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{{short description|Indian bariatric surgeon|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
|image = Mohit Bhandari.jpg
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| name = Mohit Bhandari
| spouse = Shilpa Bhandari
| caption = Bhandari
| birth_date = Oct 24, 1980
| birth_place = India
| occupation = Surgeon
| known for = [[Laparoscopic surgery|Minimal access surgery]]<br>[[Bariatric surgery]]
| alma mater = [[Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore|Mahatama Gandhi Memorial Medical College]]
| parents = Dr. Vinod Bhandari; Dr. Manjushree Bhandari
| yearsactive =
|website = [https://drmohitbhandari.com/ Mohit Bhandari]
}}

'''Mohit Bhandari''' is an Indian [[bariatric]] [[surgeon]] known for his work in [[Laparoscopic surgery|laparoscopic]] and [[robot-assisted surgery]]. He is the director of bariatric surgery at [[Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics]], a surgery center he founded, director at Enliten<ref>[https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/news+patrolling-epaper-newspatr/bariatric+endoscopy+is+most+suited+weight+loss+procedure+for+young+obese+people-newsid-119641866 Bariatric Endoscopy is most suited weight loss procedure for young obese people], DailyHunt.</ref> and operates at MPCT Hospital in [[Navi Mumbai|Sanpada]]<ref name="ITZUA">{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=Lata |title=Little Zoya undergoes another procedure |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/little-zoya-undergoes-another-procedure/articleshow/67120383.cms |publisher=India Times |date=17 December 2018}}</ref> as well. He is also Vice Chairman Pro Chancellor of Sri Aurobindo University.<ref>[https://epaper.bhaskar.com/indore/129/20062021/mpcg/-2/ Health Bhaskar], ePaper Dainik Bhaskar.</ref> He is credited with performing more than 11,000 bariatric surgeries in India and seventy other countries such as [[Germany]], [[Belgium]], [[China]], [[Australia]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190701142613/https://www.indiamedicaltimes.com/2019/06/19/indore-doctor-performs-53-bariatric-operations-in-13-hours/ Indore doctor performs 53 bariatric operations in 13 hours], Indian Medical Times.</ref><ref>[https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/bhubaneshwar/non-surgical-weight-loss-procedure-launched-1502772414.html Non-surgical weight-loss procedure launched], The Statesman.</ref> He has trained more than 500 bariatrics surgeons.<ref name="test">[https://orissadiary.com/care-hospitals-bhubaneswar-launches-non-surgical-weight-loss-procedure-program-first-time-odisha/ CARE Hospitals Bhubaneswar Launches Non-Surgical Weight Loss Procedure Program First Time in the Odisha]</ref>

==Career==

He was one of the first surgeons to perform robotic bariatric surgery in [[India]]<ref name=JOOmetablity>{{cite journal|last1=Dhorepatil|first1=Shirhari|title=Evolution of bariatric and metabolic surgery in India (1999-2014)|journal=Journal of Obesity and Metabolic Research|date=6 January 2015|volume=2|issue=1|pages=37–39|doi=10.4103/2347-9906.148615}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bhaskar.com/videos/news/dr-mohit-bhandari-63988.html About Dr. Mohit Bhandari], Dainik Bhaskar {{dead link|date=September 2020}}</ref> and also the first Indian doctor to perform [[SADI-S surgery|single anastomosis duodenal-ileal switch]].<ref name=JOOmetablity/> He became the youngest surgeon to perform 3500+ bariatric surgeries as well as 250+ robotic surgeries. He performs surgeries through his surgery center, Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics.<ref name=TOFIndiLarges>{{cite news|title=Country's Highest Volume Robotic Bariatric Center at Indore now|url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Countrys-Highest-Volume-Robotic-Bariatric-Center-at-Indore-31072015453028&Mode=1|accessdate=2 January 2016|newspaper=Times of India|date=31 July 2015}}</ref> As of December 2018, he has performed more than 11,000 bariatric surgeries,<ref name="TToday">{{cite news |title=Care Hospitals offers non-surgical weight loss programme |url=https://telanganatoday.com/care-hospitals-offers-non-surgical-weight-loss-programme |newspaper=Telangana Today |date=25 December 2018}}</ref> the most bariatric surgeries of any doctor in the Asia Pacific.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Rupsa |title=Navi Mumbai: Morbidly obese 8-year-old has bariatric surgery again |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/navi-mumbai-morbidly-obese-8-year-old-has-bariatric-surgery-again/402247 |website=Mid Day|date=2018-12-17 }}</ref>

Bhandari has performed notable surgeries that have gained national and international attention. In 2012, Bhandari performed the first documented [[Bariatric surgery|obesity surgery]] in Asia, operating on an Asian women weighing 350 kg.<ref>{{cite news|title=350 kg woman undergoes weight-loss surgery in Indore|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/350-kg-woman-undergoes-weight-loss-surgery-in-Indore/articleshow/15462275.cms|accessdate=1 January 2016|newspaper=The Times of India|date=12 August 2012}}</ref> He also performed [[bariatric]] [[surgery]] on a 6-year-old boy in 2013, the youngest person on record to receive such surgery in India.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bariatric surgery performed on six-year-old boy in Indore|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/346965/bariatric-surgery-performed-six-year.html|accessdate=1 January 2016|publisher=Decan Herald|date=24 July 2013}}</ref> Bhandari entered the [[Limca Book of Records]] in 2015 by performing 25 bariatric surgeries in an 11-hour period, performing the feat with the help of a 40-person team.<ref name=HTimesSurger>{{cite news|title=Surgeon breaks record with 25 surgeries in 11 hours|url=http://www.htsyndication.com/htsportal/article/Surgeon-breaks-record-with-25-surgeries-in-11-hours/9671977|accessdate=1 January 2016|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=24 October 2015}}</ref> The previous record was held by Atul Peters who performed 16 surgeries in a 12-hour period.<ref name=HTimesSurger/> Dr. Mohit Bhandari successfully operated a Mauritian "Dharamveer" weighing 410 kg at Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics, Indore.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/indore-410kg-man-goes-under-scalpel-loses-30kg-in-a-month/articleshow/62855254.cms|title= Indore: 410kg man goes under scalpel, loses 30kg in a month|accessdate=February 10, 2018|date= February 10, 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, Bhandari performed revision bariatric surgery on the youngest documented patient who was eight years old at the time of the surgery.<ref>{{cite news |title=8-year-old Mumbai girl, weighing 39kg, has second bariatric surgery to treat obesity |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/8-year-old-mumbai-girl-weighing-39kg-has-second-bariatric-surgery-to-treat-obesity/story-bl5iPCcPQ1ETB7qg7Jwt7L.html |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=17 December 2018}}</ref>

In view of the higher risk of [[Coronavirus|Corona]] among obese people, the [[National Board of Examinations]] of India decided to start a course in obesity surgery and in July 2021, he was appointed as a specialist member by the Board. He responsibility is to decide the criteria of the institution for starting the course, prepare the syllabus and decide the pattern of examinations.<ref>[https://epaper.bhaskar.com/detail/987464/124005350453/mpcg/04072021/129/image/ National Board of Examinations Starts Syllabus on Obesity], ePaper Dainik Bhaskar.</ref>

==Personal life==
He is married to his college friend Shilpa Bhagdikar, a [[gynaecologist]] and an [[In vitro fertilisation|In vitro fertilisation (IVF)]] expert.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Indore-sees-sharp-rise-in-teen-pregnancy/articleshow/16746549.cms|title=Indore sees sharp rise in Teen Pregnancy|newspaper=Times of India|accessdate=12 October 2012}}</ref>

==World records==
Bhandari set a world record by performing 53 bariatric surgeries within thirteen hours and got his name registered in [[Guinness Book of World Records]] and World Book of Records. He is also a [[Limca Book of Records|LIMCA book of records]] holder for performing 25 surgeries in 11 hours.<ref>[https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-world-record-city-doctor-performs-53-obesity-operations-in-13-hours/1523254 The Free Press Journal], Indore: World record; City doctor performs 53 obesity operations in 13 hours.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.indiaobesity.in/about-us/dr-mohit-bhandari/ Mohak Bariatrics & Robotics, surgery center of Dr. Bhandari]
* [https://twitter.com/drmohitbhandar1 Mohit Bhandari on Twitter]

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