Dr. Pradeep Chowbey

Dr. Pradeep Chowbey is a world-renowned pioneering laparoscopic surgeon with 45 years of 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. With over 85,000 surgeries to his credit, he was featured in the Guinness Book of Records 1997 and Limca Book of Records 2000 – 2020 (consecutive twenty years) as the first Endoscopic surgeon to perform the most number of minimal access surgeries.

Dr. Chowbey was awarded Padma Shri for his contributions to medical science and was the Honorary Surgeon to The President of India (1997 – 2017). He has authored more than 300 original scientific papers in international and national indexed journals and contributed chapters for various text/reference books, including prestigious publications like Springer, Jaypee, and Elsevier. 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).

Dr. Chowbey formulated the Minimal Access Surgery – Guidelines and Recommendations (2002) and also on Metabolic & Obesity (MOSI) surgery in 2008 & 2010. He also worked on the worldwide guidelines and recommendations for hernia surgery with a core group of experts: “Guidelines for laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of Inguinal Hernia (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)” in 2012, revised in 2014.

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. He adopted and popularized the method of performing Endoscopic Hernia Repair (TEP) which is well-accepted globally. He operated on the world’s heaviest teenager (BMI 92kg/m2) in April 2018.