Prof.Dr.Mushtaq Chalkoo is a senior laparoscopic surgeon at Govt.Medical College srinagar,smhs hospital.He is recognised internationally for his techniques and innovations in the field of laparoscopy and minimal access surgery.He has published threadbare in the laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery.Prof chalkoo is editor,editorial member and reviewer of more than twenty journals of national and international repute.prof chalkoo is a wonderful teacher,academician,researcher,writer,author and a poet