OPD Schedule
Monday
02:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Thursday
02:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Profile
Dr. Mehul Choksi is regarded as one of the best Gastroenterologist in Mumbai with vast experience in the field of digestive diseases and advanced therapeutic endoscopy. After completing his MBBS from Mumbai University, he pursued residency training in General Medicine at St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore. Thereafter, he completed his residency training in Gastroenterology at the prestigious Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, which is ranked consistently among the top medical institutes in India.
He is currently serving at Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai. He underwent specialized training in Gastrointestinal Oncology and Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at India’s premier cancer institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, where he also held a teaching position. He was awarded the Peter Cotton Travel Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy at the Medical University of South Carolina, USA, and furthered his expertise in Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) techniques at the Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, USA.
Additional Contributions
- Nominated for Best Medical Student by the Shatayushi Foundation (2000).
- Multilingual proficiency in English, Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati.
- Oral Paper Award at the 50th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Kolkata (2009).
Areas of specialization
- Therapeutic Endoscopy, ERCP, and Endoscopic Ultrasound.
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
- Gastrointestinal Oncology.
- Diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, EUS, and enteroscopy.
- Palliative stenting of advanced gastrointestinal malignancies.
Education
- MBBS – Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Mumbai University.
- MD (General Medicine) – St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore.
- DM (Gastroenterology) – Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore.
Affiliations
- Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Bandra.
- Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital, Prarthna Samaj.
- Nanavati Hospital, Vile Parle.
Publications
- Peter Cotton Advanced Endoscopy Travel Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina, USA.
- Advanced Endoscopy Observership, Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, USA.
- “Maintenance zinc therapy after initial penicillamine chelation to treat symptomatic hepatic Wilson's disease in a resource-constrained setting” (Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018).
- “Drug-induced liver injury: A prospective and retrospective study of patients from India” (Hepatol Int, 2011).
- “Portal Hypertensive Polyps: A New Entity in Portal Hypertension” (Hepatol Int, 2011).