National Topper & Gold Medalist
National Topper & Gold Medalist in DNB Urology Final Examination, 2005H.S. Bhat Gold Medal for the National Topper in the Diplomate of National Board Final Examination. Dr. H S Bhat (Late) was one of the senior most urologists in India, who had been a great mentor and role model for many of the senior urologists in the country today. The candidate who stands first in the country in DNB examinations every year is awarded this much-coveted Gold medal.
Best paper presentation
Best paper presentation award in the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation 2007, for the presentation on ‘Post-transplant renal artery stenosis’. This presentation was adjudged the best as it represented data from one of the largest series of transplant-related vascular complications from India and world literature. The design and methodology of the study fetched award for this presentation.
IJU best publication first prize award
Post-transplant renal artery stenosis: published as an original article in the Indian Journal of Urology, was adjudged the best of all the publications for the year 2009.
Peer reviewer
Indian Journal of Urology (2005 – 2010),Austin Journal of Urology (till date),
South Asian Journal of Nephrology, Urology, and Transplantation.
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (till date).
Member of Editorial board
South Asian Journal of Nephrology, Urology, and Transplantation (The Open Urology & Nephrology Journal), SAARC Countries.Austin Journal of Urology, USA
Invited speaker for TAPASU
Invited speaker for TAPASU State level midterm CME programme, delivered a talk on, “Screening and Active Surveillance in Ca prostate – where do we stand?”, held at Trichy in May 2014.
PG Examiner
PG Examiner for M.Ch Urology examinations of various universities since 2013.Sri Ramachandra University
Rajiv Gandhi University, Karnataka, India.
NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Invited speaker for CME
Invited speaker for CME programmes in various Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu.
Examiner for B.Sc
Examiner for B.Sc Allied Health Sciences Urology University Examinations from 2009 to date.
Invited speaker for CUE
Invited speaker for CUE programme organized by Muthukumaran Medical College & RI, Chennai on “Recent developments in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia management” – Jan 2018.
Core Faculty Member
Core Faculty Member for Uro-Oncology meets organized by Global Hospitals, Chennai on “Role of Mitomycin C as an Intra vesical agent in Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer” – March 2018.
Invited Faculty
Invited Faculty to deliver a Guest Lecture for the “Pan African e-Network Project for Telemedicine” on Evaluation & Management of Patients with Haematuria, June 2014.Management of Ureteric Colic, November 2016
Chairperson for Uro Oncology
Chairperson for Uro Oncology meets organized by Govt. Royapettah Hospital, Chennai, India onSymposium on Carcinoma Prostate – April 2018.
Symposium on Stricture Urethra – June 2018.
Membership Details
Life member of Urological Society of India. Life member of Urological Society of Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry Chapter.Life member of Urological Society of India - Southern Chapter.
Life member of Madras Urological Society.
Life Member of Indian Medical Association - Porur, Chennai.
Academic Achievements
Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute are ranked among the top health sciences universities in India. The consistent quest for excellence in medical education, health care, and research has earned the University many notable accreditations, recognition, and awards. In order to keep pace with the growth of this Institution, faculties are motivated and encouraged to set very high standards for themselves and the Institution.
PROFESSOR, Department of Urology & Renal Transplantation, SRMC.
SENIOR CONSULTANT, Department of Urology & Renal Transplantation, SRMC.
Involved in Postgraduate and Undergraduate teaching for the past 20 years.
Serving as External & Internal Examiner for various Super specialty M.Ch Postgraduate Examinations since 2013.
Actively involving myself in various Institutional committees like National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Hospital Quality Assurance Division (HQAD), Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and National Board of Accreditation of Hospitals (NABH).
Played a dynamic role as Urology Department Coordinator, in Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation for Sri Ramachandra University. JCI accreditation is considered the gold standard in global health care. In SRMC, JCI trained consultants are considered to be the most skilled and experienced in the industry, where challenges are taught to be looked into as opportunities and not as obstacles. This helped us to greatly improve patient safety and quality of health care.
Member of Organ Transplantation committee and Operation Room committee from 2009 to date.
Guided about 35 M.Ch postgraduate students and 3 Ph.D. scholars.
Published more than 50 publications in various National and International peer reviewed indexed journals.
Serving as Peer reviewer and Editorial committee member for various International journals.
Contributed to several book sub-chapters in Urology and Nephrology.
Interview Committee Panelist for selecting Urologists for Government jobs, Telangana State, India.
Credited with one of the largest national audit conducted in the practice of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Renal stones amongst the practicing urologists all over the country. The same was subsequently presented in the National Conference in 2007, Agra, India.
Invited Chairperson for various CMEs organized by the Urology Society of Tamil Nadu, India.
Course Co-director for various Continuous urological education programmes organized by the Government Medical Colleges of Chennai, India.