Dr Vandana Soni worked as a Consultant in the Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery Center at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, prior to joining Max Healthcare as a Senior Consultant Surgeon. Dr Soni has a specialization in Bariatric surgery from the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA, has been part of the core surgical team at Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery since its inception 1996. Dr. Soni was instrumental in the creation of a set of 15 educational CD-ROMs in 'Minimal Access Surgery – Basic & Advanced Procedures’ that were released by His Excellency Shri K R Narayanan, the President of India on July 15, 2002.She played an active role in compiling, streamlining and editing scientific content of the manual titled ‘Minimal Access Surgery – Guidelines & Recommendations’ endorsed by Ministry of Health, Medical Council of India, National Board of Examinations, Indian Medical Association and Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-surgeons. She has been Teaching Faculty for NBE (DNB) & EIES. She along with his team has a rich experience of more than 95,000 laparoscopic procedures over a period of two decades. She is currently Director at Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Max Hospital Saket, New Delhi. Along with performing high end complex laparoscopic surgical procedures, She has keen interest in teaching & training. She has been involved in training surgeons from across the globe in the field of laparoscopic and bariatric surgery.