Dr. Neel Shetty

About Doctor

Dr. Neel Shetty is a Senior Consultant Surgical Gastroenterologist with 26 years of extensive experience, including 18 years as a specialist.

He is widely recognized for his expertise in complex gastrointestinal (GI) surgeries, with a particular focus on advanced laparoscopic surgery, pancreatic diseases, laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy, laparoscopic TAPP mesh repair, and mesenteric vascular disease.

Since 2009, Dr. Shetty has been instrumental in the development of Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) in Bengaluru. 

He is deeply committed to multidisciplinary teamwork, personalized patient care, and maintaining the highest standards in surgical practice to ensure the best outcomes for his patients.

Medical Qualifications

• DNB (General Surgery), Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru.
• M.B.B.S, St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru, 1997.

Clinical Expertise

Professional Work Experience

• Consultant, Gleneagles Hospital, Hyderabad.
• Specialist, in the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Manipal Hospital.

Career Highlights

• Dr.Shetty had the privilege of contributing to the live operative workshop for biliary tract surgery at the PSG Surgicon in 2010.
• Developed a simple fundal traction suture technique in single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Research and Fellowships

• In 2009, he served as a member of the organizing committee for a conference focused on the pancreas, as part of the Indian chapter of IHPBA, Bengaluru.

Awards and Recoginition

• Best poster award ASI, Bangalore,2008
• The best paper award, Pune, for “Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.