DR. ASHVIND BAWA

Fellowships

• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), 2015
• Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (FICS),  2014
• Fellow in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS), 2014
• Fellow in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS),  2012
• Fellowship in Bariatric Surgery, Max Hospital, 2012
• Fellowship in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences,2013
• Visiting Fellowship in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, 2019
• Visiting Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Fellowship, Vlad Burdakov Voskresensk, Russia, 2018
• Advanced Management Programme for Healthcare (AMPH), Indian School of Business (Currently Pursuing)

Memberships

• American College of Surgeons
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• Association of Surgeons of India
• Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India
• Indian Hernia Society
• Indian Association of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of India
• Hernia Society of India
• Asia Pacific Hernia Society
• Obesity Surgery Society of India
• International Hernia Collaboration
• American Hernia Society
• European Hernia Society
• AWR Surgeons Community
• Australia New Zealand Hernia Society

• Goel R, Dukkipati N, Wadhawan R, Katakwar A, Shah S, Bhasker AG, Nasta AM, Goel D, Palaniappan R, Baig S, Khaitan M, Aggarwal S, Agarwal A, Bawa A. Obesity Management Medications as Adjuncts to Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Consensus Recommendations from India. Obesity Surgery. 2025 May 20:1-0.

• Rengan V, Sundaram PM, Arora E, Sitaraman RR, Sekaran P, Kalla R, Bawa A, Alexander N, Ramanan RV. Automated Assessment of Sarcopenia with Hounsfield Unit Average Calculation in Computed Tomography Scans Using Deep Learning Techniques. Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology. 2025 Jan;8(01):027-34. 

• Virk AK, Kansal R, Singh C, Mehta M, Arora B, Singh A, Malhotra K, Grewal J, Mondal H, Bawa A. A Retrospective Study of Milligan-Morgan Versus LigaSure Hemorrhoidectomy in the Treatment of Symptomatic Hemorrhoids at an Institute in North India. Cureus. 2024;16(8).

• Gupta A, Singh J, Mishra A, Singla SK, Singh RP, Nar AS, Bawa A. Efficacy and outcome of indocyanine green-based intraoperative cholangiography using near-infrared fluorescence imaging: A prospective study. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery. 2024;20(1):89-95.

• Kansal R, Garg A, Arora B, Singh C, Malhotra K, Mehta M, Gupta A, Kishore H, Mondal H, Bawa A. Wide Local Excision of Complex or Infected Pilonidal Sinus Followed by Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Does It Enhance Wound Healing? Cureus. 2023;15(10).

• Garg A, Sohal A, Kalra S, Singh C, Singh I, Grewal J, Kansal R, Malhotra K, Mahajan R, Midha V. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and X (Formerly Twitter) Influencers: Who Are They and What Do They Say? Cureus. 2023;15(10).

• Grewal J, Bawa A, Kansal R, Malhotra K, Jain S, Mehta M, Mondal H, Jude EB. Diabetic Foot Influencers on Twitter: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2023;17(9).

• Kansal R, Singla A, Bawa A, Malhotra K, Lalchandan J, Grewal J, Mehta M, Kaur N, Jain S, Mondal H. A nationwide survey on the preference of Indian undergraduate medical students to go abroad for higher studies and residency. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2023;12(9):1997-2002.

• Malhotra K, Wong BNX, Lee S, Franco H, Singh C, Silva LAC, Iraqi H, Sinha A, Burger S, Breedt DS. Role of artificial intelligence in global surgery: A review of opportunities and challenges. Cureus. 2023;15(8).

• Gimbernat Award for Best International Presentation, American Hernia Society Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2022  
• Nabeel Ibrahim Memorial Prize for Best Original Hernia Presentation, ANZ Hernia Annual Conference, Brisbane, 2024
• American College of Surgeons (ACS) NSQIP International Scholarship (2025)