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The
Formative Years
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Chowbey, a Masters in Surgery from Jabalpur,
Madhya Pradesh began his career as a young Surgeon in New
Delhi. Starting from Holy Family Hospital, he moved on to
Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and finally in 1984, he joined
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital as a Consultant Surgeon. He continued
his quest for professional excellence by training in some
of the best medical institutions in the World including Memorial
Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital, New York, John Hopkins Institute
in U.S.A. and Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital, in U.K. It was
during his visits to Germany and Singapore that he discovered
the benefits of Laparoscopic Surgery and trained in the art
of it.
[Training
Undertaken]
Dr. Chowbey 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 Surgery
in India. He has conducted over 200 workshops all over the
country and abroad to popularize the concept of minimal access
surgery
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Building
a Global Centre of Excellence in Endosurgery
In 1996, he established the Minimal Access & Bariatric Surgery Centre
at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, the first of its kind in the Asian
subcontinent. Today, this department is recognized and acknowledged
as a Global Centre of Excellence in the field of Endosurgery.
The department attracts visiting surgeons from all over the
world and has already introduced & trained more than 1000
surgeons to the art of Laparoscopic Surgery.
The
National Board of Examinations has also nominated Dr. Chowbey
as the Convenor for conferring a Post Doctoral Fellowship
in Minimal Access Surgery from 2001. The Minimal Access & Bariatric Surgery Centre at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi is the
only centre in the country recognized to award this fellowship.
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Achievements
Dr. Pradeep Chowbey's professional and academic achievements in
the field of Endosurgery are numerous. He is
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Chairman, Minimal Access & Bariatric Surgery Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New
Delhi, 1996
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First Honorary Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeon to the President of India, 2000
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First Honorary Consultant in laparoscopic surgery to Armed Forces Medical Services
of India(AFMC), 2000
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Trustee, Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-surgeons (IAGES), 2002
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Governor (India), Society of Endoscopic and laparoscopic surgeons of Asia (ELSA),
1997 |
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Board Member, Gasless Laparoscopic & Endoscopic Surgeons Society, International (GasLESS), 1997 |
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Convenor, Post Doctoral Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery, National Board
of Examinations, New Delhi, 2000 |
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President, Asia Pacific Hernia Society, Singapore, 2004 |
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Advisor, Asia Pacific Bariatric Surgery Group, 2004 |
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Advisor, Asia Pacific Endosurgery Task Force, 2004 |
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National Expert Patron, Indian Society of Minimal Access & Gynaecological Endoscopic Urogynaecological Surgery (IMAGES), Mumbai 2005 |
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Chief Convenor, Surgical Education Leaders Summit 2005 Shaping the Future
by 2010, Chennai 2005. |
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Faculty, Foundation for Endocrine surgery, training and advancement at Sanjay
Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI),
Lucknow, 2001 |
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Expert Panel Member, The Minimal Invasive Surgery Development Center, a recent
establishment of the United Christian Hospital, Department
of Surgery, Hong Kong, 2001 |
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Expert Panel Member, The Minimally Invasive Surgical Center(MISC), National
University Hospital, Singapore, 2003 |
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Faculty Member, Ethicon laparoscopic training centre at New Delhi, 2003 |
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Patron, Association of Endoscopic Surgeons, New Delhi, 1999 |
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Faculty Member, Ethicon laparoscopic training centre at Mumbai, 1999 |
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With over 20,000 surgeries to his credit he is featured in the Guinness Book
of Records 1997 and Limca Book of Records 2000 / 2001 / 2002
/ 2003 as the first Endoscopic surgeon performing most number
of minimal access surgeries. |
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Chairman of the core-group of experts from all over the country, who deliberated
and formulated guidelines and recommendations for minimal access
surgery in India. The resulting treatise on "Minimal Access Surgery - Guidelines and Recommendations" was released by the Hon'ble President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan on July
15, 2002. These guidelines are supported by all medical bodies
and governmental organizations of repute viz. Indian Medical
Association, National Board of Examinations, Medical Council
of India, Ministry of Health and Indian Council of Medical
Research, and are also endorsed by the Indian Association of
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Honor of operating on His Excellency Shri K R Narayanan for his gall bladder
surgery (March 29, 2001) |
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Record of performing surgery in the shortest duration (4-1/2 min.) |
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The first person to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Sri Lanka in 1993 |
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Performed laparoscopic surgery on patients aged 3 months to 92 years and on
patients weighing upto 180 kgs (morbidly obese) |
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The largest series of laparoscopic cholecystectomy on patients of situs inversus
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The first to perform simultaneous laparoscopic splenectomy on a patient scheduled
for renal transplant with ITP |
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Featured several times in Electronic media for assessing all aspects of minimal
access surgery on various channels for scientific and patient
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Teaching:
A Passion
Continuing with his passion to educate and train increasing number
of young doctors in the art of Minimal Access Surgery, Dr. Chowbey
has recently edited a book "Endoscopic
Repair of Abdominal Wall Hernias" that crystallizes the
enormous experience of a team of minimal access surgeons who are
leaders in the field of laparoscopic hernia repair.
Administrative
Positions in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Organization
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