- Dr. Ajay Kumar Kriplani is a well-known Obesity and Bariatric Surgeon in India, specializing in laparoscopic and gastrointestinal surgery.
- With over 40 years of expertise, he is one of the first few surgeons in India to introduce laparoscopic surgery.
- In India, he was the first to do laparoscopic adrenalectomy, splenectomy, and live donor nephrectomy for kidney transplant.
- Dr. Kriplani earned his MBBS in 1978 and MS degrees in 1981 from Ravi Shankar University in Raipur, Madhya Pradesh.
- He is an active member of the Delhi Medical Council, Medical Council of India, Association of Surgeons of India, Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons, Asia Pacific Hernia Society, Obesity Surgery Society of India, and Indian Association of Surgical Oncology.