New Delhi, May 2025 — In a significant stride towards combating the country’s rising obesity epidemic, Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj has inaugurated a state-of-the-art Dedicated Obesity Clinic to deliver specialised and multidisciplinary care. The initiative reflects Fortis Healthcare’s proactive approach in addressing lifestyle-related diseases through patient-centric innovations and holistic treatment pathways.
The clinic was officially inaugurated by Shri Chirag Paswan, Hon’ble Cabinet Minister of Food Processing Industries of India, in the presence of top leadership from Fortis Healthcare. Notable dignitaries included Dr. Ashutosh Raghuvanshi (MD & CEO, Fortis Healthcare), Mr. Anil Vinayak (Group COO), Dr. Ritu Garg (Chief Growth & Innovation Officer), Mr. Manu Kapila (Head – Corporate Affairs & CSR), and Mr. Mahipal Bhanot (Business Head – FMRI & Delhi NCR Units).
Key clinicians such as Dr. Mugdha Tapdiya, Director of Internal Medicine, and Dr. Gurvinder Kaur, Facility Director of Fortis Vasant Kunj, were also present, underscoring the hospital’s clinical leadership in managing obesity—a condition that now affects over 135 million Indians.
The newly launched clinic offers a comprehensive weight management program, combining internal medicine, nutrition, physical therapy, psychological counselling, and, where necessary, bariatric surgery. By leveraging an integrated care model, the clinic aims to deliver sustainable, medically-supervised outcomes and improve quality of life for patients.
This launch reaffirms Fortis Healthcare’s commitment to tackling non-communicable diseases with innovation, compassion, and a multidisciplinary approach that places patients at the centre of care.