Dr. Venugopal Pareek is a Clinical Director and Head of Department – General & Bariatric Surgery at CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, with over 18 years of experience in GI, laparoscopic and bariatric surgery. He has personally performed more than 9,000 laparoscopic surgeries in the last 12 years, with expertise in bariatric surgery, laparoscopic GI procedures, colorectal surgery, hernia surgery, gallbladder surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, and minimally invasive management of complex gastrointestinal conditions.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – KIMS, Karad, Shivaji University, India
• MS (General Surgery) – KIMS, Karad, Shivaji University, India
• DNB (General Surgery) – King George Hospital, Bangalore, India.

Professional Experience:

• Currently working as Clinical Director & Head of Department – General & Bariatric Surgery at CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
• Also associated with CARE Hospitals Outpatient Centre, Banjara Hills and CARE Medical Center, Tolichowki.
• Senior Resident at NIMS – 2004 to 2006.
• Consultant Bariatric Surgeon at Sigma Hospital – 2006 to 2008.
• Consultant Bariatric & GI Surgeon at Workhart Hospital – 2008 to 2012.
• Consultant Bariatric & GI Surgeon at CARE Hospitals, Nampally – 2013 to 2014.
• Consultant Bariatric & GI Surgeon at Sunshine Hospital, Hyderabad – 2014 to 2021.
• Extensive experience in minimally invasive GI and bariatric procedures.
• Expertise in laparoscopic GI, colorectal, hernia, gallbladder, liver and intestinal surgery.
• Experience in obesity and metabolic surgery, abdominal trauma and thoracic trauma.

Awards and Achievements:

• Acharya Sushrat Award for Surgery.
• More than 9,000 laparoscopic surgeries personally performed in the last 12 year
• Participated in advanced surgical and robotic surgery initiatives at CARE Hospitals; CARE has also featured him discussing robotic precision in bariatric surgery.

Professional Memberships:

• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)
• Association of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons of India (AGESI).

Fellowships:

• FMAS – Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery
• FIAGES – Fellowship of the Indian Association of Gastro-Intestinal Endo-Surgeons
• FAIS – Fellowship of the Association of Surgeons of India

Research and Presentations:

• Research work on adenocarcinoma and appendix.
• Research work on pancreatic paraganglioma.