Dr Shabeer Ahmed is an eminent Senior Consultant Gastrointestinal & Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon with over 34 years of extensive surgical experience. He is also an acknowledged teacher and mentor by the Association of Laparoscopic Surgery (ALS), UK. Professional Qualification After completing his Doctor of Medicine with honors from Madras University (1986), he pursued his MS from Mysore University (1989). He was further trained for 8 years as a surgeon in the Republic of Ireland (1989 -1996). He obtained his FRCS from England in 1995. He joined Professor Alfred Cuscheri in Nine Well Hospital, Scotland with his passion for Minimal Access Surgery and later was awarded with Master in Minimal Access Surgery (MMAS) from Dundee University, Scotland. He also spent one full year doing research in laparoscopic handling and submitted a thesis in 2002. He was appointed as a consultant colorectal surgeon in the Republic of Ireland from 1998 - 2001. He was later appointed as a consultant colorectal surgeon in Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline, Scotland for 4 years. He further established a laparoscopic center at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bermingham, where he had successfully performed around 240 cases of colorectal cancers laparoscopically. These numbers were recognized by the Association of Laparoscopic Surgery (ALS) and he was made a “ Preceptor", who went around various parts of the UK to train surgeons. As an avid researcher, his interests included colon cancer screening and prevention, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), teaching medicine, and clinical medical ethics. He was a supervisor for several research projects and clinical trials in Dundee (UK). His contributions in peer-reviewed publications, review articles, and abstracts to the medical literature are also worth mentioning. Expertise His special expertise lies in advanced laparoscopic surgery, especially for gastro-intestinal cancer. He has a passion for Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS), Bariatric Surgery, and Metabolic Surgery.