Dr. Nikhil Agrawal is a distinguished GI and HPB Surgical Oncologist with over 15 years of experience in treating complex gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancers. He is known for his expertise in advanced laparoscopic and robotic GI and HPB cancer surgery. His entire practice is dedicated to the surgical treatment of patients suffering from these cancers, making him one of the few exclusive GI & HPB Surgical Oncologists in India today.

He heads a team of professionals who besides providing the best possible evidence-based treatment, also help the patients choose the most appropriate and cost-effective treatment options for all stages of these diseases. He treats his patients with compassion and empathy. Ethical and reliable care with the highest standards is his core priority.

Dr. Agrawal's extensive training at prestigious institutions such as AIIMS-New Delhi, SGPGI-Lucknow, and SNUBH-South Korea, has equipped him with the skills and knowledge to provide the best possible care to his patients.

As an avid academician and researcher, Dr. Agrawal has published numerous papers in reputed national and international journals, presented his work at conferences, and contributed chapters to journals and textbooks. He is a faculty member and guest speaker at various national and international conferences.

In addition to his clinical and research work, Dr. Agrawal is committed to social service. His dedication to patient care, ethics, and social responsibility makes him a trusted and reliable GI and HPB Surgical Oncologist.

Education

MCh from AIIMS, New Delhi

MS (General Surgery) from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

MBBS from Calicut Medical College

Fellowship in Laparoscopic Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea

Training course in operative laparoscopy by minimally invasive surgery training centre; AIIMS, New Delhi

Certificate course on pancreas organized by Pancreas India (acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer)

Previous experience

Senior Consultant: Gastrointestinal, HPB and GI Onco Surgery, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, 2017-2019

Associate Professor: Gastrointestinal, HPB and GI Onco Surgery, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi 2013-2017

Senior Resident and Senior Research Associate: Gastrointestinal Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi, 2009-2012

Senior Resident: Surgical Gastroenterology, SGPGI, Lucknow, 2009

Resident: General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 2005-2008

Affiliations (Professional memberships) & Certifications

Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)

Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG)

International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Indian Chapter (IHPBA)

International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO)

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, USA (SSAT)

Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)

Awards

Travel bursary award by the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, 2011

Abstract selected for award paper session in IASG annual conference, 2011

Best paper and poster award IASG annual conference, 2014

Travel grant by Korean Association of HBP Surgery for 11th International Single Topic Symposium of the Korean Association of HBP Surgery (ISTS 2016, Jeonju, Korea).

Travel grant by IASGO for 26th World Congress of the IASGO (IASGO 2016, Seoul, Korea).

First prize in “award paper session” - IHPBA India 2017.

Abstract in IASG Annual conference, 2017 was selected for “award paper session”.

Video in IASG Annual Conference, 2017 was selected for oral video session

Publications

Kumar S, Agrawal N, Khanna R, Khanna A. Aggressive angiomyxoma presenting with huge abdominal lump: A case report. Cases J. 2008;1(1):131

Tiwary SK, Agrawal N, Kumar S, Khanna R, Khanna AK. Isolated splenic tuberculosis presenting with splenomegaly and pyrexia of unknown origin. ANZ J Surg. 2008 Apr;78(4):322-3.

Tiwary SK, Kumar D, Chowdhury S, Agrawal N, Basu S. Intestinal gangrene due to mesenteric vascular occlusion masquerading as strangulated inguinal hernia. Hernia. 2008 Apr;12(2):195-7.

Kumar S, Tiwary SK, Agrawal N, Prasanna G, Khanna R, Khanna AK. Predictive Factors for Difficult Surgery in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Chronic Cholecystitis. The Internet Journal of Surgery. 2008;16(2).

Agrawal N, Kumar S, Puneet, Khanna R, Shukla J, Khanna AK. Activated protein C resistance in deep venous thrombosis. Ann Vasc Surg. 2009 May-Jun;23(3):364-6.

Kumar S, Agrawal N, Khanna R, Khanna A. Giant lymphatic cyst of omentum: a case report. Cases J. 2009;2:23.

Khanna R, Agarwal N, Singh A, Khanna S, Basu S. Spontaneous Common Bile Duct Perforation Presenting as Acute Abdomen. Indian Journal of Surgery. 2010;72(5):407-8.

Saluja SS, Ray S, Pal S, Sanyal S, Agrawal N, Dash NR et al. Randomized Trial Comparing Side-to-Side Stapled and Hand-Sewn Esophagogastric Anastomosis in Neck. J Gastrointest Surg 2012;16:1287-95.

Madhusudhan KS, Agrawal N, Srivastava DN, Pal S, Gupta AK. Percutaneous transhepatic portal vein stenting in a patient with benign non transplant post-operative portal vein stenosis: A case report. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2013;23:351.

Agrawal N, Pal S, Dash NR, Madhusudhan K, Srivastava DN. Asymptomatic Transhiatal Pancreatic Herniation after Oesophagectomy. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR 2014;8:ND24.

Dash N, Agrawal N, Sharma M, Javed A. Retrieval of an impacted foreign body in the oesophagus by combined endoscopic-surgical approach. Tropical gastroenterology: official journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation 2014;35:185.

Rastogi A, Bihari C, Grover S, et al. Hepatobiliary IgG4 Cholangiopathy Case Series and Literature Review. International journal of surgical pathology 2015;23:531-6.

Bihari C, Rastogi A, Rajesh S, Arora A, Arora A, Kumar N. Cystic Lymphangioma of Pancreas. Indian journal of surgical oncology 2016;7(1)106-109.

Sureka B, Bihari C, Arora A, Agrawal N, Bharaty KGS, Jamwal KD, Chattopadhyay TK. Imaging Paradigm of Cystic Lesions in Pancreas. JOP 2016;17(5):452-465.

Mahansaria SS, Agrawal N, Arora A, Bihari C, Appukuttan M, Chattopadhyay TK. Ampullary Mixed Adenoneuroendocrine Carcinoma: Surprise Histology, Familiar Management. Int J Surg Pathol. 2017;25(7):585-591

Borle DP, Agrawal N, Arora A, Kumar S, Chattopadhyay TK. Ileostomy site approach for adhesiolysis and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a hostile abdomen: a novel technique. (Accepted in JMAS)

Sureka B, Singh VP, Rajesh S, Laroia ST, Bansal K, Rastogi A, Bihari C, Bhadoria AS, Agrawal N, Arora A. Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance (MR) Findings in Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis: Retrospective Analysis of Pathologically Proven 30 Cases – Tertiary Care Experience. Pol J Radiol 2017; 82:327-332.

Chaudhari S, Rastogi A, Taneja K, Thapar S, Agrawal N. Unusual presentation of fibrolamellar carcinoma: A rare case report. Indian Journal of Case Reports, 4(1) (2017, November 30).

Baghmar S, Agrawal N, Kumar G, Bihari C, Patidar Y, Kumar S, Chattopadhyay TK, Panda D, Arora A, Pamecha V. Prognostic Factors and the Role of Adjuvant Treatment in Periampullary Carcinoma: a Single-Centre Experience of 95 Patients. J Gastrointest Canc (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-018-0058-7

Mohapatra N, Sandhyav R, Agrawal N, Arora A, Chattopadhyay TK. Effect of Proximal Splenorenal Shunt on Intraoperative Portal Venous Pressure and Its Correlation with Clinical Outcomes. Indian Journal of Surgery, 2019; 81:338–343

Nigam N, Rajani SS, Rastogi A, Patil A, Agrawal N, Sureka B, Arora A, Bihari C. Inflammatory pseudotumors of the liver: Importance of a multimodal approach with the insistance of needle biopsy. Journal of Laboratory Physicians, 2019;11:361-368

Pamecha V, Sadashiv Patil N, Kumar S, Rajendran V, Gupta S, Vasantrao Sasturkar S, Kumar Sinha P, Arora A, Agarwal N and Baghmar S. Upfront pancreaticoduodenectomy in severely jaundiced patients: is it safe?. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci, 2019;26:524-533.

Mohapatra N, Sasturkar SV, Falari S, et al. Strategic approach to minimally invasive necrosectomy for necrotizing pancreatitis: technique, complications and predictors of outcome. ANZ J Surg. 2021;91(3):E104-E111.

Sasturkar SV, Agrawal N, Arora A, Kumar MPS, Kilambi R, Thapar S, Chattopadhyay TK. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with portal cavernoma without portal vein decompression. J Minim Access Surg. 2021 Jul-Sep;17(3):351-355. doi: 10.4103/jmas.JMAS_106_20.

Chapter in books

Khanna AK, Nikhil. Varicose Veins. In: Khanna AK, Puneet, editors. Manual of Vascular Surgery: JP Medical Ltd; 2011. p. 267-90.

Khanna AK, Nikhil. Deep Venous Thrombosis. In: Khanna AK, Puneet, editors. Manual of Vascular Surgery: JP Medical Ltd; 2011. p. 291-311.

Pal S, Aggarwal N, Ravella VP. Left hepatectomy. In: Chattopadhyay TK, Sahni P, Pal S, editors. G I Surgery Annual; 2011. p. 14-23.

Agrawal N, Pal S, Sahni P. Surgical Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer. In: Garg PK, editor. ECAB clinical Update: Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Pancreatic Tumors: Elsevier; 2013. p.87-125.

Agrawal N. Anatomy and physiology of the oesophagus. In: Mishra PK, editor. Textbook of GI surgery. Jaypee; 2013. p. 133.

Javed A, Agrawal N, Chattopadhyay TK. Advances in the management of the cancer of the oesophagus. In: IASG Textbook of GI Surgery. 2013.

Agrawal N, Chattopadhyay TK. Approach to multimodality treatment of esophageal cancer. In: Anand AC, Acharya SK, editors. Progress in gastroenterology. Elsevier; 2016. p. 235-245.