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1 Dr Muffazal Lakdawala M.S. Founder, Centre for Obesity and Diabetes Surgery FIRST Indian Center for Excellence (ICE) for Bariatric Surgery

2 About CODS There is a lack of awareness amongst most people about a surgical cure for obesity. It is this lack of knowledge and understanding that prompted Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala, to create a dedicated bariatric and metabolic surgery centre to battle obesity and its related comorbidities. CODS was founded in First Indian Center for Excellence for Bariatric Surgery In March 2011, Center for Obesity and Diabetes Surgery was the first such Indian center to be designated as an International Center for Excellence (ICE) for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery by the US based Surgical Review Corporation. SRC designation as an ICE is three pronged wherein the Surgeon that is myself, CODS and Saifee hospital were jointly designated as the Center for Excellence for Bariatric Surgery. In receiving this designation, we have joined an elite group of more than 600 facilities and 1,100 surgeons world- wide and are only the second centre in Asia to do so. 1. Vice President, Obesity Surgery Society of India Obesity Surgery Society of India (OSSI), is affiliated to the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO). It promotes guidelines for the management of obesity and related diseases which are relevant to the Indian subcontinent. OSSI took it up as a mission to increase awareness about obesity and its related diseases in India. The society organises regular programmes and meetings with general public as well as surgeons to further their knowledge about bariatric surgery. The society encourages a holistic approach for the treatment of obesity. 2. Chairman of the Worldwide IFSO Position Statements Committee International federation for Surgeons of Obesity and Metabolic surgery is the principle body governing obesity surgeons all across the world. Dr. Lakdawala currently heads one of the most important committees in IFSO which is responsible for formulating guidelines and position statements for obesity surgery worldwide. 3. Board Member of AETF-Asia Endo-surgery Task Force Asian Endosurgery Task force is the premier Asian organization for training surgeons in advanced laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Lakdawala shares this platform with some of the top and most respected laparoscopic surgeons in Asia. 4. Founder President of Asian Consensus Meeting on Metabolic Surgery (ACMOMS) About ACMOMS Society founded by Dr Lakdawala. In its fifth year now. It comprises of a panel of prominent endocrinologists, surgeons, anaesthetists, nutritionists and physicians dedicated to the field of Bariatrics, and Metabolic medicine. The vision is to find a common platform to discuss the current and latest methods to look for a solution for diabetes and obesity. Metabolic surgery is a new initiative and Dr Lakdawala is working actively in this field doing extensive 2 P age

3 research. The outcomes of these academic meetings have been published as a report in the journal Obesity Surgery ( Board member, Men s Health magazine Educational Qualifications: Academic: Masters in Surgery (M.S.), B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, University of Mumbai; Completed 3 years residency programme in general surgery MBBS, University of Mumbai. Professional: Training in Bariatric Surgery With Dr Raul Rosenthal, Cleveland Clinic, USA 2006 Training at Unit of Gastro Surgery, With Dr Piet Patty University of Ghent Hospital, Belgium 2005 Training in Advanced Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery With Prof. Seon Hahn Kim, Seoul, Korea 2004 Teaching Faculty: Lecturer at B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, one of the largest teaching hospitals in Mumbai. Preceptor, Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education (EISE): conduct training for surgeons all over the country twice a month on minimal access on solid organs. Proctor for Covidien Asia Pacific Training Fellowships in Bariatric Surgery. Conducts Yearly Fellowships in Minimal Access Surgery Honours and Awards Rotary International Award for young Achiever s 2010 'Humanitarian of the year' Awarded by the All India Human Rights Association' 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. Papers and Presentations: 1. Authored a chapter on Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in a book on Advanced Laparoscopy first edition, Jaipee Publications 2. Tampi C, Lotwala V, Lakdawala M, Coelho K. Retrorectal cyst hamartoma (tailgut cyst) with malignant transformation. Gynecol Oncol 2007;105: P age

4 3. M. Lakdawala, S. R. Chaube, Y. Kazi, A. Bhasker and A. Kanchwala. Internal hernia through an iatrogenic defect in the falciform ligament: a case report. Hernia 2009 Apr;13(2): David S. Beebe, Sunita Goel, Muffazal Lakdawala, Megan Olejniczak, John Jochman, Harpreet Singh, Sayeed Ikramuddin,Kumar G. Belani. Surgery for Obesity: India versus USA - A Snapshot Perioperative Care Comparison at Two Centers, J Anaesth Clin Pharmacol 2010; 26(2): M. Lakdawala, A. Bhasker. Recommendations For the use of Gastrointestinal Metabolic Surgery for treatment of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Asian Population Lakdawala M, Bhasker A: Asian Consensus Meeting on Metabolic Surgery(ACMOMS),Obes Surg.2010 Jul;20(7): Muffazal Lakdawala, Aparna Bhasker, Dheeraj Mulchandani, Sunita Goel, Sneha Jain. Comparison Between the Results of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in the Indian Population: A Retrospective 1 Year Study. Obesity Surgery, 2010, Jan;20(1): A Bhasker, M Gadgil, NH Muda, V Lotwala, MA Lakdawala. Revisional bariatric surgery for failed gastric banding in Asia: A review of choice of revisional procedure, surgical technique and postoperative complication rates. Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, Volume 4, Issue 1, pages 26 31, February M. Lakdawala, N.H. Muda, S. Goel, A. Bhasker. Single incision sleeve gastrectomy versus conventional laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy - A randomized pilot study. Obesity Surgery /s y. 9. Davide Lomanto, Wei-Jei Lee, Rajat Goel, Jeannette Jen-Mai Lee, Asim Shabbir, Jimmy BY So, Chih-Kun Huang, Pradeep Chowbey, Muffazal Lakdawala, Barlian Sutedja, Simon K. H. Wong, Seigo Kitano, Chin Kin Fah, Hildegardes C. Dineros, Andrew Wong, Anton Cheng, 10. Shanker Pasupathy, Sang Kuon Lee, Paisal Pongchairerks and Tran Binh Giang. Bariatric Surgery in Asia in the Last 5 Years ( ). Obes. Surg /s Wei-Jei Lee & Kyung Yul Hur & Muffazal Lakadawala & Kazunori Kasama & Simon K. H. Wong & Yi-Chih Lee. Gastrointestinal Metabolic Surgery for the Treatment of Diabetic Patients: A Multi-Institutional International Study. J Gastrointest Surg (2012) 16: International Sleeve Gastrectomy Expert Panel. International Sleeve Gastrectomy Expert Panel Consensus Statement: best practice guidelines based on experience of _12,000 cases. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 8 (2012) Carlyne Remedios &Miloni Shah & Aparna Govil Bhasker & Muffazal Lakdawala. Hyperuricemia: a Reality in the Indian Obese. OBES SURG DOI /s P age

5 Live Surgical Demonstrations at Key International Forums: 2012 Al Amiri Hospital, Kuwait 2011 IBN Sina Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2010 Min Sheng Hospital,Touhan,Taiwan 2009 Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, August 2009 King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March Laparoscopic Colorectal Live Surgery Workshop, Karachi, Pakistan SOLES, Pakistan Gastric Sleeve Live Surgery Workshop, Lahore, Pakistan Society of Surgeons, Pakistan. This was the first time a gastric sleeve surgery was performed in Pakistan. Gastric Bypass Asia Pacific Obesity Conclave, Shanghai 2007 Minimal Invasive Surgery - Association of Bangladesh Surgeons Operative workshop at Asia Pacific Obesity Surgeons Meet, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2006 Operative Workshop in Bariatrics in Beijing, China Minimal Invasive Association of Sri Lankan Surgeons Meet, Sri Lanka 2005 Asia Pacific Bariatric surgeons Summit Taipei, Taiwan Academic Faculty at Key International Forums: 2012 Invited Guest Expert at IFSO Asia Pacific & Latin Chapter, June - ASMBS, San Diego Invited Guest expert at 10 th International Obesity Surgery Expert Meeting Saalfelden, Austria, March Invited Guest Expert at AMESON, Dubai, March Invited Guest Expert at IEF International excellence Federation for bariatric & metabolic Surgery, Taiwan, February 2011 Invited Guest Expert at Kuwait November Invited Guest Expert at the 2 nd Diabetes Surgery summit in Taiwan July Invited Guest Speaker at Bangkok Thailand June Organizer of the Sleeve Summit in Miami Florida, USA, March 5 P age

6 Invited faculty at the 2 nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes, New York City, March Invited guest speaker at the 9th International Obesity Surgery Expert Meeting Saalfelden, Austria, April Invited faculty at IFSO APC, Japan, February 2010 Invited guest speaker at ICE,Taiwan,January Invited guest speaker at AETF,Fuji,March Invited to chair the IFSO Position statement committee, Sep 2010, IFSO, Los Angeles, USA Invited guest speaker at ELSA, Vietnam, October Invited course director at IASGO, Athens, December Invited guest speaker at ELSA, Xiamen, China November Invited guest speaker at IASGO, Beijing Congress, September Invited guest speaker at IFSO-APC,Cairns, Australia, March Invited guest speaker on Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery at the 4th Annual General Surgery Symposium and Workshop, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 2009 Invited guest speaker to speak at the Metabolic Surgery Symposium at the Arab Health Summit, Dubai, and January Invited guest speaker at the first metabolic surgery symposium organized by British Obesity Surgery Society, Colchester, UK Invited speaker at the IFSO 2008, Argentina Invited guest speaker at the British Obesity Surgery Society Symposium, London Faculty at ESLES Conference, Emirates Medical Association, Dubai Faculty at the 4 th Asia Pacific Obesity Conclave, Shanghai Faculty at New World Disorder- DiabesityAddress it, Mumbai Faculty at 6 th International Obesity Surgery Expert Meeting, Austria 2007 Faculty at Metabolic Surgery Conference,IFSO,Portugal Faculty at American Society for Bariatric Surgery, San Diego Faculty at the 5 Th Annual Conference of All India association of advancing research in Obesity, Ahmedabad, India Faculty at the Operative workshop at Asia Pacific Obesity Surgeons Meet, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Faculty at the 5 th Alpine European Expert Panel Meeting,Austria Faculty, AOASO (Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity)in Korea 2006 Faculty, IFSO ( International Federation of Surgeons for Obesity) Sydney Faculty at Operative Workshop in Bariatrics in Beijing, China Faculty at the Asia Pacific Obesity Conclave held in Delhi Faculty, at Galle, Sri Lanka at Association of Sri Lankan Surgeons Meet 2005 and prior Faculty at Asia Pacific Bariatric surgeons Summit Taipei, Taiwan, Feb P age

7 Thought Leaders Summit, Seoul, Korea 2004, Invited as one of the 6 Surgeons to represent India in the World Forum. Faculty on Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, LAPAROSURG, Gujarat 2005 Faculty, ASICON 2004 Hyderabad. Memberships: 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 ) IAGES (Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons ) 7 P age

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