Ashish Pitale

• Senior Consultant Surgeon (Laparoscopic , General & Bariatric -- weight loss Surgery) at Columbia Asia, Gurgaon
• Senior Consultant Surgeon (Laparoscopic, Bariatric -- weight losss & General Surgery) at Yogashish Clinic,Sector -11 Dwarka, New Delhi
• Formerly, Specialist Registrar, GI Surgery at Mr E Epanomeritakis, Mr G Hewitt, Mr C Weir, Craigavon Hospital, Portadown, UK
• Formerly, Specialist Registrar, GI Surgery at Mr WDB Clements, Mr JA Kennedy, Mr C Russell, Mr S Dolan. Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
• Formerly, Specialist Registrar, General Surgery at Mr F Mullan, Mr M Brown Causeway Hospital , Coleraine, UK

• 34 Years Experience Overall  (29 years as specialist)

• Publication: Metallothionein Expression In Carcinoma Of The Gall Bladder, Histopathology
• Publication: Superior lumbar hernia of grynfellt, Postgrad Med J
• Publication: Management of symptomatic liver cysts, Ulster Med J
• Publication: Diverticular Abcess Presenting as a Strangulated Inguinal Hernia: Case Report And Review Of The Literature, Ulster Med J
• Publication: Minimally Invasive parathyroid exploration for solitary adenoma, Initial experience with an open, 'short incision' approach, Ulster Med J

Dr Ashish Pitale is a Senior Consultant Surgeon with special expertise in Laparoscopic (key hole) and Robotic Assisted Surgery including Bariatric ( Weight Loss) surgery. He is a medical graduate ( MBBS) and postgraduate ( MS ) from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University.He did his Senior Residency from Dr RML Hospital in New Delhi. In the year 2000, he obtained FRCS, the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK.He then went to the UK for higher surgical training where he gained extensive experience in Gastrointestinal, Laparoscopic,, Thyroid and Breast surgery. On completion of his higher surgical training , Dr Pitale returned to New Delhi .He has his own clinic in Dwarka and is attached fulltime to Columbia Asia Hospital,Palam Vihar,Gurgaon. A vast majority of surgeon often consult Dr Pitale on core health issues. In his 18 years of practice, he has accomplished many medical feats. His versatile approach towards medical treatment makes him one of the best surgeons in India. Before operating patients, Dr Ashish Pitale duly informs them of the procedure. He thinks of it as a part of his medical practice to educate patients upon the health issues they are facing.