Area of Expertise

Kidney stone surgery, enlarge prostate surgery, Laser surgery, kidney transplant, stress urinary leak, AV Fistula surgery for dialysis, urethral stricture surgery, Laparoscopic Urology surgery, kidney cancer treatment.

Scholarships/Awards

• USI- AUA Travelling Fellowship: Attended American Urological Association (AUA) congress, Boston, USA from 16thMay - 26thMay 2017.
• International Society of Bladder pain syndrome and Interstitial Cystitis Scholarship to attend conference on Bladder Pain syndrome and Interstitial Cystitis in Mumbai on 17th - 19th Nov 2016.
• AUSTEG (Asian Urological Surgery Training and Education Group) travelling scholarship to attend Lower urinary tract Endoscopic Surgery Course at Olympus K-TEC centre, Guangozu , China on 20th - 21st Jan 2018
• AUSTEG (Asian Urological Surgery Training and Education Group) travelling scholarship to attend Dry and Wet Lab Laparoscopic Upper Tract Surgery Course at Olympus CTEC centre, Beijing, China on 23th - 24thSept 2017

Awards

• The halo sign during a percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) puncture. Can Urol Assoc J 2016;10(3-4):E130.
• Use of Volume Rendered, Maximum Intensity Projection Images to Assess Whether the Medial Calyx Synonymous with the Posterior Calyx. Urol Int 2016;97(1):72-5.
• Carcinoma Cuniculatum of Penis: A Rare Variant of Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Excellent Prognosis. Urol Nephrol Open Access 2016

Professional Memberships

• American Urological Association
• International Uro Gynecology Association (IUGA).
• Urogynaecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Society of India (URPSSI)
• Urological Association of Asia (UAA)
• Indian Medical Association.
• Urological Society of India (USI).
• Association of Southern Urologists (India)
• Karnataka Urology Association (KUA)
• Bangalore Urology Society (BUS).

Paper Presentations

International:

1. “Does splitting of papilla matter during PCNL?” An award paper presented at International alliance of urolithiasis and PERCON 2016 held at New Delhi.
2. “Does splitting of papilla matter during PCNL?” Presented in American Urological Association Congress 2017 at Boston, USA
3. “Dysfunctional elimination syndrome as a cause of Chronic pelvic pain”. UAA Congress 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

National:

1. “Vein augmentation for AVF Venus stenosis salvage” podium at BUS meet 2014, Bangalore, India.
2. “A retrospective study of SLOT versus end to side anastomosis in AVF creation” podium at KUACON 2014 Bangalore, India.
3. “Vein augmentation for AVF Venus stenosis salvage”presented in prize paper section on SZUSICON 2015 Vishakapatnam.
4. “Hyperoxaluria and urolithiasis” podium at SZUSICON 2015,
5. “Unseparated vs separated papillary necrosis and recurrent UTI”podium presentation at USICON 2016, Hyderabad
6. “A case of Fetal bladder rupture” moderated poster presentation at USICON 2016, Hyderabad.
7. Correlation of AP diameter of renal pelvis and parenchymal thickness after pyeloplasty in predicting functional outcome at SZUSICON 2016. The paper received the ‘best paper award’ in the conference.
8. A novel idea of use of Foley catheter tip to prevent urethral injury during Otis urethrotomy at USICON2017 Mumbai.