Dr. Vivek Venkat is a Urologic Oncologist and Robotic Urologist who completed 3-years (2-year fellowship and 1-year as faculty) at the University of Miami. He also serves as Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Miami and has an experience of over 600 robotic surgeries. He has completed his M. Urology (gold-medalist) from the prestigious Christian Medical College, Vellore.
His aim is to establish a world-class uro-oncology center at Nanavati Hospital with cutting-edge skills combined with empathetic patient care.
MS - General SurgeryKing Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, none
MCh - Urology/Genito-Urinary SurgeryChristian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, none
Fellow in Urologic OncologyUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, none
Work & experience
Instructor — Department of Urologic Oncology and Robotics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USAThanesar Haryana 2017 – 2018
Fellow — Department of Urologic Oncology and Robotics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USAThanesar Haryana 2015 – 2017
Assistant Professor — Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Christian Medical College and HospitalThanesar Haryana 2014 – 2015
Senior Registrar — Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Max HospitalThanesar Haryana 2013 – 2013
Resident — Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Christian Medical College and HospitalThanesar Haryana 2010 – 2013
Clinical Assistant — Assistant to Dr. Kirpekar, Ratna and Jehangir Hospitals, PuneThanesar Haryana 2009 – 2009
Resident — Department of General Surgery, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, MumbaiThanesar Haryana 2006 – 2009
Intern — Sassoon General HospitalThanesar Haryana 2004 – 2005
Registrations & certifications
American Urological Association (AUA)American Urological Association (AUA)
South East Section of the American Urological AssociationSouth East Section of the American Urological Association
Associate Member, Urological Society of IndiaAssociate Member, Urological Society of India
Associate Member, Association of Southern UrologistsAssociate Member, Association of Southern Urologists
Awards & recognitions
Part of the landmark Robotic versus Open Radical Cystectomy trial – the first multicenter phase 3 clinical trial comparing open to robotic surgery for any organ site in the world – published in the prestigious journal The Lancet inAward
Dr. Seetharaman Memorial Best Essay prize at the annual conference of the Urological Society of India (USICON) at New Delhi, January 2014 for my essay on “Urovision 2020: The Future of UrologyAward
Shaliwahan Singh Rawal Gold Medal for the Best Student in Urology by the Department of Urology, CMC, Vellore for exceptional performance throughout the residency and at the final M.Ch. examinationsAward
C.K.P. Menon Best Paper award for the presentation ‘Monopolar versus bipolar trans-urethral resection of bladder tumours (TURBT): A single-centre, parallel arm, randomized controlled trial’ at the annual conference of the Urological Society of India (USICAward
Selected by the Urological Society of India (USI) to attend the annual European Union Residents Education Program (EUREP) at PragueAward
Exstrophy-epispadias complex – Adult presentation: An audit’ presented in the Best Paper section at the annual conference of the South Zone – Urological Society of India (SZ-USICON) at MahabalipuramAward
‘Dental Caries in Thalassemic Children aged 1-12years’ received the Best Poster Award at the Annual Conference of the Research Society of B J Medical CollegeAward
Won the Undergraduate Open Quiz at the 31st Annual Conference of the Research Society of B J Medical CollegeAward
Won the Inter College Preventive and Social Medicine (PSM) Quiz held at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune on World Health DayAward
Won the Maharashtra state level PSM quizAward
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