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Dr. Maneshwar Singh Utaal, laparoscopic and robotic surgeon at Bawa Hospital, Ludhiana

Dr. Maneshwar Singh Utaal

Senior Consultant, Minimal Access, Laser & Robotic Surgery Β· Bawa Hospital, Ludhiana

MBBS, MS (General Surgery), FICRS, D.MAS, Dip.MIS (Kiel), F.MAS (WALS), F.MAS (AMASI)
Punjab Medical Council Reg. No. PMC/44027 Β· GMC (UK) 7829691

2017MS, General Surgery
Rank 1WALS D.MAS & F.MAS, 2026
29Publications
2Robotic platforms: Da Vinci Xi and SSI Mantra
Profile

About Dr. Utaal

Dr. Maneshwar Singh Utaal is a surgeon at Bawa Hospital, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, who practises minimal access (laparoscopic), laser and robotic surgery.

He completed his MBBS at SGRDIMSR, Amritsar (2008–2013) and MS in General Surgery at MMIMSR, Ambala (2014–2017). He then worked as Senior Resident, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at Mullana, Solan, Amritsar and Ludhiana, with an international training fellowship in surgery at Royal Blackburn NHS Hospital, East Lancashire NHS Trust, England.

In 2026 he topped both the Diploma and the Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery examinations of the World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons, and trained and certified on the Da Vinci Xi and SSI Mantra robotic systems. He is registered with the Punjab Medical Council and the General Medical Council (UK), and has served as a peer reviewer for the International Journal of Surgery & Medicine.

Areas of focus

What Dr. Utaal treats

Minimal access surgery

Advanced laparoscopic surgery, including gallbladder, appendix and colorectal procedures, with a published comparison of single-incision and standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Gallbladder surgery

Robotic surgery

Certified on the Da Vinci Xi and SSI Mantra systems, with hands-on robotic hernia surgery training.

Hernia surgery

Robotic hernia workshop (2021), laparoscopic hernia workshop (2024) and Kainos Hernia Conference (2026).

Hernia surgery

Breast surgery

Oncoplasty training, breast cancer symposia and awareness work, and published breast case reports.

Breast surgery

Diabetic foot and wound care

Published work on vacuum-assisted closure for chronic lower-limb ulcers and on diabetic foot ulcer management.

Diabetic foot care

Emergency and GI surgery

Postgraduate thesis on intestinal perforation, with papers on perforation peritonitis, abdominal tuberculosis and complicated appendicitis.

Appendix surgery
Training

Qualifications

Recognition

Awards and honours

Rankings and prizes from national and international examinations and meetings.

Experience

Academic posts

Continuing education

Courses and conferences

Research

Selected publications

29 publications in total, including original studies, reviews and case reports. A selection:

  1. Shalini S, Utaal MS, Goel D, et al. Effectiveness of Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) in the Multimodal Treatment of Chronic Lower Extremity Ulcers: A Prospective Study. Haryana Journal of Surgery, 2025
  2. Khurana A, Utaal MS, Ahluwalia AS. Incidental wandering gall bladder: a rare case report. International Surgery Journal, 2024
  3. Thakor M, Chawla S, Utaal MS, et al. A rare case of gastric perforation caused by Candida infection. International Surgery Journal, 2024
  4. Sharma D, Utaal MS, Chawla S. Evaluation and Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers. International Journal of Academic Medicine & Pharmacy, 2024
  5. Brar N, Utaal MS, Sidhu AS, Singh A, Ahluwalia AS. Association between BMI with intraoperative time and length of hospital stay among patients of laparoscopic colorectal surgery. International Journal of Anatomy, Radiology and Surgery, 2023
  6. Goyal KS, Utaal MS, Bhatia PK. Comparative study of standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy and single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: outcome and complications. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2019
  7. Agrahari S, Utaal MS, Bali S. Clinical profile of patients with abdominal tuberculosis in rural north India. International Surgery Journal, 2019
  8. Sodhi TS, Pundeer S, Utaal MS, Goyal KS. Unusual trichobezoar of stomach and intestines as a manifestation of Rapunzel syndrome. International Surgery Journal, 2019
  9. Bhalerao S, Batra P, Utaal MS, Sasan C. Evaluation of effect of cholecystectomy on common bile duct diameter using ultrasonography and liver function test: a prospective study. International Surgery Journal, 2018
  10. Utaal MS, Bali S, Batra P, Garg N. Clinical profile in cases of intestinal perforation. International Surgery Journal, 2017
  11. Singh DP, Bali S, Utaal MS. Role of laparoscopy in complicated appendectomy. International Surgery Journal, 2016
  12. Batra P, Batra R, Utaal MS. POSSUM scoring system for predicting prognosis in patients of perforation peritonitis. International Surgery Journal, 2016
Memberships

Surgical societies

Registration

Licensed to practise

PMC/44027Punjab Medical Council, India
GMC/7829691General Medical Council, United Kingdom

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