Founded and mentored by Dr. Muffazal (Dr. Muffi) Lakdawala, pioneer in scarless bariatric surgery, managed by Priyanka Kaul Lakdawala and supported by a handpicked team of specialists who are skilled in Dr. Muffi’s progammed protocols, the Digestive Health Institute offers an unmatched range and depth of expertise in the surgical management of obesity and GI disorders. Since our inception in 2004 as Centre for Obesity and Digestive Surgery (CODS), now Digestive Health Institute our proven record & reputation for complete doctor-patient confidentiality, has made ours the most trusted, safest and longest-running bariatric center in India. Dr. Muffi is a laparoscopic & robotic GI and bariatric surgeon who has spent the last two decades fighting the rapidly growing obesity crisis in India and across the world. He serves as the Director of Surgery, Department of General and Minimal Access Surgical Sciences, at Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Center. For his remarkable achievements over the years, he has been honored with several awards and accolades. A few of his other notable awards include ‘Bravery Award as a COVID Warrior’ by the Rotary Club of Bombay, 2020; ‘World Educator Award’ by IFSO, 2019; ‘Best Surgeon in the World Award’ by the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, 2019; ‘Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year’, 2017 (category - Medicine); ‘Bharat Icon Award’ for Best Obesity Surgeon of the Year, 2016 and ‘Humanitarian of the Year’, 2007 by All India Human Rights Association. We were the first Bariatric Centre in India to receive the Centre of Excellence award in Bariatric Surgery from the Surgical Review Corporation USA in 2009. Recognized as Asia's best center for GI surgeries (laparoscopic & Single Incision) we've also been awarded #No 1 Bariatric Centre in Mumbai by Times Health Survey for 4 consecutive years 2017-2020. Our flagship centre is located in Mumbai and we conduct satellite OPDs in Surat, Nagpur, Raipur and Pune.