Dr. Arun Prasad

MBBS, MS (General Surgery), FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS (Glasgow), FIAGES

Senior Consultant & Head – Department of Minimal Access, Bariatric & Robotic Surgery

35+ Years of Experience
Delhi NCR

Dr. Arun Prasad is a pioneering titan and an internationally acclaimed maestro in the fields of Laparoscopic, Bariatric, and Robotic Surgery. Armed with elite British certifications, he completed his dual Fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Glasgow, spending several formative years performing complex abdominal surgeries across major NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom. Dr. Prasad is universally recognized as one of the ultimate trailblazers of minimal-access surgery in South Asia, having performed some of India’s very first advanced laparoscopic and robotic gastrointestinal operations. Known for his flawless surgical accuracy, profound clinical knowledge, and deeply reassuring bedside manner, he specializes in delivering life-altering weight loss and metabolic outcomes. International patients from the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa routinely seek his masterclass care for highly safe, rapid-recovery surgical interventions.

  • Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery: High-volume execution of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, and complex revisional surgeries for morbid obesity and diabetes control.
  • Robotic Abdominal Surgery: Utilizing cutting-edge da Vinci robotic platforms to perform high-precision hernia repairs, fundoplications, and solid organ resections.
  • Advanced Gastrointestinal Laparoscopy: Minimal-access removal of complex gallbladders, complicated appendix corrections, and gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) surgeries.
  • Thoracoscopic & Single-Incision Surgery: Pioneering scarless single-port surgeries (SILS) and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgeries (VATS) for chest conditions.
  • Successfully performed over 10,000 advanced minimal-access surgeries, maintaining one of the lowest post-operative complication and highest patient safety indexes in the region.
  • Credited with a historic milestone by performing one of the first single-incision laparoscopic bariatric surgeries and robotic gastric bypasses in North India.
  • Served as the prestigious President of the Obesity Surgery Society of India (OSSI) and an executive board member of several international robotic associations.
  • Conferred with multiple national and international honors for his revolutionary role in establishing standardized training modules for young robotic surgeons in Asia.
  • Highly sought-after global proctor and keynote speaker who has demonstrated live, complex laparoscopic procedures across elite conventions worldwide.
  • Author of numerous seminal research articles and definitive chapters featured inside top-tier international peer-reviewed surgical journals.