Dr. Richie Gupta
Dr. Richie Gupta
Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery 32+ Years Experience

Dr. Richie Gupta

MBBS, DA, MS, MCh
Senior Director and Head of Department of Plastic, Cosmetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery

About Dr. Richie Gupta

Professional Summary

Dr. Richie Gupta is a highly accomplished Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgeon with over 30 years of clinical experience. As the Senior Director and Head of the Department of Plastic, Cosmetic, and Reconstructive Surgery at Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, he is recognized as one of the leading surgeons in India in the fields of sex change surgery and cleft lip and palate repair. His department, in collaboration with the Department of Dermatology, provides the latest advancements in aesthetic medicine and surgery. Dr. Gupta is well versed in managing a broad spectrum of plastic surgery cases, with core expertise spanning microsurgery and free flaps, hand surgery and re-implantations, maxillofacial surgery, burns and cosmetic surgery, reconstructive surgery, cleft surgery, and hair replacement surgery including flaps and micro hair transplants. He is also highly efficient in performing Gender Affirmation (Sex Reassignment) surgeries, with his department being the leading unit in the country performing approximately 15–20 sex change operations per year.

Specializations

- Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery

Procedures & Expertise

- Cleft Lip Repair 

- Cleft Palate Repair

 - Free Flap Reconstruction

 - Hand Reconstruction Surgery

 - Breast Reconstruction Surgery

 - Scar Revision & Correction

 - Skin Grafting

 - Hair Transplant (FUE / DHI) 

- Vaginoplasty 

- Contracture Release Surgery

 - Peripheral Nerve Repair 

- Chronic Wound Management

Education & Qualifications

- MBBS - DA (Diploma in Anaesthesiology) 

- MS (General Surgery) - M.Ch (Plastic Surgery)

Hospital Affiliations

- Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi

Awards & Recognition

- Founding Director, Association for Transgender Health In India (ATHI) 

- Founding Director, Indian Professional Association for Transgender Health (IPATH) — the professional wing of ATHI 

- Organizing Chairperson, IPATHCON 2019

 - Co-author of the surgical chapter and instrumental contributor to the release of the first-ever Indian Standards of Care for persons with gender incongruence and people with differences in sexual development/orientation (ISCO1), released during IPATHCON 2020 

- Numerous publications in national and international journals

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