Prof. Subrat Kumar Acharya is a distinguished gastroenterologist, hepatologist, liver transplant physician, physician-scientist, writer and teacher whose career spans more than four decades. He spent almost 40 years at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, where he headed the Department of Gastroenterology and later became Professor Emeritus. He joined KIIT Deemed to be University in 2016 and serves as its Pro-Chancellor, while also leading Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Pradyumna Bal Memorial Hospital, KIMS, Bhubaneswar. He has also held a senior leadership role in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Fortis in New Delhi.

His clinical and academic interests encompass complex digestive and liver disorders, including acute liver failure, acute-on-chronic liver failure, chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, primary liver cancer and hepatobiliary conditions. His reported areas of expertise also include portal hypertension, autoimmune liver diseases, biliary strictures, pancreatitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease and advanced endoscopic procedures such as ERCP and therapeutic endoscopy. His work combines clinical care with teaching, scientific research and contributions to medical literature.

Prof. Acharya has published more than 320 research papers and approximately 50 book chapters, and has written editorials for leading international journals in gastroenterology and hepatology. He has served as president of the Indian National Association for the Study of the Liver (INASL) and the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG), and has contributed editorially to specialist journals. His contributions have been recognized with the Padma Shri in 2014, along with numerous scientific awards, orations and lifetime achievement honours. He is also a recipient of research fellowships and distinctions from Indian scientific academies and the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS, Berhampur University (1975)
• DM in General Medicine, Utkal University (1980)
• DM in Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (1982)
• Additional qualifications and distinctions listed in biographical sources include MD, DSc, FNA, FNASc and FASC.

Fellowship & Areas of Interest

• Fellowship distinctions include the Commonwealth Medical Fellowship Award, Fellowship of the Indian Academy of Sciences (FIAS), Fellowship of the National Academy of Sciences of India (NASI), and FASC.
• Research interests include acute liver failure, acute-on-chronic liver failure, primary liver cancer, and hepatitis A, B, C and E virus infections.
• Clinical expertise includes chronic liver disease, liver cirrhosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic hepatitis B and C, autoimmune liver diseases, and portal hypertension.
• Additional areas include pancreatitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, biliary strictures, gallstones and bile duct stones, and therapeutic endoscopy including ERCP.

Research Contributions & Publications

• Published more than 320 research papers in medical and scientific journals.
• Authored approximately 50 book chapters in medical textbooks and contributed around 10 editorials.
• Published or contributed to work in journals including Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Journal of Hepatology, Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, and Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
• Served in editorial roles for Liver International, Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Tropical Gastroenterology.

Awards, Honours, and Recognitions

• Padma Shri, Government of India (2014).
• Samanta Chandrasekhar Award (2003).
• Mitra Olympus Endoscopy Award and P. N. Berry Award.
• Commonwealth Medical Fellowship Award and Om Prakash Memorial Award.
• Best Young Investigator Award, Asia-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver.
• S. R. Naik Oration Award and Dr. Madangopalan Oration Award from INASL.
• P. N. Chuttani Oration Award from the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2009).
• V. I. Mathan and Mini Mathan Oration Award, CMC Vellore; Ranbaxy Science Award; Biju Patnaik Award from Odisha Vigyan Academy.
• Fellowship of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Fellowship of the National Academy of Sciences of India, J. C. Bose Fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology, and Lifetime Achievement Awards from ISG and INASL.

Specialization

• Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Liver transplantation and hepatobiliary sciences
• Acute liver failure and acute-on-chronic liver failure
• Chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and portal hypertension
• Viral hepatitis and primary liver cancer
• Autoimmune liver disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
• Pancreatitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease and biliary disorders
• ERCP and therapeutic endoscopy

Professional Leadership

• Past President, Indian National Association for the Study of the Liver (INASL).
• Past President, Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG).
• Contributed as an editor to specialist journals in gastroenterology and hepatology.

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi — served for almost 40 years; headed the Department of Gastroenterology and is identified as Professor Emeritus.
• KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar — joined in 2016; serves as Pro-Chancellor and Professor in Gastroenterology.
• Pradyumna Bal Memorial Hospital (PBMH), KIMS, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar — Head of Department, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
• Fortis, New Delhi — senior leadership role in Gastroenterology and Hepatology; affiliated sources identify Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, Vasant Kunj, and Fortis Escorts, Okhla Road.