Muffazal Lakdawala | |
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Occupation | Laparoscopic / Obesity Surgeon |
Spouse(s) | Priyanka Kaul (m. 2011) |
Website | www |
Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala is an obesity surgeon in India. He is also a laparoscopic expert and the founder of the Centre for Obesity and Digestive Surgery (Centre for Obesity and Diabetes Surgery) - a weight loss and weight management centre located in Mumbai. He is the 'Chairman, Dept. of Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery' at Saifee hospital. He was awarded the first international centre of excellence designation by the US based SRC (Surgical Review Corporation)Mumbai He has performed bariatric surgeries on several famous personalities, including the BJP President Nitin Gadkari, NCP's Nawab Malik, State Cabinate minister Nitin Raut, BJP's Vinod Tawde and also the recent surgery of BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu. He has also performed surgery on Gouri Shanker, Renu Devi – the minister of Sports and Salman Khan’s mother. He is involved in a lot of Charity work with Health Start, also a charity drive where patients donate their big size clothes, which was flagged off in Jan 2014 by Nitin Raut in Nagpur
Dr Muffazal was born and brought up in Mumbai. He pursued his Masters in Surgery (M.S.) from B.Y.L. Nair Hospital and completed 3 years of residency programme in general surgery, MBBS from the Grant Medical College University of Mumbai. His interests lie in Cricket and Photography. He has also played under 19 cricket for Mumbai. He lives in Mumbai with his wife, Priyanka Kaul. He has three Kids—Kiaan and Zhiaan and Kiara (from his first marriage to Aditi Gowitrikar). He prefers playing football or collecting coconuts at US Club or playing football with his older son, Zhiaan at home. He loves to practice what he preaches and stays away from alcohol and prefers personal fitness as part of his daily routine.