Dr. Ajay Kumar Kriplani
Experience: Over 45 years
Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI)
Gurugram, India
Introduction
Dr. Ajay Kumar Kriplani is the Principal Director and HOD of Minimal Access, Bariatric, and GI Surgery at FMRI. He actually holds a massive milestone in Indian medicine, being one of the very first surgeons to introduce and popularize laparoscopic keyhole surgery in the country.
About Dr. Ajay Kumar Kriplani
Dr. Ajay Kumar Kriplani has experience of forty-five years in surgery. First surgeon in India to perform a laparoscopic adrenalectomy, first to do a laparoscopic splenectomy. And also first in North India to pull off a laparoscopic Whipple’s procedure for pancreatic cancer. Three national firsts from the same pair of hands.
He trained hundreds of surgeons across India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Served as President of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons, where he launched fellowship training programmes that standardized laparoscopic education across the country. Previously worked at Indraprastha Apollo and won over twenty national and international awards.
Qualifications
- MBBS — Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur.
- MS (General Surgery) — Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur.
- FIAGES, FICLS, FALS, FAIS — Multiple advanced surgical fellowships.
Awards & Recognition
- First laparoscopic adrenalectomy and splenectomy in India.
- First laparoscopic Whipple’s in North India.
- Former Additional Professor of Surgery at AIIMS.
- Past President of IAGES.
- Over 20 national and international awards.
- Dr. S.R. Joglekar Award and Best Citizens of India Award.
- Trained hundreds of surgeons across South Asia
- Previously at Indraprastha Apollo.
Specialities & Expertise
- Laparoscopic Whipple’s surgery
- Gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy
- Scarless single-incision gallbladder surgery
- Advanced laparoscopic hernia repair
- GI cancer laparoscopic surgery
- Laparoscopic adrenalectomy and splenectomy
Patient Experience & Approach
Bariatric patients say Dr. Ajay Kumar Kriplani frames weight-loss surgery entirely around gaining years of life back and reversing diabetes, not just dropping sizes. Those getting gallbladder removed through single incision say the scar disappeared inside the belly button within months. Hernia patients whose previous repairs failed appreciate the laparoscopic mesh placement held this time. GI cancer patients mention the laparoscopic approach meant smaller wounds and a faster return to eating.