Setting the Stage for Bariatric Surgery: Patient Selection, Preparation & Pitfalls to Avoid

November 18, 2025
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Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal
Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal

Chairman Institute of Minimal Access Bariatric GI and Robotic Surgery, Manipal Hospitals, New Delhi

About the Webinar

Setting the stage for bariatric surgery begins with choosing the right patient—one who is not only clinically eligible but mentally prepared for lifelong change. Careful evaluation of comorbidities, nutritional status, and psychological readiness helps ensure safe and sustainable outcomes. Preoperative preparation, including counseling and lifestyle modifications, often determines postoperative success. By recognizing red flags early and avoiding common pitfalls, clinicians can guide patients toward transformative, long-term weight-loss results.

Meet the Speaker

Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal
Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal

Chairman Institute of Minimal Access Bariatric GI and Robotic Surgery, Manipal Hospitals, New Delhi

Dr Aggarwal is an accomplished and internationally renowned Bariatric Surgeon. He established a robust obesity surgery program at AIIMS in year 2008, the first public funded Institution in the Country to have such a program. Since then he has operated more than 1500 patients with severe obesity. Dr Aggarwal is actively involved in research in the field of obesity, bariatric and metabolic surgery. His research interests include impact of Obesity Surgery on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Obstructive sleep apnea and Type 2 Diabetes mellitus. He has authored numerous book chapters and published more than 150 research papers in high impact journals. Dr Aggarwal is the Section editor of an internationally acclaimed book on Bariatric Surgery published by Springer, UK. He has delivered more than two hundred national and international lectures on obesity and Bariatric Surgery as an invited faculty. Dr Aggarwal is Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences, Fellow, American College of Surgeons and a Commonwealth Fellow. He is the Editor of Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, Associate Editor of Journal of Bariatric Surgery, and a member of the editorial board of the journal \'Obesity Surgery . He is an active member of several scientific societies. He is the Founder President of Foundation for Obesity Research and Metabolic Surgery.