Ramen Goel - Insurance That Covers Weight Loss Surgery

Dr. Ramen Goel, MS FICS is an Indian Bariatric & Metabolic surgeon and is associated is with Hinduja Healthcare Specialty, Khar, Mumbai and Nova Specialty Hospitals, Tardeo & Chembur, Mumbai. He is the founder of the Centre for Metabolic Surgery, a weight-loss centre located in Mumbai. He was appointed as the Honorary Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals by the State Government of Maharashtra in 1994.

Career

Dr Goel started his surgical career in 1988 after his post-graduation in surgery. In 1992-93, he spent 6 months in Austria for a postgraduate course in gastrointestinal surgery at the University of Vienna. He started his laparoscopy surgical practice in 1993. His interest in bariatric surgery started in 1999-2000 after observing surgeries by Dr Michel Suter at Laussane & Dr V Frering in Lyon. This started his bariatric journey as he performed the first gastric band in India in 2000. He was invited to start the bariatric surgery department at the largest private hospital, Bombay Hospital in 2002. His work has been presented at international meetings of IFSO, ASMBS & IASO in Crete, Sydney, Geneva, San Diego, Dallas, New York, Rustsu, Las Vegas, and Delhi. He completed his preceptor program of American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) with Dr Mal Fobi in Los Angeles. In April 2012, Dr Goel underwent an intense training in robotic surgery at the Rothmans Hospital, Buffalo, USA. He has performed surgeries on several Bollywood personalities, leading corporate captains like Subrato Roy. Dr. Goel performs the procedure, surgery which helps in weight loss, childhood obesity and diabetes management

SGIT

A study with Dr. Goel as the Principal Investigator at Bombay Hospital showed that by repositioning a portion of the intestine and at the same time reducing the size of the stomach, the production of diabetes-causing hormones in the body could be regulated successfully. The study published in the International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries underlined how the procedure, called Ileal Transposition with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SGIT), could offer hope to millions who suffer from Type II diabetes despite having normal weight.

Fighting with Obesity

The sedentary lifestyle of Indians is the main reason behind increasing number of obese people. The food Indians eat - both traditional and modern - is high on calories. Plus, most people are inert and have absolutely no exercise in their daily routine. Apart from the lifestyle, there are reasons beyond human control as well, contributing to making India a country of obese people. Dr. Goel has performed surgery across different lifestyle strata.

Childhood Obesity

There is an 2.5% of childhood obesity in India which has taken its toll in the urban children, Dr Goel has been working with these obese children where they have acquired through excessive consumption of caloriedense food, frequent eating out and lack of physical activity are the main reasons for severe obesity in young children.

Diabetes Management

62 million people suffering from diabetes reside in India. There is a rising demand for insulin in the country, there is a pressing need for the government and the regulator to bring the prices down. Insulin which is used within the body in a constant proportion to remove excess glucose from the blood, which otherwise would be toxic, this helps in controlling the disease. Dr. Goel, highlights the metabolic surgery which was primarily for weight loss in significantly obese people was seen to result in diabetes control in most of the patients.

Bariatric Surgery gets insurance

While bariatric surgeries essentially lead to weight loss, the procedure helps in controlling of diabetes and hypertension. These surgeries were initially recommended for morbidly obese people, but in the last five years they are being offered to diabetic patients who are not obese. Dr. Goel has been a supporter for insurance companies to insure and cover the weight loss surgery.

Achievements

• He was the first surgeon to perform the Gastric Band and banded Gastric Bypass (Fobi pouch) surgery in India.
• In 2013, he became the first Indian bariatric surgeon to receive the 'Surgeon of excellence' certification by the US-based Surgical Review Corporation.

Positions

• President, All India Association for Advanced Research on Obesity (AIAARO) - 2007-09
• Member, Governing Council, International Association for Study of Obesity (IASO)- 2008-10
• Member, Steering Committee, Education and Management Task Force, IASO - 2008-11
• Co-chief Editor, Journal of Obesity and Metabolic Research
• Member of the National Association of Obesity Surgeons
• Chairman - 5th Asia-Oceania Conference on Obesity (AOCO), Mumbai, India
• Honorary Associate Professor of Surgery, Grant Medical College and J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India - 2004-10

Books and Publications

• Contributed chapter on weight-loss in Women, published by Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological society of India
• Contributed a chapter on Metabolic Surgery in a book published during Masterclass held at ILFS hospital, Kolkata, 2010

References

External links

• Website

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