Dr. Atul N.C. Peters
Director - Bariatric, Minimal Access & General Surgery
Bariatric Surgery
Max Smart Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India
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About Dr. Atul N.C. Peters
He operates in India, Dubai and Muscat. He is board certified by "National Board of Surgery" and holds professional fellowships/memberships in various National & International Surgical Societies.
With over 20 years of Surgical experience, his practice is now dedicated to Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery for Diabetes, performing more than 300 cases annually.
Dr. Peters has been accredited the "Surgeon of Excellence" by Surgical Review Corporation, the USA that administers Surgeon of Excellence Program through-out the world and recognises the surgeons and healthcare facilities that provide safe, high-quality surgical care. These programs promote universal care quality, regardless of the type of surgery or where the patients have their procedures performed.
Dr. Peters is also a "Certified Fitness Trainer" from the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA). He runs a regular Bariatric Support Group for his patients and ends it with Music Therapy. He believes music heals the soul, and he loves playing for his patients. Dr. Peters can play close to eighteen musical instruments, Saxophone being closest to his heart.
He is the first surgeon to start a bariatric program in North West Africa, namely Nigeria & has conducted more than 40 successful surgeries under this program.
He is the founding member of ACMOMS (Asian Consensus Meeting on Metabolic Surgery).\
He also holds the world record of performing the highest number of Bariatric Surgeries in a day (sixteen), declared in the LIMCA BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
Work Experience
- Sr. Consultant & Head - Apollo Institute of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery
- DHA Certified Specialist (Bariatric Surgeon) - Zulekha Hospital and Medeor Hospital, Dubai
- Consultant (Bariatric Surgeon) - NMC, Muscat
- Director & Head - Institute of Bariatric, Metabolic & Minimal Access Surgery, Fortis Hospitals (Shalimar Bagh), Fortis CDOC, Fortis Aashlok & Fortis La Femme (New Delhi)
- Director - Institute of Bariatric, Metabolic & Minimal Access Surgery, Primus Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi
- Sr. Consultant & Chief - MAS, Max Super Speciality Hospital (Saket), Max Med Centre (Panchsheel Park), Delhi & Max Hospital (Gurgaon)
Education & Training
- International Fellow - American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
- Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS) (Bariatric Surgery)
- Robotic Training - Da Vinci Robotic Training, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
- Advanced Bariatric Training - Bariatric & Metabolic Institute (BMI), Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Basic Bariatric Training - Covidien Clinical Institute, Shanghai, China
- DNB & MAS Fellowship - Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
- MBBS - Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India
Memberships
- nternational Federation for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
- International Excellence Federation for Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery (IEF)
- Life Member - Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS)
- Life Member - Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
Speciality Interest
- Minimal Access/Laparoscopic Surgery
- General Surgery
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Weight Loss Surgery
- Laparoscopic & Robotic Bariatric Surgery (for Severe Obesity)
- Metabolic Surgery (for Diabetes) and GI Surgery
Research Papers & Publications
- MGB Vs RYGB 1 year outcomes, and Co-morbidity resolution in super-obese’
- Peters. A.N., Gautam Y.
- OBES SURG (2014)
- ‘Hand-sewn banded bypass using Fobi’s ring’
- Peters. A.N., Gautam Y.
- OBES SURG (2014)
- ‘Conversion of LSG to MGB for weight regain - A good option’
- Peters. A.N., Gautam Y.
- OBES SURG (2014)