Dr. Atul Peters is one of the Senior Bariatric Surgeons in Delhi with a vast experience of more than 2 decades in his field. Dr.Atul Peters did his MBBS & Internship, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana , DNB & MAS Fellowships, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. He obtained his Basic Bariatric Training, Covidien Clinical Institute , Shanghai, China. Dr.Atul Peters did his Advanced Bariatric Training, Bariatric & Metabolic Institute (BMI), Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Fellow in Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo surgeons (FIAGES).Dr. Peters is also a "Certified Fitness Trainer" from International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA). Dr.Atul Peters runs a regular Bariatric Support Group for his patients and ends it with music therapy.
Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi.
Dr.Atul Peters is one of the best Bariatric Surgeons with an experience of over 20 years.Prior to joining Fortis, Dr. Peters was associated with Sri Ganga Ram Hospital, Max Hospital & Primus Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi. At present he is practicing at four different Fortis Hospitals in Delhi, India and Medeor Hospital in Dubai.
Association of Surgeons of India National Academy of Medical Sciences Asia Pacific Hernia Society Obesity Surgeons Society of India (OSSI) Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo surgeons (IAGES) Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopy Surgeons (SAGES)
Dr. Peters has been accredited the "Surgeon Of Excellence" by Surgical Review Corporation, USA. He is the first surgeon to start a bariatric program in North West Africa, namely Nigeria & has conducted more than 40 successful surgeries under this programme. He is the founder member of ACMOMS (Asian Consensus Meeting on Metabolic Surgery). He also holds the world record of performing the highest number of bariatric surgeries in a single day (sixteen).
MBBS - Christian Dental College, 1993, DNB - General Surgery - Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 1995, Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery - Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 1998.
English,Hindi
Monday - Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Bariatric surgery is a surgical procedure performed to cause weight loss by restricting the amount of food the stomach can accommodate. It is carried out with an aim to cause malabsorption of nutrients and gastric restriction. A bariatric doctor is a physician who performs bariatric procedures and helps his or her patients to cope with obesity.
Bariatric surgeons treat patients whose body mass index is 30 or higher. Bariatric doctors often treat obese patients with diet, nutrition, behavioral therapy, exercise, appropriate medications, surgery or any combination of these methods.
Bariatric surgery is performed to treat obesity, but it can also treat several other diseases such as: