Present Attachments :

• Laparoscopic & Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon, Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital
• Lap Bariatric Surgeon, P. D. Hinduja Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai
• Senior Bariatric Surgeon, Criticare Group of Hospitals
• Lap GI & Bariatric Surgeon, BSES Global Hospital Andheri West.
• Lap GI & Bariatric Surgeon, CUMBALLA HILL HOSPITAL
• Medical Director and Chief Bariatric Surgeon, CENTER FOR OBESITY CONTROL, 49 Daftary Road, Malad, Mumbai, Tel 28886666,  www.obesitycontrol.in
• Visiting Faculty: ETHICON INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL EDUCATION (EISE), Mahim Mumbai
• COVIDIEN CENTRE OF INNOVATION (CCI), Mumbai
• IMMAST WORLI MUMBAI

Academics :

QUALIFICATION	COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY	YEAR OF PASSING
M.B.B.S.	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE, KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY BELGAUM.	1995
M. S	LTMG, Mumbai, (American Institute of Medicine)	1998
FELLOWSHIP IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY	INSTITUTE OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, BORDEAUX, FRANCE .(ILS)	1999
PGPX Hospital Administration	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, (IIM) AHMEDABAD	2000
FELLOWSHIP IN BARIATRICS and METABOLIC Sx	CLEVELAND CLINIC. USA	2006
FELLOWSHIP MINIMAL ACCEESS SURGERY (FIAGES)	INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF GASTRO-ENDO SURGEONS	2008
FELLOWSHIP ADVANCED LAP SURGERY (FALS)	INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF GASTRO-ENDO SURGEONS	2011
FELLOWSHIP ROBOTIC SURGERY (FRS)	World Laparoscopy Hospital	2012
SURGEON OF EXCELLENCE	Surgical Review Corporation USA	2013
FAIS	Association of Surgeons of India	2017
FCLS	Fellow of College of Laparoscopic surgeons of India	2019

SPECIALITY TRAINING

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE :

• FELLOWSHIP IN INSTITUTE OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY – SURGERY (ILS) CENTRE DE CHIRURGIE, LAPAROSCOPIQUE UNIVERSITAIRE DE BORDEAUX, FRANCE. 2000
• FELLOWSHIP IN BARIATRIC SURGERY – INSTITUTE DE LAPAROSCOPIQUE, SAVIGNON CLINIQUE LYON, FRANCE. 2004
• FELLOWSHIP IN BARIATRIC SURGERY – Vienna – Austria 2007
• FELLOWSHIP IN BARIATRIC SURGERY – Cleveland Clinic, USA In 2007

TRAINING IN LAPAROSCOPIC & BARIATRIC SURGERY

JAN – MAR 2000:-

• Worked as a Research Fellow at Chirurgie Laparoscopique
• Digestive et general Institute of Laparoscopic Surgery (ILS)
• Bagatelle Hospital Talence, France.
• During the same period, also worked as Trainee in Advanced Laparoscopy with Prof. Jacques Perissat, a pioneer Laparoscopic Surgeon, at Centre de Chirurgie Laparoscopique Universitaire de Bordeaux, France.

MAR 2000:-

• Attended the Advanced Course on Laparoscopic Colorectal
• Surgery for both benign and malignant diseases, held at ILS,
• MSPB Bagatelle Hospital Talence, France.
• Course Director : Dr. Jean – Louis Dulucq

MAR 2000:-

• Attended the Advanced Course on Laparoscopic Hernia Repair and Surgery in extra peritoneal spaces held at ILS, MSPB Bagatelle Hospital, Talence, France.

APRIL 2004:-

• Attended Advanced Laparoscopy Course in Bariatric Surgery at Clinique de Savignon Lyon France with Dr Vincent Ferring

AUG 2005:-

• Attended Training programme on Bariatric Surgery with Dr Michael Garner in Roux Y Bypass and Sleeve gastrectomy .

APRIL 2007:-

• Attended Advanced Laparoscopy Course in Bariatric Surgery Vienna Austria on RouxY Gastric Bypass and Banding

FEB 2008:-

• Cleared the Fellowship exam in Minimal Access Surgery (FIAGES) under the guidance of IAGES, India

2005:-

• Attended Cleveland Clinic Florida, USA as a Fellow in Bariatrics with world renowned surgeon Dr Raul Rosenthal for revision Bariatric surgery.

FEB 2012:-

• Cleared the Fellowship exam in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS) under the guidance of IAGES, India

MAR 2012:-

• Cleared Fellowship in Robotic Surgery (FRS) at Delhi, India

SPECIAL ACHIVEMENTS

• Invited as a faculty for the Society of American Gastro Endosurgeon (SAGES) annual congress 2006 in USA to demonstrate Laparoscopic Knotting and Suturing
• Lead Medical Auditor for ISO 9001:2000 Certification body ‘RINA’ Italy

SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS

• OSSI (Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India) Guidelines for Patient and Procedure Selection for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Obesity Surgery March 2020
• Trends and Progress of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in India, Updates in Surgery April 2020 
• Short- to Midterm Results After Posterior Component Separation with Transversus Abdominis Release: Initial Experience from India, World J Surg Oct 2020
• MGB‑OAGB International Club—Results of a Modified Delphi Consensus on Controversies in OAGB, Obesity Surgery Oct 2024
• Obesity Management Medications as Adjuncts to Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Consensus Recommendation from India,  Obesity Surgery May 2025

WORKSHOPS  AND  SYMPOSIA

• Organised a Laparoscopic  surgery  workshop, J.N. Medical  college Belgaum, July 1993.
• Assistant to Organising Secretary of IInd Annual conference of Indian Association of Gastro-Intestinal Endo Surgeons in Mumbai in 1996.
• Participated in Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India in Dec 1996 Mumbai.
• Participted in World Congress of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia in Delhi 1998.
• Pariticipated in the 21st Annual Conference of Maharashtra State Chapter of ASI  (MASICON`99) held in January, 1999, Ahmedabad.
• Associate Co-ordinator Advanced Laparoscopic surgery workshop. March 1999, at Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre in conjuction with Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-surgeons.
• Associate Co-ordinator  Live & Satellite Workshop And Consensus Symposium On Abdominal Hernia. April 2000, at Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre in conjuction with Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo – Surgeons (IAGES),West Zone.
• Associate Co-ordinator Indo-British Gastroenterology Update in Oct 2001 at Lilavati Hospital.
• Associate Co-ordinator MIS in Malignancy Live International workshop in Oncology at Lilavati Hospital in conjunction with Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo – Surgeons (IAGES) Mar 2003.
• Conducted and participated in a Laparoscopic Knotting and Suturing special training programme at Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education Mumbai in Mar 2003
• Conducted a live workshop for Surgeons of Mumbai on Laparoscopic Hernia repair in Sept 2003
• Participated in 5^th International Live workshop on Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery at Gem Hospital Coimbatore in Nov 2003
• Participated in International Conference on Medical Informatics and Telemedicine ‘Meditel 2004’ at Banglore in Dec 2004
• Participated in International Conference AMASICON 2005 Delhi
• Participated in International Conference Asia Pacific Obesity Conclave 2005 Delhi
• Participated in International Conference Asia Pacific Hernia Congress 2006 Delhi
• Participated in Annual Conference Obesity Surgeons Society India Congress 2007 Chennai
• Participated in Conference on Metabolic and Obesity Surgeons Society 2007 Goa
• Presented a paper on Sleeve Gastrectomy at the 4^th Asia Pacific Obesity Conclave, Shanghai China in March 2008
• Presented a paper on Sleeve Gastrectomy at the 5^th Asia Oceania Conference on Obesity, Mumbai in Feb 2009
• Presented a video on Revision surgery at the OSSICON 2009, Hyderabad in March 2009
• Presented a video on Concomitant repair of Ventral hernia with Sleeve gastrectomy surgery at the OSSICON 2010, Jaipur in March 2010
• Demonstrated a Laparoscopic Sleeve gastrectomy at the SELSICON 2010 west zone conference in Mumbai.
• Presented a paper on Revisional surgery after Failure of Gastric Band at the ACMOMS III GOA 2010
• Invited as Faculty at the METASURG 2010, 4^th International conf on Bariatric & Metabolic surgery. Mumbai
• Invited as Faculty at the METASURG 2011, 5^th International conf on Bariatric & Metabolic surgery. Pune
• Presented a paper on Reduced port surgery in Bariatrics at the IFSO World congress in Germany 2011
• Presented a paper on Rare complications following Sleeve (Oesophago Bronchial fistula) at the IFSO World congress in Delhi 2012
• Presented a paper on Reduced port surgery in Bariatrics at the IFSO World congress in Delhi 2012
• Organising Secretary for OSSICON 2015 Mumbai
• Invited as Faculty at MOHAK 2015 Indore
• Invited Faculty at the LAPAROFIT 2015 Chennai, Metabolic procedures
• Executive Committee OSSI 2016
• Invited as Faculty at OSSICON 2016 Chandigarh
• Invited as Faculty at ACMOMS 2016 Chenai
• Invited as Faculty at BARICON 2016 Fortis Delhi
• Invited Faculty at the Laparofit 2017 Chennai, International conf on Bariatric & Metabolic surgery
• Invited as Faculty at MOHAK 2017 Indore for Robotic surgery
• Invited as Faculty at Controversies in Bariatrics 2017 Delhi
• Invited as Faculty at SELSICON 2017 Jaipur
• Organising Committee and Invited Faculty for the IFSO 2017 Goa
• Invited Faculty at the OSSICON 2018 Chenai, International conf on Bariatric & Metabolic surgery for SILS/Mini lap procedures.
• Invited Faculty at the Amman 2018 Jordan, International conf on Bariatric & Metabolic surgery for a paper on Metabolic surgery
• Invited Faculty at the IEF Nanavati Hospital 2018, conf on Bariatric & Metabolic surgery
• Invited Faculty at the BEST METASURG 2018 Pune, International conf on Bariatric & Metabolic surgery.
• Invited as Faculty at IAGES 2018 Raipur for Metabolic procedures
• Invited Faculty at the FALS 2018 Ahmedabad , Training conf on Bariatric & Metabolic surgery
• Executive Committee OSSI 2018
• Invited Faculty at the DiaSurg 2018 Hyderabad, for Metabolic procedures
• Invited Faculty at the IFSO 2018 Dubai, International conf on Bariatric & Metabolic surgery for Metabolic procedures
• Invited Faculty at the OSSICON 2019 Kolkatta, International conf on Bariatric & Metabolic surgery for Endoscopic procedures.
• Invited as Faculty at IAGES 2019 Bubaneshwar for Endoscopic procedures
• Invited Faculty at the OSSICON 2020 Delhi, International conf on Bariatric & Metabolic surgery for Endoscopic procedures.
• Invited Faculty at the OSSICON 2022 Banglore, International conf on Bariatric & Metabolic surgery for Endoscopic procedures.
• Organising Chairman for OSSICON 2023 March 2023 Mumbai

MEDICAL LIFE  MEMBERSHIPS

• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)
• Indian Association of Gastro Endo Surgeons (IAGES)
• International Federation  for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorder (IFSO)
• Metabolic & Obesity Surgeon Society of India (OSSI) Executive Council
• Indian Medical Association (I.M.A.)
• Hernia Society of India