
Associated with: Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Type of Professional: General Surgeon
Specialty: Endocrinology, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
<style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Prof. Dr. Chin graduated in medicine from the University of Aberdeen in 1993. He was awarded Intercollegiate Fellowship in General Surgery and Upper GI surgery and Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in United Kingdom in 2005. He completed his Senior Fellowship in Upper GI and Laparoscopic surgery in Adelaide in 2006.</p> <p>Prof. Dr. Chin is the pioneer of the ‘SILENT MENTOR’ Program in Malaysia, a humanity program that promotes body donation for betterment and benefit of Medical Education, Training & Research. He launched the program in 2012 while he was a professor at the University of Malaya. In 2017, he formed Academy for Silent Mentor which promotes the program to whole Malaysia, collaborates with various Universities, and benefiting to more Malaysia’s medical students.</p> Read More

Associated with: Fortis Hiranandani Hospital
Mumbai, India
Type of Professional: General Surgeon
Specialty: Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
<style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Dr. Sharad Sharma currently performing Bariatric Surgeries as the main focus of interest has established the Bariatric Units. </p> <p>He passed Masters in Surgery in 1994.</p> <p>He has worked as an Associate Professor, graduate and post graduate Teacher in the MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai. He started performing Laparoscopic Surgeries in 1998. In 2003, he obtained the Diploma in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery at Gem Hospital, Coimbatore (endorsed by the Society for American Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons, SAGES) under Dr. C Palanivelu. In 2006 he obtained training in D2 Gastrectomy at NUH, Singapore.</p> <p>In 2007, he was awarded Fellowship (FIAGES) by Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons. In 2008 he was awarded Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS) by the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India.</p> <p>In 2009, he qualified in the 'Essentials of Bariatrics' examination conducted by the Association of Surgeons for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). In 2009 he trained in Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery under Dr. Philip Schauer at The Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA.</p> <p>He was awarded Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS) by the FIAGES in 2012.</p> Read More

Associated with: Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road
Bangalore, India
Type of Professional: General Surgeon
Specialty: Bariatric Surgery, Gastroenterology, General Surgery
<style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Dr. Sumit Talwar is a Bariatric Surgeon at Manipal Hospital HAL Airport Road - Bengaluru. His area of expertise includes Bariatric Surgeon and Advanced Laproscopic Surgeon</p> <p><strong>AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS</strong></p> <ul> <li>Consultant Minimal Access & Bariatric Surgery - Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore.</li> <li>Dr. Sumit Talwar is an expert in Minimally Invasive (Laparoscopic or Key-hole Surgery) Gastro-Intestinal Surgery and has performed thousands of laparoscopic surgeries till date.</li> <li>He has also pioneered the development of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (Surgery for Morbid Obesity and for treatment of Diabetes) in Delhi NCR area and has performed numerous such operations successfully.</li> <li>He performs Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Mini Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy and other operations for the treatment of Morbid Obesity.</li> <li>He has pioneered Gastro-intestinal Cancer Surgery with a special emphasis on Minimally Invasive (Laparoscopic) treatment of GI cancers including Colo-rectal, Upper GI, Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic cancers.</li> <li>He has also developed a new technique of Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (Scarless Surgery) for gall-bladder, appendix, hernia etc. using routine instruments and equipment thereby reducing the cost involved in the technique.</li> <li>He has performed more than hundreds of Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgeries (SILS) in Delhi NCR in the past five years.</li> </ul> Read More

Associated with: Prime Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Type of Professional: Gastroenterologist
Specialty: Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, Gastroenterology
<style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Dr. Vinod Kumar Singhal is trained and qualified surgical Gastroenterologist from one of the premier institute in India. After working for more than a decade in the field of surgery as Consultant General Surgeon, he moved to UAE in 2010. Since then he has been providing surgical care to the residents of UAE. Apart from his postdoctoral training experience in GI Surgery (including Liver Transplant), he obtained his university diploma in Laparoscopic Digestive and General surgery from France. Dr. Vinod is trained in Bariatric surgery by the pioneers in the field and had been office bearer in the national bariatric society in India i.e. OSSI for several years.</p> <p>Dr. Vinod is a recognized & certified Surgeon by European Board of Surgery, his contribution to the field of surgery and clinical acumen is duly honored by different Royal Colleges in UK (England, Glasgow and Ireland), European Union, USA & India. He is proudly serving as honorary examiner for well recognized international surgical boards. He is also qualified as Masters in Hospital Administration.</p> Read More

Associated with: Sana Hospitals Duisburg
Duisburg, Germany
Type of Professional: General Surgeon
Specialty: General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery
<style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Dr. med. Thomas Sonnenberg is the Head of Department at Sana Hospitals Duisburg. With an outstanding expertise in the specialty and over 25 years of experience in the field of bariatric (obesity) surgery, he has successfully treated over 7,000 patients.</p> Read More

Associated with: Bumrungrad International Hospital
Bangkok, Thailand
Type of Professional: Gastroenterologist
Specialty: Bariatric Surgery, Diagnostics, Gastroenterology, Cancer/Oncology
<style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>A scholar of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Young Physician Leadership Program, Dr. Kerdsirichairat received his medical degree from Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University in Thailand with distinctions and First Class Honors. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Minnesota, a gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Michigan, and an advanced/therapeutic endoscopy fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, and has served as a member of the ACG Training Committee and a Co-Director of the 2019 Second Year Fellows Course. He has been awarded several teaching as well as excellence in clinical practice awards. He has received several awards, including the AGA-Gastroenterology Research Group (AGA-GRG) Fellow Abstract award, in addition to multiple plenary presentations for three organizing societies (The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), and The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) at the Digestive Disease Week conferences. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications on acute pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, and immunoglobulin 4-related diseases, in addition to the biliary module of the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Self-Assessment IX (GESAP IX) for the ASGE. His research focused on therapeutic endoscopy in pancreatitis and its spectrum, including walled-off necrosis, cholangiocarcinoma, and pancreatic cancer, as well as the utility of post-imaging processing, molecular analysis, and scoring systems to improve management of these conditions. In addition to his role as an advanced and bariatric endoscopist at Bumrungrad International Hospital, he serves as a mentor for the ASGE and the ACG mentoring programs. His recent great news is that one of his mentees from these programs has been accepted to the advanced endoscopy fellowship program at Johns Hopkins. </p> <p><strong>Special Clinical Interests:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Advanced/ interventional/ therapeutic endoscopy</li> <li>Bariatric endoscopy, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, endoscopic bariatric revisions</li> <li>Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), interventional endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) procedures, EUS-guided celiac plexus neurolysis, EUS-guided fine needle biopsy, EUS-guided fine needle aspiration, EUS-guided liver biopsy, EUS-guided fiducial placement, internal EUS-directed transgastric ERCP, EUS guided pancreatic fluid collection and postoperative fluid collection drainage</li> <li>Diagnostic EUS including tumor staging</li> <li>Cancer Genetics and cancer screening: esophagus, stomach, pancreas, colorectum, anus</li> <li>Endoscopic tissue ablation, resection and dissection</li> <li>Pancreaticobiliary diseases, necrotizing pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer</li> <li>Deep enteroscopy (single and double-balloon/device-assisted)</li> <li>Endoscopic management in altered gastrointestinal anatomy and post liver transplant</li> </ul> <p><strong>Academic Rank:</strong> Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, PA, USA</p> Read More

Associated with: Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Gurugram
Gurgaon, India
Type of Professional: General Surgeon
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, Gastroenterology
<style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Dr. Vikas Kapur is amongst the first few in India to have successfully completed Post-doctoral Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery recognized by National Board of Examinations, New Delhi. He has done close to 12,500 various Laparoscopic surgeries. He is exceptional in Basic and Advanced Laparo-endoscopic surgeries i.e. Laparoscopic Appendicectomy, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic CBD exploration, Laparoscopic Fundoplication, Laparoscopic Splenectomy, Laparo-Endoscopic hernia repairs (which include Total Extra-peritoneal repair for inguinal hernia, Intraperitoneal only mesh repair for Ventral hernia repair), Laparoscopic Colo- rectal surgeries (including Lap. Rectopexy, Stapled hemorrhoidopexy (MIPH), VAAFT Video Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment), Laparoscopic weight loss surgeries (Laparoscopic Mini Gastric bypass, Laparoscopic sleeve gasterectomy and Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass), Laparoscopic solid organ surgeries (Splenectomy, Adrenalectomy and nephrectomies), Diagnostic laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy and Endoscopic Neck Surgeries. He is also doing most of the Gynaecological Surgeries Laparoscopically (Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomies, Laparoscopic Myomectomies, Laparoscopic Ovarian cysts /dermoids, Laparoscopic management of endometriosis, ectopic pregnancies etc.). His special interest lies in Laparo-Endoscopic hernia repairs and Bariatric Surgeries. He has attended and presented papers in various National and International Congresses, Conferences and Conclaves.</p> Read More

Associated with: Prime Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Type of Professional: General Surgeon
Specialty: Bariatric Surgery, Colorectal Medicine, General Surgery, Gastroenterology
<style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Dr. Haitham Sawalmeh has over 12 years of experience in the field of general and laparoscopic, bariatric, colorectal and trauma surgeries. He graduated with Jordanian board in General Surgery. Started working in Rashid Hospital in 2012. He is vastly experienced in many open and laparoscopic elective and emergency cases including bariatric surgeries, explorative laparotomies, bowel resection and anastomosis, Hartmann's procedure, diagnostic laparoscopy, laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hernia repair, and minor surgical procedures.</p> <p>Dr. Haitham has been a member of the gastro-surgical oncology team and has been involved in the creation of workflows and protocols to deliver patient-centric services. As part of the Proctology team, he gained expertise in the management of anal conditions including hemorrhoidectomy, THD, Fistulectomy, Fistula Laser Closure (FiLaC) and Sphincterotomy.</p> <p>Dr. Haitham assists in the training of residents to ensure the delivery of the highest quality of care, he has also been a supervisor to residents in the preparation of surgical oncology cases for multidisciplinary meetings.</p> Read More