Dr. U. Venkatesh

Dr.U.Venkatesh is the Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Urology, Vascular Access, Renal Transplant & Robotic Surgery, Kauvery Multispecialty Hospital, Hosur.
Experienced urologist with 16 years of extensive training in various subspecialties of urology, vascular access and renal transplantation, including robotic-assisted techniques. Proven leadership in clinical services, teaching, and program development since 2018. Author of multiple publications and recipient of national and state-level awards in urology and surgery, with a strong record of accomplishment in academic contributions, quiz, leadership, and ongoing medical education for NEET SS/INI SS candidates.

Education Qualification

• M.B.B.S : Madurai Medical College (2004-2010)
• M.S(General surgery) : Madurai medical college(2011-2014)
• M.Ch (Urology) : Govt. Stanley Medical College, Chennai (2015-2018)
• DNB (Urology): Post M.Ch cleared in 2018.
• Robotic Certificate of Intuitive System Training Equivalency as a CONSOLE surgeon from Intuitive Surgical -July 2024

Experience

16 Years

Awards & Recognitions

• Pof.Vadamalayan Endowment Award in M.B.B.S final year university exam 2010.
• Prof.T.Dorairajan Gold medal in Pediatric surgery in 2014
• Prof.Chinnasamy Gold medal in Urology in 2014
• 2nd place in Prof.Varadharajan vascular surgery gold medal exam in 2014
• Represented Tamil Nadu & secured 3rd place at the National Surgery quiz at ASICON 2014, Ahmedabad.
• Best paper award at the state urological conference TAPASUCON 2017 at SRM, Chennai.
• 1st place in Tamil Nadu state-level urology quiz at midterm TAPASUCON 2017 at Trichy.
• 1st place in IPCA UROSCIENCES QUIZ 2018 at Chennai.
• Represented Tamilnadu & secured 3rd place at south zone level urology quiz at SZUSICON 2017 at Manipal.
• Selected as a fellow from Tamilnadu for ASU fellowship 2017 organised by Association of south zone urologists.
• Presented C.K.P.Menon best prize podium paper at national urology conference USICON 2018 at Jaipur (only representation from a government institute among the selected 7 papers).
• Secured 2nd Rank (Silver medal) in the final M.Ch (Urology) Dr.TamilNadu M.G.R medical University examination held in August 2015.
• Part of an operative faculty team in the preconference live operative workshop held at Tirunelveli in 2019 TAPASUCON-Tamil Nadu state urology conference.
• Won the Pondicherry Best Video presentation in TAPASUCON 2025-“Robotic-assisted kidney transplant-point of technique” held at Pondicherry in September 2025
• Authored a chapter on “Urological emergencies” in the textbook of “Emergency surgeries”

Presentations & Publications

• Effective Concentration of Povidone Iodine Renal Pelvis Instillation in the Treatment of Chyluria- IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 15, Issue 2 Ver. VI (Feb. 2016)
• Salvageability of giant hydronephrosis non-visualised on ivu– JEMDS-July 2016 Volume : 5Issue : 57
• Predictive factors of infectious complications following Percutaneous Nephrolithitomy-An Institutional Study IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS)e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 17, Issue 5 Ver. 10 (May. 2018)
• Fungal infection- a post-transplant surgical emergency- Med E journal, Tamilnadu MGR Medical University.