Consultant - Gastroenterology

Job Description

Here is a clean, comprehensive Job Description (JD) for a Consultant Gastroenterologist, structured specifically for medical recruitment.

Job Title: Consultant Gastroenterologist (Medical Gastroenterology)

Department

Gastroenterology & Hepatology / Digestive Diseases

Job Purpose

The Consultant Gastroenterologist will specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, and medical management of disorders affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, liver, pancreas, and biliary tree. The role demands advanced expertise in cognitive clinical diagnosis as well as superior technical precision in performing both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic interventions.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Outpatient & Inpatient Care:

  • Provide expert consultations in the OPD for a wide spectrum of GI disorders, including Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), peptic ulcers, chronic diarrhea, and malabsorption syndromes
  • Manage the inpatient ward and oversee complex cases, including hepatic encephalopathy, acute severe pancreatitis, and severe flares of ulcerative colitis

• Advanced Endoscopic Interventions:

  • Perform routine diagnostic and therapeutic Upper GI Endoscopies and Colonoscopies (e.g., variceal banding, sclerotherapy, polypectomy, stricture dilation, and placement of feeding tubes like PEG)
  • If trained/applicable: Perform advanced therapeutic procedures such as ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) for biliary strictures/stones, and EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasound)
• Hepatology & Pancreatobiliary Management: Diagnose and medically manage acute and chronic liver diseases, including Hepatitis B & C, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD/NASH), cirrhosis, liver failure, and pancreaticobiliary tumors
• Emergency GI On-Call Cover: Lead emergency protocols for acute life-threatening situations, particularly acute upper and lower GI bleeds, foreign body removals, and acute cholangitis
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Coordinate treatment frameworks alongside Surgical Gastroenterologists (GI Surgeons), Oncologists (for GI malignancies), Interventional Radiologists, and Clinical Nutritionists

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education:

  • MD / DNB in General Medicine or Pediatrics from a recognized institution
  • DM / DNB / DrNB in Gastroenterology (Medical Gastroenterology) from an NMC/MCI recognized university or tertiary care center

• Experience:

  • Junior Consultant: 0–3 years of post-DM/DNB experience with proven competency in standard therapeutic endoscopies
  • Senior Consultant: 5+ years of experience with a high individual procedural volume, especially in advanced interventional endoscopy or hepatology management
• Licensure: Valid registration with the National Medical Commission (NMC) / Medical Council of India (MCI) or the respective State Medical Council

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