Dr. R Shanmugasundaram

Senior Consultant

28 years of experience

Kidney Transplant Surgeon, Urologist

MBBS, MS, MCh, DNB, MBA, Fellowship

Reg. No.:62231, Tamil Nadu Medical Council

English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam

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Dr. R. Shanmugasundaram is a urologist and renal transplant surgeon with over 28 years of clinical experience.
His areas of expertise are endourology, kidney transplants, laparoscopic urology, vascular access procedures, uro-oncology, female urology, and reconstructive urology.
Throughout his career, he has performed more than 2,000 endourological procedures, 500 kidney transplants, and 300 reconstructive urological procedures.
His skills also include procedures such as urethroplasties, repair of complex genitourinary fistulae in women, and treatment of prostate disorders, erectile dysfunction, kidney stones, and urinary incontinence.
Dr. Shanmugasundaram completed his MBBS at Government Erode Medical College in 1996, followed by an MS in General Surgery at Madurai Medical College in 2002.
In 2008, he earned his MCh in Urology from Christian Medical College, Vellore, where he was the University rank holder.
To enhance his skills, he obtained his DNB in Genitourinary Surgery from the National Board of Education in 2011 and an MBA in Hospital Management from the University of Madras in 2017.
He holds a Fellowship in Urology from the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
His talent for research is evident from his 47+ publications in reputed journals such as the Indian Journal of Urology and the Urology Annals.
Dr. Shanmugasundaram is a member of esteemed international and national organizations such as the European Association of Urology and the Urology Society of India.

Senior Consultant Urologist, Murugan Hospitals, Chennai, 2023
Senior Consultant Urologist, Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology, Chennai, 2023
Senior Consultant Urologist, Fortis Hospital, Chennai, 2023
Head of the Department, Urology, MIOT International, Chennai, 2020
Senior Consultant Urologist, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, 2013
Associate Professor, Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 2012
Assistant Professor, Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 2010
Senior Registrar, Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 2008

Shanmugasundaram, R., Singh, J. C., & Kekre, N. S. (2007). Does dutasteride reduce perioperative blood loss and postoperative complications after transurethral resection of the prostate?. Indian Journal of Urology, 23(3), 334-335.
Shanmugasundaram, R., Singh, J. C., & Kekre, N. S. (2007). Testicular microlithiasis: Is there an agreed protocol?. Indian Journal of Urology, 23(3), 234-239.
Rajaian, S., Murugasen, L., Jain, D., & Narasimhachar, S. C. (2020). Müllerianosis of the urinary bladder with unilateral complete renal agenesis: a rare coincidental finding causing delayed presentation. BMJ Case Reports CP, 13(7), e235217.
Rajaian, S., Murugavaithianathan, P., Krishnamurthy, K., & Murugasen, L. (2020). Extended Boari-flap reconstruction in isolated tuberculous pan-ureteral stricture. Urology Annals, 12(1), 87-89.
Venkatramani, V., Shanmugasundaram, R., & Kekre, N. S. (2014). Urogenital fistulae in India: results of a retrospective analysis. Urogynecology, 20(1), 14-18.