MS, MNAMS, FRCS (London), FIMSA, FAIS, FICS, FACS, FIAGES, FALS

Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa)

Padamashri Awarded by the President of India

• Padmashree Awarded by the President of India
• Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa)
• Honorary Surgeon to The President of India
• Honorary Surgeon to Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS)
• Surgeon to His Holiness Dalai Lama

Chairman- Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Chairman- Surgery and Allied Surgical Specialities

Executive Vice Chairman- Max Healthcare

ESTEEMED POSITIONS HELD

• Founder President – Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS) (2004)
• President – Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS) (2004- 2009)
• President – Asia Pacific Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS) (2010-12)
• President – Asia Pacific Chapter of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) (2011-13)
• Worldwide President – International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) (2012-13)
• President – Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI) (2006-10)
• Trustee & Past President – Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (IAGES)

Dr. Pradeep Chowbey belongs to the cadre of pioneer laparoscopic surgeons in India. He has graphed his career with a singular determination to develop, evaluate and propagate Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery in India. The advent of Laparoscopic surgery with his hands became a point in India’s medical history.

Dr. Chowbey established the Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi in 1996, which was the first of its kind in the Asian subcontinent. At present, he is the Chairman, of the Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Max Hospital Saket, Delhi.

PIONEERING WORK

• Dr. Chowbey has pioneered, introduced, and nurtured most of the advances in minimal-access surgery in India. He has been instrumental in training and teaching surgeons with these advanced skills to popularize minimally invasive surgery techniques.
• He has been representing India in various national and international scientific forums for more than three decades.
• He was the first to perform MAFT (Minimally Invasive Fistula Technology) in Asia Pacific Region.
• Dr. Chowbey has been instrumental in devising the technology of surgical instruments and accessories used for
• MAFT (Minimally Invasive Fistula Technology) surgery
• Single-Port Laparoscopic minimal access surgery
• Hand port surgery
• Laparoscopic vascular surgery including the vascular grafts
• He adopted and popularized the method of performing Endoscopic Hernia Repair (TEP) which is well-accepted globally and is gaining popularity.
• He also pioneered a novel endoscopic approach for thyroid and parathyroid and popularized the concept of “scarless neck surgery”.