Dr. Pradeep Chowbey was one of the first laparoscopic surgeons to practice in India, placing him in an exclusive group of Indian medical professionals. One of the first people in North India to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy, he has charted his career with the singular determination to develop, evaluate, and propagate minimal access metabolic and bariatric surgery in India. He was one of the first to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy in North India. Laparoscopic surgery, which he pioneered with his hands, constituted a turning point in the annals of India’s medical history.

In 1996, Dr. Chowbey was the pioneer in the Asian subcontinent when he developed the Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery Centre at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi. This center was the first of its type in the region. His Institute at Max Healthcare was the First Center to earn the Center of excellence accreditations in India for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Hernia surgery by Surgical Review Corporation, which is located in the United States (2011-2014). Additionally, the institution is recognized and recognised as a Global Centre of Excellence in the area of Endosurgery by both national and international organizations.