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Dr. Khubchandani, MD

Dr. Indru T. Khubchandani is Adjunct Professor at Hahnemann Medical School/Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. He has been a past President of the Pennsylvania Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, NorthEast Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and Indian Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. He has been an examiner for the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and on the Editorial Board of various journals, including American, Italian, Brazilian, and Indian, and he is a Referee for the British Journal of Surgery.

He serves as Director General of the International Society University of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (1980-present). Recognized as a renowned expert in his Specialty, Dr. Khubchandani is an honorary member of eight international societies, including Brazilian Society of Coloproctology, Chilean Society of Colon and Rectal surgeons, Venezuelan Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, International Gastroenterology Society of Egypt, Galactia Society of Gastroenterology of Spain, Brazilian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, La Sociedad Cubana de Coloproctogia, University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and University of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He has served as President of the Medical Staff at Lehigh Valley Hospital and has been a member of the Board of Trustees for sixteen years. He is also a past President of Lehigh County Medical Society.

 

Specialties:

  • Colon Cancer Screening
  • Office Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Rubber Band Ligation
  • Infrared Coagulation
  • Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Fissure/Fistula Surgery
  • Rectal Cancer Screening
  • Sphincter saving surgery for cancer of rectum (Pull-through operation)
  • Sphincter saving surgery for colitis (ileorectal anastomosis)
  • Pouch Procedure
  • Rectocele Repair

Education:

  • Medical School:
    Grant Medical College
    Bombay, India, 1956
  • Surgical Residency/Surgery & Casualty Officer:
    Sunderland Area Hospital Management Committee
    Sunderland, England, 1957-1960
  • Surgical Registrar: (Chief Resident)
    Ryhope General Hospital, Ryhope, England, 1960-1961
  • General Surgery Fellowship:
    New England Hospital
    Boston, MA, 1961-1962
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship:
    Junior Instructor at Temple University Medical Center
    Philadelphia, PA (Harry E. Bacon, MD) 1962-1965

 

Certifications:

  • Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, England
  • Fellow of American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
  • Fellow of American College of Surgeons
  • Board Certified in Colon and Rectal Surgery