Pradeep Chowbey

Pradeep Chowbey
Born India
Occupation General surgeon
Known for Minimal access surgery
Bariatric surgery
Awards Padma Shri
Website chowbey.com

Pradeep Kumar Chowbey is an Indian general surgeon,[1] known for laparoscopic and bariatric surgeries.[2] He is the founder of the Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Centre at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi[3] and has served as the Honorary Surgeon to the President of India, Dalai Lama and the Indian Armed Forces (AFMS).[2] He is the incumbent vice chairman of the Max Healthcare and the director and chief of the Allied Surgical Specialities of the Max Healthcare Institute, New Delhi.[4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2002.[5]

Biography

Chowbey graduated in medicine (MBBS) and secured his master's degree in surgery (MS) from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College (then known as Government Medical College), Jabalpur, after which he earned a diplomate from the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, in 1979.[6] After starting his medical practice at a public hospital in Delhi, he moved to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in 1984 to take up the post of a consultant surgeon, handling hepatobiliary, pancreatic and breast surgeries. When minimally invasive surgical method was first developed in France in 1989, Chowbey underwent training in the procedure at Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre from the pioneers of the technology such as Mohan Chellappa which helped him to perform the first Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in North India.[6]

At Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Chowbey established Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Centre where the team led by him is reported to have performed over 55,000 minimally invasive procedures.[4] His list of patients included K. R. Narayanan, former President of India and Dalai Lama who were operated on by him in 2001 and 2008 respectively. He has been involved in the designing of the International Centre of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery Program of the Surgical Review Corporation, USA[7] and was one of the key members among the founders of the Asia Pacific Hernia Society where he served as the founder president.[8] He is the president of the Asia Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS), Asia Pacific Chapter of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) and has served Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI) and Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (IAGES) as their president. He sits in the Board of Governors of the Gasless Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons Society International(GasLESS) and is the Advisor to the Asia Pacific Endosurgery Task Force (AETF).[4]

Chowbey is a Fellow of the International Medical Science Academy (IMSA), International Congress of Surgeons (ICS) and Association of Surgeons of India (ASI).[6] He was included in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1997 and the Limca Book of Records (2000 to 2012) for the highest number of minimally invasive procedures performed by a surgeon.[7] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2002.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Practo profile". Practo. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Doctor Profile". My Doc Advisor. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Chowbey's Profile & Achievements". Max Healthcare. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "International Bariatric Club profile". International Bariatric Club. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Expert Profile". ND TV. 30 November 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Endoscopic repair of abdominal wall hernias. Ratna Sagar.
  8. ↑ "APHS History". Asia Pacific Hernia Society. 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

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