Dr. Shivani Deswal is a Senior Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at Apollo Hospitals, Gurugram, with over 17 years of experience in providing comprehensive care for children with gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Her areas of expertise include constipation management and biofeedback therapy, Celiac Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and Growth and Nutritional Disorders. She also specialises in the management of complex liver disorders in children requiring liver transplantation, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to guide patients and their families through evaluation, preparation and the transplant journey. Prior to joining Apollo Hospitals, she served as Clinical Lead and Senior Consultant at Narayana Health and as Senior Consultant at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram. She also served as Associate Professor of Paediatrics at PGIMER and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, for six years. Her clinical practice emphasises evidence-based, internationally benchmarked treatment protocols, with a focus on delivering safe, consistent and holistic care tailored to each child's needs.
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Experience
2023
Senior Consultant & Clinical Lead (2023-2026 )- Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Sector 24, DLF Phase 3, Gurgaon, Narayana Health
2023
Clinical Observership in Pediatric Liver , Gastro enterology and Nutrition (2023)- King’s College Hospital (NHS), London, UK
DNB Pediatrics (2006–2009) - VMMC & Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi
2005
Internship (2005–2006) - Government Medical College, Jammu
IBD care
1999
M.B.B.S. (1999–2005) - Government Medical College, Jammu
Special interest
Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Functional GI Disorders
Pediatric & Infant Endoscopy
biofeedback therapy
IBD
Nutrition and Food allergies
Paediatric Transplant Hepatology
Paediatric Liver Transplantation
Paediatric Gastroenterology
Memberships
Indian Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology
Hepatology and Nutrition – North Zone (ISPGHAN)
Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)
Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Women Paediatricians Forum (WPF)
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APNM Academic Award Grant – Research on Dyssynergia and Biofeedback Therapy in Children with Chronic Constipation
Best Oral Paper, ISPGHAN Annual Meeting – Validation of an Indigenous Point-of-Care Test for Celiac Disease.
Best Poster, Common Wealth Association of Paediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition Meeting – Early Treatment and Outcomes in Primary Carnitine Deficiency: First Report from India
Research & Publications
Co-author, ISPGHAN Consensus Guidelines on Paediatric Acute Liver Failure and Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children; book chapter “Indications and Timing of Liver Transplantation,” 360° Paediatrics – IAP Practice Guidelines; publications include Eosinophilic Myenteric Ganglionitis and Degenerative Leiomyopathy in Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction; Microvillous Inclusion Disease Causing Severe Congenital Diarrhoea in a Newborn; BRTO for Gastric Varices in Children; Endogastric Teratoma; Abdominal Epilepsy; Allopurinol for Optimizing Thiopurine Therapy in Autoimmune Hepatitis; Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Among Adolescents in Delhi.
Clinical Expertise
Neonatal cholestasis and biliary atresia
Newborn Jaundice
paediatric liver diseases including hepatitis and fatty liver
paediatric liver failure and liver transplantation
functional abdominal pain and functional GI disorders
paediatric feeding and eating disorders
gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and peptic ulcer disease
autism and gut issues
acute and chronic pancreatitis
biliary disorders including gallstones and choledochal cyst
paediatric IBD
diarrhoea and malabsorption syndromes
Celiac Disease
food allergies and cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA)
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