Dr. Puneet Ahluwalia Medical Registration Verified Medical Registration Verified
MCh Urology, Clinical Fellowship in Robotic Urology.
Director and Head, Urologic Oncology And Robotic Surgery @ Medanta Hospital- Urologic Oncology And Robotic Surgery
Dr Ahluwalia is a Director and Head, Urologic Oncology & Robotics at Medanta, Gurugram. He is one of the first fellowship trained robotic surgeons in India with fellowships in Robotic Urology & UroOncology. He brings in vast experience in the field of advanced robotic surgery for treatment of urological cancers from topmost national & international institutes. He holds to his credit one year clinical fellowship in Robotic Surgery along with fellowship in UroOncology from Japan and has undergone observing fellowship for advanced robotic urology from University of Miami, USA.
He has been performing complex Robotic UroOncological cases since 2014 when there were very few Robots in the country. He has performed more than 1000 robotic surgeries as a console surgeon including but not limited to Robotic Radical prostatectomy, Robotic partial nephrectomy, Robotic Radical cystectomy with intracorporeal diversion, Robotic Adrenalectomy, Robotic Retroperitoneal Lymph node dissection and Robotic VEIL(video endoscopic inguinal lymph node dissection). He is proficient in performing minimal invasive procedures for urological cancers including laparoscopic and endourological surgeries besides conventional open procedures. He has the distinction of performing first Robotic Radical Prostatectomy and Robotic Radical Cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion at any corporate hospital in state of UP.
Dr Ahluwalia is one of the first certified proctors for Intuitive surgicals USA (Da Vinci Robots) in the country and has been instrumental in setting up robotic surgery program in various centers in India. He has trained many established urologists nationwide for complex Robotic UroOncological procedures. Dr Ahluwalia has also been recognised as a Program Director for one year clinical fellowship in Robotic UroOncology by Urological society of India (USI), one of the first in country.Besides, he is also a Program Director for coveted Vattikuti Robotic UroOncology fellowship by Vattikuti Foundation MI, USA
His clinical practice is driven by his perseverance for providing high level of care to patients with urological cancers. His passion about research stems from from his belief in the importance of applying evidence based practice. He is extensively involved in research and has published several articles in national & international journals. He has presented his research and won several awards at various national/international platforms. He is a reviewer for many peer reviewed national/international journals. He is also the convenor of Delhi UroOncology Forum.