Dr. Pradeep Chowbey

Overview & ExpertiseDr. Pradeep Kumar Chowbey is a legendary gastrointestinal and minimal access surgeon. Serving as Chairman of the Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, he has spent over four decades revolutionizing surgical care in India. Dr. Chowbey has performed more than 85,000 surgical procedures, pioneering advanced techniques in laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hernia repairs, and bariatric/metabolic weight-loss surgeries.Education & Global HonorsDr. Chowbey earned his MBBS and MS in General Surgery from Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram. For his monumental contributions to laparoscopic surgery, he was conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award by the Government of India in 2016. He is also a recipient of the Dr. B.C. Roy National Award.Global Leadership LegacyDr. Chowbey is the founder president of the Asia-Pacific Hernia Society and past president of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO). He has authored several landmark textbooks on laparoscopic surgery and trained thousands of surgeons worldwide.