Prizes & recognition
Annual Best Video Award
American Urological Association, USA.
First prize: managing a complication
North Zone, Urological Society of India.
Residents’ Bowl runner-up
Orlando, USA; represented the New York Section.
Awards documented in the Max Healthcare profile.
Fellowships & advanced training
- 2025 · ORSI Academy, BelgiumRobotic kidney transplantation fellowship.
- 2017 · Fortis Escorts Kidney & Urology Institute, New DelhiUro-oncology and renal transplantation fellowship.
- 2014 · Henry Ford Hospital, DetroitRobotic surgery fellowship.
- Vattikuti FoundationRobotic urology fellowship.
- International travel fellowshipsAUA–USI, 2014; Vattikuti, Mount Sinai, 2017.
Academic focus
Dr. Sachin’s academic interests include robotic kidney transplantation, kidney-preserving surgery, urological reconstruction, targeted diagnostics and functional outcomes after cancer treatment.
His professional profiles describe research publications, conference presentations and peer-review contributions. Max Healthcare records 30 publications in indexed journals. The practice reports a current total of 30+. This page presents selected work, with links to the hospital records.
Selected research and published work
- Robotic kidney transplantation using grafts with multiple vesselsNataraj SA, Zafar FA, Ghosh P and Ahlawat R · Frontiers in Surgery · 2020
An observational comparison with a matched open-transplant cohort, addressing feasibility and functional outcomes in a complex anatomical setting.
- Transmesocolic and retrocolic approaches to laparoscopic pyeloplastyIndian Journal of Urology · 2014 · Listed in the Aster professional bibliography
A comparative study in paediatric and adolescent patients, examining alternative routes for minimally invasive reconstruction.
- Kidney-sparing excision of a hilar paraganglioma with vascular reconstructionJournal of Urology meeting supplement · 2020 · Conference abstract
A published presentation concerning a complex renal hilar tumour and a preservation-focused operative approach.
- Anterior support reconstruction during robotic prostatectomyJournal of Urology meeting supplement · 2019 · Conference abstract
Work concerning urinary continence following prostate cancer surgery.
The Aster profile links professional bibliography details. Journal articles and meeting abstracts are identified separately above.
Further research & book contribution
Additional work listed by Aster Hospitals. Topics below are shortened descriptions, not verbatim article titles.
| Year | Research topic | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Intermediate-risk prostate cancer | Patient-guide book chapter |
| 2023 | Tuberous sclerosis, hypocalcaemia and renal mass | Indian Journal of Nephrology |
| 2016 | APROTA and nephrectomy conversion | Journal of Endourology |
| 2015 | Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: surgical morbidity | Urology |
| 2015 | Testicular pain following donor nephrectomy | Journal of Endourology |
| 2014 | Duplex predictors of fistula maturation | BJU International |
| 2012 | ABO-incompatible transplantation in India | Indian Journal of Transplantation |
Conference presentations & prize-paper sessions
- EAU 2025: robotic renal-artery aneurysm repair.
- EAU 2023: robotic buccal-graft urethroplasty.
- USI 2023: kidney cancer with IVC thrombus.
- WCE 2017: cystectomy, complex partial nephrectomy and IVC thrombectomy videos.
Aster also records CKP Menon, BK Patna and Marudhara Jodhpur Trust prize-paper entries. These are presented as session entries, not additional confirmed wins.
Surgical teaching and mentoring
Teaching interests include case selection, interpretation of imaging, operative planning and management of difficult surgical situations.
- 3D planning and ultrasound guidance for internal kidney tumours.
- Robotic prostatectomy and functional preservation.
- Cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary reconstruction.
- Robotic kidney transplantation and complex vascular anatomy.
- Reconstructive surgery after previous treatment or complications.
Professional societies and peer review
Listed memberships include the American Urological Association, European Association of Urology, Urological Society of India, Indian Society of Organ Transplantation, Association of Surgeons of India and Bengaluru Urology Society.
The Aster profile records reviewing contributions to the Indian Journal of Urology, BJUI Compass, Asian Journal of Urology and BMC Urology.