Dr. Vinay Bhat is a certified HPB and GI Surgery with a special interest in GI Oncology, pancreatic diseases and IBD. He received his initial training in the discipline of medicine at St. John’s Medical College Bangalore which is one of the leading medical colleges in the country. After a short stint with basic science research, he completed his masters in surgery for which he received the Dr. Ramamurthy Gold Medal at the national level exit exam. With a strong inclination towards GI disease, he underwent super specialty training at the prestigious Asian Institute of Gastroenterology. He received the Dr N Rangabashyam Gold Medal at the national level exit exam. In 2015 and 2016, he has visted the Mayo Clinic,Rochester and IRCAD, Strasbourg for training in advanced laparoscopy. He joined on board the Surgical team at Aster CMI hospital, Bangalore in October 2015 bringing him with 10 years of surgical finesse and academic expertise in advanced laparoscopy, pancreatic-biliary diseases, IBD and GI oncology. He is currently the lead consultant for HPB and GI surgery at Aster CMI Hospital, Hebbal, Bangalore.