Surendra Ugale India

"Surendra Ugale, is the Director, Dept. of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, at Kirloskar, Udai-Omni and Arete hospitals, Hyderabad, India, Visiting Consultant at Belle Vue Clinic {Kolkata}, Hinduja Khar {Mumbai}, Arihant hospital {Belgaum}, and a proctor at national and international centers, especially for Metabolic Surgery for Diabetes. His team Ugale Bariatrics, is the 2nd in the world to start Laparoscopic Ileal Interposition for Type-2 Diabetes in 2008 and introduced a new scoring system, Diabetes Severity & Remission Score, in 2013; he has 43 publications and 8 Book chapters in national and international journals and books. SAGES gave him the "International Ambassador Award" in 2020. Also received the "Great Contributor Award" for Pioneering work and completing 30 years of Laparoscopic Surgery in India, from Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI) in Nov.2021; He was Associate Editor of Journal of Bariatric Surgery (JBS). Awarded F.R.C.S (Glasgow) by election, Sept, 2024 Now also focussed on mind-body wellness as a part of Integrated HealthCare, in addition to his surgical work.”