Dr. Prashanth P. Rao

Delivering advanced gastrointestinal, robotic, and minimally invasive surgical solutions across Mumbai and India with expertise and precision.

Surgical Gastroenterologist, Laparoscopic Surgeon

Qualification

MBBS, MS (General Surgery), FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS (Glasgow), DNB, MNAMS, Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery (France), FMAS, (Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery), FIAGES, FALS (Hon), Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy, FICS (USA)

Experience

34.0 Years Of Experience

Basic Details

Contact Number: 9833219097

Email ID: pprao2@gmail.com

License Number

69073- MMC

Dr. Prashanth Rao is a highly experienced Surgical Gastroenterologist, Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgeon, and GI Surgeon with more than three decades of clinical and surgical expertise. Based in Mumbai, he currently serves as Director and Chief of Surgical Gastroenterology at Gleneagles Hospital and also practices at Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai. His practice focuses on advanced minimal access (laparoscopic) and robotic surgeries involving the gastrointestinal tract, including upper GI, colorectal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and bariatric procedures. Dr. Rao is widely recognized for his expertise in complex gastrointestinal surgeries, advanced laparoscopic surgery, robotic GI

surgery, and innovative minimally invasive techniques such as single-port laparoscopic surgery. With extensive experience in GI cancer surgery, bariatric surgery, liver and pancreatic surgery, and colorectal surgery, he is regarded as one of the leading GI surgeons in Mumbai. He has trained internationally and has contributed significantly to surgical education, research, and academic training. A founder member of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India and the Indian chapter of the International Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Association, Dr. Rao has played an important role in advancing modern gastrointestinal, robotic, and minimally invasive surgery in Ind

Dr. Rao is widely recognized for his expertise in complex gastrointestinal surgeries, advanced laparoscopic surgery, robotic GI surgery, and innovative minimally invasive techniques such as single-port laparoscopic surgery. With extensive experience in GI cancer surgery, bariatric surgery, liver and pancreatic surgery, and colorectal surgery, he is regarded as one of the leading GI surgeons in Mumbai.

He has trained internationally and has contributed significantly to surgical education, research, and academic training. A founder member of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India and the Indian chapter of the International Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Association, Dr. Rao has played an important role in advancing modern gastrointestinal, robotic, and minimally invasive surgery in Ind