Dr. Ajay Kumar Kriplani

Director & Head – Minimal Access, Bariatric & GI Surgery

Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon Delhi NCR

4.8

Patient Rating

Experience

40+

Specializations

9+ areas

Location

Gurgaon Delhi NCR

Overview

Dr. A.K. Kriplani is a nationally recognized laparoscopic gastrointestinal and bariatric surgeon with more than four decades of surgical experience. He is known for pioneering several advanced minimally invasive procedures in India and has played a major role in advancing laparoscopic surgical education and training. He currently serves as Director & Head of Minimal Access, Bariatric & GI Surgery at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram.

✔40+ years of overall surgical experience
✔33+ years of focused expertise in minimal access and bariatric surgery
✔Pioneer in advanced laparoscopic procedures in India
✔Director & Head at Fortis Memorial Research Institute
✔Played a major role in laparoscopic surgical education
✔Strong academic and leadership background

List of Treatments

✔Advanced Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgeries

✔Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

✔Complex Minimally Invasive Abdominal Procedures

✔Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeries

✔High-Risk Bariatric Surgery

✔Revision Bariatric Surgery

✔Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

✔Laparoscopic Splenectomy

✔Hepatobiliary Surgical Procedures

✔Laparoscopic Whipple’s Pancreatico-duodenectomy Procedures

Specializations

✔Minimal Access (Laparoscopic) Surgery

✔Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

✔Advanced Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery

✔Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

✔Complex Laparoscopic Procedures

✔Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery

✔Revision Bariatric Surgery

✔Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques

✔Management of Complex Gastrointestinal Disorders using Advanced Laparoscopic Approaches

Detailed Experience

Dr. Kriplani has extensive experience in general surgery with focused expertise in minimally invasive, gastrointestinal, and bariatric surgery. His career spans academic medicine, clinical leadership, and surgical innovation across several leading institutions. He has contributed significantly to the development of advanced laparoscopic surgery and continues mentoring surgeons while leading complex surgical programs.

✔Lecturer in Surgery – J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer
✔Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Additional Professor – AIIMS, New Delhi
✔Senior Consultant – Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
✔Senior Leadership Role – Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research
✔Director & Head – Minimal Access, Bariatric & GI Surgery, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram
✔Mentor for young surgeons and minimally invasive surgery programs

Qualifications

✔MBBS – Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (1978)
✔MS (General Surgery) – Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (1981)
✔MD – Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Medicine – Banaras Hindu University (2000)
✔MNAMS (General Surgery) – Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (1981)