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Digestive Health Institute
Dr. Muffazal lakdawala
Asia’s preeminent expert in bariatric surgery
Education & Training
- MBBS & MS (General Surgery) – Grant Medical College & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai
- Bariatric Surgery Fellowship – Cleveland Clinic, USA (2006)
- Gastro Surgery Fellowship – Ghent University Hospital, Belgium (2005)
- Advanced Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery – Seoul, South Korea (2004)
- Executive Program, AI in Healthcare – MIT Sloan (2020))
- Robotics Training – AdventHealth, Orlando (2021)
- Stanford Biodesign, Global Faculty Training – Stanford Mussallem Center (2025), now faculty member
Positions & Leadership
- Director, General & Minimal Access Surgical Sciences, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai
- Co‑founder & Chief Surgeon, Digestive Health Institute by Dr Muffi, Mumbai
- Chairman, IFSO-Asia Pacific Position Statement Committee & President (2017–19)
- Board Member, Asian Endosurgery Task Force (AETF)
- Head, Minimal Access & Bariatric Surgery, Saifee Hospital, Mumbai
Surgical Innovation & Impact
- First Indian to execute a fully robotic Gastric Bypass using the da Vinci Xi system
- World leader in SILS, with the highest case volume internationally
- Authored The Eat‑Right Prescription (bestseller) and multiple peer-reviewed articles
- Trained international surgeons and mentored annual fellowship cohorts
Awards & Honors
- IFSO World Champion – Bariatric Surgeons (2022, Miami)
- ASMBS Best Surgeon in the World (2019, Las Vegas)
- IFSO World Educator Award (2019, Barcelona)
- Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year (Medicine) (2017)
- Bharat Icon Award – Best Obesity Surgeon (2016)
- Bravery Award, COVID Warrior, Rotary Club of Bombay (2020)
- Humanitarian of the Year, All India Human Rights Association (2007)
- Silver Medal, Shirin Mehtaji Oration (1996)
- Gold Medalist in Anatomy, MBBS first year
World Champion Amongst Bariatric Surgeons – IFSO
2022, Miami
Best Surgeon in the World – ASMBS
2019, Las Vegas
World Educator Award – IFSO Barcelona
2019, Barcelona
Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year (Medicine)
2017, India
Public Health & COVID Response
- Set up and led Mumbai’s NSCI “Jumbo” COVID Hospital with innovative container ICUs and contactless clinics
- Served as Honorary Advisor to BMC for COVID-19 jumbo facilities
- Conducts free surgical camps across Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Kashmir, delivering ₹12+ crore in free care annually
Honorary Fellowships
He holds honorary fellowships/memberships from:
- Japanese Society of Surgery
- Korean Society of Surgery
- Chinese Society of Surgery
- Saudi Arabian Society of Surgery
- Philippine Society of Surgery
- Turkish Society of Surgery
India’s premier obesity and digestive centre
Phone Number
+91 9820062040
+91 8356977265
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