Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat

Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat
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