Dr. Mohinish Chhabra
Dr Mohinish Chhabra is Director at the Department of Gastroenterology , Fortis hospital, Mohali. He has been associated with Fortis, Mohali since the beginning in 2001.He did his graduation from PGIMS, Rohtak in 1991, MD and DM from PGIMER chandigarh in 1995 and 1999 respectively. Dr Mohinish Chhabra is the first person in the region to start Narrow band imaging and magnification endoscopy for early detection of cancers. His main areas of interest are therapeutic endoscopic procedures especially ERCP and ESD .
Besides being an active endoscopist, he has a keen interest in the field of hepatology with vast experience in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C.He also has been presented several awards and citations with latest being Dhanwantri award by NIMA and Times Healthcare Pioneers award.
Meanwhile fulfilling his social responsibility and keeping in mind the high prevalence of hepatitis B, C and alcoholic liver disease , Dr Chhabra has formed ‘Liver Forever Foundation’ for the benefit of the patients suffering from liver diseases. According to Dr. Chhabra ‘Prevention is better, cheaper, lifesaver and sustainer while cure is costly, difficult and life taker’.
