Prof. (Dr.) Atul N. C Peters, a luminary in the field of surgery, whose illustrious career spans over a quarter of a century. As the Senior Director of the Department of Bariatric, Minimal Access and Robotic Surgery, Dr. Peters brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to his role. His extensive credentials include notable distinctions such as Diplomate of the National Board (DNB), Fellow of the Minimal Access Surgeons of India (FMAS), Fellow of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (FIAGES), Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS), and Fellow of the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons (FALS).
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To qualify for surgery patients one must weigh 30 kgs more than their ideal body weight, or have a Body Mass Index greater than 37 without associated Diabetes / Hypertension or more than 32 with associated comorbidities. However, patients who weigh less than this may be considered for surgery as per new IDF (International Diabetes Federation) guidelines for Asians.
Candidate must have diagnosed type II Diabetes Mellitus which is not controlled with medicines and lifestyle changes, there is evidence of organ damage in the form of neuropathy or kidney disease, there must be sufficient insulin reserves on investigations.
Today premature death rates are increased by 200% for men and women who are significantly overweight. Obesity causes or increases the risks of many diseases e.g. Diabetes, high BP, heart disease, joint pains etc.
Mild form of obesity can be treated with Diet, Exercise & Medication, however for people who are severely obese after conventional approaches to weight loss such as diet and exercise – have failed, or for patients who have obesity – related disease, surgery may be the best treatment option.
The Results of bariatric surgery are long term, studies performed at various bariatric surgical centers concluded that after Bariatric surgery most of the individuals suffering from morbid obesity can maintain more than 50 % of the excess weight loss and among these individuals almost 80 % of those who are suffering from super super morbid obesity are able to achieve more than 50 % of the excess weight loss.
You could start your office/desk work after 3 days of surgery. If your job involves heavy lifting you may need to wait longer, possibly a week, though different patients behave differently post operatively.
In today’s busy lives, we tend to forget our duties and responsibilities towards our country. Paying taxes is not the only duty that is required to build our nation! We always demand to know what the country has done for us, but what we often fail to reflect is, “what we have done for the country”. Are we aware of the burning issues that our nation is facing in these trying times - does child labour, gender inequality, shortage of blood ,environment issues, feeding the hungry street dogs or keeping your surrounding clean rings a bell in your mind? As responsible citizens of our country, have we done our bit to resolve any of these pressing problems?
Dr. Atul Peters is a renowned and internationally acclaimed Bariatric and Metabolic surgeon. He has been in medical practice for close to 25 years now, where he has selflessly devoted his time and expertise to cure people, with his surgical skills, charisma and even music therapy. He proactively takes up important social causes every now and then; one constant thought that has been on his mind is to do something meaningful for health and upliftmant of the down trodden in society. He believes in team spirit and taking everyone along, with this in mind Dr. Peters along with his team has now initiated this new campaign – "MERA VADA : We pledge to do our bit for the society and try to make some difference.
