Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala - Reviews

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    Bariatric Surgeon

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    Endocrinologist

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    General Surgeon

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    Oncologist

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    Mumbai, Maharashtra

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Quick Facts

Speaks English, Marathi, Gujarati and Hindi
4 Specialities
1 Degree
1 Location

About Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala

Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala, is a doctor primarily located in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The doctor specializes as a Bariatric Surgeon, Endocrinologist, General Surgeon and Oncologist. The doctor speaks English, Marathi, Gujarati and Hindi.

Degrees

Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala has the following degree:
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), 1987
    Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals

Specializations

Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala has the following 4 specializations:
  • Bariatrics is a field of medicine that deals with obesity. Bariatric surgeons specifically advice patients on health issues related to weight gain. Bariatric surgeons provide advice on the causes, prevention and treatment of obesity using dieting, exercise, behavioral therapy, using medicine, as well as surgery. They specifically perform procedures that help with weight gain including procedures that reduce the absorption of food and procedures that reduce the size of the stomach amongst other types of procedures.
  • Endocrinologists are doctors trained to work with patients having hormone-related diseases. These doctors are trained to diagnose and manage diseases that affect the glands (adrenal glands, hypothalamus, ovaries and testicles, pancreas, parathyroid, pineal, pituitary, thymus, and thyroid) and the hormones. The endocrinologist helps in restoring hormone balance in the impacted gland. As part of their work, endocrinologists commonly treat diabetes, osteoporosis, menopause, metabolic disorders, thyroid diseases, some cancers (including thyroid cancer, pituitary tumor, parathyroid cancer, and adrenocortical carcinoma), short stature, and infertility.
  • A general surgeon is a physician who has been educated, experienced and trained in the diagnosis and preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of patient health care. They are highly trained in various medical fields such as emergency, and intensive care, immunology, metabolism, nutrition, shock, and wound healing. General surgeons basically perform surgical operations of the major parts of the human body which involves endocrine system, gastrointestinal tract, liver, large intestine. They also perform the surgeries which are done through small incisions on body parts. Some of the surgical procedures which include removal of the appendix, gallbladder and excessive fat removal from the body are also done by a general physician.
  • An oncologist (also known as, cancer specialist) provides medical care for a person who has been diagnosed with cancer. As cancers vary in scope, nature and how they impact patients, the field of Oncology is further divided into several specializations. Medical oncologists treat cancers using chemotherapy, immunotherapy or using other targeted therapies. A radiation oncologist uses radiation therapy to treat cancer. A surgical oncologist removes cancer from the body using surgery. There are other types of oncologists that specialize for various patients such as pediatric oncologists that provide care in children, and hematologist-oncologist that diagnose and treat cancers of the blood.

Locations

Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala works at the following location:
  • Digestive Health Institute by Dr Muffi

    Ground Floor, Shiv Tapi, Off French Bridge, Gamdevi
    Mumbai, Maharashtra 400007

Learn the Basics

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Weight loss surgery helps people with extreme obesity to lose weight. It may be an option if you...
Diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose...
Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck, just above your collarbone. It is one of...
Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck, just above your collarbone. It is one of...
Hypoglycemia means low blood glucose, or blood sugar. Your body needs glucose to have enough...
Osteoporosis is a disease that thins and weakens the bones. Your bones become fragile and break...
Diabetes means your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. With type 1 diabetes,...
Diabetes means your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. With type 2 diabetes,...

Treatments

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Procedures

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