Dr Neel Shetty completed his MBBS from St John’s Medical College Bangalore in 1997 followed by DNB in Surgery from Manipal Hospital Bangalore. He has been working as a Senior Consultant in the Dept of Surgical Gastroenterology, Minimal Access and Bariatric surgery since 2011. He has 11 years of experience in the management of complex GI surgical cases including advanced Laparoscopic surgery. He has publications in Indexed journals and apart from the academic schedule he has been on the organising committees for numerous local and national level conferences / workshops.