Dr. Rajesh Khullar

• Dr. Rajesh Khullar is currently working at Max Healthcare
• Sr. Consultant to Director, Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic Bariatric Surgery, Max Hospital, Saket
• Associate Consultant to Vice-Chairperson at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
• Joined Max Hospital as Senior Consultant in Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, November 2009
• Joined a dedicated Department of Minimal Access (Laparoscopic) surgery along with Dr Pradeep Chowbey at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in 1996 as Senior Consultant and continued to work as Vice Chairman of department till November, 2009
• Worked with Dr KC Mahajan from 1985-1995 as Associate consultant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
• Junior Consultant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,1985

• M.S. (Gen. Surgery), PGI, Chandigarh
• House Job (Surgery), PGI, Chandigarh
• Internship, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,Delhi
• MBBS, AFMC, Poona University

• Life Member, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
• Life Member, Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA)
• Life Member, Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Life Member, Indian Medical Association (IMA)
• Life Member, Indian Society of Surgical Gastroenterology (ISG)

• President, Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI)
• President, Hernia Society of India (National Chapter of APHS)
• Joint Secretary, Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS)
• Executive Member, Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (IAGES)

• Hepatobiliary Surgeries
• Upper GI Surgeries
• Hernia Repair
• Tummy Tuck
• Bariatric Surgery (obesity/weight loss surgery)
• Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedures for Benign Conditions of Thorax
• Gallbladder Stones
• Hernia
• Obesity Surgery
• Piles, Anal Fissure, Anal Fistula
• Appendix
• Thyroid & Parathyroid
• Scarless Neck Surgery

ACADEMIC INTEREST

He is one of the pioneers of extra peritoneal repair of Inguinal hernia in India and has co-authored two editions of a textbook on ‘Endo Hernia Repair’  in 2004 and 2012. Dr. Khullar was instrumental in the creation of a set of 15 educational CD-ROMs in ‘Minimal Access Surgery – Basic & Advanced Procedures’ that were released by His Excellency Shri K R Narayanan, the Hon. President of India on July 15, 2002. He played an active role in compiling, streamlining and editing scientific content of the manual titled ‘Minimal Access Surgery – Guidelines & Recommendations’ endorsed by Ministry of Health, Medical Council of India, National Board of Examinations, Indian Medical Association and Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons. Teaching and training has been one of his passions. He has travelled all over the country and abroad for various training courses and live surgery workshops to demonstrate and teach techniques of laparoscopy.

CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• Accredited Faculty, National Board of Examinations for post-doctoral fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery
• Faculty, Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education, New Delhi
• Jr. Editor, Hernia section, Journal of Minimal Access Surgery (JMAS)
• Reviewer, Hernia Journal
• Teaching Faculty, CEMAST, Mumbai
• He has played a lead role in organizing multiple national and international conferences on various subjects of laparoscopy
• He has been invited as expert / guest faculty for various international and national Bariatric, Metabolic and Hernia Conferences.