Dr. Atul N.C. Peters

Dr. Atul N.C. Peters

Brief Profile:

Dr. Atul N C Peters serves as the Director of the Department of Bariatric, Minimal Access & General Surgery at Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital located in Saket, New Delhi. Under his leadership, the department was recognized as a Centre of Excellence for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery by OSSI, effective January 1st, 2020.

He practices in India, Dubai, and Muscat. Dr. Peters is board certified by the National Board of Surgery and holds various professional fellowships and memberships in numerous National and International Surgical Societies.

With over two decades of surgical experience, he now focuses his practice on Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery for Diabetes, performing more than 300 procedures each year.

Dr. Peters has been honored with the title of "Surgeon of Excellence" by the Surgical Review Corporation in the USA, which oversees the Surgeon of Excellence Program globally, recognizing surgeons and healthcare facilities that deliver safe, high-quality surgical care. These initiatives aim to enhance the quality of care universally, irrespective of the type of surgery or the location of the procedures.

Additionally, Dr. Peters is a "Certified Fitness Trainer" accredited by the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA). He facilitates a regular Bariatric Support Group for his patients, concluding each session with Music Therapy. He believes in the healing power of music and enjoys playing for his patients. Dr. Peters is proficient in nearly eighteen musical instruments, with the Saxophone being his favorite.

He is recognized as the first surgeon to establish a bariatric program in North West Africa, specifically in Nigeria, and has successfully performed over 40 surgeries under this initiative.

Dr. Peters is also a founding member of ACMOMS (Asian Consensus Meeting on Metabolic Surgery).

Moreover, he holds the world record for conducting the highest number of Bariatric Surgeries in a single day, totaling sixteen, as recorded in the LIMCA BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS.

Work Experience:

• Sr. Consultant & Chief - MAS, Max Super Speciality Hospital (Saket), Max Med Centre (Panchsheel Park), Delhi & Max Hospital (Gurgaon)
• Director - Institute of Bariatric, Metabolic & Minimal Access Surgery, Primus Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi
• Director & Head - Institute of Bariatric, Metabolic & Minimal Access Surgery, Fortis Hospitals (Shalimar Bagh), Fortis CDOC, Fortis Aashlok & Fortis La Femme (New Delhi)
• Consultant (Bariatric Surgeon) - NMC, Muscat
• DHA Certified Specialist (Bariatric Surgeon) - Zulekha Hospital and Medeor Hospital, Dubai
• Sr. Consultant & Head - Apollo Institute of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery
• Currently working as Senior Director - Bariatric, Minimal Access & General Surgery at Max Hospital, Saket, Delhi

Education:

• MBBS - Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India
• DNB & MAS Fellowship - Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
• Basic Bariatric Training - Covidien Clinical Institute, Shanghai, China
• Advanced Bariatric Training - Bariatric & Metabolic Institute (BMI), Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
• Robotic Training - Da Vinci Robotic Training, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
• Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS) (Bariatric Surgery)
• International Fellow - American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS

• Life Member - Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Life Member - Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS)
• International Excellence Federation for Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery (IEF)
• International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
• Fellow - Advance Laparoscopic Surgeons (FALS)
• Fellow - Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo surgeons (FIAGES)
• Member Society of American Gastrointestinal Endo surgeons (SIAGES)
• Obesity Surgery Society of India (OSSI)-EC
• International Fellow-American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)