Singapore bariatric surgeon on his drive to help others shed kilos

Jan 5, 2014

Many people assume bariatric surgery – which reduces the size of the stomach and/or its capacity to absorb food – is only for weight loss. But it can also improve diabetes and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Dr Shanker Pasupathy, 42, learnt this during a one-year fellowship in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery in France and was spurred to pursue bariatric surgery.