Dr. B. M. L. Kapoor

Dr. B. M. L. Kapoor is one of India's most senior and respected general surgeons, with a career spanning more than five decades. Based at Medanta — The Medicity in Gurugram — one of India's most advanced multi-specialty tertiary care hospitals — he brings unparalleled surgical experience to a wide range of abdominal, oncological, and laparoscopic procedures.

Having trained and practiced surgery across multiple decades of technological change, Dr. Kapoor has adapted his practice from classical open surgical approaches to encompass modern laparoscopic and minimally invasive techniques, ensuring his patients benefit from contemporary surgical care. His extensive experience means he is frequently consulted for complex, high-risk, or unusual surgical cases that benefit from the judgment that comes only from decades of operating room experience.

Dr. Kapoor's FRCS qualification, obtained through the Royal College of Surgeons, reflects internationally validated surgical competence. He has trained generations of surgeons at the postgraduate level and his clinical legacy is reflected in the careers of the many surgeons he has mentored throughout his career. He remains an active clinician at Medanta, consulting for surgical oncology, gastrointestinal surgery, and general surgical cases.

Dr. Kapoor completed his MBBS and MS (Master of Surgery) in General Surgery from a leading Indian medical institution. He subsequently obtained Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) — one of the most prestigious postgraduate surgical qualifications in the world — validating his surgical training to international standards. Over his five-decade career, he has participated in advanced surgical workshops, cadaveric training programmes, and international surgical conferences, continuously updating his techniques across multiple generations of surgical advancement from open approaches through the laparoscopic revolution.

Dr. Kapoor's surgical expertise spans the breadth of general surgery. His abdominal surgery practice encompasses laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy, appendectomy, hernia repair (inguinal, umbilical, incisional), and emergency laparotomy. In surgical oncology, he performs thyroid surgery, breast surgery (wide local excision and mastectomy), colorectal resections, and gastrointestinal surgery for gastric and intestinal malignancies.

For complex hepatopancreaticobiliary disease, he performs Whipple's procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) for periampullary and pancreatic cancer, hepatic resection, and biliary reconstruction. His laparoscopic practice includes minimally invasive cholecystectomy, hernia repair, and selected abdominal procedures. With 50 years of surgical experience, he is particularly valuable for second opinions on complex surgical cases and for managing surgical complications in patients referred from other centres.

Medanta — The Medicity has one of India's most developed international patient programmes, with a dedicated department serving thousands of international patients annually from South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the CIS countries. Dr. Kapoor consults in English and Hindi. Video consultations are available for second opinions and pre-operative case review. Medanta's international patient coordinators assist with visa letters, airport transfers, accommodation, dietary requirements, and insurance claim documentation. India's strong reputation in surgical oncology and cost advantages — often 60-80% below comparable procedures in the UK or USA — make Medanta a compelling destination for international surgical patients.

Dr. Kapoor is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) and a lifetime member of the Association of Surgeons of India and the Indian Medical Association. His more than 50 years of service to surgery in India places him among the founding generation of modern Indian surgery. He has received lifetime achievement recognition from multiple surgical societies and has trained hundreds of surgical residents and fellows during his career at leading Indian hospitals and at Medanta. His name is synonymous with surgical experience and integrity in the Delhi-NCR surgical community.