Dr. Rajinder Parshad

Dr Rajinder Parshad trained and worked for nearly four decades in the Department of Surgical Disciplines at AIIMS, New Delhi and has a vast experience in teaching, research, and clinical practice. He was heading the Unit for General, Upper GI and Thoracic Surgery there. He was also a core faculty in the M.Ch. Minimal Access, M.Ch. Breast and endocrine and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship programs at AIIMS, Delhi.  He has an expertise in robotic, laparoscopic, and open surgery, with a strong focus on innovation, education, and patient care. He has done significant work in surgical management of Myasthenia gravis, achalasia cardia, GERD, hiatus hernia, pulmonary resections for benign and malignant lesions, mediastinal, diaphragmatic diseases and breast cancer. He has a proven track record of publishing high-quality research in high-impact journals (H-index: 31), mentoring students, and delivering presentations at national and international conferences.

Educational Qualification

• MBBS - Government Medical College, Jammu, 1985

• MS (General Surgery) - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1989

• DNB Surgery - National board of Examinations, 1990

• Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS) - American College of Surgeons, 2018

• Fellow of UICC (ICRETT) - Memorial Sloan Kettering, US, 2002

• Visiting fellow (Bariatric Surgery), University of Minnesota, USA, 2011

• CICOPS fellow, University of Pavia, Italy, 2022

• Clinical Observership in Hepatobiliary Surgery andliver transplant, University of Birmimngham, 1996

• Clinical observership in laparoscopic surgery, University of Dundee, UK, 1996

Treatment & Service Expertise

• Laparoscopic /robotic surgery for Gall bladder diseases

• Laparoscopic /robotic surgeries for inguinal, ventral, incisional hernias

• Laparoscopic /robotic surgery for Achalasia Cardia, GERD and Hiatal hernia

• Laparoscopic/Robotic Bariatric  Surgery

• Laparoscopic /robotic surgery for small intestine and stomach diseases

• Laparoscopic /robotic surgery for colorectal diseases and proctology

• VATS/ robotic Thymectomy for Myasthenia gravis

• VATS/ robotic lung resections for aspergillomas, mucormycosis, benign tumors and lung cancers

• VATS/ robotic mediastinal mass excision

• VATS/ robotic diaphragmatic hernia repair and eventeration plication

• VATS/ robotic esophagectomy

• Endocrine surgery: thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, adrenalectomy, ectopic hormone  secretory tumors

• Breast surgery for cancers and benign diseases

Awards and Recognitions

• Indian Hernia Society 2011  oration on "Laparoscopic management of Inguinal hernia", Changigarh

• Delhi state chapter of ASI 2018 oration of "Changing trends in breast cancermanagement", Delhi

• Professor DC Goel guest lecture 2019 KGMU, Lucknow

• Professor Mehmooda Khan Oration, Jammu and Kashmir ASICON 2026 on "Achalasia Cardia: experience over 30 years".

• Invited for Dr. Hawaibam Lalmohan Singh Memorial  oration inoctober 2026 in ASIMANICON/SELSICON

Professional area of Interest

• Laparoscopic and Robotic General Surgery

• Thoracic and Upper GI Surgery

Professional Membership

• European Society of Thoracic Surgery

• European Association of Esndoscopic Surgeons

• Society of American Gastrintestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

• American College of Surgeons

• International Society for disease  of Esophagus

• British Thoracic Oncology group

• Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India

• Association of Surgeons of India

• Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons

• Indian Associationof Surgical Gastroenterology

 Research & Publications

• Mid-term outcomes of the patients of achalasia cardia undergoing laparoscopic Heller’s myotomy with angle of his accentuation versus laparoscopic Heller’s myotomy with Toupet’s fundoplication. Surg Endosc 39, 5189–5197 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-025-11894-z

• A phase II, randomized, open-labeled study to evaluate low-dose pembrolizumab in addition to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Trials 26, 73 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-08726-9

• Pulmonary mucormycosis eroding the chest wall: challenges in the managementBMJ Case Reports CP 2024;17:e259929.

• Minimally invasive thymectomy for patients with thymoma: surgical, oncological and neurological outcomes. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 41, 18–26 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-024-01761-2

• Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic Heller’s myotomy with angle of His accentuation in patients of achalasia cardia. Surg Endosc 38, 659–670 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-023-10571-3

• VATS cardiac sympathetic denervation for ventricular arrhythmias: initial experience in a tertiary care centre. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 38, 515–520 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-022-01361-y

• Evaluation of Dual Dye Technique for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer: Two-Arm Open-Label Parallel Design Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial. World J. Surg., 47: 2178-2185 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-07036-y

• Laparoscopic Nissen’s Fundoplication for GERD: Current Perspective. In: Sharma, D., Hazrah, P. (eds) Recent Concepts in Minimal Access Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5473-2_1

• Symptomatic and Physiological Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy for Achalasia Cardia: Is There a Correlation?. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 32(3), 299–304. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLE.0000000000001034

• Thoracolaparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic hernias. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 37, 558–564 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-021-01142-z

• Surgical and Neurological Outcome of Minimally Invasive Thymectomy in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis: An Experience of 100 Cases Over 6 Years at a Tertiary Care Center in North India. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 31(2), 227–233. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLE.0000000000000880

• Long-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Heller’s Cardiomyotomy in Achalasia Cardia With Megaesophagus. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 31(2), 175–180. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLE.0000000000000854

• An audit of over 1000 breast cancer patients from a tertiary care center of Northern India. Breast Disease. 2020;39(2):91-99. doi:10.3233/BD-190435

• Prospective Study to Evaluate the Role of Protocol-Based Management of Chest Tubes in Patients Undergoing Elective Thoracic Surgery. Indian J Surg 82, 1050–1057 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-020-02182-2

Trainings and Conferences

Have participated in multiple editions for following conferences over years

• EAES congress

• ESTS conference

• SAGES

• ISDE

• AMASICON

• SELSICON

• BARICON

• IAGES

• IASG

• ISTSTCON

• ASICON and its different state chapters

and so on.