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Dr. Pradeep Chowbey

Department of Bariatric Surgery
Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket
Delhi, India
Total experience
50+ Years

About Profile

Dr. Pradeep Chowbey is a world-renowned pioneering Laparoscopic Surgeon. With over 45 years of surgical experience, he has trained more than 20,000 surgeons from around the world in minimally invasive surgeries. He is one of the first to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy in North India and the first to perform MAFT (Minimally Invasive Fistula Technology) in the Asia Pacific Region. He has graphed his career with singular determination to develop, evaluate, and propagate Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery in India, and the Asian subcontinent.

 

His Institute at Max Healthcare was the first to receive the Center of excellence accreditations in India for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Hernia Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation, USA (2011-2014)

 

With over 98,300 surgeries to his credit, he featured in the Guinness Book of Records 1997 and Limca Book of Records 2000 – 2020 (consecutive twenty years) as the first Endoscopic surgeon performing most number of minimal access surgeries.He has authored more than 300 original scientific papers in international and national indexed journals and contributed chapters for various text/reference books, including the prestigious publications like Springer, Jaypee, Elsevier. 

Qualification

  • FMAS
  • FALS
  • FIAGES
  • FACS
  • FICS
  • FAIS
  • FIMSA
  • FRCS (London)
  • MNAMS
  • MBBS, MS (Jabalpur Medical College)

Publications

Books published

   1. Endoscopic repair of abdominal wall hernia 2nd edition

   Byword Viva publishers’ Pvt. Ltd

   Editor: Dr. Pradeep Chowbey

   2. Surgical repair of abdominal wall hernias- APHS initiative

   Publisher: Springer 

   3. Handbook of Bariatric surgery 

   Publisher: Springer

 He has published several national and international textbooks as the Chief Editor which include 

 International Silver Books

   1.Single-port laparoscopic Cholecystectomy – using X-cone and reusable hand instruments

   Status: Published

   2. Visually assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT)

Awards

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

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