Brief About Dr. Pradeep Chowbey
Dr. Pradeep Chowbey, an experienced obesity and bariatric surgeon based in New Delhi, India, holds the position of Director at Max Super Speciality Hospital in Saket. With over 35 years of experience in the field, Dr. Chowbey is recognized as one of the most renowned laparoscopic surgeons in India and is among the best bariatric surgeons worldwide.
He obtained his MBBS and MS (General Surgery) degrees from the prestigious Government Medical College in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
Additionally, Dr. Chowbey has received training from distinguished institutes across the globe. These include Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital in Bombay, where he specialized in gastroenterological surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital in New York, where he focused on hepatobiliary malignancy and breast diseases, Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital in London, where he further enhanced his expertise in hepatobiliary malignancy and breast diseases, Singapore General Hospital in Singapore, where he mastered laparoscopic surgery under the guidance of Prof. Mohan Chellappa, University Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he trained in laparoscopic surgery, Siloah Hospital in Hannover, Germany, where he learned advanced laparoscopic surgery with Prof. Ludwig, John Hopkins Institute in Baltimore, USA, where he specialized in advanced minimally invasive surgery, Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where he gained expertise in gastric bypass under the mentorship of Dr. Philip Schauer, Monarch University in Geelong, Australia, where he trained in laparoscopic bariatric surgeries with Dr. Paul Obrien, and Mount Sinai Medical Centre in Miami Beach, Florida, where he enhanced his skills in laparoscopic bariatric surgeries under Dr. Michel Gagner.
Throughout his career, Dr. Pradeep Chowbey has had the privilege and honor of operating on renowned personalities such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dr. KR Narayanan (President of India), Mr. Devisingh Sekhawat, Mr. Rakesh Mehta IAS, and Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta.
He holds the distinction of being the first honorary consultant in laparoscopic surgery for the Armed Forces Medical Services of India (AFMC) and is credited as the first surgeon to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Sri Lanka, as well as the first to perform simultaneous laparoscopic splenectomy on a patient scheduled for renal transplant with ITP. Dr. C.