M.B.B.S., M.S. (General Surgery)
19+ years
Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala is the Director of the Department of General & Minimal Access Surgery at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital. He received specialised training in bariatric surgery at the University of Ghent Hospital in Belgium and the Cleveland Clinic in the USA under Dr. Raul Rosenthal. Additionally, he trained in advanced laparoscopic colorectal surgery with Prof. Seon Hahn Kim in Seoul, Korea.
He was the first surgeon in India to establish ‘The Center for Excellence (ICE)’ for Bariatric Surgery, certified by the Surgical Review Corporation, USA. Additionally, he is the only surgeon in India to have demonstrated live surgeries in all countries of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. He has been awarded honorary memberships by the South Korean, Japanese, Philippine, Saudi Arabian, and Chinese Societies of Surgery. He specialises in single-incision bariatric surgeries and has treated the largest number of cases in the world. He has mentored and trained young surgeons across Asia and the Middle East.
He is the Honorary Surgeon to the former Vice President of India, Mr. Venkaiah Naidu. He also conceptualised and headed the NSCI Dome COVID-19 Hospital from its inception in April till now. He is currently an Adviser to the BMC for all Jumbo facilities set up for COVID-19.
His academic contributions have been extensive, and he has published almost 20 international papers in peer-reviewed journals and a Silver Book on sleeve gastrectomy. He has authored a crossword bestseller, ‘The Eat Right Prescription’. He also serves as Professor Emeritus at the B.Y.L. Nair Hospital and Professor at the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), teaching minimal access surgery. His expertise extends globally, having mentored Fellows from countries like Saudi Arabia, Oman, Dubai, South Africa, Singapore, China, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, and Kuwait.