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Dr. Pradeep Chowbey

Dr. Pradeep Chowbey

India Chairman - Max Institute Of Laparoscopic, Endoscopic, Bariatric Surgery & Allied Surgical Specialities

Consults at :

Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket

85000+ No. Of Surgeries

45+ years Experience

An internationally famous and innovative laparoscopic surgeon is Dr. Pradeep Chowbey. He has taught more than 20,000 doctors from all over the world in minimally invasive procedures and has over 45 years of surgical expertise. He was one of the first surgeons in North India to conduct a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, as well as the first in the Asia Pacific to use MAFT (Minimally Invasive Fistula Technology). He has charted his professional path with the primary goal of advancing minimal access, metabolic, and bariatric surgery throughout India and the Asian region.

His Max Healthcare Institute was the first in India to be accredited as a Center of Excellence for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery and Hernia Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation, USA (2011-2014)

With more than 85,000 operations under his belt, he was recognised as the first endoscopic surgeon doing the most minimal access surgeries in the Guinness Book of Records in 1997 and the Limca Book of Records from 2000 to 2020 (consecutive twenty years).

He has written more than 300 original scientific papers that have been published in national and international journals with indexes, as well as chapters for numerous text and reference books from esteemed companies like Springer, Jaypee, and Elsevier.

Specialities: Laparoscopic / Minimal Access Surgery, Bariatric Surgery / Metabolic, Laparoscopic Surgeon, Endoscopic & Bariatric Surgery

Special Interests:

Obesity Surgery
Appendix
Gallbladder Stones
Scarless Neck Surgery
Thyroid & Parathyroid
Piles, Fissure, Anal Fistula
Hernia
Endoscopic Surgery

Hospitals

Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket New Delhi Established in - N/A Number of Beds - 250 ICU 72 Get Free Quote

Awards

Memberships

Founder President, Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS) (2004)
President-Elect – International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO),2012-13
President– IFSO, Asia Pacific Chapter)
President-Asia Pacific Chapter of International Federation for the Surgery Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO),2011-13
President– Asia Pacific Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS),2010-12
Honorary Member of German Hernia Society, Germany in 2011
Honorary Member of Gulf Cooperation Council Hernia Society (National Chapter of Asia Pacific Hernia Society), Dubai in 2010
Honorary Member of Indonesian Hernia Society, Bali, Indonesia in 2009
Past President, Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI)
Past Governor (India), Society of Endoscopic and laparoscopic surgeons of Asia (ELSA)
Advisor- Asia Pacific Endosurgery Task Force (AETF)
President-Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI),2006-2010
Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-surgeons (IAGES) )
Trustee - 2006 to date
Past President: 2004 - 2006
President:2002 – 2004
President-Elect: 2000 -2002
Honorary Secretary:1998 - 2000
Vice President:1994 - 1998
Member, The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Member, International Association of Endocrine Surgeons (IAES)
Member, International Society of Surgery (ISS)
Member, European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
Member, International Medical Science Academy (FIMSA)
Member, Indian Society of Oncology (ISO)
Governing Council Member, Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
Member, National Academy of Medical Science (MNAMS)
Member, Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
Member, Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG)
Founder Member, Obesity Surgery Society of India (OSSI)
Member, Membership Drive Committee – Association Surgeons of India (ASI)
Member, Workshop Committee – Association Surgeons of India (ASI)
Patron, Health Care Welfare Society)
Patron, Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (AES)
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Fellow, The Association of Surgeons of India (FAIS)
Fellow, International College of Surgeons (FICS)
Invited by various prestigious Organizations & Foundations in the country/overseas and delivered many orations, keynote addresses, and guest lectures

Awards

Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award for Excellence in the laparoscopy field, November 2005
First Honorary Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeon to the President of India, 2000
Gold Medal and Best Performer, Govt. Medical College, Jabalpur (MP) at the MS (Gen. Surgery), 1977
First Honorary Consultant in laparoscopic surgery to Armed Forces Medical Services of India(AFMC), 2000
Lifetime Achievement Award by Human Care Charitable Trust in August 2014
Honorary Rotarian by Rotary Club of Delhi, May 2011
Awarded Arya award for the most compassionate doctor in 1997
Awarded IMAGES Masters Virk Award – 2005 by Virk Hospital Centre for Human Reproduction
Awarded Gold Medal by Indian Medical Association as “Young Investigator of India 95”
Dr. K.C Mahajan Award for Best Academician, January 2006
The honour of conducting surgery on His Excellency Shri K R Narayanan for his gall bladder treatment (March 29, 2001)
Awarded Padma Shri, the highest civilian honor, awarded by the Hon. President of India in January 2002
Awarded by Guinness Book of Records for most minimal access surgery in 1997
Lifetime Achievement Award by IAGES in February,2015
Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa Doctorate) by His Excellency Governor of MP and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jabalpur, October 2007
Rashtriya Rattan Award & Gold Medal for Medical Excellence, December, 2005
Vocational award 1995-96 by Rotary International
Merit in all subjects, Govt. Medical College, Jabalpur (MP) at the MBBS examination ,1973
Bharat Jyoti Award, 2006
ACADIMA 2001, awarded in the field of Minimal Access Surgery
Dhanvantari Award for Excellence in Health Care, November, 2005
Arch of Excellence (Medicare) Award, 2006
Ratna Award in Laparoscopic Surgery by Punjab Government in February 2000
Chairman’s Award by Max Healthcare, January 2012
Aadharshila award for excellent work and contribution in the field of medicine
Best performer National Board of Examination for MNAMS degree in 1979
A Legend during the Lifetime Award by Balkan Ji Bari International, September 2013
Gem of India Award for excellence in field, 2006
Placed in Limca Book of Records 2000 to 2009 consecutive years for most minimal access surgery
IMAAN INDIA SAMMAN award, October 2014