Pankaj Maheshwari MCh

Dr. Pankaj Nandkishore Maheshwari, Consultant Urologist, at Fortis Hospital Mulund and honorary assistant professor of Urology at Grant Medical College, has won the prestigious Urology Gold Medal award for the year 2020 for his exemplary services in the field of Urology.

The award has been given to Dr. Maheshwari recognizing his tremendous contributions as a teacher, presenter, researcher, innovator, and an active office-bearer of the Urology Society of India – West zone. He has contributed to society through multiple medical camps, awareness programs, NGOs like Lions Club, and educational articles in newsletters.

Dr. Maheshwari has to his credit more than 60 publications in national and international journals and has wide experience in the management of Urinary Calculus Disease patients. He is a pioneer in the use of Holmium Laser in Urology in India. He started performing Holmium Laser enucleation of the Prostate for the management of Benign Enlargement of the Prostate in late 1998. He popularized Holmium Laser enucleation of the Prostate across India and was one of the initial persons to start therapeutic flexible Ureteroscopy in India. He has demonstrated HoLEP in most major centers in India, Bangladesh, and Kunming in China & has delivered nearly a hundred guest lectures at national and regional conferences.

His contributions as a teacher are noteworthy. He was invited as a faculty member to various international Urology society meetings like Society Internationale Urology, European Urology, World Endo-urology Congress, Society Internationale Urology, Singapore Urology Association, Indian section of American Urology Association, Golden Bridge Urology Association at Kunming & Vietnam Urology & Nephrology association.

His written work is said to be quite compelling and informative. His eight publications are quoted in the Campbell textbook of Urology. Being a member of the editorial board of the Indian Journal of Urology, he has reviewed more than 20 national and international Urology and medical journals.

Speaking on this occasion, Dr Pankaj Maheshwari said, “I am extremely glad about this achievement as this inspires me to do more. As healthcare providers, it is our duty to constantly strive towards achieving better medical outcomes for our patients. For this, we need to keep updating and educating ourselves in advanced medical technologies to break barriers to good quality healthcare services.”