Dr. Shaiwal Khandelwal
Director - Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Max Hospital, Gurugram, India
Jivo Masterclass
Thoracic Surgery: Basics to Robotics
August 24, 2025 · 4 articles · 12 live questions answered
Profile summary
Dr. Shaiwal Khandelwal treats diseases of the lungs and chest, and excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis), with robotic, uniportal VATS and open thoracic surgery and lung transplantation, with 22 years of experience, at Max Hospital, Gurugram, India. Dr. Shaiwal Khandelwal conducted a Jivo Masterclass on thoracic surgery: basics to robotics for international doctors on 24 August 2025. Dr. Khandelwal completed an MBBS and an MS in General Surgery at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, with a fellowship at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and robotic thoracic surgery training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York. Clinical focus includes robotic thoracic surgery, uniportal VATS, open thoracic surgery, lung transplantation and surgery for hyperhidrosis.
Qualifications
MBBS, IMS BHU, Varanasi; MS (General Surgery), IMS BHU, Varanasi; Fellowship of the Society of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery (FMITS); Robotic Thoracic Surgery training, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York; VATS training, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea and CCI Shanghai, China
Experience
22+ years in practice
Key procedures
- Robotic thoracic surgery
- VATS
- Uniportal VATS
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Education and training
- MBBS, IMS BHU, Varanasi
- MS (General Surgery), Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- Fellowship of The Society of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery (FMITS)
- Fellowship International College of Surgeons (FICS)
- Fellowship of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (FIAGES)
- Fellowship, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea
- VATS training, CCI Shanghai, China
- Robotic thoracic surgery training, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, USA
Experience
Consultant, Thoracic Surgery, Medanta - The Medicity (2010-2018); Clinical Associate, Fortis Hospital (2009); Senior Resident, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital (2004-2008). Faculty member, Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education, New Delhi and CEMAST, Mumbai; VATS wet lab instructor.
Conditions treated
- Hyperhidrosis
Procedures
- Robotic thoracic surgery
- VATS
- Uniportal VATS
- Open thoracic surgery
- Lung transplantation
Memberships
- Secretary, The Society of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
- European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
- International College of Surgeons (ICS)
- Indian Association of Gastrointestinal & Endosurgeons (IAGES)
Awards
- First prize, Dr DJ Mukherjee Talent Search, Indian Medical Association, Varanasi
Profile details as published by Max Super Speciality Hospital, checked 12 October 2026.