Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi

Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi is a 180-bed NABH- and NABL-accredited specialist institute established in 2009 by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. ILBS is dedicated primarily to liver, biliary and related organ-system diseases. Its clinical services include hepatology, hepatobiliary surgery, transplantation, critical care, nephrology and hepatobiliary oncology.

ILBS describes itself as an autonomous institute under the Government of NCT of Delhi and a deemed university under Section 3 of the UGC Act, ranked Grade A by NAAC. Its listed specialities include hepatology, transplant services, nephrology, HPB surgery, interventional radiology, radiology, laboratory medicine, transfusion medicine, anaesthesia and critical care, cardiology, oncology, renal transplant and urology, and pulmonary medicine.

Research groups named on the site cover hepatic immunology, hepatic regeneration, hepatic virology, acute-on-chronic liver failure and a bio bank. The institute states that it has started a virtual OPD for follow-up patients, with appointments requested by WhatsApp message, and its patient-services menu lists preventive health check-ups and cashless TPA arrangements for corporate patients.

The institute functions as both a tertiary clinical centre and an academic and research institution. The first phase includes 180 hospital beds, of which 74 are ICU beds. A later expansion added dedicated research and hepatobiliary-oncology infrastructure, supporting patients who require major liver surgery, transplantation or prolonged intensive monitoring. For patients comparing liver hospitals in India, ILBS is particularly relevant for liver disease, transplantation, complex hepatobiliary surgery and high-acuity care within a dedicated government specialist institute.