Dr. A. K. Kriplani

Dr. A. K. Kriplani

Dr. A. K. Kriplani is a highly experienced surgeon and Director & Head – Minimal Access, Bariatric & GI Surgery. He is also a former Professor of Surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi.

Dr. Kriplani has extensive experience in advanced laparoscopic, minimal access, bariatric and gastrointestinal surgery. He has made significant contributions to the development and advancement of laparoscopic surgery in India.

Professional Highlights

• Past President and Trustee of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons.
• First in India to perform laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
• First in India to perform laparoscopic splenectomy.
• Performed the first laparoscopic Whipple's pancreaticoduodenectomy in North India.
• Invited faculty for more than 436 live demonstrations, guest lectures, operations and keynote addresses.
• Recipient of 20 awards, honours and recognitions.
• Organising Chairman for 10 National Conferences, workshops and courses.
• Has trained hundreds of surgeons in laparoscopic surgery from India and neighbouring countries.
• Post Graduate Examiner for many universities and guide for postgraduate theses.

Education & Qualifications

• MBBS – 1977
• MS (General Surgery) – 1981, Ravishankar University, Raipur
• Awarded Gold Medals for first position in Physiology and Pathology.
• Honorary Fellowship of International College of Laparoscopic Surgeons (FICLS), 2012.
• Honorary Fellowship of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS), 2012.
• Honorary Fellowship of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (FIAGES), 2007.

Professional Experience

• Lecturer in Surgery, J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan – October 1985 to March 1987.
• Assistant Professor of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi – April 1987 to June 1991.
• Associate Professor of Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi – July 1991 to July 1992.
• Additional Professor of Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi – July 1992 to May 1996.
• Senior Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi – May 1996 to September 2014.
• Senior Consultant, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi – since May 1996.

Specialty Interests

• Minimal Access Surgery
• Bariatric Surgery
• Laparoscopic GI Surgery
• Colorectal Surgery

Professional Memberships

• Life Member, Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Life Member, Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (IAGES)
• Life Member, Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS)
• Founder Member, Hernia Society of India (HSI)
• Life Member, Obesity Surgery Society of India (OSSI)
• Life Member, Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
• Life Member, Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG)

Research & Publications

Dr. Kriplani has contributed to medical research and has 38 scientific publications in journals and chapters in books.

International Academic & Surgical Contributions

Dr. Kriplani has participated as invited faculty and delivered live demonstrations, lectures, operations and keynote addresses at conferences in India and internationally, including events in the USA, Italy, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Nepal and Bangladesh.

His extensive academic and surgical experience has also enabled him to train surgeons in laparoscopic surgery from India and neighbouring countries.