Dr. Kishore T A

Senior Consultant - Urology

Aster Medcity

Dr. Kishore T A is one of the top Urologists in the country with more than 15 years of experience in the comprehensive management of complex genitourinary diseases. He is the third in the world to perform Transvaginal Assisted Robotic Renal Transplantation and fourth in the world to complete 100 Robotic Renal Transplantation Surgeries. He is also the first Urologist to perform NOTES assisted vaginal donor nephrectomy, robotic-assisted radical nephrectomy, and IVC thrombectomy in India.

Speciality

Urology

Education

MCh in Urology (Govt. Medical College, Kottayam)
DNB in General Surgery (National Board of Examinations, India)
DNB in Urology (National Board of Examinations, India)
MRCS (Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
M S in General Surgery (Govt. Medical College, Calicut)
MBBS (Govt. Medical College, Thrissur)
Fellowship in Robotic Surgery (Columbia University Division Of Urology, Miami, United States)
Fellowship in Urologic Oncology (University
of Miami & Accredited by the Society of Urologic Oncology)
Fellowship in Endurology (University of Minnesota & Accredited by the Endo Urological Society)

Areas of Expertise

Robotic Surgery: Robotic Prostatectomy/Cystectomy, Partial Nephrectomy
Laparoscopy: Partial Nephrectomy, Radical Nephrectomy, Donor Nephrectomy
Genitourinary Oncology: Open/Laparoscopic and Robotic Prostatectomy, Cystectomy,
Robotic Renal Transplantation
Advanced Ablation Procedures Like RFA, Cryotherapy
Endourology Procedures, Including Flexible Ureteroscopy, PCNL, TURP, TURBT, Lase

Awards And Honours

SS Bapat Prize for the Best Innovation in Urology in USICON - 2014
Chandigarh Best Video Prize USICON - 2013 and 2016
Best Video Award in SZUSICON - 2015 and 2016
Best Paper Award Indian Journal of Urology - 2013
Best Video Award UAKON - 2013
Performed more than 700 Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomies & Renal Transplantations
Performed over 800 Robotic Surgeries, including 200 Robotic Radical Prostatectomies
First in South India to perform Robotic Renal Transplant
First in Kerala to perform Single Incision Donor Nephrectomy
First surgeon in Kerala to use da Vinci Surgery Robot (at Aster Medcity, Kochi)
Has the second largest published series in the world on NOTES assisted vaginal donor nephrectomy

Memberships

International Journal of Urology and Nephrology
Asian Network for Scientific Information
Open Urology and Nephrology Journal
Open Prostate Cancer Journal