About Dr. Ahlawat

A globally renowned urologist, robotic surgeon, educator, and pioneer with a distinguished career spanning India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Since December 2024, he has served as Group Chairman – Urology; Chairman – Center of Excellence for Prostate and Urological Cancers; Advisor – Robotic Urology Development and Training; and Member of the Group Medical Advisory Council at Max Healthcare, India, leading clinical excellence, innovation, and advanced robotic urological care.

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Clinical and academic focus

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Prostate and Kidney Cancer

Senior clinical and academic leadership in uro-oncology, with active practice in robotic prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy at Max Healthcare’s Center of Excellence for Prostate and Urological Cancers.

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Robotic Renal Transplantation

Pioneered robotic kidney transplantation under regional hypothermia — developed and disseminated internationally through publications, live surgical demonstrations, training programs, and invited lectures.

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Minimally Invasive Urology

Decades of contribution to endourology, laparoscopic urology, and renal stone disease — including foundational work on laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in India.

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Decades in urology and
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A career devoted to advancing urologic surgery

Dr. Rajesh K. Ahlawat is a leading urologist, robotic surgeon, educator, and pioneer with a distinguished career spanning several decades across India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He currently serves as Group Chairman – Urology; Chairman – Center of Excellence for Prostate and Urological Cancers; Advisor – Robotic Urology Development and Training, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Noida.

  • Instrumental in establishing and leading some of India's most respected urology, robotic surgery, and renal transplantation programs.

  • Helped shape modern minimally invasive urology in India, including the development of laparoscopic urology and advanced robotic urologic surgery.

Four pillars of a distinguished career

Clinical practice, research, teaching, and innovation — each reinforcing the others across four decades.

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Clinical Excellence

Active operating practice in robotic urology, renal transplantation, and urologic oncology at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Noida.

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Academic Leadership

Numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, editorial roles, international lectures, masterclasses, and live operative workshops across India, Europe, Asia, and North America.

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Teaching & Mentorship

A committed teacher and mentor, Dr. Ahlawat has trained generations of urologists, fellows, and faculty members in urology, renal transplantation, laparoscopy, and robotic surgery.

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Innovation

Pioneered robotic kidney transplantation under regional hypothermia, subsequently published, demonstrated, and adopted by specialist center internationally.

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Where I have practiced and taught

A career across India, the United Kingdom, and the United States — at the institutions that shaped modern urologic surgery.

2024 — Present

Max Super Specialty Hospital, Noida

Group Chairman, Urology & Robotic Surgery
Noida, India
2022

Mount Sinai Hospital, New York

Director, Department of Urology
New York, USA
2018 — 2024

Medanta The Medicity, Gurugram

Chairman, Kidney & Urology Institute
Gurugram, India
2016 — 2018

Chairman, Fortis Escorts Kidney & Urology Institute

Chairman, Fortis Escorts Kidney and Urology Institute
New Delhi, India
2010 — 2016

Chairman, Division of Urology & Renal Transplantation — Medanta

Chairman, Division of Urology & Renal Transplantation, Medanta Kidney and Urology Institute
Gurugram, India
2006 — 2009

Director, Urology & Renal Transplantation — Fortis Hospitals

Director, Urology & Renal Transplantation
New Delhi, India
1997 — 2006

Senior Consultant, Urology & Renal Transplantation — Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

Senior Consultant, Urology & Renal Transplantation
New Delhi, India
1995 — 1996

Clinical Assistant & Honorary Lecturer — Institute of Urology & Nephrology, UCL Hospitals

Clinical Assistant & Honorary Lecturer, Institute of Urology and Nephrology
London, UK
1987 — 1997

Assistant to Additional Professor — SGPGIMS

Assistant / Associate / Additional Professor, Dept. of Urology & Renal Transplantation
Lucknow, India
1984 — 1987

M.Ch. Urology Residency — All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Senior Registrar, Department of Urology (M.Ch. Residency Training)
New Delhi, India

Where to find me

Clinical consultations and surgical procedures are conducted at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Noida.

Max Super Speciality Hospital

Max Super Speciality Hospital
Sector 128, Noida
(+91) 9650572830
bookappointment@drrajeshahlawat.com