Dr. Ajay Kumar Kriplani

MBBS, MS – General Surgery, Fellowship
Director & HOD – Minimal Access, Bariatric & GI Surgery

General Surgeon, Surgical Gastroenterologist, Bariatric Surgeon- 38 Years of Experience

Doctor Profile

Dr. A.K. Kriplani is the “Past President and trustee” of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons. He has the credit of being first in India to perform laparoscopic adrenalectomy and laparoscopic splenectomy and performing first laparoscopic whipple’s pancreatico-dudodenectomy in North India. Dr. Kriplani has been invited as a faculty for 395 live demonstrations / Guest lectures/ orations/ key-note addresses in conferences in various Indian cities and outside India e.g. Rome, Hongkong, Kualalumpur, Singapore, Teshkent, Dubai, Kathmandu, Dhaka etc. Recipient of 20 Awards/honours/orations. He has been the organising chairman for 10 National Conferences / Workshops/ courses. He has trained hundreds of surgeons in laparoscopic surgery from India and adjoining countries like Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan etc. Post Graduate Examiner for many universities and guide for thesis.

Education

MBBS – Ravishankar University, Raipur, Madhya Pradesh, 1977
MS – General Surgery – Ravishankar University, Raipur, Madhya Pradesh, 1981
Fellowship – ICLS
Fellowship – ALS
Fellowship – AIS
Fellowship – IAGES

Work Experience

Lecturer in Surgery- J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer Rajasthan- Oct 1985 to March1987
Assistant Professor of Surgery- All India In-stitute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi- April 1987 to June 1991
Associate Professor of Surgery- All India In-stitute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi- July 1991 to July 1992
Additional Professor of Surgery- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi- July 1992 to May 1996
Senior Consultant- Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi- May 1996 to Sep 2014
Senior Consultant- Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi- since May 1996

Professional Memberships

Life Member, Association of Surgeons of India (ASI).
Life Member, Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (IAGES).
Life member, Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS).
Founder Member, Hernia Society of India (HSI) affiliated to Asia Pacific Hernia Society.
Life member, Obesity Surgery Society of India (OSSI) affiliated to International Federation for Surgery of Obesity (IFSO).
Life member, Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO).
Life member, Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG).