Dr. Aparna Govil Bhasker

Dr Aparna Govil Bhasker is a leading surgeon at Global Clinic, specialising in bariatric surgery and advanced laparoscopic surgery. She is one of the first surgeons in India to have been accredited by the Surgical Registration Council (SRC) and the Centre of Excellence in Surgery (COE). She studied general surgery at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, after which she undertook further training in laparoscopic and bariatric surgery at the Centre for Obesity Surgery (CODS) in Mumbai. She worked as a consultant bariatric surgeon at CODS for 10 years. Dr Aparna Govil Bhasker has the most extensive experience in bariatric and laparoscopic surgery amongst doctors in India. In 2015, Dr Bhasker completed a fellowship at Harvard Medical School, where she studied the principles and practice of clinical research. Dr Aparna Govil Bhasker is a co-author of the “Silver Book on Sleeve Gastrectomy”, which was published in 2016. She has also authored numerous chapters in surgical textbooks.

Memberships in professional organisations:

• Asia Position Committee of the Asia-Pacific Chapter of the International Federation for Obesity and Metabolic Surgery (IFSO-APC);
• Asian Endosurgical Task Force (AETF);
• Asia-Pacific Group for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (APBSG);
• The Obesity Surgery Society of India (OSSI);
• The International Association for Surgery in Gastroenterology and Oncology (IASGO);
• International Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (IAGES);
• Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA);
• International Bariatric Club (IBC);
• Indian Medical Association (IMA);
• Association of Medical Consultants (AMC).

Doctor’s area of expertise: laparoscopic surgery, bariatric surgery, sleeve gastrectomy, hernia surgery, single-incision surgery.