Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat

Group Chairman - Urology and Andrology, Kidney and Urology Institute Renal

Medanta, The Medicity, Gurugram

With more than 39 years of experience in Minimally Invasive Urology and Renal Transplantation, Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat is a world-renowned expert. He established four high-volume urology and renal transplant programs at leading institutions in India.

He pioneered the world’s first Robotic Kidney Transplant (RKT) with regional hypothermia as a laparoscopic and robotic surgeon. At all previous institutions of his association, Dr. Ahlawat initiated Urology training MCh. and D.N.B. programs.

He has been invited as guest faculty at live surgery workshops around the world to present a variety of laparoscopic and robotic surgeries, including Pyeloplasty, Radical Prostatectomy, Partial Nephrectomy, Radical Cystectomy, and Kidney Transplantation.

Speciality

Urology, Kidney Transplant

Education

MCh (Urology) AIIMS, New Delhi (1986)
MNAMS (General Surgery) - DNB Board, New Delhi (1982)
MS (General Surgery) - KGMC, Lucknow (1980)
MBBS - KGMC, Lucknow (1976)

Areas of Expertise

Robotic Kidney Transplant
Laparoscopic and Robotic Urology
Acute Kidney Injury
Urological Cancer
Endourology
Nephrectomy
Chronic Kidney Disease & Failure
Urological Reconstructive Surgery

Working

Medanta, The Medicity, Gurugram

Awards And Honours

Certificate of Honour (Obst. & Gyn.) - 1976
Agra Urological Club Best Video (First Prize) - 2003
Poster presentation Vascular anomalies during Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy and management at Indian Society of Organ Transplantation meeting Mumbai. - 2004
Laparoscopic management of Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis by intraperitonealization of the ureter - 2005
Kalyan Pharmacy Gold Medal, 1972
Kashi Ram Dhawan Gold Medal, 1980
P. N. Berry Scholarship, 1994
Agra Urological Club Best Video (First Prize), 2003
Best Poster Award, 2004
Agra Urological Club Best Video (1st and 2nd Prize), 2005
Chandigarh Best Video (First Prize), 2006
Agra Urological Club Best Video (first prize), 2008 and 2011
Chandigarh Best Video (First Prize), 2011
Recipient of 2016 President's Gold Medal by USI
Honorary Lecturer by the University College London Hospitals, U.K., 1995

Memberships

Urological Society of India (USI)
National Academy of Medical Sciences
American Urological Association (AUA)
EndoUrology Society
Society Internationale de Urology