Dr Pankaj Maheshwari N

Got trained in Urology at the Grant Medical College, Mumbai under Prof. Madhav H Kamat and Dr Percy J Chibber in 1995. Has to his credit more than forty-five publications in national and international journals. He has delivered guest lectures in many national and international conferences. His eight publications quoted in the recent edition of the Campbell’s Urology, tenth edition. (This textbook is considered as a bible of Urology books). Three publications regarding management of Urinary calculi were quoted in the 9th edition. He received his training in Holmium Lasers in Urology at – • Department of Urology, New York Medical College under Dr. Akhil Das. • Department of Urology, Tauranga Medical Center, Tauranga, New Zealand under Dr. Peter Gilling and Dr. Mark Frounderfer. Dr. Maheshwari is the pioneer in the use of Holmium laser in urology in India. He started performing holmium laser enucleation of prostate for management of Benign Enlargement of Prostate in late 1998. He has a large experience of management of urinary calculus disease patients. These were managed by a combination of lithotripsy and endourology. Few unusual surgical procedures were done for the first time in India by Dr. Maheshwari. • Laparoscopy assisted PCNL for large calculi in pelvic kidney (3 cases). • Laparoscopic repair of spontaneous bladder perforation. He has devised few new techniques in endourology • A new technique for placement of CAPD catheter laparoscopically. This significantly reduces the complications of CAPD catheter. (> 100 cases) • Technique of antegrade placement of DJ stent after PCNL. • Technique of Cystoscopic stent removal using a guide-wire loop.