Dr. Shrihari Anikhindi
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
Consultant, Institute of Liver, Gastroenterology and Pancreaticobiliary Sciences, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Assistant Professor, Ganga Ram Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (GRIPMER)
8+ years
as a lead endoscopist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
~70
invited lectures at national and international conferences
~700
delegates at the 7th INMA Conference he organised in 2024
2026 to 2028
elected Governing Council Member, SGEI
About Dr. Anikhindi
Advanced endoscopy
GI motility
Teaching and leadership
Care that puts patients first
Areas of expertise
Advanced therapeutic endoscopy
POEM, ESD, EMR, third-space endoscopy, endoscopic stenting and image-enhanced endoscopy with narrow band imaging.
Endoscopic ultrasound and ERCP
Diagnostic endoscopy
GI motility and functional disorders
Liver diseases
Pancreatic and biliary diseases
Inflammatory bowel disease
Awards and recognition
2026
Elected Governing Council Member, SGEI (2026 to 2028)
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India
1st Prize, Endoscopy Video Award
12th International Conference and Workshop on Early GI Cancer Diagnosis, Endoscopic Resections and Endoluminal Surgery, Pune, July 2026
2025
Best Reviewer Award, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
66th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Amritsar, December 2025
2024
Best Reviewer Award, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
65th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Varanasi, December 2024
2nd Prize, Innovation in Endoscopy
Endoscopy Shark Tank session, ENDOCON 2024, Gurugram
1st Prize, Presidential Video Session
ENDOCON 2024, Gurugram
2023
2nd Best Video Award
9th IEE / EndoLuminal Surgery / Third Space Endoscopy International Conference, Pune, July 2023
3rd Best Video Award
ENDOCON, Indore, July 2023
Best Video Award
ERCP Live, Mumbai, April 2023
2016
Best Orator Award, National Grand Finale
Torrent Gastroenterology Young Scholar Award Programme, Ahmedabad, October 2016
2nd Prize, North Zone
Torrent Gastroenterology Young Scholar Award Programme, New Delhi, October 2016
Organiser of the 7th Annual INMA Conference, June 2024
Held at Aerocity, New Delhi, the conference drew nearly 700 gastroenterologists and physicians from India and abroad. It was the best-attended INMA conference to date and was widely appreciated for its scientific content and flawless execution.
Career,
education and
training
Jan 2025 to present
Consultant, Gastroenterology
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Present
Assistant Professor
Ganga Ram Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (GRIPMER), New Delhi
Present
Proprietor
Medigest Gastro, Liver & Endoscopy Clinic, Paschim Vihar, West Delhi
Jun 2019 to Dec 2024
Associate Consultant
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
May 2018 to May 2019
Clinical Assistant
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
May 2017 to May 2018
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Aug 2012 to Jan 2014
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
BJ Medical College, Pune
Memberships and registration
Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI), Governing Council Member 2026 to 2028
Japanese Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES)
European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE)
Indian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association (INMA)
American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society
Delhi Medical Council, New Delhi Reg. No. 66962
Indian Medical Association, Outer West Branch No. 682
Scientific journal reviewer
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
Diseases of the Esophagus
May 2017
SCE, Gastroenterology
Royal College of Physicians (UK)
April 2017
DNB (DrNB), Gastroenterology
National Board of Examinations (NBE), New Delhi
June 2012
MD, Medicine
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik, Maharashtra
2002 to 2008
MBBS
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik, Maharashtra
Member
MNAMS
National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
Memberships and registration
Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI), Governing Council Member 2026 to 2028
Japanese Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES)
European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE)
Indian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association (INMA)
American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society
Delhi Medical Council, New Delhi Reg. No. 66962
Indian Medical Association, Outer West Branch No. 682
Scientific journal reviewer
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
Diseases of the Esophagus
Advanced training
Narrow Band Imaging and Third Space Endoscopy
Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan, under Prof. Noriya Uedo
Advanced training
GI Motility and Neurogastroenterology
ANMA (Asian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association) Fellowship, Seoul, South Korea
2014 to 2017
Residency, Gastroenterology
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
2009 to 2012
Residency, General Medicine
SRTR Government Medical College, Ambajogai
2007 to 2008
Internship
Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Memberships and registration
Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI), Governing Council Member 2026 to 2028
Japanese Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES)
European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE)
Indian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association (INMA)
American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society
Delhi Medical Council, New Delhi Reg. No. 66962
Indian Medical Association, Outer West Branch No. 682
Scientific journal reviewer
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
Diseases of the Esophagus
Invited faculty
roles
Lectures, panels, live demonstrations
and workshops, by year of the event.
ANSHCON 2026
Faculty
3-4 Jan, Hyatt Regency, Ahmedabad
Indore GI Conclave
Faculty
17-18 Jan, Indore Marriott
International Workshop on Endoscopic Management of Early GI Cancers
Invited Speaker
23-25 Jan, AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad
Workshop on Esophageal pH-Impedance Monitoring, HRM and Advanced Endoscopy
International Expert Faculty for lectures, live demonstrations and case-based teaching
29-30 Jan, Myanmar
Annual DCIAC Workshop 2026
Faculty
21 Feb, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Cancer Connect 2.0
Distinguished Faculty Member, GI session
6-8 Mar
Best of ACG India 2026
Panelist, Inflammatory Bowel Disease session
8 Mar, Hyatt Regency, Gurgaon
Elevating the Standard of Upper GI Endoscopy (webinar)
Panelist, clinical implementation and experience sharing
28 Mar, online
EPL 2026
Star Faculty
17-19 Apr, Pullman, Aerocity, New Delhi
GI-VISION Conference 2026
Faculty
25-26 Apr, Hotel Rama International, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
FALS Proctology Course 2026
Faculty Speaker: Biofeedback Therapy and Anal Manometry
8-10 May, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Webinar on Post-Operative Constipation
Faculty Speaker: Post-Operative Constipation, Pathophysiology and Prevention
15 May, online
MIST 2.0 x Meet the Master Conference
Distinguished Faculty
16 May, ITC Maurya, New Delhi
Safe Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Skill Course 2026
Scientific Faculty Speaker: ERCP and Endoscopic Interventions for Bile Duct Stones, Optimising Outcomes
20-21 Jun, New Delhi
PCNI 2026, Pediatrics Conference of North India
Distinguished Faculty and Speaker: Making Invisible Visible, New Way of Doing Endoscopy
20-21 Jun, Le Meridien, New Delhi
Kolkata Endo Live 2026
Distinguished Faculty
27-28 Jun, Taj Vivanta, Kolkata
Dilemmas in Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2026
Faculty
11-12 Jul, The Leela, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
12th International Conference and Workshop on Early GI Cancer Diagnosis, Endoscopic Resections and Endoluminal Surgery
Speaker and Hands-on Trainer: Lugol’s, NBI and EUS, Building the Diagnosis of Esophageal SCC
17-19 Jul, Pune
ENDOCON 2026
Guest Faculty
28-30 Aug, Andaz, Aerocity, New Delhi
MIDAS Live 2026, International Live Endoscopy Meeting
Faculty (upcoming)
30 Oct to 1 Nov, Radisson Blu, Nagpur
Clinics in Liver Disease 2025
Faculty
8-9 Mar, The Cabbana Resort, Jalandhar
Obesity Mega Conclave 2025
Invited Speaker
12 Apr, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Webinar on Fatty Liver
Invited Speaker
Rufaida College of Nursing, Jamia Hamdard
ISG GRIP 2025, Coimbatore
Faculty
18 May
Third Space Endoscopy and Image-Enhanced Endoscopy Workshop
Faculty, academic assignment on post-POEM complications
13-15 Jun, Surat Marriott
NARCHI Delhi 2025, OASIS Preconference Workshop
Faculty
19 Jun
Consensus on Hepatobiliary Cancers, Chapter 2: HCC
Faculty Member
22 Jul, virtual
Closure Techniques Conference and Workshop
Faculty
15-17 Aug, Pune
8th Annual Congress of INMA
Faculty
30-31 Aug, Novotel, Kolkata
ISG GRIP 2025, Nashik
Faculty
7 Sep
7th India EUS Summit 2025
Faculty
19-21 Sep
Gut Connect National Webinar
Distinguished Speaker
24 Sep
Asian Gastro Summit 2025, AIG-Prince of Wales Hospital and CUHK Joint Symposium
Panelist
11-12 Oct
NARCHI CME 2025
Faculty, pregnancy and liver disease
22 Nov
ISGCON 2025
Faculty
3-6 Dec, Amritsar
IIGH Physician Update 2.0
Faculty
27 Dec
GEM 7th Edition 2025
Faculty and Moderator
LGICON 2025
Faculty
MMAS UGI and Bariatric Course (AMASI)
Faculty
SCOPE 2025
Distinguished Speaker
Clinics in Hepato-Biliary Diseases 2025
Faculty
7th AGS 2025
Faculty
Hot Topics at AASLD 2025
Invited Faculty
INASL-ILCA School of Liver Cancer 2025
Faculty
Pancreas India and Pancreas Update 2024
Faculty , 9-10 Mar, New Delhi
ENDOCON 2024
Faculty with scientific commitment , Gurugram
KPLD 2024
Faculty , 26-28 Apr, Mayfair Convention Centre, Bhubaneswar
Dilemmas in Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2024
Faculty , 15-16 Jun, The Leela Palace, New Delhi
7th Annual Congress of INMA
Faculty Speaker and Organising Team Member , 22-23 Jun, Pullman, Aerocity, New Delhi
10th International Conference and Workshop on IEE, Endoscopic Resections and GI Endosurgery
Faculty , 12-14 Jul, Pune
RDIFCON 2024, 3rd National Symposium on Genetic Diseases
Faculty , 13-14 Jul
Prevention of Colorectal Cancer Symposium
Academic Faculty , 17 Aug, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
IIGH Physician Update
Faculty , 17-18 Aug, Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar
Clinics in Hepato-Biliary Diseases 2024
Faculty , 6-8 Sep, New Delhi
Pancreas CME and Hands-on Wet Lab
Moderator , 14 Sep, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
AIG LIVE 2024
Faculty with lecture and hands-on assignment , 19-21 Sep, AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad
GI Confluence 2024
Faculty , 18-20 Oct, Eros Hotel, New Delhi
GI-VISION 2024
Faculty , 19-20 Oct
GI MAXIMA e-CME on IBS
Speaker and Faculty , 30 Nov
ISGCON 2024
Faculty ,4-7 Dec, Varanasi
First World Congress of the Bariatric Endoscopy World Association
National Faculty , 16-18 Dec, IRCAD India, Indore
GAPIO-ISG Gastroenterology Session
Invited Faculty
Esophageal Disorders 2024
Faculty
Diseases of Esophagus Conference
Distinguished Faculty
World Digestive Day Webinar
Invited Speaker
Hepatitis Webinar
Invited Speaker
Liver Health Webinar
Invited Speaker
IIGH Symposium on Motility Disorders
Speaker: Rectal Manometry, Why, How and Results
e-Paathshaala 2024
Invited Faculty and Speaker , Session 3
IASGCON 2024
Faculty
BJ-ISGCON 2024
Faculty
12th SGRH Annual CME for General Practitioners
Invited Speaker: Refractory GERD, How to Approach? , 29 Jan, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
18th Annual Conference of AONEI
Invited Faculty , Guwahati
Interventional Pancreato-Biliary Congress 2023
Faculty
BJ-ISGCON 2023
Faculty , IGIMS, Patna
Dilemmas in Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2023
Faculty , 26-27 Aug, The Leela Palace, New Delhi
UPISGCON 2023
Invited Speaker , 7 Oct, Lucknow
GI and Medicine Update 2023
Faculty , 14-15 Oct, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket
8th KMC Gastrocon
Faculty
GastroUpdate 2023
Faculty , 4-5 Nov, VGM Hospital
GI Oncology Interface, Part 1
Faculty and Organising Academic Role , 2 Dec, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Auditorium
AIG Upper-GI Endoscopy Workshop
Faculty , 10-11 Dec, AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad
ISGCON 2023
Faculty , 21-24 Dec, Bengaluru
5th Annual Congress of the Indian Motility and Functional Diseases Association
Faculty, theme: GI Motility and Gut-Brain Interaction Disorders , 7-8 May, SGPGI, Lucknow
BJ-ISGCON 2022
Faculty Speaker, 4-5 Jun, Radisson Blu, Ranchi
Webinar on Swallowing Disorders
Panelist , 27 Feb
AGA Certificate Programme: New Horizons in GERD
Panelist: Challenges in the Diagnosis of GERD 8 May
Clinics in Hepato-Biliary Diseases 2021
Faculty , 4, 5, 11 and 12 Sep, virtual
International Symposium on Premedication in UGIE and Diagnosis of Early Gastric Cancer
Speaker and Panelist 29 Oct, ISG Tamil Nadu Chapter
The Obesity Conclave: Childhood and Adolescent Obesity
Faculty , 13 Nov
Advances in Colorectal Cancer
Speaker: Screening and Surveillance 1 Feb, Hotel Shangri-La, New Delhi
KPLD 2020
Panelist: case-based discussion on Unexplained Hepatitis , 10 Apr, Bhubaneswar
ANMA and KSNM Joint Meeting 2019
Distinguished Invited Speaker and Moderator: Biofeedback Therapy for Patients with Dyssynergic Defecation, Preliminary Experience from a Tertiary Referral Centre in North India 5-7 Apr, Seoul, South Korea
SGRH-ILGPS Conference 2018
Panelist 8-9 Sep, The Lalit, New Delhi
Publications
Research papers, reports, book
chapters and patient education books.
25 articles (24 published, 1 accepted)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer: An Eternal Fire in a Beautiful Garden
South Asian J Cancer. 2025 Jan 28;13(4):300-304 DOI
Koyyala VPB, Kantharia C, Darooka N, Kumar M, Ranjan P, Anikhindi SA, Bansal NK, Sharma P, Bhalla DVP, Kumar M, Sharma M, Abrol D, Sahni P, Ardhanari R, Pradeep R, Yadav A, John S, Rawat S, Parikh P, Selvasekar C, Aggarwal S
Public Knowledge, Awareness, and Vaccination Rates for Hepatitis B in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Cureus. 2023 Aug 23;15(8):e43997 DOI
Kumar A, Arora A, Sharma P, Bansal N, Anikhindi SA, Khare S, Kumar M, Ranjan P, Sachdeva M
A Review on “IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Plus Pentoxifylline and Zinc for Severe Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis”
J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2023 May-Jun;13(3):533-535 DOI
Anikhindi SA, Kumar A, Arora A
Diagnostic accuracy of transient elastography in diagnosing clinically significant portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
J Med Ultrason. 2022 Jul;49(3):333-346 DOI
Kumar A, Maruyama H, Arora A, Sharma P, Anikhindi SA, Bansal N, Kumar M, Ranjan P, Sachdeva M, Khare S
A Prospective Study of Prevalence and Predictors of Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy and Its Role in the Development of Hepatorenal Syndrome
J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2022 May-Jun;12(3):853-860 DOI
Anikhindi SA, Ranjan P, Kumar M, Mohan R
Pre-Endoscopy Drink of Simethicone and N-Acetylcysteine Significantly Improves Visualization in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
J Dig Endosc. 2021 Mar;12(1):11-18
Anikhindi SA, Kumar A, Uedo N, Singla V, Sharma P, Bansal N, Ranjan P, Kumar M, Sachdeva M, Khare S
Effect of COVID-19 on Pre-existing Liver Disease: What Hepatologist Should Know?
J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2021;11(4):484-493 DOI
Sharma P, Kumar A, Anikhindi SA, Bansal N, Singla V, Shivam K, Arora A
Use of loop and clips to prevent migration of esophageal stent
Endoscopy. 2021;53(11):E421-E422 DOI
Singla V, Khare S, Arora A, Kumar A, Sharma P, Bansal N, Anikhindi SA
Multifocal colorectal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in a patient with ulcerative colitis: A case report
Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2021;64(Suppl):S92-S94 DOI
Walinjkar S, Kumar A, Sharma P, Gupta P, Bansal N, Singla V, Anikhindi SA, Arora A
COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020;14(12):1187-1193 DOI
Anikhindi SA, Kumar A, Arora A
Is diabetes mellitus associated with mortality and severity of COVID-19? A meta-analysis
Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020;14(4):535-545 DOI
Kumar A, Arora A, Sharma P, Anikhindi SA, Bansal N, Singla V, Khare S, Srivastava A
Clinical Features of COVID-19 and Factors Associated with Severe Clinical Course: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (preprint)
SSRN. 2020;3566166 DOI
Kumar A, Arora A, Sharma P, Anikhindi SA, et al.
Role of EUS-FNA for gallbladder mass lesions with biliary obstruction: a large single-center experience
Endosc Int Open. 2019;7(11):E1403-E1409 DOI
Singla V, Agarwal R, Anikhindi SA, Puri P, Kumar M, Ranjan P, Kumar A, Sharma P, Bansal N, Bakshi P, Verma K, Arora A
EUS-guided sampling of thickened pleura
Gastrointest Endosc. 2019;90(1):158-159 DOI
Singla V, Anikhindi SA, Agarwal P, Madhu D, Arora A
Ideal cure for Hepatitis B infection: The target is in sight
J Clin Exp Hepatol. 8(2):188-194
Anikhindi SA, Kumar A, Singla V, Praveen S, Bansal N, Arora A
Predictors of 90-day mortality in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis: Experience with 183 patients at a tertiary care center from India
Indian J Gastroenterol. 37:141-152
Daswani R, Kumar A, Anikhindi SA, Sharma P, Singla V, Bansal N, Arora A
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Choledochoduodenostomy for Biliary Drainage in Patients with Lower End Common Bile Duct Block: A Single-Center Experience
J Dig Endosc. 9(1):6
Singla V, Prajapati R, Anikhindi SA, Kumar M, Kumar A, Sharma P, Bansal N, Arora A
Von Meyenburg Complexes: Striking Features, Benign Bystander
Am J Gastroenterol. 2017;112(2):207
Anikhindi SA, Arora A, Kumar A
Can Non-Selective Beta-blockers (NSBB) Prevent Enlargement of Small Esophageal Varices in Patients with Cirrhosis? A Meta-analysis
J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2017 Dec;7(4):275-283
Kumar A, Sharma P, Anikhindi SA, Prajapati R, Sharma B, Bansal N, Singla V, Arora A
Correlation of transient elastography with hepatic venous pressure gradient in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension: A study of 326 patients from India
World J Gastroenterol. 2017;23(4):687
Kumar A, Khan NM, Anikhindi SA, Sharma P, Bansal N, Singla V, et al.
Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Rare Presentation with Localized Iliac Lymphadenitis
Iran J Med Sci. 2017;42(1):94
Anikhindi SA, Arora A, Dhawan S, Bansal N, Sharma P, Singla V, et al.
Self-expanding plastic stent for esophageal leaks and fistulae
Indian J Gastroenterol. 2016;35(4):287-293
Anikhindi SA, Ranjan P, Sachdeva M, Kumar M
Hepatogastric fistula: A rare complication of liver abscess
J Dig Endosc. 2015 Oct;6(4):179
Anikhindi SA, Ranjan P, Sachdeva M, Kumar M
Multiple intussusceptions in an adult male: rare presentation
Curr Med Res Pract. 2015;5(1):51
Bansal RK, Sachdeva MK, Yadav AK, Ranjan P, Anikhindi SA, Kumar M
The Revised Atlanta Classification is the Strongest Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis: A Study on 358 Patients
Tropical Gastroenterology (accepted for publication)
Anikhindi SA, Kumar A, Singla V, Praveen S, Bansal N, Arora A
Books and book chapters
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pancreatitis. Patient education books authored for the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) Patient Education Series.
Anikhindi SA, Ahluvat PJ, GK, Arora A. Comprehensive Management of Gastroparesis: Pharmacotherapy and Lifestyle Changes. Monograph on Bloating and Gastroparesis, Indian College of Physicians, Association of Physicians of India.
Anikhindi S, Arora A. Pancreatic Head Mass: How do I Evaluate its Nature? Progress in Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2024.
Anikhindi SA, Anikhindi A. GERD: How to approach and manage? In: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, eds. Gourdas Choudhary, Avinash Balekuduru. Under publication.
Puri P, Anikhindi SA. Hepatitis C Virus Therapy in India: Where Do We Stand in 2019? Progress in Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2019, official publication of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Theme Publishers.
Kumar A, Anikhindi SA. Coinfections with Hepatitis B and C. In: Kakar A, Nundy S, eds. HIV/AIDS: Test and Treat. 1st ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; 2018:186-200.
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Novel Pre-Endoscopy Preparation for Enhancing Mucosal Visibility
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