Urology

Qualifications

MBBS - Kasturba Medical College, Manglore University in 1995
MS (General surgery) - Fr Mullers Medical College, Manglore University in 1998
DNB (UROLOGY) - P D Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai in 2005

Biosketch

Dr Prakash Chandra Shetty joined at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital as Visiting Consultant in April 2006 and became Full Time Consultant in 2011.

Previously he has worked as Assistant Professor in General Surgery and Urology from 1998 to 2001at K S Hegde Medical College Manglore. He worked as Registrar in Urology and Uro-Oncology at P D Hinduja Hospital from 2001 to 2004. During this period he had assisted and performed various Endourological procedures, reconstructive surgeries. Kidney transplant and Uro-Oncology surgeries radical neprectomy, radial cystectomy, radial prostectomy). He has performed complicated Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), Uretero renal shunt (URS), Flexible URS, Laser Prostrate Surgery and Electrocorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).

He has special interest in the treatment of Renal calcuiwith minimal invasive technique, Treatment of prostrate – Trans urethral prostrate resection (TURP), Laser Prostrate Surgeries, Uro-Oncology - Radial, Partial, Open and Laparoscopic Neprectomies, Radical Cystectomies with Neo-Bladder, Radical Proastectomy (Open & Laparoscopic), Kidney Transplant.

Honorary Urologist & Renal Transplant Surgeon

Qualifications:

MS, Mch (Urology), DNB, FCPS
FMAS (Fellow Minimal Access Surgery Laparoscopy)

Biosketch:

Dr Ajit Sawant is working as a Honorary Urologist & Renal Transplant Surgeon at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital since January 2013. He has 16 years of experience in field of urology and Professor of Urology

He has published three international and nine national publications. Paper publications to name a few are as below:-

- Successful revascularisation following delayed presentation of bilateral renal artery thrombosis after blunt abdominal trauma: Ajit Sawant, Vikash Kumar, Sagar Bhalerao and Avinash Badne , Trauma 2014, Volume 16 (2) 129–134
- Suprapubic Cystostomy using Optical Urethrotome in Female Patients: Sawant AS, Patwardhan SK, Attar MI, Varma R, Bansal U. J Endourol, August 2009, 23(8),1325-7.
- Simultaneous bladder and vaginal reconstruction using ileum in complicated vesicovaginal fistula : Sujata K.Patwardhan, Ajit Sawant, Mohd. Ismail, M.Nagbhushana, Radheshyam R.Verma. Indian Journal of Urology, Jul-Sep 2008, Volume 24, 343-347.
- Modified Anterior Vaginal Wall Sling for SUI- A.S. Sawant, V.D.Trivedi,S.A.Salve V.Upadhaye- Indian Journal of Urology, April 2004, Volume 20,106-108.

His areas of Interest are Minimal Invasive Urology - Laparoscopic Urology, Uro-Oncology, Reconstuctive Urology.

Visiting Consultant Urologist

Qualifications

MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Urology), LLB (Mumbai University)

Biosketch

Dr Deepak Gupte is working as a Visiting Consultant Urologist at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital since January 2004. He has membership of Urology Society of India, Association of Day Care Surgeons of India, South Asian Society of Sexual Medicine, and International Society of Sexual Medicine. Position held Executive Director (India) and Council Member of South Asian Society of Sexual Medicine 2015 –2017.

He has published Ruptured Ectopic Gestation – A Surgical Emergency The Indian Practitioner, Vol. XL No.9,1987, Original Article-Our Experience with Renal Trauma- The Indian Practitioner, Vol.XL No. 2, 1989, Paratesticular Myxoliposarcoma Journal of Post Graduate Medicine, 1989, Informative Article : Men who cannot Ejaculate- Biomed –Volume 4 Number 5 June – July, 1997, Current Management of Erectile Dysfunction-Urology Section, Volume 2, Number 4, Surgery, January, 1997, International Journal of Impotence Research, Volume 8, Number 3, September,1996, A Rare Case of Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma with Focal sarcomatoid Differentiation, Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research, June 2014, Volume 3, Issue 3.

Honorary Consultant - Urology

Qualifications

MBBS, M.S., (General Surgery), M. Ch.(Urology)

Honorary Consultant Urology & Transplant

Qualifications

MBBS, MS (General Surgery), Mch (Urology)

Biosketch

Dr Vatsala Trivedi is working as a Honorary Consultant Urology & Transplant at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital since November 2004. She is an alumnus of Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital Mumbai from where she has done her MBBS (1970), MS (General Surgery) 1975, Mch (Urology) 1982.

She was a Professor & Head of the Deptartment of Urology & Transplant services at LTMG Hospital for 15 year till her superannuation from BMC services in 2004. As Professor and Head of the Department of Urology she developed Endourology, Reconstructive Urology, Uro Oncology, and Paediatric Urology at Sion hospital. She Started Renal Transplant Program and pioneered the deceased donor Kidney Transplant program in Maharashtra state. For starting the deceased donor program in Maharashtra she was felicitated by then Health minister, Chief Minister of Maharashtra state and Governor of Maharashtra. She was the founder of Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee and served as founder secretary till 2010.She was invited to Rajya Sabha committee for the amendments of THOA 1994 Act. She was invited to WHO Geneva as Indian Representative to formulate strategy to develop Deceased Donor Transplant Program in developing countries. Apart from number of live related donor Kidney transplants she has performed 50 Deceased donor Kidney transplant. She has a number of publications in national and international journals.