Bariatric Surgery Update at 6:00 PM IST.

Saturday, 15th October 2022

A comprehensive 1 hour session on “Bariatric Surgery Update” was organized by Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (GAPIO) in collaboration with Association of Robotic & Innovative Surgeons (ARIS) at 6:00 PM IST on Saturday, 15th October 2022 on a digital platform through zoom.

Reputed well known speakers Dr. Arun Prasad, Senior Consultant in GI and Bariatric Surgery at Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi delivered his talk on “Physiology behind Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery“, Dr. Abhishek Katakwar, Associate Director – Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery delivered his talk on “Why diet fails in morbidly obese” and Prof. Chetan Parmar, consultant surgeon and head of department of surgery at Whittington Health NHS Trust, London, UK delivered his talk on “Current indications and options for Bariatric Surgery”.

Dr. Raj Palaniappan, Director and Lead Bariatric Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai has moderated the session and Dr. Arnab Mohanty, Senior Consultant and H.O.D – Minimal Access, GI And Metabolic Surgery at Primus Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi was the Chairperson during the session.

The session was followed by 10 minutes question and answer round.