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery. He wrote a case report about whether the anatomy of the transected neck pancreatic neck influences the post-Whipple operation pancreatic fistula for the Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology in March 2020. He has also been a part of Transhiatal Esophagectomy research.

  • Fellowship & Membership

  • HPB and Liver transplantation visiting scholarship at Asan medical centre, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Fellowship in HPB and Liver transplantation at Max Hospital, Delhi.
  • Association of Surgeons of India.
  • Member of IHPBA
  • Field of Expertise

  • Advanced Laparoscopy
  • GI and GI oncosurgery
  • Pancreatic surgery
  • Hepatobiliary surgery
  • Surgery for Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Bengali
  • Telugu
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Paper presentation on Pancreatico-Duodenectomy at SAMO National
  • conference held in the month of June 2015 in Mumbai and was awarded second prize.
  • Awarded second place at the National level (Torrent Young Scholar Award ) in
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery Quiz held in the month of February 2016 at
  • Ahmedabad.