Dr. Ravi Chandran K

Dr. Ravi Chandran is a Consultant Uro - oncologist and a Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta road, Bengaluru. He has been fellowship trained in Uro - oncology and robotic surgery at Amrita Institute of medical sciences, Kochi, where he has been treating prostate, kidney, bladder, testis, penile, adrenal, retroperitoneal cancers exclusively.

His areas of interest and expertise include urological malignancies and robotic surgeries. During his fellowship period, he has done numerous Robotic, laparoscopic, Open, Endourological surgeries providing comprehensive and cutting-edge treatment for Urological cancers. He has also extensively researched in the field of Uro-oncology and has numerous papers and presentations at national and international conferences.

• - RGUHS Gold medal in MS General Surgery examination April 2015 for obtaining highest marks in General surgery exams awarded by Karnataka state medical university, RGUHS, Bengaluru.
• - Gold medal in Mch Urology examination 2020, AIMS, Kochi, Amrita University, Coimbatore.
• - “Prof. CKP Menon Best Paper Prize” at 53rd Annual conference of Urological society of India (USICON 2020) held at Kochi in January 2020. Development of a Novel Indian Nomogram for predicting extra capsular extension in prostate cancer.
• - “Indian journal of Urology Best article for year 2021” at 55th Annual conference of Urological society of India (USICON 2022).
• - Second prize for Development of a Novel Indian Nomogram for predicting extra capsular extension in prostate cancer. Indian J Urol 2021;37:65-71
• - Developing a nomogram for predicting pentafecta outcomes after radical cystectomy in an Indian cohort
• - Nominated for “USI Best paper prize for young Urologists” at 55th Annual conference of Urological society of India (USICON 2022)
• - Diagnostic potential of Raman spectroscopy in the bladder cancer: Identifying and characterizing grades.
• - Nominated for “USI Best Innovation award session” at 54th Annual conference of Urological society of India (Virtual USICON 2021) held in February 2021.
• - Testis sparing surgery in Small tumours - Is it safe.? Nominated for “Vijaywada prize poster” at 53rd Annual conference of Urological society of India (USICON 2020) held at Kochi in January 2020.
• - Laparoscopic Bilateral Adrenalectomy: A Review of 15 years’ experience at Single tertiary centre in India. Nominated for “Best poster” at South Zone Urological society of India conference (SZUSICON) 2019, Coimbatore.
• - Partins Nomogram and its performance in high risk carcinoma prostate - A South Indian cohort. Nominated for “Best paper” at Urological association of Kerala annual conference (UAKON) 2019, Trivandrum
• - Fast track surgery in pancreatic resections – A single centre experience. Nominated for “Best paper” at Karnataka state conference - Association of Surgeons of India conference 2014 (KSC-ASICON) 2015, Mysore.
• - Second Prize in Poster category. Ancient schwannoma of thigh presenting as sciatica – A rare case report. Karnataka state conference - Association of Surgeons of India conference (KSC-ASICON) 2014, Manipal.
• - SIOAS - Small incision open appendectomy surgery, a renewed approach. Nominated for “Best video” at Karnataka state conference - Association of Surgeons of India conference 2014 (KSC-ASICON) 2014, Manipal.
• - A Clinical audit of Colonoscopy: Our Single centre experience. Nominated for “Best paper” at Karnataka state conference - Association of Surgeons of India conference 2014 (KSC-ASICON) 2014, Manipal.
• - Second Prize in Inter-Collegiate General surgery quiz conducted at St. Johns medical college during continued surgical education programme 2014.
• - Second Prize in Inter-Collegiate Pulmonary medicine Quiz conducted at AJIMS, Mangalore in 2009.

• - Urology society of India
• - American Urology Association
• - European Association of Urology
• - Society of Genitourinary Oncologist of India
• - Robotic Urology Forum India
• - Society of Robotic Surgery
• - European Robotic Urology Society

• - Uro - Oncology
• - Robotic Urology
• - Laparoscopic Urology
• - Endourology
• - Nerve sparing Radical Prostatectomy (for prostate cancer)
• - Radical Cystectomy and ileal conduit / Neobladder (for urinary bladder cancer)
• - Radical and Partial Nephrectomy (Kidney Cancer)
• - Zero Ischemia Partial Nephrectomy
• - Surgeries for Adrenal Tumours
• Surgeries for Retro Peritoneal Tumors
• - Partial and Radical Penectomy (Penis Cancer)
• - Video Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy (VEIL)
• - Radical Orchidectomy and Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection (for testicular cancer)