Dr. muffazal lakdawala

Masters in Surgery (M.S.), B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, University of Mumbai;

MBBS, University of Mumbai.

Professor at Maharashtra University of Health sciences (MUHS)

Yearly fellowships in Minimal Access Surgery.

- Certificate of “International Honorary Member of Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery”

- Certificate of Life-long Honorary Membership of Saudi Arabia Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (SASMBS)

- Awarded the ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ in celenration of the COVID-19 warriors by Sir H.N. Reliance Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai – June 2021.

- Awarded the ‘Certificate of Commitment’ by the World Book of Records, London for his relentless commitment for promoting safety in COVID-19 pandemic and pledge to serve the society – June 2021.

- Felicitated as COVID Warrior by Rotary Club Of Bombay Seaface – May 2021.

- Felicitated as COVID-19 Warrior by Seva Mandal Education Society’s Smt. Sunanda Pravin Ghambirchand College of Nursing, at the hands of Hon’ble Mayor of Maharshtra, Smt. Kishori Pednekar – Februrary 2021.

- Honorary Fellowship Confereed by IIT Alumni Council on Lifestyle Disease Management – January 2021

- Outstanding COVID Frontline Leader Award by Giants Welfare Foundation –January 2021.

- Bravery Award as a COVID Warrior by the Rotary Club of Bombay (District 3141) - November 2020.

- Felicitated as Corona Warrior by the Bhamla Foundation at the hands of Hon’ble Governor of Maharshtra, Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari – November 2020.

- Elected as International Honorary Member of the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES). – January 2020

- Elected as Honorary Member of Korean Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in 2020.

- Felicitated with the Best Surgeon in the World Award by The American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) - November 2019

- World Educator Award by International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) World Congress – September 2019

- Professor Emeritus at BYL Nair Hospital – August 2019

- Rotary Excellence Award – February 2018

- Giants International Award for contribution in the field of medicine – September 2017

- Lokmat Maharashtrian of the year – Medicine 2017

- Rotary International Award for Young Achiever 2010

- Humanitarian of the year' Awarded by the All India Human Rights Association' 2007.

- Ranbaxy Award for Best Thesis at MS. Exams ‘Therapeutic Endoscopy in Obstructive Jaundice’.

- Silver Medal at Shirin Mehtaji Oration – 1996

- Gold Medalist in Anatomy at First Year M.B.B.S.

- International Honorary Member of Japan Society of Endoscopic Surgery (JSES)

- Life-long Honorary Membership of Saudi Arabia Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (SASMBS)

- International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)

- Asian Endosurgery Task Force (AETF)

- Asia Pacific Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeons Group (APBSG)

- Obesity Surgeons Society of India (OSSI)

- Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (IAGES)

- Indian Medical Association (IMA)

- International Sleeve Gastrectomy Expert Panel - Consensus Statement : Best practice guidelines based on experience of >12,000 cases. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2012 Jan-Feb;8(1):8-19. doi:10.1016/j.Soard.2011.10.019. Rosenthal RJ, Ramos AC, Himpens J, Lakdawala M,

- Bariatric Surgical and Procedural Interventions in the treatment of Obese Patients with type 2 Diabetes

A position statement from the International Diabetes Federation task force on epidemiology and prevention:

J B Dixon, P Zimmet, F Rubino , G Alberti , Diabet Med 2011,June 28(6):628-642.

Dr Bruno Geloneze, Prof. J W Greve, Prof. Linong, Ji , Lakdawala M, Prof. W J Lee,

Prof. Pierre Lefebvre, Dr Carel Le Roux, Prof. Jean Claude Mbanya, Prof. Gertrude Mingrone, Prof. Philip Schaeur, Prof. Luc Van Gaal, Dr David Whiting,

Prof. Bruce Wolfe, Prof. Stephanie Amiel , Prof. Louise A Baur, Prof. Nam H Cho.

- First Silver book by Karl Storz on “Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy” published in April 2015 from Asia.

- Eat Right Prescription: Best Seller, No: 1 in Nutrition on Amazon.

- Top 5 in the Crossword Book Awards in Health & Nutrition category.

In the wake of the Covid crises, Dr Muffazal Lakdawala volunteered his time, skill and services with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (BMC) to set-up and administer facilities for Covid positive patients that would help contain the spread of the virus. What began as an advisory service has now snowballed into one of the largest Covid-positive facilities in Mumbai, with Dr. Lakdawala leading a team of 40 health-care professionals to deliver quality care to over a 10,000 patients.

He continues to be the Advisor to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for Jumbo facilities set up for mitigation of COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra.

Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital, Sumerpur, Rajasthan
The camp initiative is to operate on patients for ailments of the Gall bladder, Appendix, Uterus, hernias besides some complex Cancer surgeries . The camp is run completely free of charge and patients who benefit have to pay nothing for either surgery or drugs or investigations. These patients come from a social strata of society where they cannot afford to even pay 50 Rupees for their bus fare to come to the hospital.

Noon Hospital, Bhavanimandi, Rajasthan
2016 onwards we started yet another charity initiative at Noon hospital in Bhavani mandi, Rajasthan in the memory of Lord Noon. This camp was organized in association with the Being Human Foundation. It was for the first time that a laparoscopy surgery camp focused on surgical problems in women was organized at this hospital. 35 patients were successfully operated under my leadership.

Beas Hospital, Punjab
We organized this camp at the behest of Mr Gurvinder Singh, the head of Radha Saomi Satsang and operated on the underprivileged from the area.

BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai
As part of a new initiative by the Maharashtra government, I have joined hands with a local hospital to offer bariatric surgery at economically low prices for those who are unable to afford bariatric surgery. At the same hospital, I also get a chance to train young surgeons to become the next best bariatric surgeons of India.