Dr. Venugopal is Head of the Department and Consultant in Medical Gastroenterology at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru. He completed his DM in Gastroenterology at SGPGIMS, Lucknow, after earning an MD in Internal Medicine and an MBBS. With over two decades of practice, he specializes in advanced endoscopic techniques, hepatology, and management of complex liver diseases. He leads multidisciplinary liver‐GI teams, has authored peer‐reviewed articles, and regularly trains junior gastroenterologists in both therapeutic ERCP and colonoscopic interventions. He is an active member of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.