MD, DM (Gastro)(CMC,Vellore) Consultant Medical Gastroenterologist
Hepatologist and Interventional Endoscopist
Dr Laxmikant Desai is a Medical Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist and Interventional Endoscopist. He specialises in treating Gastrointestinal (GI), Liver and pancreas related disorders along with performing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. He has completed DM - Gastroenterology from CMC, Vellore, MD - Medicine from RNT medical college Udaipur and MBBS from KIMS, Hubli. He was working previously in Apollo BGS Hospital, Mysore. He is serving as consultant Gastroenterologist at Hubli from Oct 2015. His aim is to give quality personalized care for my patients with empathy.
Sigmoidoscopy
Side Viewing Endoscopy
Narrow Band Imaging(NBI) for cancer screening
Esophageal Stenting
Endoscopy guided NG/NJ tube placement
ERCP – Endoscopic RetrogardeCholangio-Pancreatography
Endoscopic Foreign Body (FB) retrieval
Therapeutic Endoscopy for GI bleed
Endoscopic Variceal Band Ligation (EVL)
Endoscopic Sclerotherapy(EST)
Thermal coagulation (Bipolar)
Hemoclip application
Endoscopic polypectomy
Endoscopic pseudocyst drainage
Advanced endoscopic therapeutic procedures
Fibroscan – Liver screening on every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
Hydrogen breath test (HBT) on every 2nd Thursday of the month
Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Institute of Laparoscopy and Gastroenterology (ILG), Hubballi - Oct 2015 till date.
Department of Gastroenterology, Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysore - 2014 – Sept 2015.
Department of G.I. Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 2011-2014.
Department of Medicine, Central Hospital, SW Railway, Hubli - 2010-2011.
Department of Medicine, SDM Medical college , Dharwad - 2009-2010.
Department of Medicine, RNT Medical College, Udaipur - 2006 -2009.
Esophageal motility disorders
Pancreatico-biliary disorders
Functional bowel diseases
Laxmikant Desai, Reuben Thomas Kurien, Ebby George Simon, Sudipta Dhar Chowdhury. Hypogammaglobulinemia-associated gastrointestinal disease – A case series: Indian J of Gastroneterol (November-December 2014) 33(6): 560-563.
Laxmikant Desai, Ebby George Simon, Sudipta Dhar Chowdhury. A case of Groove pancreatitis. Med eJournal of Dr MGR Medical university.
Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) conference 2013.Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and and Oro-Cecal Transit Time (OCTT) in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) patients.
API Rajasthan chapter state conference 2008. Study of low dose of quinine in patients of uncomplicated falciparum malaria ( awarded DrChenna Reddy award for best paper presentation).
Various oral, poster and paper presentations.
Prevalence and Symptom Correlation of Abnormal Breath Hydrogen Tests in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
“Dr Laxmikant Desai is a Medical Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist and Interventional Endoscopist ad has completed DM in Medical Gastroenterology from the internationally recognised CMC, Vellore. He has special interest in IBD, GI motility and Viral Hepatitis”
