INTRODUCTION:

As Senior Director & HOD – Department of Surgery & Robotics at Max Super Specialty Hospital Saket, Delhi & Max Hospital Gurgaon, Dr. Ashish Vashistha, MBBS, MS, FNBE (MAS), FALS (Bariatrics), is a General, Bariatric, Robotic (GI), Metabolic, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR), Hernia, and Laparoscopic Surgeon with 27 years of experience in these areas.

Work Experience

• Professor, Hospital European Georges Pompidou at Paris.

• Bariatric Institute Cleveland Clinic, Western, Florida, USA.
• Director, Bariatric & Laparoscopic Surgery at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi.
• Professor, University Hospital, Innsbruck (Austria).

Education

• MS in General Surgery from University of Rajasthan, in 1997.
• MBBS from University of Rajasthan, in 1993.

Memberships

• Member of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (IAGES).
• Member of Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS).
• Founder member (IARGS) Indian Association of Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery.
• Former Executive Member of Obesity Surgery Society of India (OSSOI).
• Founder Executive Member Asia Metabolic Society (AMS).
• Member of Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA).

Awards and Recognitions

• Member of Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA).
• Member of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (IAGES).
• Member of Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS).
• Historical First Fellow National Board (Minimal Acess Surgery).
• Former Executive Member of Obesity Surgery Society of India (OSSOI).
• Founder Executive Member Asia Metabolic Society (AMS).