About
Dr. Moinak Sen Sarma, MD, DM is an Additional Professor in the Dept of Pediatric Gastroenterology and has been serving as faculty in Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow since 2017.
His areas of interest are Wilson disease, complications of cirrhosis, portal hypertension, pediatric endoscopic ultrasonography and celiac disease. Presently, he is working on multiple projects with extramural and intramural grants.
He has 150+ indexed publications in peer-reviewed journals with an H-index of 20 (2026). https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9_sOKCEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Some of his notable work has been Sen Sarma M, Yachha SK, Bhatia V et al Safety, Complications and Outcome of Large Volume Paracentesis with or without Albumin Therapy in Children with Severe Ascites due to Liver Disease. J Hepatol 2015;63:1126-1132 (Impact factor 40.1) and Tripathi PR, Sen Sarma M, Yachha SK et al. Relative Adrenal Insufficiency in Decompensated Cirrhotic Children: Does It Affect Outcome? Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 Jan 1;117(1):120-128. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001486. PMID: 34506335.(Impact factor: 12.4). He has multiple case reports in high impact factor journals such as Gastroenterology (Impact factor 33.883).
He has received several scientific awards including Young Investigator Award from the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APASL) and European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN). He is also the recipient of the Liver Grant Foundation award, SR-Naik award and Om Prakash Award from the Indian Society of Gastroenterology. He has also received the Prof SR Naik award (SGPGIMS) Prof SS Agarwal Award, RK Sharma award and Best Research Day awards.
He has contributed to book chapters in various gastroenterology and pediatric textbooks (including Nelson's Pediatrics).
He is a faculty speaker at international forums such as International Registry for Congenital Portosystemic Shunts (IRCPSS, Geneva 2022), Asian Pan-Pacific Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (APPSPGHAN, Korea, 2023), Federation of International Societies of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (FISPGHAN. Argentina 2024), Commonwealth Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (CAPGHAN, Kenya 2025) and European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN, France 2026). He has been awarded SK Yachha Oration at the Indian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ISPGHAN, Bengaluru 2025)
He has served on the editorial board of prestigious journals, editor-in-chief of Annals of Pediatric Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology (APGH), external examiner for DM exams, expert on national advisories and expert for faculty selection in various institutes.
Employment
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Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Associate Professor
Education
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Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences DM2008 - Present
Projects & Funding
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Publications (114)
- Hyperperfusion liver injury due to a malpositioned umbilical venous catheter Save
- Nephropathy Following Portosystemic Shunt Surgery in Children With Extrahepatic Portal Venous Obstruction: An Unusual Complication Save
- Prognosis of pediatric hepatic Wilson disease with ATP7B loss of function variants Save
- Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Psyllium Fiber in Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders in Children Save
- Drug-resistant abdominal tuberculosis in children: dilemmas and difficulties Save
- Correction: Clinical features, response to therapy and outcome in pediatric cyclical vomiting syndrome: Experience from the developing world Save
- Hepatic and Extra-hepatic Outcomes of Classical Galactosemia in Infants: A Longitudinal Observational Study Save
- Liver Iron Accumulation in Recompensated Wilson Disease on Chelation Therapy: A Prospective Evaluation in Children Save
- Clinical features, response to therapy and outcome in pediatric cyclical vomiting syndrome: Experience from the developing world Save
- Abdominal Wall Varicosities: A Challenging Clinical Dilemma Save