About Our Doctor
Dr. Sanoop Kumar Sherin Sabu
Gastroenterologist • Liver Disease Specialist • Physician • Researcher & Teacher • Philanthropist
MBBS | MD (General Medicine) | FCPM | DrNB (Medical Gastroenterology)
Dr. Sanoop Kumar Sherin Sabu is a physician and gastroenterologist whose clinical and academic interests span in Liver Diseases, Inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal motility, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Advanced therapeutic endoscopy.
A Physician With a Purpose
“ Dr. Sanoop believes that medicine is more than a profession— it is a calling from Jesus Christ, entrusted to him as a responsibility to serve with knowledge, compassion and humility “.
Coming from an agricultural family in Kerala, his journey into medicine has been shaped not only by academic training but also by a strong commitment to community service, teaching and compassionate patient care.
His long-term vision is to combine evidence-based medicine, medical education and accessible healthcare.
“Treat the disease. Understand the person. Serve with compassion.”
Clinical Interests
- Fatty Liver and Liver Cirrhosis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Crohn's disease & Ulcerative Colitis
- Neuro-Gastroenterology & Motility disorders
- Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
- Diabetes and Thyroid disorders
- Palliative care
Special Interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dr. Sanoop Kumar Sherin Sabu has a special clinical and academic interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), with experience in managing complex IBD and a particular focus on advanced therapies, biologics, treat-to-target strategies, and multidisciplinary care. He has undergone dedicated training at the IBD School 2.0 , Ludhiana, organised by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation India (CCF), with teaching from leading IBD experts including Dr. Ajit Sood and Dr. Vineet Ahuja. He continues to participate in academic discussions and closed-group case discussions with national and international IBD experts, including Dr. Ferdinando D’Amico of IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and Humanitas University, Italy, particularly on contemporary treat-to-target approaches in IBD.
He is actively involved as part of a multidisciplinary IBD team, managing patients with complex and treatment-resistant IBD, IBD requiring advanced combination therapies, and IBD with associated malignancy. He is trained and experienced in the use of biological therapies and advanced targeted treatments, with an emphasis on personalised treatment selection, objective disease assessment and long-term monitoring.
He also maintains structured, close follow-up of patients with IBD to optimise treatment response, monitor disease activity and improve long-term outcomes.
His academic involvement includes presentations and faculty participation at major IBD forums, including the AIG IBD Summit, Hyderabad; National IBD Conference of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation India; IBD School 2.0, Ludhiana; and TNISG academic programmes.
His clinical and research interests continue to focus on translating advances in IBD therapeutics into practical, patient-centred care. He reported the first documented case from India of disseminated extrapulmonary tuberculosis developing during vedolizumab therapy for Crohn’s disease, highlighting the importance of vigilance for opportunistic infections even with gut-selective biologic therapies. The case was subsequently published in the Journal of Gastrointestinal Infections (2026).
Dedicated Care in Liver Disease
His hepatology practice encompasses fatty liver disease, metabolic liver disease, advanced chronic liver disease and liver transplantation. He has been actively involved in the pre-transplant evaluation and management of patients undergoing Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation (DDLT) and Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT), gaining experience in the multidisciplinary assessment of patients being considered for liver transplantation.
A major area of his academic and community interest is MASLD and early detection of fatty liver disease. He has initiated and participated in multiple free fatty liver screening camps and FibroScan-based community screening programmes, enabling large numbers of individuals to undergo assessment for liver steatosis and fibrosis. These initiatives combine clinical consultation with FibroScan, ultrasonography and metabolic risk assessment, with an emphasis on identifying liver disease at an early, potentially reversible stage.
His research in this field focuses on simple and accessible approaches to fatty liver screening. He developed and presented a novel zero-cost anthropometry-based formula using pant size to predict Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP), aimed at improving the accessibility of MASLD screening in resource-limited settings. This work has been presented at major national and international forums, including the AIG LIV Conclave, Hyderabad; TNISG programmes; and the APASL STC 2026, Singapore.
Advanced Endoscopy & Innovation
His procedural experience includes therapeutic endoscopy, Colonoscopy, Diagnostic EUS, ERCP, Endo-FLIP, EMR, polypectomy, luminal stenting, variceal banding, stricture dilatation, and advanced GI motility investigations. Experienced in performing and interpreting high-Solid State resolution esophageal and anorectal manometry, Capsule endoscopy and 24-hour impedance-pH monitoring.
He was involved in India’s first reported Endo-FLIP-guided redo-fundoplication and was the first in Tamil Nadu to demonstrate live Endo-FLIP application for POEM procedure at International Therapeutic Endoscopy conference in 2025.
He has also had exposure to advanced procedures including POEM, ESD, GERDx, endobariatric and advanced EUS interventions during his Super specialty Gastroenterology training under Dr. R Vinoth Kumar, an advanced Therapeutic Endoscopist and Gastroenterologist, at GEM Institute of Gastroenterology and Robotic Surgery, Chennai.
Research & Academic Work
Dr. Sanoop Kumar Sherin Sabu has a growing academic portfolio with peer-reviewed publications, a book chapter and more than 15 scientific presentations at national and international conferences. His research interests include:
- Metabolic liver disease and MASLD
- inflammatory bowel disease
- Neuro-gastroenterology
- Gastrointestinal infections in immunosuppressed patients
- Therapeutic endoscopy
His publications include work on Endo-FLIP-guided fundoplication, cholangiocarcinoma, inflammatory bowel disease and extrapulmonary tuberculosis, among other areas.
His academic work has received recognition including the Best Research Paper Award in International Conference on Hepatology at AIG LIV Conclave 2025.
He has been systematically trained in clinical research since 2013, beginning with the ICMR Short-Term Studentship (STS) programme under the mentorship of Dr. Vergis Paul and Dr. Anna Mathai. He received the ICMR STS from Dr. Soumya Swaminathan ICMR Director General in 2017.
He received the International research travel grants in gastroenterology and therapeutic endoscopy from Indian Society of Gastroenterology TN Chapter.
In 2026, he presented his research at APASL STC 2026 in Singapore on topic Novel Zero-Cost Pant Size–Based Formula for Predicting Fatty Liver.
Teaching & Professional Contribution
Dr. Sanoop has a strong interest in medical education and mentorship.
He has delivered 30+ academic lectures and has contributed as a speaker, faculty member, case presenter and video demonstrator at medical conferences and teaching programs. His teaching activities have included undergraduate and postgraduate medical education as well as gastroenterology-focused academic programs.
He is also involved in postgraduate medical education through Med-Synapse and has participated in the organization of Major Gastroenterology conferences.
Medicine Beyond the Hospital
For Dr. Sanoop, healthcare extends beyond the hospital. For more than a decade, he has been involved in community medicine, medical camps and healthcare access initiatives, particularly for underserved populations. His community work has included rural villages, tribal communities, migrant workers and school children.
He has been involved in 100+ medical camps and community health programs, including gastroenterology camps where endoscopic services were taken closer to underserved communities. The efforts of Dr. Sanoop Kumar, who served as Captain alongside Dr. Jeemon K. Sam, NSS Secretary, in community service and social outreach, earned the prestigious Best NSS Unit in Kerala Award in 2017, presented by the Hon. Finance Minister of Kerala, Prof. Dr. Thomas Isaac.
Among is his major recent public-health initiatives is free online fatty liver support, Pacemaker donation program.
Healthcare Equity & Philanthropy
His philanthropic work includes initiatives aimed at making essential healthcare accessible to people who may otherwise struggle to afford it.
He is the founder of a Pacemaker Donation Campaign, helping facilitate life-saving cardiac devices for financially disadvantaged patients through collaboration with CMC Vellore.
He also contributes to:
- Free digital medical consultations for rural populations
- Diabetes support and insulin-dose adjustment assistance for children with Type 1 diabetes
- Voluntary palliative-care services
- Community health and disease-awareness programs
He has been involved in palliative care since 2014 and was trained in the field under Dr. M. R. Rajagopal, Father of Palliative medicine in India.
Key Professional Highlights
His professional journey has included recognition at academic, national and international levels.
- Rashtrapathi Puraskar, from President of India
- ICMR Short-Term Studentship Award for Medical Research
- Best Research Paper Award in Hepatology – AIG International LIV Conclave
- International research travel grants in Gastroenterology and Therapeutic Endoscopy from ISG-TN Chapter
- Recognition among the Top 3 Diabetologists in Erode District 2023–24
- Recipient of the Best National Service Scheme (NSS) Unit in Kerala Award for outstanding community service and leadership, conferred by the Hon. Finance Minister of Kerala, Prof. Dr. Jacob Issac, in 2017
- Multiple awards in medical quizzes, debates, research presentations and academic competitions