Dr. Raghunath S K
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), DNB (Urology)
- Skills :Specialize in the treatment of Prostate cancer, Kidney cancer, Penile cancer, Testicular cancer, Bladder cancer and Benign tumors
Highlights
- Dr. Raghunath S K is a renowned Uro-Oncologist with more than 21 years of experience.
- Dr. Raghunath is the 1st uro-oncologist to establish the 1st dedicated uro-oncology department in South India at HCG.
- Dr. Raghunath S K has conducted over 3000 uro-oncological surgeries and overall 4500 surgeries.
- His areas of interest include robotic surgery and medical equipment innovations and designing.
- Dr. Raghunath S K expertise in open and robotic radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy for prostate cancer
- Specialize in treating metastatic prostate cancer with Hormone therapy and Immunotherapy
- Treating metastatic kidney cancers with targeted therapy and immunotherapy
Profile Summary
Dr. Raghunath S K specialize in Nerve Sparing Radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, Nerve-sparing radical cystectomy, Ileal conduit and neobladder for urinary bladder cancer, Radical & Partial Nephrectomy including zero ischemia partial nephrectomy for Kidney cancer, Partial & Radical Penectomy, Video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy (VEIL) for Penile Cancer, and Radical orchiectomy & Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular Cancers.
Experience of Dr. Raghunath S K
Dr. Raghunath S.K is a renowned Uro-Oncologist with more than 21 years of experience.
Training and Certifications
- MBBS – Govt. Medical College, Mysore, 1993
- MS – General Surgery – Mysore Univesity, 1998
- DNB – Urology/Genito – Urinary Surgery – National Board of Examination, India, 2004
- He completed his fellowship training in uro oncology from Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi.
- He received his training in laparoscopic and robotic urology from Taipei City Hospital and Mackey Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Fellowship in Molecular Oncology for prostate cancer – 2013 – at Centre for Prostate Disease Research (CPDR) and Walter Reed army university, at Maryland, Washington DC, USA.
Expertise in Disease/Treatment
- Prostate cancer treatment
- Kidney cancer treatment
- Testis cancer treatment
- Bladder cancer treatment
- Penile cancer treatment
- Benign tumors treatment
Languages
- English
- Hindi
Awards and achievements of Dr. Raghunath S K
- Dr. Raghunath S K is the 1st uro-oncologist to establish the 1st dedicated uro-oncology department in South India at HCG.
- Dr. Raghunath S K is the 1st uro-oncologist in south India to perform robotic radical cystectomy and total intracorporeal ileal neobladder surgery for bladder cancer and robotic perineal radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer.
- Dr. Raghunath is the founder-chairman of the Global Prostate Disease Foundation, an NGO that works on creating awareness about prostate diseases among urologists and the community.
- He has served as the secretary (2013) and president (2018) of the Bangalore Urological Society. He is currently serving as the secretary for the Society of Genitourinary Oncologists (SOGO) of India.
- Dr. Raghunath S K has served as a principal investigator for more than 20 clinical trials conducted on prostate and renal cancers.
- He has authored and co-authored over 20 publications for national and international journals. He has also authored several book chapters for several uro-oncology books.
- Dr. Raghunath has served as a faculty for more than 135 national and international conferences. He has also organized more than 20 conferences and live workshops.
- He has been invited as an operating faculty for live demonstrations of robotic radical prostatectomy and robotic VEIL at reputed institutes like Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute (Delhi), Indian Cancer Congress, Bangalore, 21st TS Jayaram Memorial Live Operative Workshop, and many more. He is also a visiting professor at the Department of Uro-oncology at Minnesota University, Minneapolis.
- He was one of the speakers at the TEDx DSCE event 2019 and spoke on robotic surgery.
Publications
- Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy-a Contemporary Review. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2020 Dec;11(4):580-588.
- Role of RPLND and Metastasectomy in the Management of Oligometastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2018 Mar;9(1):105-109.
- Oncology Gold Standard™ practical consensus recommendations 2016 for treatment of advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma. South Asian J Cancer. 2016 Oct-Dec;5(4):167-175.
- Radical Prostatectomy for Locally Advanced Prostate Cancers-Review of Literature. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2017 Jun;8(2):175-180.
- Minilaparotomy radical cystoprostatectomy (Minilap RCP) in the surgical management of urinary bladder carcinoma: early experience. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2008 Sep;38(9):611-6
Memberships
- European Robotic Urology
- America’s Urology
- European Urology
- Robotic Urology
- Bangalore Urological Society
- Karnataka Urological Association.
- Urological Society of India
- Society of Genitourinary Oncologists of India
