Dr. Puneet Dargan

Brief Profile

Speciality:

Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

News / Publications:

Vidyanand, Dargan P: Inexpensive readily available extraction bags for perforated gall bladder during laparoscopic surgery. Letter to the editor. Delhi State Chapter Journal of Surgery 2003:1 (5); 197.
Dargan P, Jain BK: Bleeding gastric lipoma: Case Report and Review of Literature. Tropical Gastroenterology 2003; 24(4):213-214.
Singh I, Dargan P, Sharma N: Chyluria-A Clinical and Diagnostic Stepladder Algorithm with Review of Literature. Indian Journal of Urology 2004; 20(2):79-85.
Sharma D, Gupta A, Jain BK, Agarwal V, Dargan P, Upreti L, Arora V: Tuberculous Gastric perforation: Report of a Case. Surgery Today (2004); 34.
Jain BK, Dargan P. Possible scrotal violation by FNAC of testicular mass lesion.J Indian Med Assoc 2004 May; 102(5):270.
Singh I, Sharma D, Dargan P, Jain BK, Minocha VR. Autoamputation of penis: An unusual cause. Accepted for publication in International Urology.
De U, Jain BK, Sah SP, Rauniyar RK., Dargan P. Primary Liposarcoma of the Omenturm: A case report and review of the literature. Indian J Pathol Microbial 2003 ;46(4):638-640.
Jain BK, Dargan P, Afaq Aaamir. Transvesical surgical drainage of the prostatic abscess. Trap. Doc. 2002;32: 175-6.
Dargan P, Jain BK, Delayed Dehiscence of Repaired Urinary Bladder: Indian Journal of Surgery 2004; 66(1):49-50.
Jain BK, Das ON, Singh RK, Kukreti R. Dargan P. Agenesis of Gallbladder in Symptomatic Patients. Tropical Gastroenterology 2001; 22: 80-82
Dargan P, Thakur S, Jain BK, Singh R, Deb M. Awareness & Practice of Universal precautions by Health Care workers in a Teaching Institute. J. Nepal Med Assoc. 2001; 40: 125-7
Afaq A, Jain BK, Dargan P, Bhattacharya SK, Rauniyar RK, Kukreti R. Surgical drainage of primary iliopsoas abscess-safe and cost-effective treatment. Book of Abstracts. XXXII World Congress of International College of Surgeons, Singapore, 8th to 12th October 2000.
Dargan P, Jain BK. Gangrenous complete prolapse of rectum in a child. Health Renaissance 1999; 1: 47-8.
Agrawal V, Raghavan L, Dargan P: A unique case of male dyspareunia. J Indian Med Assoc 97 (12):526, 1999.
Agrawal V, Dargan P, Raghavan: Augmented Mayo's Repair: Our Technique. IJS 61 (1) :50, 1999.
Jain BK, Dargan P, Singh N, Gupta A. lntraoperative fine needle aspiration cytology of abdominal lesions - a safe alternative to surgical Biopsy. Br J Surg. 1996; 83: 272-273.
Dargan P et al: Duodenal Ulcer Perforation in an Infant. Delhi State Chapter Journal of Surgery.2003; 1 (VI) :243
Sood S, Dargan P. Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction. In : Sood S, Krishna A (Eds). Surgical Diseases in Tropical Countries. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 1996. 140 - 146
Talwar N, Dargan P, Arora MP, Sharma A, Sen AK. Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis Masquerading as Pyonephrosis : a case report. Indian J Pathol. Microbiol. 2006; 49(3) : 418-420.
Dargan P, Sinha SK, Singh N, Jain BK, Shrivastava UK. Gastroduodenal Tuberculosis: A Report of Three Cases And Review Of Literature. Internet Journal of Gastroenterology 2005, Volume 4. Number-1.
Gugenheim J, Dargan P. Surgical treatment of the carcinoma of the gallbladder. In : Zdenek Kala (Editor). Nadory Podjaterni Oblasti. Grada Publishing. 2009. 229-236.
Makki K1, Chorasiya VK, Sood G, Srivastava PK, Dargan P, Vij V. Laparoscopy-assisted hepatectomy versus conventional (open) hepatectomy for living donors: When you know better, you do better: Liver Transplant 2014 Jun 25. doi: 10.1002/lt.23940. [Epub ahead of print]
Vij V, Ramaswamy VK, Goja S, Dargan P, Mallya A, Goyal N, Gupta S. lntraoperative no go donor hepatectomy in living donor liver transplantation: Am J Transplant. 2010 Sep;10(9):2181-2; author reply 2183. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03155.x.
Vij V, Makki K, Chorasiya VK, Sood G, Singhal A Dargan P. Targeting the Achilles heel of adult living donor liver transplant: Corner-sparing sutures with mucosal eversion technique of biliary Anastomosis: Liver Transplant 2016 Jan;22(1):14-23.
26. Traumatic handlebar hernia associated with hepatic herniation: a case report and review of literature. Talwar N, Natarajan M, Kumar S, Dargan P Hernia 2007. Aug; 11(4):365-7.

Qualification

MBBS
M.S., University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University (Aug 1991 - 1994)
Masters in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Institute Hepatobiliaire Henri Bismuth, Villejuif, Paris, France (Feb 2007 - June 2008)
European Diploma in HPB OncoSurgery, Hopital Paul Brousse, France

Membership

Member of the Association of the Surgeons of India
Member of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology

Key Expertise

Gastroenterology (Endoscopy & ERCP)

Experience

Dr Puneet Dargan has over 15 years of experience in the field of Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery. He has been instrumental in initiating liver transplant programs across various hospitals in Delhi NCR as well as Chennai, and has an experience of more than 750 cases of liver transplantation, including living donor as well as cadaveric liver transplants. In the field of liver transplant his focus of attention has been developing strategies for improving donor safety and improving recipient outcomes.

He also focuses on paediatric liver transplantation patients and has had an experience of more than 100 paediatric liver transplant cases including those with acute liver failure and congenital anomalies.

His other areas of interest include treatment of liver tumors and tumors of the gallbladder, bile duct and pancreas.

Dr Puneet Dargan is a committed and a dedicated professional and highly regarded by his colleagues as well as patients.