Achievements

Symposium Director of London International Bariatric Surgery Symposium, LIBSS, 2019 organised by ‘Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery UK’ at Homerton University Hospital between 21^st-22^nd November, 2019 in London, UK.

Accredited with Certificate of “Master Surgeon in Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery^TM”, “MSMBS^TM” (previously called ‘Surgeon of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery^TM’, ‘SOEMBS^TM’ and ‘Bariatric Surgeon of Excellence^TM’, ‘BSOE^TM^’) by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) of United States of America (USA) in September, 2017. I’ve the honour of being the Only Weight-loss/Obesity Surgeon in the UK to achieve this certification. Worldwide, this is seen as a marker of quality assurance in patient care.

Awarded ‘Certificate of Medical Excellence’ and Membership of Top Doctors® UK by invitation in January, 2017. Top Doctors® is a global reference for international medicine and e-Health, bringing together the most renowned specialists in Europe, Latin America and the USA.

Invited to join as Member of Executive Board in the International Bariatric Club (IBC) Academy – January, 2017. The IBC Academy is an educational project to help train bariatric surgeons and allied professionals worldwide.

Invited to become Scientific Advisor in the High-Tech Surgery Association/Club (HTC) and member of the Editorial Board of the HTC Journal – November, 2016.

Awarded ‘Fellow’ of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery society – FASMBS in 2016

Invited to join as Faculty & Member of the Scientific Committee in BARIAlink Academy in 2016 which links international experts on bariatric surgery and serves as virtual classroom discussing complex bariatric cases among multiple centres worldwide on a monthly basis.

India Book release for the textbook titled ‘Obesity, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery: A Practical Guide’ published by Springer at the 10^th AIIMS Surgical Week, International Minimal Access Surgery Conference, ENDOSURG, 2016 by Professor MC Misra, Director, AIIMS held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on March 4^th, 2016 in New Delhi, India.

International Book release for the textbook titled ‘Obesity, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery: A Practical Guide’ published by Springer at the 20^th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) held on 27^thAugust, 2015 in Hofburg Imperial Palace, Vienna, Austria.

Member of International Committee in the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) – January 01, 2015 onwards.

Member of International Scientific Committee in the 6^th Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, European Chapter (IFSO-EC) held at Square Congress Centrum on 30^th April–3^rd May, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium.

Awarded Certificate of “Surgeon of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery^TM’, ‘SOEMBS^TM” (previously called ‘Bariatric Surgeon of Excellence^TM”,“BSOE^TM) by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) of United States of America (USA) in April, 2013. I’ve the honour of being the Only Weight-loss/Obesity Surgeon in the UK to achieve this accreditation. Worldwide, this is seen as a marker of quality assurance in patient care.

Book Editor (Chief) for a book titled ‘Obesity, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery: A Practical Guide’ published by Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland (2013).

Nominated for biographical inclusion in the 37^th Edition of the Dictionary of International Biography published in winter, 2013 from the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.

Selected in Free Papers Council Prize Session (x 2 Oral presentations) at the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS) meeting – January 24-25, 2013; Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Nominated & inclusion in the Silver Jubilee (25^th) Edition of the Asian Who’s Who International publication – launched at the London Dorchester Hotel on 10^th December, 2012.

Granted Hon. Senior Lecturer status in the Centre for Digestive Diseases, Blizard Institute at Queen Mary, University of London in November, 2012.

Awarded Certificate of “Bariatric Surgeon of Excellence^TM”, “BSOE^TM” by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) of United States of America (USA) in October, 2012. I’ve the honour of being the Only Weight-loss/Obesity Surgeon in the UK to achieve this accreditation. Worldwide, this is seen as a marker of quality assurance in patient care.

Selected in Free Papers Council Prize Session (x 2 Oral presentations) at the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS) meeting – January 19-20, 2012; Bristol, UK.

Awarded ‘Poster of Distinction’ at the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS) meeting – January 19-20, 2012; Bristol, UK.

Selected in Free Papers Council Prize Session (x 2 Oral presentations) at the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS) meeting – January 2021, 2011; Wakefield, UK.

Awarded Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) Bariatric Fellowship with Dr Bruno Dillemans in Brugge (Bruges), Beligium for 3 months (5^th October, 2009 to 18^th December, 2009).

Nominated for best poster award at the 17^th International Congress of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) – June 17-20, 2009; Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Selected in Poster of Distinction (E-Poster) category at the International Surgical Congress, Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland (ASGBI) – May 13-15, 2009; Glasgow, UK.

Awarded the first Post-CCT Bariatric Fellowship under the National Surgical Fellowship Scheme through the Royal College of Surgeons of England in partnership with the Surgical Specialist Associations at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton in 2008 for 12 months (13^th March, 2009 to 12^th March, 2010).

Awarded Ethicon Short Term Clinical Visit Grant by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for the Gastric Fellowship at National Cancer Center & Cancer Institute Hospital in Tokyo, Japan in September, 2008.

Selected in Poster of Distinction category at the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons (AUGIS) meeting – September 25-26, 2008; Liverpool, UK.

Nominated for best poster award in two different categories at the 16^th International Congress of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) – June 11-14, 2008; Stockholm, Sweden.

Selected in Poster of Distinction (E-Poster) category at the International Surgical Congress, Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland (ASGBI) – May 14-16, 2008; Bournemouth, UK.

Achieved the highest Rank in the medical school for admission to Postgraduate Courses conducted by University of Calcutta (Merit No.09) and in All India Entrance Examination (Merit No.159) in the year 1996.

Awarded ‘Class-prize in Pathology’ by the Department of Pathology, G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Calcutta, India in the year 1991.