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Dr. Rajesh Dey

Dr. Rajesh Dey
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Dr Rajesh Dey is a consultant, liver transplant and a hepatobilliary surgeon. He can be reached at: drrajeshdey@gmail.com
There is an estimated 40 million people infected with the Hepatitis B virus in India   World hepatitis day- the real ‘missing millions’ are those who perish because of unaffordable liver care Mr Ray of Santa Cruz Bombay was left aghast when...
How a transplant team in Delhi operated during lockdown on a girl, the donor was the sister who had just beaten COVID19 A thrilling medical crisis worthy of an episode in  'Grey's Anatomy' played out in a prominent liver transplant...
It is important for hospitals to test asymptomatic patients so that they can protect other hospitalised patients and healthcare workers from COVID19 infection Testing asymptomatic patients admitted for non COVID illness for COVID- need of the day to protect other patients...
Medical insurance in India is based on falsehoods, argues a prominent liver transplant surgeon, urges insurance companies to get real. A view from the other side Mr Ray is 53, he has been a diabetic for 5 years. Recently, he...
Directly Acting Antivirals (DAA) do not reduce liver cancer rates in patients who already have cirrhosis of liver Directly acting antivirals (DAA) may have emerged as the go to drugs for Hepatitis C in recent years - so much so...
Doctors do not usually perform a transplant on patients who suffer acute liver failure because of dengue; Max doctors defied the oddsMr Ray, a top notch executive living in the dengue prone Santacruz area of Bombay was worried. His...
As the veil lifts over Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar's ailments, Medibulletin explains pancreatic cancerAfter months of suspense and in and out of hospitals, the curtain has finally lifted over Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar's mysterious illness. The 63-year-old...
Two new genetic variations of the H7N9 and H7N2 subtypes of the virus found in unvaccinated ducks After chicken, the bird flu virus has now emerged in ducks in China. China produces roughly three billion ducks per year, which is not...
Today, health minister J P Nadda launches National Hepatitis Control Programme of which, the mainstay is directly acting anti-virals, to be available free at government centres. An explainer Mr Ray of Santa Cruz, Bombay is a much relieved man nowadays. ...
43 years later the damage that forced sterilisations during Emergency did to India's population control drive are yet to be undone “And while a loudspeaker blared, there were figures descending from vans; a brightly coloured tent was being hastily erected,...