Dr. Abu Bakar Hafeez Bhatti

Program Director, Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

  • MBBS, FRCS, FCPS
  • Program Director, Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

Special Interest in:

  • Liver Transplantation
  • Living Donor Liver Transplantation
  • HCC & Complex HPB Surgery

Research Publications:

  • 120+ peer-reviewed international publications

Innovations in Field:

  • First LDLT for colorectal liver metastases in Pakistan
  • First reported hilar cholangiocarcinoma resection during pregnancy worldwide
  • Development of protocols for acute liver failure (ALF) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF)
  • First to report textbook outcomes in living liver donors worldwide
  • One of the world’s largest reported experiences of LDLT for HCC with portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT)

One-line summarizing Dr. Abubakar Hafeez Bhatti:

“Advancing liver transplantation through innovation, evidence-based practice and excellence in patient care.”