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Dr. Ankit Anand – Best Gastroenterologist in Jalandhar

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Nakodar → Jalandhar · 24 km

Best Gastroenterologist in Nakodar

Nakodar is a working town, and the usual problem with seeing a specialist is not the distance — it is the working day it costs. GastroNova consults from 5 to 8 in the evening and on Sunday mornings, which is what makes a 24 km trip fit around a day rather than replace it.

+91 73470 58754 The two day-plans
GastroNova Clinic signboard and entrance at GTB Nagar, Jalandhar
  • 24 kmNakodar to GastroNova, GTB Nagar
  • 5–8 pmEvening OPD, Monday to Saturday
  • 9–11 amSunday morning OPD
  • 0 daysOf work lost, on either plan
Two ways to fit it in

A day trip that does not cost you a day

GastroNova consults in the evening and on Sunday mornings. From Nakodar that is the difference between losing a working day and not losing one. Clock times below are for an ordinary day.

Plan A · any weekday

Come after work, be home the same night

GastroNova runs its OPD in the evening, which is the whole reason a day trip from Nakodar works. You do not lose a working day, and you are not driving back at midnight.

4:15 pmLeave Nakodar
5:00 pmReach GTB Nagar — OPD opens
5:20 pmSeen, usually within the first hour
8:00 pmHome, with a prescription or a test slip
Plan B · Sunday

No leave, no evening drive

Sunday morning OPD runs 9 to 11. For anyone who cannot get away on a weekday — shopkeepers, farmers, anyone with a fixed shift — this is the easier of the two.

8:15 amLeave Nakodar
9:00 amReach GTB Nagar — OPD opens
9:30 amSeen
11:00 amHome before lunch
If a scope is needed

That one is a separate morning

Most people who come to the OPD leave with a prescription and a follow-up date. When a scope is genuinely needed, it does not happen in the same evening.

Innocent Hearts Hospital, Nakodar Road — 10 am to 5 pm

Endoscopy, colonoscopy and ERCP are done at the hospital, because they need a procedure room, admission beds and a Gastro ICU in the same building. It sits on Nakodar Road, so coming from Nakodar you reach it before the city traffic. You will be told on the phone when to stop eating, and you will need someone to take you home after the sedation.

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 38 km to Jalandhar Coming from Hoshiarpur Furthest — and it has its own gastro 19 km to Jalandhar Coming from Kapurthala The shortest run of the four
Not on the counter here either

Hepatolean is not stocked at GastroNova

Dr. Ankit also formulated Hepatolean Advance Liver Pro+, a sugar-free liver-care protein. People sometimes arrive at the clinic expecting to buy it — it is not stocked there. It ships from its own site, hepatolean.com, to Nakodar like anywhere else. The reason to make the trip is the consultation.

Questions

Asked at the desk, most days

Where exactly do I go from Nakodar?
GastroNova Clinic, 448 GTB Nagar, opposite Prithvi Planet, Jalandhar — about 24 km from Nakodar. That is the consulting clinic: OPD, follow-ups and FibroScan. Look for the GastroNova signboard; it is on the building itself.
Why does the evening OPD matter so much?
Because Nakodar is a working town. An OPD that only ran 10 to 5 would cost you a day's work and a day's earnings. GastroNova runs 5 to 8 pm Monday to Saturday and 9 to 11 am on Sunday, which means a 24 km trip fits either side of your day.
What if I need an endoscopy or colonoscopy?
Those are done at Innocent Hearts Hospital on Nakodar Road, on a separate morning — they need a procedure room, fasting beforehand and someone to take you home afterwards. The consultation that decides whether you need one happens at GastroNova first.
Do you have a clinic in Nakodar itself?
No. GastroNova is in Jalandhar at GTB Nagar. There is no visiting OPD in Nakodar, and any page claiming one is not telling the truth.
How long does the drive take?
Usually 35 to 45 minutes for the 24 km. Leaving Nakodar by about 4:15 pm gets you to the clinic as the evening OPD opens, which is when the wait is shortest.
Can I just walk in?
Yes, during OPD hours — but you will be seen after everyone who booked. From 24 km away that is a poor gamble. One phone call the day before usually saves an hour of sitting.
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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Ring before you leave Nakodar.

A call the day before turns a two-hour wait into a twenty-minute one — worth it when the drive is 24 km each way.

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