Mohit Bhandari is an Indian

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known for his work in

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and

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. He is the first surgeon in Asian sub-continent to perform more than twenty one thousand bariatrics and metabolic surgeries.रिकॉर्डः मोटापे की सर्वाधिक सर्जरी करने वाले बने डॉ. मोहित भंडारी, एशिया में नंबर-1
Patrika. He is pro-chancellor of

Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences The Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS) is a group of colleges located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. The institute also features Mohak Hitech Speciality Hospital within the campus, the hospital performed youngest bariatric sur ...

, Indore, Director of bariatric surgery at Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics, a surgery center he founded, and Director at Enliten. He also operates at MPCT Hospital in

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. US based Allurion Technologies launched weight loss solution, a first of its kind in India in partnership with his hospital Mohak Bariatrics.

Career

He was one of the first surgeons to perform robotic bariatric surgery in

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and also the first Indian doctor to perform single anastomosis duodenal-ileal switch. Bhandari entered the

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in 2015 by performing 25 bariatric surgeries in an 11-hour period, performing the feat with the help of a 40-person team. The previous record was held by Atul Peters who performed 16 surgeries in a 12-hour period. Dr. Mohit Bhandari successfully operated a Mauritian "Dharamveer" weighing 410 kg at Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics, Indore. In view of the higher risk of

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among obese people, the

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of India decided to start a course in obesity surgery and in July 2021, he was appointed as a specialist member by the Board. He responsibility is to decide the criteria of the institution for starting the course, prepare the syllabus and decide the pattern of examinations. His name is recorded in

for conducting twenty five surgeries in eleven hours and in World Book of Records for performing sixty five bariatric surgeries in twelve hours. In September 2022, US based Allurion Technologies launched innovative weight loss solution approved by Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in India in partnership with Dr. Bhandari. He also spearheaded the trial in India prior to CDSCO approval.

Personal life

He is married to his college friend Shilpa Bhagdikar, a

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and an In vitro fertilisation (IVF) expert.

References

External links

Mohak Bariatrics & Robotics, surgery center of Dr. Bhandari

Mohit Bhandari on Twitter
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