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Dr.P. Praveen Raj

Chief Executive Officer, Joint Managing Director, Head,Consultant

MBBS, MS(General Surgery), DNB(General Surgery), DNB(Surgical Gastroenterology), Fellowship in Bariatric Surgery, Ph.D., FACS, FALS, FMAS, FICS, FIBC

Dr.P. Praveen Raj

About Dr.Praveen Raj

He is responsible for placing GEM Obesity and Diabetes centre as a centre of excellence globally. His efforts has made sure that patients receive care and treatment in par with the best centres around the world.

He has completed his Bachelor of Medicine in PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Coimbatore with Honours and the Masters in General Surgery from the prestigious Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai.

  • He has been honoured with the Honorary Fellow in Advanced Laparoscopy by the Indian Association for Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (IAGES).
  • He’s also the First in Asia to be awarded with a Doctorate (PhD) in Bariatric Surgery by the Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur

Departments, Centers, & Programs:

  • Department of Minimal Access Bariatric & Robotic Surgery
  • Department of Surgical Gastroenterology

No. of Surgeries / Procedures performed

4,000+   15+ 

Bariatric Surgeries                         Years of Experience

Training & Credentials 

Education

  • MBBS PSG Institute Of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore
  • MS(General Surgery) Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India
  • DNB(General Surgery) Diplomate in National Board in General Surgery
  • DNB(Surgical Gastroenterology) Diplomate in National Board in Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Fellowship in Bariatric Surgery
  • Ph.D Doctorate in Bariatric Surgery. First in Asia
  • FACS, FALS, FMAS, FICS, FIBC

Expertise

  • Expert in minimally invasive bariatric and metabolic surgery
  • Scarless bariatric surgery
  • Expert in diabesity and other metabolic disease

Languages Known

  • English
  • Tamil

Book Publications

  • Bariatric surgical practise guidelines
  • Clinics in bariatric and metabolic surgery