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Dr. Pradeep Chowbey is Joint Managing Director, Max Healthcare Institute Ltd, New Delhi (India), Chief – Surgery & Allied Surgical Speicalities Director - Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Honorary Surgeon to The President of India, Honorary Surgeon to Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), Surgeon to His Holiness 14 th Dalai Lama.

Dr. Pradeep Chowbey belongs to the cadre of the pioneer Laparoscopic surgeons in India. He was one of the first to perform Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in North India and since then, has worked with singular determination to develop, evaluate and propagate Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery in India. Dr. Pradeep Chowbey presently is Joint Managing Director, Chief – Surgery & Allied Surgical Specialities and Director – Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MAMBS) at Max Healthcare Institute Ltd., New Delhi (India). The Max Institute of MAMBS is being accredited as an International Centre of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), USA. and Centre of Excellence in Endohernia by the Asia Pacific Hernia Society. The Institute is the First Centre to receive these accreditations in India under the leadership of Dr.Chowbey.

In 2002, he was awarded with the honorable Padma Shri for his dedication and service in the field of Minimal Access Surgery by President of India. Dr. Chowbey in alliance with his team has performed more than 50,000 major Minimal access surgeries between 1992-2010. He has been invited by major organizations in countries abroad and delivered many orations, key- note addresses and guest lectures. Dr. Pradeep Chowbey is the founder and president of Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS), President of Asia Pacific Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS) and President of Asia Pacific Chapter of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) after serving the association as Secretary General & Founder Member. With his absolute determination, he practiced the surgical treatment (bariatric surgery) of patients of morbid obesity. He was one of the surgeons to identify the increasing cases of obesity in India. Dr. Chowbey has set up a support unit for obese people to offer consultation, moral support and information about weight loss. Dr. Pradeep Chowbey is a Founding designee in the International Centre of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery Program by Surgical Review Corporation, USA. He is immediate Past President of Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI). His academic kudos includes his presence in the Advisory Board of Asia Pacific Endosurgery Task Force (APETF). Having participated and conducted more than 700 national and international workshops bariatric laparoscopic procedures, he has also trained many young doctors in the art of Minimal Access Surgery. He represents India as Governor to the Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of India (ELSA). He is Board member of Gasless Laparoscopic & Endoscopic Surgeons Society, International (GasLESS) Dr. Chowbey was nominated the Convenor by the National Board of Examinations of Post Doctoral Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery in 2001 and have trained more than 3000 surgeons from India and abroad.

Teaching – A Passion Dr. Pradeep Chowbey aims to meet the International Standards of Medical Care, research and education. Established in the 1996, by Mr. Chowbey, Department of Minimal Access Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, is one of its kind in Asia. Having made a global presence in the field of endosurgery, this department draws visiting surgeons from worldwide. This department has already trained more than 2000 surgeons in the art of Laparoscopic Surgery. Dr. Pradeep Chowbey is also nominated by The National Board of Examinations as the Convenor for conferring a Post Doctoral Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery from 2001. Due to his passion to teach and train, he addresses erudite surgical audiences worldwide. More than 250 workshops are to his credit in the sphere of minimal access surgery.

Passion for Art While studying at the Jabalpur Medical College, he was keen in paintings and drawings. He would often pick a pencil and sketch. As he grew up, his hands became more firm and quick, giving his feelings and imaginations a way. In 1977, he started working on his own paintings. After hours spent in operations theatres and hospitals, his paintings become a source of relief and relaxation for both doctors and patients. His art collection includes work by Masters such as M.F. Husain, S.H. Raza, Ram Kumar, A Ramachandran, Satish Gujral, Gopi Gajwani, Himmat Shah, Meera Mukherjee. Apart from these, he also has a great assortment from the young artists such as Manish Pushkale, Sidharth, Kishor Shinde, Neeraj Goswami, Niladri Paul and S Harshavardhan.

Conferences & Workshops

Conducted and actively participated in more than 500 national and international workshops on basic and advanced laparoscopic procedures and prestigious conferences including World congresses, Asia Pacific Conferences and SAARC countries conferences.

Advisor to various Government bodies and universities to provide expertise and facilities of minimal access surgery including procurement of medical equipment for the medical institutions / hospitals.

Invited by various prestigious Organizations & Foundations in the country / abroad and delivered many orations, key- note addresses and guest lectures.

Membership of Professional Societies

President– IFSO, Asia Pacific Chapter President– Asia Pacific Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS) Honorary Member of Indonesian Hernia Society, Bali, Indonesia in 2009 Past President, Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI) Past Governor (India), Society of Endoscopic and laparoscopic surgeons of Asia (ELSA) Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-surgeons (IAGES)
 * Founder President, Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS)

Past President			2004 - 2006 President			2002 – 2004 President Elect			2000 -2002 Honorary Secretary	 	1998 - 2000 Vice President			1994 - 1998
 * Trustee				2006 till date

Member, International Association of Endocrine Surgeons (IAES) Member, International Society of Surgery (ISS) Member, European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) Member, International Medical Science Academy (FIMSA) Member, Indian Society of Oncology (ISO) Governing Council Member, Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) Member, National Academy of Medical Science (MNAMS) Member, Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) Member, Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG) Founder Member, Obesity Surgery Society of India (OSSI) Member, Membership Drive Committee – Association Surgeons of India (ASI) Member, Workshop Committee – Association Surgeons of India (ASI) Patron, Health Care Welfare Society Patron, Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (AES) Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS) Fellow, The Association of Surgeons of India (FAIS) Fellow, International College of Surgeons (FICS)
 * Member, The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons(SAGES)

Professional Achievements

	Joint Managing Director, Max Healthcare, New Delhi, India 2009

	Director – Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Max Healthcare, New Delhi, India 2009

	Chief – Surgery & Allied Specialties, Max Healthcare, New Delhi, India 2009

	Former Chairman, Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 1996

	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

	Surgeon to His Holiness Dalai Lama

	Trustee and Past President Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-surgeons (IAGES), 2002 	With over 48,000 surgeries to his credit he is featured in the Guinness Book of Records 1997 and Limca Book of Records 2000 – 2009 (consecutive years) as the first Endoscopic surgeon performing most number of minimal access surgeries.