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Journal of Minimal Access Surgery (JMAS) is a specialty journal that invites manuscripts from authors in specialty of laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery, laparoscopic urology and gastrointestinal endoscopy. JMAS invites scientific submission from the authors in the following categories: Editorials, Leading articles, Review articles, Original articles (Basic and Clinical research), Evidence based / Systematic reviews, Unusual cases, How I do it?, How I do it differently? Troubleshooting in minimal access surgery, Instruments and equipment, Personal viewpoints and Letter to editor. The journal respects the scientific submission of its authors and believes in following an expeditious double-blind peer review process and endeavors to complete the review process within a scheduled time frame. JMAS believes in safeguarding the privacy rights of human subjects. In order to comply with it, the journal instructs all authors when uploading the manuscript to also add the ethical clearance (human/animals)/ informed consent of subject in the manuscript. This applies to the study/case report that involves animal/human subjects/human specimens e.g. extracted tooth part/soft tissue for biopsy/in vitro analysis.
EMERITUS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Prof. Tehemton E. Udwadia
Head – Minimal Access Surgery, Hinduja Hospital, Emeritus Professor of Surgery – Grant Medical College & Sir J J Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India
t_udwadia[at]hotmail.com
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Dr. Pradeep Chowbey
Chairman - Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India.
pradeepchowbey[at]gmail.com
CHIEF EDITORIAL ADVISOR
Dr Deepraj Bhandarkar
Consultant – Minimal Access Surgery
P D Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai, India.
deeprajbhandarkar[at]hotmail.com
EDITORS
Prof. Sandeep Aggarwal
Professor of Surgery,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
sandeep_aiims[at]yahoo.co.in
Dr. Anil Sharma
Director – Endohernia Surgery,
Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India.
asharma736[at]yahoo.in
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Dr. Ramen Gyanendra Goel
Director, Center of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery
Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai, India.
ramengoel[at]gmail.com
Dr Kalpesh Jani
Consultant GI & Laparoscopic Surgeon
VIGOS Hospital, Vadodara, India.
kvjani@gmail.com
President - IAGES
Dr. Ramen Gyanendra Goel
Director, Center of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery
Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai, India.
ramengoel[at]gmail.com
Hon. Secretary – IAGES
Dr. S Easwaramoorthy
HOD - Dept of Minimal access surgery
Lotus hospital, Erode, India.
academics.iages[at]gmail.com
SECTIONAL EDITORS
Upper GI Surgery
Dr. M Kanagavel
Senior Consultant and PG Faculty, Dept of General, GI and Minimal Access Surgery
St Isabel's Hospital, Chennai, India.
drmkvel[at]yahoo.com
Bariatric Surgery
Dr. Praveen Raj
Consultant & Head
Gem Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
drraj[at]geminstitute.in
Flexible endoscopy
Prof. Subhash Khanna
Chief Medical Director and Chief Consultant, Department of MAS, GI and Robotic Surgery.
Swagat Super Speciality Surgical Institute, Guwahati, India.
profsubhashkhanna[at]gmail.com
Colorectal Surgery
Prof. Manash Ranjan Sahoo
Professor & Head,Dept of Surgery
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India.
manash67[at]gmail.com
HPB Surgery
Dr. Kaushik Bhattacharya
Specialist (Surgery)
CAPFs Composite Hospital, Siliguri, India.
kbhattacharya10[at]yahoo.com
Solid Organ Surgery
Prof. Abhay Dalvi
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and In-charge Laparoscopic Surgery
Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital. Mumbai, India.
abhaydalvi[at]hotmail.com
Hernia
Dr. Jignesh A Gandhi
Associate Professor and Unit Head , Department of Surgery
Seth G S Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
jmashernia[at]gmail.com
Robotic surgery
Dr. Vivek Bindal
Vice-Chairman, Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (iMAS) & Institute of Robotic Surgery (IRS),
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
bindal.vivek[at]gmail.com
NATIONAL EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Dr. Ramesh Agarwalla
Director G I & Minimal Access Surgery
Fortis Hospital, Kolkata, India.
lap.ramesh[at]gmail.com
Dr. Sarfaraz Jalil Baig
GI, MAS, Hernia and Bariatric Surgeon
Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkata, India.
docsarfarazbaig2[at]gmail.com
Dr Kayomarz Balsara
Consultant in GI, MAS and GI Oncosurgery
Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, India.
kaiozyb[at]gmail.com
Dr. Samik Kumar Bandyopadhyay
Ex Associate Professor
RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.
drsamikbanerjee[at]yahoo.com
Dr. Rajesh Bhojwani
Director
Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital, Jaipur, India.
bhojwani[at]docsindia.in
Dr. Ashwani K Dalal
Professor of Surgery and Deputy Medical Superintendent
Government Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh, India.
dalalakd[at]yahoo.com
Dr. Sayandev Dasgupta
Associate Professor of Surgery
ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Kolkata, India.
sayandev.dasgupta[at]gmail.com
Dr. Aparna Deshpande
Professor of Surgery
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
draparnadeshpande[at]yahoo.com
Dr. Parag Dhumane
Consultant Surgeon (Minimal Access and Thoracic surgery)
Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
dr_paragd[at]yahoo.com
Dr. Easwaramoorthy
HOD Dept of Minimal Access Surgery
Lotus hospital, Erode, India.
academics.iages[at]gmail.com
Dr. Achal Gupta
Professor and Head of Surgery
G R Medical College, Gwalior, India.
achal23[at]gmail.com
Dr. Vikas Jain
Consultant Surgical Oncology
SMILE Hub Cancer Cosmetic and Dental Clinic, Dwarka Hospital, New Delhi, India.
drvickyjain[at]gmail.com
Dr. Suviraj John
Consultant Surgeon
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
drsuvirajjohn[at]gmail.com
Dr. Sunil Kumar
Consultant Surgeon and Ex HOD. of Surgery
Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, India.
drsunil.jsr[at]gmail.com
Dr Uday Kumbhar
Professor of Surgery
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India.
k26uday74[at]yahoo.co.in
Dr. Kushal Mital
Director
Medicare Hospital, Thane, India.
kushalmital[at]gmail.com
Dr Amrit Nasta
Clinical associate, Bariatric and metabolic surgery
Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai, India.
Amritnasta[at]hotmail.com
Dr Jaydeep H Palep
Director & Head, Department of Bariatric and Minimal Access Surgery
Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India.
jaydeep.palep[at]gmail.com
Dr Rajeev Sinha
Professor of Surgery
MLB Medical College Jhansi, India.
sinha_rga[at]yahoo.co.in
Dr. Vandana Soni
Director
Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India.
vandan_soni[at]yahoo.com
Dr. Arunima Verma
Head of Department (HOD) Surgery
Tata Motors Hospital, Jamshedpur, India.
vermaarunima[at]yahoo.co.in
Dr. Randeep Wadhawan
Head of Department, Minimal Access, Bariatric & GI Surgery
Manipal Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
randeepwadhawan[at]yahoo.com
Dr. Gajanan D Wagholikar
Consultant Surgical Gastroenterologist
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital Pune, India.
drgajanan2002[at]yahoo.com
Dr Sanoop Koshy Zachariah
Professor and Senior Consultant General, Gastrointestinal & Minimal Access Surgery
Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Thiruvananthapuram, India.
skzach[at]yahoo.com
