For fastest 100 robotic assisted surgeries with the CMR Versius Robotic System in 17 operating days as an individual in the shortest period of time

Dr. Pradeep Chowbey (Chairman, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket – Delhi, India) gets included by World Book of Records for fastest 100 robotic assisted surgeries with the CMR Versius Robotic System in 17 operating days as an individual in the shortest period of time in March 2022 at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India, at the age of seventy years. 

Dr. Pradeep Chowbey is a world-renowned pioneering laparoscopic surgeon. With over 45 years of surgical experience, he has trained more than 20,000 surgeons from around the world in minimally invasive surgeries. He is one of the first to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy in North India and the first to perform MAFT (Minimally Invasive Fistula Technology) in the Asia Pacific Region. He has graphed his career with singular determination to develop, evaluate, and propagate Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery in India, and the Asian subcontinent. His Institute at Max Healthcare was the first to receive the Center of excellence accreditations in India for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Hernia Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation, USA (2011-2014).

With over 85,000 surgeries to his credit, he is the first Endoscopic surgeon performing most number of minimal access surgeries. He has authored more than 300 original scientific papers in international and national indexed journals and contributed chapters for various text/reference books, including the prestigious publications like Springer, Jaypee, Elsevier. He has been a recepeint of various Lifetime Achievement Awards and excellence awards in medical field. He has also been bestowed with Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa Doctorate) by His Excellency Governor of MP and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jabalpur in October 2007.  He has also published various research papers in medical field.

World Book of Records, London wishes him all the best for his future endeavours.