Dr. Pradeep Chowbey is a globally celebrated pioneer and father figure in the field of Minimal Access, Laparoscopic, and Bariatric Surgery with over 45 years of clinical and surgical distinction. In recognition of his seminal contributions to the development and propagation of laparoscopic surgery in India and the Asian subcontinent, he was conferred the prestigious Padma Shri by the President of India. He has also served as Honorary Surgeon to multiple Presidents of India and the Armed Forces Medical Services.
He completed his MBBS and Master of Surgery (MS in General Surgery) from Government Medical College, Jabalpur. Dr. Chowbey was among the earliest surgeons in the world to adopt and establish laparoscopic surgery in the early 1990s, subsequently creating benchmark training protocols and foundational guidelines for minimal access surgery worldwide. He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS), Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and Fellow of the International College of Laparoscopic Surgeons (FIMSA).
Having performed more than 85,000 minimal access surgical procedures, Dr. Chowbey has entered the Limca Book of Records and Guinness World Records for surgical milestones. He is globally recognized for pioneering laparoscopic cholecystectomy, single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS), laparoscopic repair of complex abdominal wall hernias, and metabolic/bariatric procedures for severe obesity and type 2 diabetes resolution.
His clinical practice focuses on bariatric and metabolic surgery (laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, mini gastric bypass), complex and recurrent incisional/ventral hernia repairs (IPOM, eTEP, TAR), laparoscopic gallbladder and bile duct surgeries, anti-reflux surgery (GERD/fundoplication), and MIPH (stapled hemorrhoidopexy).
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