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Hafeez Rahman is an Indian gynecologist and laparoscopic surgeon from Kerala, India. He holds the Guinness Book of World Records for conducting most laparoscopic surgeries and as of 2019, he is credited with more than 120,000 laparoscopic surgeries which include both the onco and bariatric varieties. He currently serves as the founder and chairman of Sunrise Hospitals group.

Rahman is credited with first laparoscopic cancer surgery in UAE, Bangladesh and laparoscopic radical surgery in Sri Lanka. He has also completed over 35,000 laparoscopic hysterectomies surgeries.

Biography
Rahman studied medicine at the B.J. Medical College, Gujarat and completed a masters degree with a gold medal in 1987. After working at a few hospitals, he soon started Sunrise Hospital in 2005 and expanded in Kerala, Delhi, Mumbai, Sholapur and Dubai. He has served on numerous conference program committees related to laparoscopy and published numerous articles.

By 2011, Rahman has completed over 50,000 laparoscopic surgeries and was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. He has also served as chairman of the International Modern Hospital, Dubai. Rahman has often been invited by the governments and private institutions of UAE, Bangladesh, Malaysia, South Africa and Srilanka for laparoscopic surgical procedures. He has trained and helped gynaecologist around the world for Laparoscopy. He was the first surgeon from India who was invited as a training faculty to the Ministry hospitals in the UAE.

Membership and appointments

 * Vice president - Indian Society of Minimal Access & Gynecological Societies of India
 * Hon. Joint Secretary- Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India
 * Chairman, Young Talent Promotion Committee [FOGSI)
 * Hon. Secretary, Indian Faculty of Endosonography and Endoscopy
 * Director, Center for Advanced Gynec Endoscopy
 * President, Images

Major awards

 * Masters Award, IMAGES
 * Most Skilled Endoscopic Surgeon award from Asian Research Training Institute for Skill Transfer
 * Shan Ratnam Award, AOFOG, Singapore
 * R.K Patel Award
 * Endoscopy Masters Award, FOGSI
 * Award for Enriching Quality of Life for Women- Johnson & Johnson

Achievements

 * The largest series of Laparoscopic Hysterectomies 35000 in the world
 * The largest series of Laparoscopic Surgeries ( More than 120000 surgeries) in the world
 * Removal of the largest uterus in the world (4.9kg Weight)
 * First total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in UAE at Zulekha Hospital
 * First Laparoscopic cancer surgery in UAE at the Ministry Hospital at Alwasal
 * First Laparoscopic surgery for ovarian cancer at Welcare Hospital, UAE
 * First successful laparoscopic tubal recanalization with pregnancy in UAE at Medcare Hospital.
 * First Laparoscopic cancer surgery in Bangladesh in Birden Hospital
 * First Laparoscopic Radical Surgery in Srilanka
 * First Urinary fistula surgery Laparoscopically in India
 * The first successful documented procedure of Amniopatch in India for preterm premature rupture of membranes
 * The first laparoscopic ureteric implantation into bladder in south India
 * World second Laparoscopic correction of acute postpartum uterine inversion.
 * Fetoscopy for the first time in India.
 * Largest number of laparoscopic Bursch Colposuspension in India
 * Removal of the largest fibroid in UAE laparoscopically at Medcare Hospital.

Personal life
Rahman is married to Parveen Hafeez, managing director of Sunrise Hospital and have three children.