Dr. ⁨Rohit Mehtani⁩MD, DM, Assoc FAMS

Clinical and Transplant Hepatologist

BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New DelhiNew DelhiORCID 0000-0002-0007-0063

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About

Dr. Rohit Mehtani is a Senior Consultant in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at BLK Institute for Digestive & Liver Diseases, BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, with advanced training in transplant hepatology. He holds a DM in Hepatology from PGIMER, Chandigarh, and a Transplant Hepatology fellowship from Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket. Dr. Mehtani serves as Education Lead for the Cholestatic and Autoimmune Liver Disease Special Interest Group of AASLD and as Science Editor for the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. His research interests span acute-on-chronic liver failure, liver transplantation, autoimmune and cholestatic liver diseases, and hepatic encephalopathy, with over 476 citations and an h-index of 12.

Areas of focus

HepatologyAcute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF)Liver transplantationAutoimmune and cholestatic liver diseasesHepatic encephalopathyCirrhosis complications (ascites, SBP, AKI)Non-alcoholic/metabolic fatty liver disease (NAFLD/MASLD)Critical care hepatologyHepatocellular carcinoma

Experience & education

Senior Consultant · Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

Hepatology

2022 — 2026

DM · PGIMER

Hepatology

2019 — 2021

Publications

Methylation-mediated regulation of tumor-suppressor function of the miR-379/656 (C14MC) cluster and its clinical utility in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Karunakara, Shreyas Hulusemane, Ramaswamy, Gopalakrishna, Kabekkodu, Shama Prasada, Prashant, Akila, Vishwanath, Prashant, Mehtani, Rohit, et al. · BMC cancer · 2026PubMed

Editorial: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis-Redrawing Empiric Therapy in the Era of Multidrug Resistance. Authors' Reply.

Mehtani, Rohit, Verma, Nipun · Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2026PubMed

Epidemiology, Predictors of Antimicrobial Resistance and Empiric Treatment Strategies for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhosis: A Multicentre SBP-INDIA Study.

Verma, Nipun, Mehtani, Rohit, Valsan, Arun, Garg, Pratibha, Nadda, Rohit Kumar, Prasad, Shilpa, et al. · Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2026PubMed

Identification of potential oncogenic miRNA clusters with a special focus on miR-106b/25 cluster-regulated networks and their clinical utility in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Karunakara, Shreyas Hulusemane, Moorthy, Manju, Ramaswamy, Gopalakrishna, Puttamallapa, Vinutha Shanubhoganahalli, Prakash, Maheshkumari, Mehtani, Rohit, et al. · Discover oncology · 2025PubMed

Clinical criteria accurately diagnose severe but not moderate alcohol-associated hepatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Verma, Nipun, Mehtani, Rohit, Haiar, Jacob Martin, Pradhan, Pranita, Duseja, Ajay, Im, Gene Young, et al. · Hepatology communications · 2024PubMed

Improvement of chronic HCV infection-related depression, anxiety, and neurocognitive performance in persons achieving SVR-12: A real-world cohort study.

Kaur, Harmanpreet, Dhiman, Radha K, Kulkarni, Anand V, Premkumar, Madhumita, Singh, Virendra, Duseja, Ajay Kumar, et al. · Journal of viral hepatitis · 2022PubMed

Letter to the Editor: Acute Liver Injury Due to Therapeutic Doses of Acetaminophen-Confounders Must Be Ruled Out!

Vojjala, Nikhil, Mehtani, Rohit, Singh, Virendra · Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) · 2021PubMed

Clinical Validation of Global Coagulation Tests to Guide Blood Component Transfusions in Cirrhosis and ACLF.

Premkumar, Madhumita, Mehtani, Rohit, Divyaveer, Smita, Kajal, Kamal, Kulkarni, Anand V, Ahmed, Syed, et al. · Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2021PubMed

Letter: HRS-AKI - a frequent misdiagnosis in the real-world setting?

Mehtani, Rohit, De, Arka, Singh, Virendra · Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2020PubMed

Indian National Association for Study of the Liver Guidance Document on Difficult to Treat Autoimmune Hepatitis.

Taneja, Sunil, Roy, Akash, Mehtani, Rohit, Koshy, Abraham, Jain, Ajay, Shukla, Akash, et al. · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2026PubMed

A Brief Report on Identification of Splice Variants in an In Vitro 3D Spheroid Model for Differentiated Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Karunakara, Shreyas H, Mehtani, Rohit, Ramaswamy, Gopalakrishna, Puttamallapa, Vinutha S, Vishwanath, Prashant M, Santhekadur, Prasanna K · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2025PubMed

Plasma Exchange With Corticosteroids as a Rescue Therapy for Severe Prolonged Cholestasis in Acute Viral Hepatitis.

Taneja, Sunil, Mehtani, Rohit, Ganesh, Chandragiri P, Rose, Sweta, Balaraja, Sathyanarayanappa, Kannupriya, et al. · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2025PubMed

Dietary short-chain fatty acid Sodium Butyrate orchestrates pro-apoptotic and anti-angiogenic pathways in HCC cells by targeting the novel SND1/hTERT axis.

Charmanna, Shuchi Odiyanda, Karunakara, Shreyas Hulusemane, Srinivasa, Samanmitha, Panchakshari, Priyanka Murundi, Prakash, Maheshkumari, Mehtani, Rohit, et al. · Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2025PubMed

Genes of DLK1-DIO3 Locus and miR-379/656 Cluster is a Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systems Biology Study.

Karunakara, Shreyas H, Mehtani, Rohit, Kabekkodu, Shama P, Kumar, Divya P, Santhekadur, Prasanna K · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2025PubMed

The SVIN-Trial-Just Another Brick in the Wall?

Mehtani, Rohit · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2025PubMed

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF): the 'Kyoto Consensus'-steps from Asia.

Choudhury, Ashok, Kulkarni, Anand V, Arora, Vinod, Soin, A S, Dokmeci, Abdul Kadir, Chowdhury, Abhijeet, et al. · Hepatology international · 2025PubMed

Acute Kidney Injury in Cirrhosis Revisited-Implications in Clinical Practice.

Roy, Akash, Mehtani, Rohit, Kulkarni, Anand V · Gastro hep advances · 2025PubMed

Recompensation of Chronic Hepatitis C-Related Decompensated Cirrhosis Following Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy: Prospective Cohort Study From a Hepatitis C Virus Elimination Program.

Premkumar, Madhumita, Dhiman, Radha K, Duseja, Ajay, Mehtani, Rohit, Taneja, Sunil, Gupta, Ekta, et al. · Gastroenterology · 2024PubMed

Recurrence of Primary Disease After Adult Liver Transplant - Risk Factors, Early Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention.

Mehtani, Rohit, Rathi, Sahaj · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2024PubMed

APASL clinical practice guidelines on the management of acute kidney injury in acute-on-chronic liver failure.

Maiwall, Rakhi, Singh, Satender Pal, Angeli, Paolo, Moreau, Richard, Krag, Aleksander, Singh, Virender, et al. · Hepatology international · 2024PubMed

Living donor liver transplant in acute on chronic liver failure grade 3: Who not to transplant.

Singh, Shweta A, Pampaniya, Hetal, Mehtani, Rohit, Jadaun, Shekhar Singh, Kumar, Mukesh, Khurana, Saurabh, et al. · Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver · 2024PubMed

Intravenous BCAA Infusion Does Not Lead to a Sustained Recovery From Overt HE in ACLF - An Open Label Randomized Clinical Trial.

Mehtani, Rohit, Premkumar, Madhumita, Garg, Shankey, Kajal, Kamal, Kulkarni, Anand V, Duseja, Ajay K, et al. · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2023PubMed

Poor Adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in India: A Questionnaire-based Survey.

Mehtani, Rohit, Nandi, Bhaskar, Rajput, Mahendra S, Bhagat, Suraj, Khandode, Meenakshi · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2023PubMed

Long Term Complications of Immunosuppression Post Liver Transplant.

Mehtani, Rohit, Saigal, Sanjiv · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2023PubMed

Asia-Pacific association for study of liver guidelines on management of ascites in liver disease.

Singh, Virendra, De, Arka, Mehtani, Rohit, Angeli, Paolo, Maiwall, Rakhi, Satapathy, Sanjaya, et al. · Hepatology international · 2023PubMed

Good outcomes of living donor liver transplant in primary sclerosing cholangitis: an experience from North India.

Jadaun, Shekhar Singh, Mehtani, Rohit, Hasnain, Ana, Bhatia, Sushant, Moond, Vikash, Kumar, Mukesh, et al. · Hepatology international · 2023PubMed

Spectrum of Autoimmune Liver Disease and Real-World Treatment Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Taneja, Sunil, Mehtani, Rohit, De, Arka, Mitra, Suvradeep, Rathi, Sahaj, Verma, Nipun, et al. · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2023PubMed

Association of Heparin-Like Effect, Factor VII/XIII Deficiency and Fibrinolysis with Rebleeding Risk in Cirrhosis with Acute Variceal Bleeding.

Premkumar, Madhumita, Mehtani, Rohit, Kulkarni, Anand V, Duseja, Ajay Kumar, De, Arka, Taneja, Sunil, et al. · Digestive diseases and sciences · 2023PubMed

Neurological monitoring and sedation protocols in the Liver Intensive Care Unit.

Mehtani, Rohit, Garg, Shankey, Kajal, Kamal, Soni, Shiv Lal, Premkumar, Madhumita · Metabolic brain disease · 2022PubMed

Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis and Tuberculosis Complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis - Sequelae of COVID-19 in a Liver Transplant Recipient.

Gandotra, Akash, Mehtani, Rohit, Premkumar, Madhumita, Duseja, Ajay, De, Arka, Mallik, Nabhajit, et al. · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2022PubMed

Hemosuccus pancreaticus: masquerader of variceal bleed in patient with alcoholic steatohepatitis.

Meena, Babu Lal, Praharaj, Dibya Lochan, Premkumar, Madhumita, Mehtani, Rohit, Chaluvashetty, Sreedhara B · European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology · 2022PubMed

Universal definition and prognostication in acute-on-chronic liver failure - an unmet need!

Verma, Nipun, Mehtani, Rohit, Duseja, Ajay · Journal of hepatology · 2022PubMed

Combined PEG3350 Plus Lactulose Results in Early Resolution of Hepatic Encephalopathy and Improved 28-Day Survival in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure.

Ahmed, Syed, Premkumar, Madhumita, Dhiman, Radha K, Kulkarni, Anand V, Imran, Rather, Duseja, Ajay, et al. · Journal of clinical gastroenterology · 2022PubMed

Gut Microbial Metagenomics in ACLF: The Causality-Association Conundrum.

Mehtani, Rohit, Roy, Akash, Singh, Virendra · Gastroenterology · 2021PubMed

Role of ursodeoxycholic acid on maternal serum bile acids and perinatal outcomes in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

Roy, Akash, Premkumar, Madhumita, Mishra, Saurabh, Mehtani, Rohit, Suri, Vanita, Aggarwal, Neelam, et al. · European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology · 2021PubMed

Bilateral Adnexal Masses in a Young Female: Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Review of the Literature.

Gargi, Kapatia, Parikshaa, Gupta, Saha, Pradip K, Rohit, Mehtani, Madhumita, Premkumar, Rajvanshi, Arvind · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2020PubMed

Beta-blockers in refractory ascites - is it truly the end of the road?

Mehtani, Rohit, Roy, Akash, Verma, Nipun, Premkumar, Madhumita, Singh, Virendra · Journal of hepatology · 2020PubMed

Disseminated Cryptococcosis Mimicking Miliary Tuberculosis with Generalized Lymphadenopathy in Immunocompetent Host.

Sompal, Gupta, Manoj, Soni, Shishir, Mehtani, Rohit, Bharani, Anil · The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India · 2017PubMed

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