Mushtaq Chalkoo has specialised in laparoscopy and minimal access surgery. He is currently employed in the Government Medical College Srinagar, Kashmir working as professor of surgery..He completed his MBBS from Govt. Medical College, Srinagar kashmir. He did his postgraduation from sheri-kashmir institute of medical sciences, srinagar kashmir. He is a Fellow of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India and Fellow of the Indian Hernia Society, among others. He teaches MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) and postgraduates and is an active reviewer of many reputable international journals of medicine. He has won State Award for introducing Chalkoo technique to surgical world and is associated with more than 5 associations in India and has reviewed about 34 papers and published 88 scientific publications and attended about 127 conferences and had presented about 32 papers both at national and international level. He is editorial board member of more than 12 international surgical journals of repute. He is enrolled in world’s who is who 2015th edition .He has been awarded with research excellence award 2021 for his research work in the field of surgery. Awarded a national patent, vide application number, 1502/DEL/2013,PATENT NUMBER 378699,on, ’The Chalkoo retractor in minilap cholecystectomy,’ by the patent office, The govt. of India on 6, OCT,2021. He is guide to TEN  postgraduate research scholars working with research in laparoscopic incisional hernias. Laparoscopic D 2 Gastrectomy  and laparoscopic colorectal surgeries. He is a mentor and guide to FNB scholars in minimal access surgery. He has authored two books, My Expressions and Pazzer akh zheend.

• Hernias
• Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Laparoscopy and Minimal Access Surgery

• Mushtaq Chalkoo, Shahnawaz Ahangar, Ab. Hamid Wani, Asim Laharwal, Umar Younus, Faud Sadiq Baqal, Sikender Iqbal: Laparoscopic Management of Difficult Cholecystectomy. Advances in Laparoscopic Surgery, 02/2012; ISBN: 978-953-307-933-2.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Preferred reporting of case series in surgery; The Process Guidelines.(IJS-PUBMED).
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: The Scare guidelines: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines. International Journal of Surgery 08/2016; ( PUBMED).
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Penetrating Abdominal Trauma; An overview of recent turmoil from Kashmir Valley. The Journal of Surgery 10/2016; 4(2).
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: ELearning in Laparoscopic Surgery Editorial clinics in surgery, vol.1, 2016.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Obesity, An overview Journal of Surgery, vol. 12 issue 1.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo, Mumtaz-Din Wani, Hilal Makhdoomi, Ankush Banotra, Yassar Arafat, Awhad Mueed, Syed Shakeeb: Laparoscopic Surgery for Meckel’s Diverticulum Presenting as Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report. Surgical Science 1/2016; 7(11). DOI:10.4236/ss.2016.711067
• Mushtaq Chalkoo, Mujahid Ahmad Mir, Hilal Makhdoomi: Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Mesh Hernioplasty: A Medical College Experience. Surgical Science 01/2016; 07(02). DOI:10.4236/ss.2016.72015
• MushtaqChalkoo: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in SitusInversus Totalis: A Case Report. Journal of Pioneering Medical Sciences 01/2015; 5(1).
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Laparoscopy- An Overview. Editorial; Enliven; surgery and transplantation.vol.1 issue 1,2015.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo, Shahnawaz Ahangar, Nasee rAwan, Varun Dogra, Umer Mushtaq, Hilal Makhdoomi: An Early Experience of Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy in a Medical College Setting. Surgical Science 01/2015; 06(05). DOI:10.4236/ss.2015.65033
• MushtaqChalkoo: Advances in Medical Teaching.2014, Journal of Anesthesia and Surgery (1); 1.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: A Point-Specific Site for Placement of Epigastric Port in Laparoscopic Management of Gallbladder Disease: An Observational Study. Surgical Science 07/2013; 4(7).
• Mushtaq Chalkoo, Shahnawaz Ahangar, Aasim Mushtaq Patloo, Adnan Rashid Matoo, Faud Sadiq Baqal, SikenderIqbal: A medical school experience with three port laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with a new modification in technique. International Journal of Surgery (London, England) 01/2013; 11(1). DOI:10.1016/j.ijsu.2012.11.005.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo, Shahnawaz Ahangar, Faud Sadiq Baqal, Alfar Ah Nafae, Muntakhab Nafae, Raiees Ahmad Malla, Ajaz Ahmad Mallar: A Point-Specific Site for Placement of Epigastric Port in Laparoscopic Management of Gallbladder Disease: An Observational Study. Surgical Science 01/2013; 04(07). DOI:10.4236/ss.2013.47060.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: The Historical Perspective, Current Advancements and Innovations in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Journal of Pioneering Medical Sciences 04/2012.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Mummified Gallbladder-Laparoscopy as a tool to handle: A Case Report. Physicians academy 2012,vol 6 no 2.
• Jahan R, Masoodi I, Yattoo G N, Shah A R, Zargar S A, Javid G, Singh C, Chalkoo M: Comparison of Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapeutic Agents in Nonvariceal Upper GI Bleeding: A Retrospective Study. Webmed Central Gastroenterology. 2011;2(8):WMC002108.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy-An early SDH Experience. Physicians Acad.. 5: 83-85.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo, Shahnawaz Ahangar, Abdul Munnon Durrani, Masooda Jan Shah, Rizwana Habib, Shaheen Chalkoo: Mini-lap hysterectomy revisited with new concepts and technical modifications. International Journal of Surgery (London, England) 03/2011; 9(5). DOI:10.1016/j.ijsu.2011.03.028.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Primary Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Breast—A Case Report. Surgical Science 01/2011; 02(03). DOI:10.4236/ss.2011.23028.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo, Shahnawaz Ahangar, Abdul Munnon Durrani: Is Fourth Port Really Required in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy? Indian Journal of Surgery 10/2010; 72(5). DOI:10.1007/s12262-010-0154-9.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Retro portal Common Bile Duct; Open/ Laparoscopic Surgeons Must Be Careful: case report of a rare anomaly. Physicians Acad., 4: 88-90.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo, Shahnawaz Ahangar, Abdul Munnon Durrani, Masooda Jan Shah, Rizwana Habib, Shaheen Chalkoo: Mini-lap Hysterectomy revisited with new concepts and technical modifications. International Journal of Surgery (London, England) 03/2011; 9(5). DOI:10.1016/j.ijsu.2011.03.028.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo, Ibrahim Masoodi, Shabnum Hussain, Shaheena Chalkoo, Omar Farooq: Laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct and removal of dead worm in a patient of Cholangitis after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Failure. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery 06/2009; 5(3). DOI:10.4103/0972-9941.58504.
• Ibrahim Masoodi, Mushtaq Chalkoo, Arshad Rashid, Imtiyaz A Wani: Extra Luminal Colonic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A case report. Cases Journal 05/2009; 2(1). DOI:10.1186/1757-1626-2-7525.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Laparoscopic Treatment of a Giant Non-Parasitic Hepatic Cyst: A Case Report.Ind-medica,vol 5 no 6,2009.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo, Mohd Shafi, Ibrahim Masoodi, Arshad Rashid: Spontaneous rupture of an incisional Hernia during Labour, Kashmir medical journal,vol 3,no 1, jan 2009.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy with uterine Adhesiolysis in a patient with primary infertility. physiciansacademy,nov 8 vol 2 no 11.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Laparoscopic Repair of the Right Inguinal Hernia (TAPP REPAIR).ind –medica,vol 5 no 3(2008).
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Case Report: Laparoscopic Appendectomy in a Rural Set up - A Case Report.ind-medica,vol 4 no 6(2008).
• Mushtaq Chalkoo: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Rural Setup - A case Report.ind-medicavol 4 no 1(2007).
• M. Chalkoo, A.K. Peer, Ashfaq: Double Gall Bladder [2].JK Practioner.
• M. Chalkoo: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Mucocele of Gallbladder with aPhrygian cap-A Case Report. Physicians Academy, vol. 3 no 1 Jan 2009.
• Mushtaq chalkoo;The Single Finger Delivery Technique(mini-mini Laparotomy)for Abdominal Bilateral Tubal Ligation.KMJ 2008,2(4);257-258.
• Mushtaq chalkoo; Picture of the month, Physicians Academy, April 2009,vol 3 no 4.
• Mushtaq chalkoo; Minimal Access Surgery, The Current Perspective. Physicians Academy, Sept. 2008 vol.2 no.9.
• Mushtaq chalkoo; The Future of Laparoscopic Surgery in Kashmir. Physicians Academy, April 2009,vol.3 no.4.
• Mushtaq chalkoo; Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis,KMJ,2009,3(4)472-476.
• Mushtaq chalkoo; The Doctor, Patient and The Cure KMJ 2009,3(4)458.
• Mushtaq chalkoo; Open Laparoscopy,Ind-Medica vol.3 no.4,2006-08.
• Mushtaq chalkoo;AscarisLumbricoides.KMJ 2009,3(2),387-389.
• Mushtaq chalkoo; Weight loss surgery for Obesity; Physicians Academy, August 2009,vol. 3 no. 8.
• Mushtaq chalkoo; Towards Research and Scientific Innovations,KMJ,vol. 8 no. 1Jan to March 2014.
• Mushtaq chalkoo;An Analysis of War Weaponry Trauma Victims from a Medical College Setting in Kashmir Valley Surgical Science, Vol.8 No.1, January 2017
• Mushtaq chalkoo; Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy; a Short Summary with Review of Literature. Heighpubs J Surg. Res. 2017; 1: 001-011.
• Mushtaq chalkoo; editorial on, ’THE JOURNEY OF TRAUMA FROM KASHMIVALLEY’,enliven,surgery and transplantation,vol 4 issue 1,2017.
• Mushtaq chalkoo;.The newer horizons in bariatric surgery,editorial;Archives of clinical gastroenterology; 3(3): 061-062.24 june 2017.
• Mushtaq chalkoo. Clinical significance of urinary amylase in acute pancreatitis; heighpubs journal of surgery and research 2017.1;021-037.
• Mushtaq chalkoo; Laparoscopic Resection of Ileal Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumor Presenting as Gastro Intestinal Bleed; a Case Report.journal of advances in medicine and medical research.27 august 2017.
• Laparoscopic surgery;The current scenario; Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.vol 2 no 3,2017.
• Mushtaq chalkoo-editorial; publish and prosper,physicians academy;jan 2018,vol 12 no 1.
• Mushtaq chalkoo-Editorial on,vision-2025,Kashmir medical journal,vol.no,11;no 2;oct-dec 2017.
• Clinico-pathological Profile of Pyogenic Liver Abscess: An Experience from Tertiary Care Hospital from Kashmir Valley. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research ;25(6): 1-13, 2018; Article no.JAMMR.39880.
• Laparoscopic Retro-peritoneal Surgery in the Management of Upper Ureteric and Renal Pelvic Stones: An Evaluation from a Teaching Institute from North India. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research 26(4): 1-10, 2018; Article no.JAMMR.40665.
• A Short Term Outcome of Laparoscopic Hand Sewn and Stapled Gastrojejunostomy in Gastric Outlet Obstruction - An Observational Study. International Journal of Surgery & Surgical Techniques. Mushtaq C*, Mumtaz DW, Peer HAM, Awhad MY, Wasim R, Syed SA, Zubair GL and Aabid RB,vol,2,issue 1 2018.
• DR.MUSHTAQ CHALKOO; THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ABDOMINAL PRESSURES ON LIVER FUNCTION TESTS AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, International Journal of Current Research Vol. 10, Issue, 04, pp.68604-68610, April, 2018.
• DR.MUSHTAQ CHALKOO; THE SHORT TERM OUTCOME OF NON-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT IN ACUTE UNCOMPLICATED APPENDICITIS; International Journal of Current Research Vol. 10, Issue, 04, pp.68624-68630, April, 2018.
• Dr. Mushtaq Chalkoo, Dr. Mumtaz Din Wani, Dr. Wasim Dr. Aabid Rasool Bhat, 2018. “Outcome of an observational study to assess different techniques for the laparoscopic management of incisional hernias International Journal of Current Research, 10, (06), 70944.
• Two Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with a Technical Modification of Using Port Closure Needle (The Chalkoo Modification),Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research: 02-12, 2018; Article no.JAMMR.45376 ISSN: 2456-8899 (Past name: British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, Past ISSN: 2231-0614, NLM ID: 101570965).
• Laparoscopic Fundoplication for Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease and Hiatus Hernia: A Short Term Outcome of First 8 Cases; Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research 30(2): 1-10, 2019; Article no.JAMMR.49996. Published 15 July 2019.
• Short Term Outcome of Extracorporeal and Intracorporeal Anastomosis in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeries – A Prospective Observational Study. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research 30(2): 1-12, 2019; Article no.JAMMR.48971Published 17 July 2019.
• LAPAROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF CHOLEDOCHAL CYST: A CASE SERIE..Dr. Mushtaq Chalkoo*1, Dr.zahid Mohd Rather2, Dr. Aabid Rasool Bhat3Dr.Imtiyaz Ahmad Ganie4 and Dr.Tajamul Samad5. International Journal of Recent Scientific Research Research.Vol. 11, Issue, 02 (E), pp. 37553-37559, February, 2020.
• Mushtaq Chalkoo*,Editorial,Published: 22 May, 2020. Mr. Invisible; The God’s Bug, Clinics in Surgery.
• LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN A DUPLICATED GALLBLADDER WITH DIFFERENT PATHOLOGIES; International Journal of Current Research Vol. 12, Issue, 11, pp.14723-14725, November, 2020.
• A SHORT TERM OUTCOME OF LAPAROSCOPIC HAND SEWN ROUX-EN-Y GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY IN GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION FROM A DEVELOPING COUNTRY- AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY. International Journal of Current Research Vol. 12, Issue, 12, pp.15202-15209, December, 2020.
• LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRECTOMY WITH D 2 LYMPHADENECTOMY: AN INTIAL MEDICAL COLLEGE EXPERIENCE FROM AN ENDEMIC ZONE OF GASTRICCANCERS. (2013-2019) 1,*Dr. Mushtaq Chalkoo, 2Dr. Zahid Mohd Rather, 3Dr.Imtiyaz Ahmed Ganai, 4Dr.Tajamul Samad and 5Dr. Mehraj-ud-Din Ganai. International Journal of Current Research Vol. 13, Issue, 04, pp.16910-16917, April, 202.
• USE OF BARBED THREAD IN LAPAROSCOPIC GASTROINTESTINAL SINGLE LAYER SUTURE ANASTOMOSIS. International Journal of Current Research Vol. 13, Issue, 08, pp.18428-18438, August, 2021.
• LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF BOCHDALEK HERNIA IN A 25YR OLD MAN1*Dr. Mushtaq Chalkoo, 2Dr. Aizul Khursheed Wani, 3Dr. Tajamul samad and 4Dr. Mehraj-ud-din Ganaie, International Journal of Current Research Vol. 14, Issue, 02, pp.20635-20638, February, 2022.
• LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY FOR ISOLATED SARCOIDOSIS OF SPLEEN 1,*Dr. Mushtaq Chalkoo, 2Dr. Aizul Khursheed Wani, 3Dr. Tajamul samad and 4Dr. Mehraj-ud-din Ganaie. international Journal of Current Research Vol. 14, Issue, 04, pp.21194-21196, April, 2022.
• THE ASSESMENT OF TECHNIQUES OF BOWEL ANASTOMOSIS IN LAPAROSCOPIC COLORECTAL SURGERY: AN OBSERVATIONAL PROSPECTIVE STUDY.1Dr. Mushtaq Chalkoo, 2Dr. Tajamul samad, 3Dr. Aamir Hussain, 4Dr. Bilal Yousuf Mir,5Dr. Mehraj-ud-din Ganaie and 6Dr. Fatima Farooq. International Journal of Current Research Vol. 14, Issue, 10, pp.22404-22409, October, 2022.
• LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY; THE NUMBER AND TOPOGRAPHIC DESIGN IN PORT MAKING, A MINI REVIEW; march, 2023. Doi:10.24941/ijcr.44959.03.2023, Mushtaq Chalkoo, Aamir Hussain, Mehrajudin, Surya.
• LAP. E-TEP TECHNIQUE FOR VENTRAL HERNIAS. 1Dr. Mushtaq Chalkoo,IDr.Mehraj-Ud-Din Ganaie,nternational Journal of Current Research Vol. 15, Issue, 11, pp.26511-26517, November, 2023. DOI:https://doi.org/10.24941/ijcr.46249.11.2023
• AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF LEAK AFTER SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY MANAGED BY ENDOLAPAROSCOPY;A CASE REPORT,INTERNATIONAL Journal of Current Research Vol. 16, Issue, 04, pp.27885-27887, April, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.24941/ijcr.47066.04.2024 Dr. Mushtaq Chalkoo, Dr. Yaser Hussain Wani, Dr. Mohd Yaqoob Bhat, Dr. Gulam Nabi Guroo, Dr. Suhaib Bashir, Dr. Naeem Ahmad.
• Invited editorial on ,impact of liver metastasison immunotherapy in gastric carcinoma,Mushtaq chalkoo,yaqoob wani ,yaser wani,world journal of gastrointestinal surgery, 2024 October 27; 16(10): 3084-3086 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i10.3084 ISSN 1948-9366 (online) EDITORIAL.
• INVITED EDITORIAL ON Current Paradigm in the Laparoscopic Management of Colo-Rectal Cancers, Journal of Pioneering Medical SciencesReceived: July 08, 2024 Accept: Sep 23, 2024 Publish: November 04, 2024.Volume 13, Issue 6, Pages 1-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.61091/jpms2024130601
• Feeding jejunostomy in post-gastrectomy nutrition management for gastric cancer; World J Gastrointest Surg 2024 December 27; 16(12): 3887-3889 Mushtaq Chalkoo, Mudasir Habib, Mohd Yaqoob Bhat, Department of Surgery, Government Medical College Srinagar, Srinagar 190010, Jammu and Kashmir, India
• Indications, Surgical Technique and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Splenectomy: A Retrospective Descriptive Study from Srinagar, India; Mushtaq Chalkoo, Mudasir Habib, Ashiq Hussain Raina, Firdous Hamid, Sajad Nazir Malla, Imtiyaz Ahmad Malik; Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2025 Jan, Vol-19(1): PC14-PC17.

• My Expressions,a book on philosophy of life.
• PazerAkh-zhendh,a book on Kashmiri poetry

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3783-6579