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Dr. Ankit Anand – Best Gastroenterologist in Jalandhar

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Hoshiarpur → Jalandhar · 38 km

Best Gastroenterologist in Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur has a gastroenterologist of its own, and 38 km is the longest run of any town near Jalandhar. So this page does not tell you to come. It sets out which problems are worth the drive and which are better handled where you are — because a page that says “always come here” is selling, not advising.

+91 73470 58754 When the trip is worth it
Dr. Ankit Anand, DrNB Gastroenterology, at the hospital in Jalandhar
  • 38 kmThe longest run of the four towns
  • 1–1¼ hrBy car in normal traffic
  • LivasaHoshiarpur's own gastro hospital
  • 24 × 7Gastro ICU — only in Jalandhar
Straight answer

What Hoshiarpur can handle, and what it cannot

Livasa Hospital in Hoshiarpur has Dr. Pankaj Kumar, a gastroenterologist trained at PGIMER. A great deal is handled there. These two lists set out the actual dividing line.

Stay in Hoshiarpur

None of this is worth 38 km

A good local gastroenterologist handles all of it. If your problem is on this list, having it done there is faster and cheaper, and the result is the same.

  • A first look at acidity, gas or abdominal pain
  • Blood tests, an ultrasound, and reading what they say
  • Routine follow-up of a fatty liver
  • Starting medication and checking whether it is working
  • Any emergency — the nearest hospital, always
Worth coming to Jalandhar

Here it turns on volume and an ICU

Each of these needs either a lot of scope experience or a Gastro ICU and blood in the same building. Innocent Hearts has both.

  • ERCP — a stone or blockage in the bile duct
  • Variceal banding, and the follow-up it needs
  • Enteroscopy, when two scopes have found nothing
  • Removing a polyp found at colonoscopy
  • Bleeding that keeps coming back or will not stop
Nearby towns

Coming from somewhere else nearby?

Every town is a different journey, so each of these pages says something different. None of them repeat this one.

23 km to Jalandhar Coming from Phagwara Straight down NH44 19 km to Jalandhar Coming from Kapurthala The shortest run of the four 24 km to Jalandhar Coming from Nakodar The hospital is on that very road
For the town furthest away

One thing that never needs the journey

Dr. Ankit also formulated Hepatolean Advance Liver Pro+, a sugar-free liver-care protein. It is not stocked at the clinic at all — it ships from its own site, hepatolean.com, to Hoshiarpur like anywhere else. Given what this page is about, it is worth saying plainly: it is a nutrition product. It replaces neither a consultation nor any of the procedures in the list above.

Questions

Asked at the desk, most days

Is there a gastroenterologist in Hoshiarpur?
Yes. Livasa Hospital (formerly Ivy) is in Hoshiarpur, and Dr. Pankaj Kumar practises there — a gastroenterologist and hepatologist trained at PGIMER Chandigarh. This page is not going to hide that. A great deal can be done in Hoshiarpur, and if it can be, there is no sense in driving 38 km.
Then when is the trip to Jalandhar worth it?
Broadly, when the answer depends on scope volume or on ICU backup — ERCP, variceal banding, enteroscopy, or bleeding at night. Those are the situations that need a procedure room, blood, and a Gastro ICU in the same building.
How long does 38 km take?
Usually an hour to an hour and a quarter by car in normal traffic. It is the longest run of any town near Jalandhar, which is exactly why this page is written the way it is.
Should I get tests done in Hoshiarpur first?
Yes, and it is the sensible thing to do. Blood tests, ultrasound, old reports — get them there and carry them. A report already in hand often saves a whole second journey.
Do you hold a clinic or a visiting OPD in Hoshiarpur?
No. Both centres are in Jalandhar and there is no weekly visit to Hoshiarpur. Any page that claims one is not telling the truth.
Where to come

Two centres, one doctor

OPD hours are different at each. Check before you travel — and bring every old report you have, even the ones you think are useless.

Clinic · OPD

GastroNova Clinic, GTB Nagar

448, GTB Nagar, opposite Prithvi Planet, Jalandhar 144003

Monday – Saturday5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Sunday9:00 am – 11:00 am

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Hospital · OPD & Gastro ICU

Innocent Hearts Hospital, Nakodar Road

Near Wadala Chowk, Nakodar Road, Jalandhar 144003

Monday – Saturday10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Gastro ICU24 × 7

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Not sure whether the trip is warranted? Ask first.

Ring with your reports to hand. If the answer is that Hoshiarpur can handle it, that is what you will be told.

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