Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
Location
New Delhi, India
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Dr. Girish Bapat
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
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Speciality
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Gastroenterology
Bariatric Surgery |
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Languages
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English
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Education
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MBBS.
MS. |
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Professional Experience
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Consultant, Apollo Hospitals.
Consultant in General, Laparoscopic and Bariatric surgery at Mid-Yorks hospital NHS Trust, Dewsbury, UK.
Extensive training in Laparoscopic and General surgery both in UK and in India and has undertaken more than 2000 surgical procedures so far.
Performed over 350 laparoscopic (keyhole) bariatric procedures (including more than 200 laparoscopic gastric bypasses).
Trained as the Post-CCT Fellow in Bariatric and Upper GI Surgery for 12-months at Castlehill Hospital, Hull, UK.
Trained with Dr Bruno Dillemans at St. Jan Hospital in Bruges, Belgium, where he completed a 3-month fellowship in Bariatric Surgery, awarded by Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT), UK.
Established a comprehensive weight- loss surgery programme at Jehangir- Apollo hospital, Pune. The bariatric team includes a physician, physiotherapist, dietician and if required psychological assessment for eating disorders. |
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Certifications
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Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (Glasgow, Scotland).
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (General Surgery). |
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Memberships
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British Association of Obesity & Metabolic Surgeons (BOMSS) .
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland (ASGBI).
Association of Upper GI Surgeons (AUGIS).
Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons (ALS).
European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES).
Association of Surgeons of India (ASI).
Indian Medical Association (IMA).
Poonna Surgical Society. |
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