Robotic GI & Bariatric Surgery Specialist – Max Hospital, Delhi
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About Dr. Ravindra Vats

Delhi's Most Trusted Robotic GI & Bariatric Surgery Specialist with 32+ years of experience and 45,000+ successful procedures.

Dr Ravindra Vats

Dr. Ravindra Vats

MBBS, MS, FALS (Bariatric Surgery)

Senior Director - Minimal Access, Bariatric & GI Surgery
BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi

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Dr. Ravindra Vats

Senior Director – Minimal Access, Bariatric & GI Surgery
BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi

Renowned laparoscopic & bariatric surgeon with 20+ years of global expertise, over 5000+ successful procedures, and international recognition in metabolic & GI oncosurgery.

Dr. Vats graduated from Devi Ahilya Bai University, Indore (1998) and received the prestigious Health Minister's Award for exceptional surgical acumen. He underwent advanced training at Army R&R Hospital, Delhi, and specialized in bariatric & metabolic surgery under Dr. Deep Goel at Artemis. He completed observership at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK, and is regularly invited as faculty for IFSO, IAGES, and international conferences.

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Qualifications & Fellowships

MBBS

DAVV Indore, 1998

MS (Surgery)

Allahabad Univ, 2004

FALS (Adv. Lap)

Bariatric & MIS

Cambridge Fellowship

HPB & Colorectal, UK

Clinical Expertise

GI Oncosurgery
Laparoscopic Surgery
Bariatric Surgery
HPB Surgery
Metabolic Surgery
Revisional Bariatrics
Colorectal Surgery
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Professional Journey

Senior Director (Present)
Dept. of Minimal Access, Bariatric & GI Surgery, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi
Consultant – MIS, Bariatric & GI Onco
Artemis Health Institute, Gurgaon (2009 – 2011)
Associate Consultant
Dept. of MIS, Bariatric & GI Onco Surgery, Artemis Health
Classified Specialist
MIS & Bariatric unit, Artemis Health Institute
Senior Residency
ESI Hospital Okhla & ESI Basai Darapur, New Delhi
Higher Training – GI & GI Onco Surgery
Army R&R Hospital, New Delhi

Publications, Chapters & Global Research

Obesity Surgery (Springer): "Comparison of weight loss using bougie versus endoscopy in sleeve Gastrectomy" – Vats R et al. (2016)
IFSO London 2017: Impact of Bariatric Surgery on sexual well being – Vats R et al.
Current Medicine Research & Practice: Current status of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy – Goel D, Vats R et al. 2017
Book Chapters: IAGES Comprehensive Laparoscopic Surgery (co-author); Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (Springer GI Surgery Annual 2018); Management of Hydatid Liver Disease; Minimal access & robotic surgery for cystic neoplasms.
Recent (2023-2025): Annals of Surgical Oncology 2023 – Laparoscopic Transhepatic Needle Decompression; J Minimal Access Surgery 2025 – Nutritional supplementation after bariatric surgery in Indian patients.
Invited lectures: Kenya Medical Association (Nairobi) – "Management of Morbid Obesity", IAGES Ahmedabad – Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy.
DNB Dissertations guided: TAP block vs Lidocaine, Gut microbiome in colorectal tumors, nutritional supplementation, stapler technologies in bariatrics, bile duct anastomosis in liver transplant.

Global Conferences & Workshops

International Presence: IFSO World Congress (Rio 2016, London 2017), APMBSS Tokyo 2018, Guest Lecture Kenya Medical Association.
ENDOSURG 2007 AIIMS, IAGES Ahmedabad 2012, ASI Calcutta 2012.
Workshops & CMEs: FALS Bariatric Course 2023, Ethicon Suture Practicum, Advanced Laparoscopy training, IAGES Mid Term Bhopal 2023 – Panel on Sleeve complications.

Awards & Recognitions

Health Minister's Award

Exceptional medical talent (Allahabad Univ)

Best Employee Award

Artemis Health Institute 2008

Teaching Faculty of Year

FMAS & DNB Coordinator, Ethicon faculty

International Keynote Faculty

Kenya, IFSO Brazil, London, Tokyo

Teaching Experience

  • Faculty – Ethicon Suture Practicum Workshop
  • DNB Co-ordinator (Surgical Gastroenterology), BLK Hospital
  • Mentor for multiple DNB thesis dissertations (bariatric & colorectal)
  • Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS) faculty

Professional Memberships

  • Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG)
  • Obesity Society for Surgery (OSS) & IFSO (International)
  • Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
  • IAGES (Indian Association of GI Endo-Surgeons)