MEDICAL COLLEGE

• M.B.B.S – University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi [1981- 86]
• M.S  – Delhi University / Safdarjung Hospital  -July 1988 to July 1990

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MEDICAL COLLEGE

• M.B.B.S – University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi [1981- 86]
• M.S  – Delhi University / Safdarjung Hospital  -July 1988 to July 1990

PRACTICE IN GENERAL & MINIMAL ACCESS SURGERY      MCI Registration 5925 DMC- 4684

• Presently Working as Senior Consultant and Chairman, Department of Minimal Access, Metabolic, Robotic and Bariatric Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi; since Jan 2010.
• Formerly Practiced  General and MAS Surgery at Jeewan Mala Hospital, Dr. B L Kapur Memorial Hospital, Max Hospital, and Sita Ram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research, New Delhi.
• At all these hospitals where I have practiced since 1993 we performed a wide range of Minimal Access Surgery which remains my primary area of interest.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Course Coordinator & Chairman for:

• International Centre of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery at IMAS, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. A well-structured training program for National & International Surgeons.
• Centre of Excellence for Hernia Surgery, which conducts regular training programs for Young Surgeons from India and Abroad.
• Academic Coordinator for 2 years post-doctoral fellowship program of Minimal Access Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi under the aegis of the National Board of Examinations, India.
• A faculty member with Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education –Delhi for their  endorsed courses on  ‘ The Art & Science of Laparoscopy’
• Faculty, Advisor & Course Director, Atlas Hernia program for training young surgeons from SAARC countries jointly conducted with Medtronics. 
• Faculty & Advisor to Bard India. 
• Faculty & Advisor to B.Braun 
• Executive Member – Hernia Society of India

 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES:

• Content Developed and Published “ Standard Treatment Guidelines for Inguinal Hernia” in association with FICCI and private Insurers forum as a National Initiative for standardizing healthcare treatment in India, July 2009.
• Invited Faculty at The National conference 2009 on “ Quality Management in Hospital Operations held in Nov 2009, Delhi. Delivered Faculty lecture on “ Ensuring Quality in Surgical Care”.
• Member, Expert group for making National Guidelines and recommendations for Selecting Patients for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery in Indians.
• Member, Expert group for making National Guidelines and recommendations on Minimal Access Surgery- Revision Update 2018.

Digital Healthcare Startup:

Founder Director and Concept development for an application to keep patients from all over India and Abroad connected through a smartphone application –myFollowUp, available as an android and ios version. This application is downloaded and used by more than 15,000 patients.

INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE  IN  LAPAROSCOPY

• Visited and Observed at Mt. Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore [1992]
• with Dr. Mohan Chellapa[ My First Exposure of MAS]
• Visited Chiyadu-Ku, Tokyo Police Hospital, Japan
• With Dr. D. Hashimoto [July 1997]- Founder Member of the International Gasless Society.
• An observer at Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York
• With Dr. Michael Edye, Dr. Michael Gagner, Dr. Bary Salky [April 1999]
• Certified Course at Ethicon European Surgical Institute at Hamburg, GERMANY for Laparoscopic Colorectal  Surgery. [March 2000 ] 
• Attended certification course of da Vinci System Training for Robotic Surgery held at IRCAD-EITS, Strasburg, France from 13^th – 15^th, March 2013.

 SURGICAL EXPERIENCE

• Practicing Laparoscopy since 1992, Experience of over 30,000 laparoscopic procedures.
• Commonly performed procedures
• Lap. Cholecystectomy
• Lap. Appendicectomy
• Lap. Hernia Repair & AWR
• Lap.Hiatal Surgery
• Lap. Adrenalectomy
• Lap  Splenectomy
• Bariatric Surgery Procedures
• Lap. Colorectal Surgery
• Thoracoscopic Surgery
• Robotic Surgery
• Gynecological Procedures :
• Lap. Ectopic Management
• Lap. Ovarian Cyst