Professor and head, Transplantation Surgery and Urology at Smt. G. R. Doshi and Smt. K. M. Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre and Dr. H. L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Ahmedabad
Major Achievements: Pioneer in retroperitoneoscopic living donor nephrectomy, robotic kidney transplantation, natural orifice insertion of kidney and laparoscopic and robotic kidney transplantation Has largest experience in the world performing laparoscopic and robotic assisted laparoscopic kidney transplantation (177 case and 581 cases till 10th Feb 2021)
Established liver transplant program at public sector hospital Established Deceased donor organ procurement program in Gujarat, Currently, Convener, Gujarat State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization
Invited Speaker: Twice at British Transplant Society meetings, American Transplant Congress, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Twice at Japanese Society of Transplantation, Society Internationale d’Urologie, Royal Society of Surgery Australia and New Zealand, Middle East Society of Transplantation, The Transplantation Society, Bangladesh Association of Urology Surgeons, Congress of Asian Society of Transplantation, Japanese society of Endourology
Lectures at : Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm; Tubingen University Hospital, Germany; University of Southern California, Henry Ford University Hospital, Michigan; University Hospital, Beijing; St. Mery University Hospital, Kurume, Japan; St. Jame’s University hospital, UK; Sir Peter Medawar Transplant Unit, Liverpool, UK; Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
(Awards): Maharshi Sushrut Gyanpith Seva Sanman, Dr. Mavlankar Gold Medal, Maharshi Dadhichi award, Best resident award in Urology, West Zone USI Gold Medal, Millennium International scholarship by USI
Publications: 120
BOOK CHAPTER: 3