Dr Neha Chauhan is an alumnus of some of the best central universities in the country and has always been a rank holder and merit student throughout her schooldays, as well as during her training as a doctor, surgeon, and plastic surgeon. She completed her MBBS and MS from Aligarh Muslim University, which ranks amongst the top ten universities in India for medical education, as a gold medallist. She then did a year of residency in plastic surgery at Safdarjung Hospital, the largest training institute of plastic surgery in India. Dr Chauhan later qualified for the entrance exam at Safdarjung Hospital, ranking first in the country. She pursued her MCh from this institute, which is aptly regarded as the “Kashi of Plastic Surgery,” due to having some of the finest teachers in the country. She has extensive experience in general plastic surgery, aesthetic surgery, reconstructive surgery, paediatric plastic surgery, microsurgery, and burns.
Her special fields of interest are aesthetic surgery and paediatric plastic surgery. She further followed her passion for aesthetic surgery by undertaking fellowships in cosmetic surgery, lasers, and rhinoplasty, training with some of the best mentors in India and abroad. She specialises in procedures such as facelifts, rhinoplasty, breast augmentation/reduction/breast-lift, abdominoplasty (tummy tucks)/liposuction, other body contouring procedures, and aesthetic genital surgery such as labia minora/majora rejuvenation procedures and vaginoplasties. She also has a special interest in paediatric plastic surgeries like cleft lip/palate, congenital hand deformities, paediatric burns/injuries, and other procedures related to the paediatric age group. Her vision is to provide excellent and natural results in line with international standards while maintaining high standards of ethics and compassion towards her patients. In her free time, she is an avid reader, painter, and writer.
Field of Expertise
Department of Plastic
Reconstructive
and Aesthetic Surgery
Fellowship / Membership
Goa International Travelling Fellowship 2010
awarded by APSI in 2020 after training with Dr Nazim Cerkes in Istanbul
Turkey (Four weeks of training in May 2022).
Vasudhan Arjin Fellowship in Laser Surgery
April 2018 (Four weeks of training under Dr Lakshyjit D. Dhami in Mumbai, India).
Ethicon-sponsored travelling fellowship (2012-13) in cosmetic surgery (Three weeks of training under Dr Manoj Khanna at Enhance Cosmetic Studio, Kolkata, India, in August 2013).
Observership in Microsurgery (Two weeks in February 2013 under Dr R Jayakumar at Specialists’ Hospital, Kochi, India).
Observership in Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery (Two weeks under Dr H S Adenwalla at Jubilee Mission Hospital, Thrissur, India).
Achievements & Recognitions:- Kilner Essay Award Winner of APSI for 2022.
Winner of the Armed Forces Endowment Best Case Report/Ideas and Innovation Award published in the Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery in 2020.
Second Prize Winner in the National Level Quiz on Plastic Surgery
organised by the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India in Lucknow in 2012.
First Rank in the All India MCh Plastic Surgery Entrance Exam held by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in 2010.
Awarded Best Student of the Year by the Uttar Pradesh Chapter of the Association of Surgeons of India for 2007.
Awarded University Gold Medal in Paediatrics by Aligarh Muslim University for 2004.
Awarded the “Dr Geeta Bajaj Memorial” Gold Medal in Paediatrics by Aligarh Muslim University for 2004.
Awarded University Gold Medal in Community Medicine by Aligarh Muslim University for 2003.
Awarded Best Student Award for Class XII by Holy Child School, Ghaziabad for 2000.
Awarded the Gold Medal for Class X by Holy Child School, Ghaziabad for 1998.
Research & Publications
Vishwa Prakash, Raman Tandon
and Neha Chauhan. Defect Transport for Management of Lower Lip Ectropion. Eur J Plast Surg, 2014; 37: 43-4.
Agrawal K
Chauhan N. Pressure Ulcers: Back to the Basics. Indian J Plast Surg, 2012; 45(2):244-54.
Chauhan N, Kumar S
Sharma U. Profile of Acute Thermal Burn Admissions to the Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Burn Care Centre in India. Indian J Burns, 2012; 20: 68-71.
Chauhan N. New Shape of Epithelial Cell Discovered: ‘Scutoid’. Natl Med J India, 2018; 31: 319.
Chauhan N. India’s First Uterine Transplant Baby. Natl Med J India, 2018; 31: 383-4.
Chauhan N. A Glass of Water. Indian J Cancer, 2019; 56: 89-91.
Chauhan N. “Permanent Cancer Cell Sleep Inducers” – The Next Big Cancer Treatment Strategy. Indian J Cancer, 2019; 56: 94-5.
Chauhan N. Oversupply of Energy Has Proven to Be the Unifying Mechanism of Many Cancer Risk Factors. Indian J Cancer, 2019; 56: 193-4.
Chauhan N. Of Honours Lost and Honour Regained: Indian Origin of Plastic Surgery. Hektoen International
Published on 7th May 2019: Vol. 11
Issue 2 – Spring 2019.
Chauhan N. Physics and Cancer – Finding the Connection. Indian J Cancer, 2019; 56: 288-9.
Chauhan N. Is It Prudent Not to Learn from Our Living Legends? Indian J Plast Surg, 2019 May; 52(2):261.
Chauhan N. Singles Are Less Likely to Receive Cancer Treatment than Married Individuals Due to the Implicit Bias of Physicians and Society. Indian J Cancer, 2019; 56: 381-82.
Chauhan N. A Patient’s Guide to Cosmetic Surgery – Vanity or a Quest for Better Quality of Life? Published in Issue 4/2019 (December 2019) of Shastra
the official newsletter of the Karnataka State Chapter of the Association of Surgeons of India.
Chauhan N. Lady with a Scalpel. Published in Issue 4/2019 (December 2019) of Shastra
Chauhan N. A Plastic Surgeon’s Weeks in Lockdown. Hektoen International
Published on 29th April 2020: Vol. 12
Issue 2 – Spring 2020.
Chauhan N. Being Arjuna Was Enriching
Being Eklavya is Enlightening!. Indian J Plast Surg
2020 Mar; 53(1): 150–151.
Chauhan N. A Wrong Diagnosis. Indian J Cancer, 2020; 57(2):212-15.
Chauhan N. Childhood Cancers Need Additional Investment to Prevent 6 Million Deaths Worldwide by 2050. Indian J Cancer, 2020; 57(2):224-5.
Chauhan N. Eminent Indians in Medicine: Dr PK Rajgopalan. Natl Med J India
2020 (OAP from 21 July 2020): doi 10.4103/0970-258X.290284.
Chauhan N. Consultations via Videoconference Significantly Reduce Anxiety in Caregivers of Cancer Patients. Indian J Cancer, 2020; 57(3):364.
Chauhan N, Agrawal K
Kumar S. The “Safdarjung Method” of Estimation of Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) Burns in Major Amputees. Indian J Plast Surg, 2020; 53(02): 303-305.
HS Darling, Ankeeta Menona Jacob, Kahkasha
Neha Chauhan. News from the World of Oncology. Indian J Cancer, 2020; 57(4):507-9.
Neha Chauhan
Shankar Prasad. Methylene Chloride Burns: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Indian J Plast Surg, 54: 94-6.
Awards & Certifications
Kilner Essay Award Winner of APSI for 2022.
Winner of the Armed Forces Endowment Best Case Report/Ideas and Innovation Award published in the Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery in 2020.
Second Prize Winner in the National Level Quiz on Plastic Surgery
organised by the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India in Lucknow in 2012.
First Rank in the All India MCh Plastic Surgery Entrance Exam held by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in 2010.
Awarded Best Student of the Year by the Uttar Pradesh Chapter of the Association of Surgeons of India for 2007.
Awarded University Gold Medal in Paediatrics by Aligarh Muslim University for 2004.
Awarded the “Dr Geeta Bajaj Memorial” Gold Medal in Paediatrics by Aligarh Muslim University for 2004.
Awarded University Gold Medal in Community Medicine by Aligarh Muslim University for 2003.
Awarded Best Student Award for Class XII by Holy Child School, Ghaziabad for 2000.
Awarded the Gold Medal for Class X by Holy Child School, Ghaziabad for 1998.
