Prof. Dr.RamenGoel

A pioneer laparoscopy surgeon who trained thousands of surgeons in safe laparoscopy as Professor of Surgery at the Grant Medical College, Mumbai from 1994-2010. He started bariatric surgeries in 2001 and is a founder member of Obesity Surgery Society of India, affiliated with IFSO. He is the Past President of All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity(AIAARO),(2007-2009), and also Indian Association of Gastro-intestinal Endo Surgeons(IAGES)(2020-2021). He is the Founder Editor of the Journal of Bariatric Surgery(JBS), Associate Editor of Journal of Minimal Access Surgery(JMAS), member of specialist board of National Board of Examinations(NBE), India. He is the Scientific Chair of the upcoming World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery to be held in Kolkata in 2024. He has been conferred the Best Researcher of the Year award recently for publishing over 30 articles in peer reviewed journals, contributing chapters in books and conducting primary surgical research.