Work experience :

• June 2010 to June 2013: Postgraduate in Dept of General Surgery, SP Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
• July 2013 to March 2015: Senior Resident in Dept of General Surgery, PBM Hospital, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
• March 2015 to March 2018: Specialist Resident in Dept of Surgical Gastroenterology & Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
• April 2018 to Aug 2019: Assistant Prof. & Consultant, Dept of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver transplantation, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Aug 2019 to Aug 2021: Associate Professor, Dept of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver transplantation, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Aug 2021 to till date: Associate Professor, Dept of HPB Surgery and Liver transplantation, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Currently working with Dr Naimish N Mehta (Chief Liver Transplant Surgeon, past prof at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi) and performing Liver Transplant regularly.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

Skills:

• Trained in advanced HPB Surgery
• Trained in Liver Transplant (DDLT & LDLT)
• Trained in Basic & Advance Laparoscopic Surgery
• Competent in handling major and minor Surgical Gastroenterology Cases

CMEs & CONFERENCES:

• Attended ASIRAJ 2011 Annual Conference of ASI Rajasthan Chapter in Oct 2011
• Attended RAMAS 2012 6th Annual Conference in Sept 2012
• Attended IASG SSAT Conference regarding Complications in GI Surgery in Feb 2016
• Attended 3rd International Colorectal Pelvic Floor Workshop in March 2016
• Participated in 3rd International Colorectal Pelvic Floor Workshop at Sir Gangaram Hospital New Delhi- 2016.
• Attended IASGCON 2016 “XXVI Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology in Oct 2016”
• Attended Interventional Radiology Update 2016 in Nov 2016
• 3rd Transplant Hepatology Course-2016 at Institute of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine , Medanta The Medicity.
• Participated in Surgical Critical Care CME in 2017.
• Participated in XIth Basic and Advanced therapeutic endoscopic procedures training program 2017.
• Participated in “How I do it-CME series II” Colo Rectal Surgery 2017.
• Attended IASGCON 2017 “XXVII Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology in Oct 2017”
• Participated in 12th certificate course in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery organised by Indian chapter of International Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary Association.
• Participated in “How I do it- CME series” on esophageal surgery Aug 2019
• Participated in IAGES-2021
• Participated in JSF 1st –Dec 2021
• Participated in JSF 2nd – Dec 2022
• Participated as delegates in MCLD and consensus conference on SFSS in Jan 2023
• Participated as faculty in Mid-term CME organized by AIIMS-Jodhpur in Feb 2023
• Participated as faculty in CME- IASGO PG course in jaundice March 2023
• Participated as faculty (chairperson) in JSF 3rd - Dec 2023
• Participated as Faculty (chairperson) in iLDLT-2023
• Participated as Faculty (chairperson) in IHPBA India chapter-2024

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Thesis

Thesis study titled “Outcomes Of Patients Undergoing Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Esophagectomy-Single Centre Study” under the guidance of Dr. Saumitra Rawat, Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi towards the award of DNB Super speciality (Surgical Gastroenterology) Degree.

Thesis study titled “A Clinico Radiological Study with Management and Outcome of Head Injury Patients in Bikaner” under the guidance of Dr Ashok Parmar, Dept of Surgery, SP medical college, Bikaner, Rajasthan towards the award of M.S.(General Surgery) Degree.

Publications/ Posters/ Abstracts:

1. Presented a Scientific Poster in ASIRAJ 2011 Annual Conference of ASI Rajasthan Chapter in Oct 2011
2. Sodhi D, Nagar A, Arora N, Choudhary KV. A Clinico Radiological Study with Management and Outcome of Head Injury Patients in Bikaner. Jmscr. 2014 Dec;12(2):3180-3186.
3. Khadda S, Yadav AK, Ali A, Parmar A, Beniwal H, Nagar A. A rare case report of sigmoid colon perforation due to accidental swallowing of partial denture. Indian Journal of Surgery. 2015 Apr 1;77(2):152-4.
4. Presented a Scientific Paper (FREE ORAL PAPER-Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Oesophagectomy: An Oncologically Adequate Procedure) in “XXVI Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology in Oct 2016”
5. Nagar A, Parray A, Asaf BB, Rawat S. Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Oesophagectomy: An Oncologically Adequate Procedure. Trop Gastroenterol 2016;37(3);O17. ISSN 0250- 626X
6. Poster presentation on Closure Of Loop Ileostomies- A 17 Year Single Centre Retrospective Study at XXVI National Conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology 2016.
7. Ram D, Sharma A, Darlong LM, Shukla H, Nagar A, Sharma AK. Management of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: a rare differential of solid lung masses. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017 Mar 1;33(1):29-33.
8. Darlong LM, Ram D, Sharma A, Sharma AK, Iqbal SA, Nagar A, Hazarika D. The Azygous Lobe of the Lung: in the Case of Lung Cancer. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2017 Jun 1;8(2):195-7.
9. Presented a Scientific Paper (FREE ORAL PAPER-Impact of re-feeding in patients with proximal jejunostomy-an Indian perspective) in “XXVII Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology in Oct 2017”
10. Presented a Scientific Paper (FREE ORAL PAPER-Short and long-term results of surgery for extra-hepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO)) in “XXVII Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology in Oct 2017”
11. Nagar A, Mehrotra S, Yadav A, Mangla V, Lalwani S, Mehta N, Nundy S. Impact of refeeding in patients with proximal jejunostomy: An Indian perspective. Trop Gastroenterol 2017;38(3); IM/3084. ISSN 0250-626X
12. Nagar A, T Aneela, Mangla V, Mehrotra S, Lalwani S, Yadav A, Mehta N, Nundy S. Short and long-term results of surgery for extra-hepatic portal venous obstruction. Trop Gastroenterol 2017;38(3); L9/3325. ISSN 0250-626X
13. Nagar A, Mehrotra S, Yadav A, Mangla V, Lalwani S, Mehta N, Nundy S. Distal Bowel Re-feeding in Patients with Proximal Jejunostomy. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2018 Jul 1;22(7):1251-7.
14. Bojanapu S, Nagar A, Mehrotra S, Mangla V, Lalwani S, Yadav A, Mehta N, Nundy S. Penoscrotal swelling—an unusual occurrence in a patient with an anastomotic leak following ileostomy closure. Journal of surgical case reports. 2018 Aug 6;2018(8):rjy197.
15. Sharma A, Nagar A, Varshney P, Tomar M, Sarin S, Choubey RP, Kapoor VK. Pancreaspreserving limited duodenal resection: Minimizing morbidity without compromising oncological adequacy. Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 2022 May 5;26(2):149.
16. Sharma A, Varshney P, Kasliwal R, Nagar A, Venkatatelikicherla K, Sarin S, Choubey RP, Kapoor VK. Insulinoma—Accurate Preoperative Localization Is the Key to Management: An Initial Experience. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2022 Apr 26:1-9.
17. Varshney P, Nagar A, Sarin S, Venkatatelikicherla K, Tomar M, Choubey RP, Sharma A, Kapoor VK. Practices in the Management of Incidental Gallbladder Cancer. South Asian Journal of Cancer. 2023 Aug 10.
18. Scientific video abstract accepted in KSERS-2023 for video presentation (The 52nd congress of KSERS and 13th International Symposium)
19. Presented E-poster in category of Liver Transplantation in International conference 10th “The Liver Week-2023”.
20. Mehta NN, Shah H, Kumar K, Nagar A, Mahala VK, Nimje G, Jain AK, Saraswat VA. Transforming lives: A triumph of public-private partnership in successful liver transplants. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2024 Apr 5. doi: 10.1007/s12664-024-01564-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38578566.

Received certificate for BEST FREE ORAL PAPER for Scientific Paper (FREE ORAL PAPER-Impact of re-feeding in patients with proximal jejunostomy-an Indian perspective) in “XXVII Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology in Oct 2017

Received certificate for winning the 2^nd prize at the Innovation Day in the year Oct 2022 at Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology, Jaipur.

Received the Travel grant for the Korean conference KSERS-2023 and Travel grant for the Korean conference The Liver Week 2023.

Received the Certificate of Excellence on the 26th January 2024.