Our Team
Dr. Pradeep Rao
Director & Senior Consultant
Dr. Pradeep Rao is the most reliable urologist in Mumbai, India who ensures the best treatment for all urological conditions. Born and raised in Mumbai, he graduated from Grant Medical College, followed by his General Surgery training from Lokamanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai in 1994, and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1995. Besides various awards and recognition to his name, he is the Head of the Department of Urology at Gleneagles Hospital in Mumbai and is also associated with the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, Jupiter Hospital Thane, and the SRV Mamatha Hospital in Dombivli. His decisions in donor surgeries are based on the fact that – “Donors are not patients. Their safety and recovery are the priority in any transplant surgery.”
Alongside over 20 publications in peer reviewed journals, Dr. Rao has been a guest editor of the Indian Journal of Urology. He has also been on the editorial board of the Journal of Endourology and has authored chapters in various books, including the latest edition of Smith’s Textbook of Endourology.
General Information
M.B.B.S
Grant Medical College & Bombay University, 1989
F.R.C.S. (Surgery)
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK, 1995
M.N.A.M.S. (General Surgery Urology)
National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1995 & 2000
Diploma in Laparoscopic Urology
University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, December 2001
F.I.C.S. (Urology)
International College of Surgeons, October 2004
Sub-specialty Training
Endourology, Laparoscopic Urology, Paediatric Urology, Reconstructive Urology, Laparoscopic and Robotic Uro-oncology
Prof. M. B. Gharpure Award for standing 2nd in Pharmacology in the University examination, 1987
3rd Prize Vijayawada Poster Competition, USICON 1997, Mumbai
Dr G M Phadke USI traveling fellowship for the year 2000
1st prize – Best podium paper, WZ USICON 1999, Goa
1st Prize – Best Video, October 2002, West Zone USICON, Nadiad, India
Dr R Seetharaman memorial essay prize 2000, awarded by USI
Cost Effectiveness of ESWL vs PCNL for renal calculi 2 cms: An Indian Perspective. Indian Journal of Urology. September 2001
Laparoscopic Ureterocystoplasty: A novel technique – Abstract, Journal of Endourology, September 2002
Evolution of the R-Port, Single port Laparoscopy – Abstract, J Endourology, October 2007
The feasibility of Single Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A pilot study of 20 cases. Rao P, Rao P, Rane A, HPB (Oxford). 2008;10(5):336-40
Evaluation of a Novel Laparoscopic Access device: Video presented at World Congress of Endourology, Cancun, 2007
Combined TransVesical and TransUrethral Enucleation of the Prostate: A Novel Technique, AUA San Francisco, 2010
Laparoscopic Orchidopexy: Is open orchidopexy dead?: Video presented at World Congress of Endourology, Genoa, Italy, September 2002
Initial Evaluation of the Stonebreaker, A New Intracorporeal Lithotripter: EAU, Berlin, 2006
Initial Clinical trials of the LMA Stonebreaker, October 2005
Pioneer in Single port Laparoscopy using the R-Port: 1st cases, May 2007
Initial Clinical trials of BackStop: A new device to prevent retropulsion, 2008 – 09
Member, National Academy of Medical Sciences
Member, Society of Endourology
Member, Indian Medical Association
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Member, American Urological Association
Member, Societe Internationale D’Urologie
Member, European Association of Urology
Our Team
Our team comprises of experienced and reliable urologists based out of Mumbai, who are committed to ensuring your health and well-being