Dr Rajat Goel

About Dr Rajat Goel

• Dr Rajat Goel, is a qualified and trained Minimal Access and Weight Loss surgeon who has completed his MBBS from reputed Maulana Azad Medical College, and MS (Master of surgery) from Lady Hardinge Medical College with further laparoscopic training at Taiwan, Singapore and USA having 21+ years of experience in performing general and complex laparoscopic surgeries over 15000 and 1500 plus Bariatric surgeries.
• He has expertise in all areas of traditional and minimally invasive surgery, Weight Loss and Single-incision (Minimal Scar Surgery).
• He engage himself in research also having 19 international publications and over 100 published presentations and 4 chapters in books as well as many relevant fellowships and memberships.

Special Interest

• Weight Loss Surgery
• GI Surgery
• Colorectal Surgery
• Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery
• Minimal Access Surgery
• Hernia Surgery
• gastric banding & balloon

Education

• MBBS (Bachler of Surgery)
• MS (Master of Surgery)
• D.N.B. General Surgery
• 1 year Advanced Training in Minimally invasive and Weight Loss surgery
• 6 months Clinical Fellowship at Bariatric & Metabolic International Centre at E-Da Hospital
• Observership Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, USA
• F.MAS (Fellowship in Minimal access surgery
• FIAGES: Fellow of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal and Endo-surgeons.
• MNAMS: Member of national academy of medical sciences.
• FICS: Fellow of International College of Surgeons.
• FAIS: Fellow of Association of surgeons of India.
• FACS: Fellow of American college of surgeons.
• FCLS: Fellow of international college of laparoscopic surgeons

Treatment

Awards

• Stood 4th in DPMT (Delhi premedical test) examination.
• Awarded Dr Vidya Rattan Sagar Gold Medal for Best All Round Performance in Final Year MBBS in 2002.
• Best Paper award at IAGES Biennial Conference February 2012.
• Best Paper award at 6th AIIMS Surgical week, ENDOSURG 2012.

Professional Memberships

• Maulana Azad Medical College Former Students Society
• Delhi Medical Council (DMC): Membership No: DMC/R/01210.
• Delhi Medical Council (DMC): Membership No: DMC/R/01210.
• Asia Pacific Hernia Association(APHS) Life Association No APHS-LM0867.
• Asia Pacific Weight Management Obesity Surgical Society (APMBSS) Life Membership No LMH-0089.
• Association of Endoscopic as well as Keyhole Surgeons of India (SELSI) Life Affiliation No 038.
• Delhi Healthcare Society and National Medical Association (NMA) Lifetime Membership No IMA WTB L-2936.
• Association of American Digestive and Minimally Invasive Surgeons
• Minimally Invasive and Keyhole of Asia Life Membership No L2192.
• Society of Minimal Invasive Surgeons of India Life Membership No 3940.
• Hernia Society of India Lifetime Membership No LM-HIS-669.
• National Society of Digestive Laparoscopic Surgeons Lifetime Membership No 2647.
• Society of Surgeons of India Lifetime Membership No FL 17733.
• World Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons (WALS).
• Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons of INDIA (ACRSI) Lifetime membership No 1256.
• MNAMS Fellow of public Institute of medical sciences.
• World Society of Surgeons, Digestive Specialists and Oncologist .
• American Association of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Publications:

• 18 peer-reviewed publications (2008-2013) focusing on minimally invasive and bariatric surgery innovations.
• Pioneering single-incision laparoscopic surgery across multiple procedures including appendectomy, hernia repair, and adrenalectomy.
• Extensive bariatric surgery research including gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and novel metabolic procedures for type 2 diabetes.
• Technical innovations documented such as single-port surgical techniques, liver retraction methods, and robotic endoscopic dissection systems.
• Regional expertise in Asian bariatric surgery, analyzing trends and outcomes across Singapore and Asia-Pacific from 2005-2009.
• Progressive research leadership with increasing first-author publications demonstrating growing expertise in advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques.