Dr. ADITYA KUMAR

Dr. Aditya Kumar is a Minimal Access Surgeon currently serving as a Consultant in the Department of Minimal Access Surgery and Department of Thoracic Surgery at Apollo Hospital, Gurugram. Previously an Associate Professor at AIIMS, New Delhi, he completed his M.Ch. in Minimal Access Surgery & General Surgery at the same institution. He has also worked as a consultant surgeon and Assistant Professor at ABVIMS & Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and holds FAIS, FMAS and FCLS fellowships. A recipient of the SSAT Kaizencon Fellowship Award, he undertook clinical fellowships at the University of Chicago Medicine and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA, and served as Visiting Professor at the Division of Minimal Invasive Surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine.

His clinical and academic interests include advanced laparoscopic, thoracoscopic and robotic surgery for upper gastrointestinal, thoracic, bariatric, hernia and abdominal wall disorders, alongside general surgical practice.

Dr. Kumar serves as Section Editor for the Journal of Minimal Access Surgery (JMAS) and an Executive Committee Member of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI). His academic contributions include peer-reviewed publications, clinical trials and book chapters, alongside reviewing for national and international surgical journals. He regularly contributes as faculty, speaker and organizer at surgical conferences and training programmes.

His work combines clinical practice with research, surgical innovation and postgraduate education. He is committed to improving patient outcomes through evidence-based care, thoughtful adoption of surgical technology, collaborative learning and mentorship of young surgeons.