Dr. Rajiv Yadav

About Doctor

Dr. Rajiv Yadav has worked in urology for over twenty years, specializing in the care of the prostate, kidneys, and urinary bladder.

His research and clinical interests center on robotic assistance in laparoscopic procedures to treat prostate, kidney, and urinary bladder malignancies.

He heads a team of specialists who are equipped to deal with any kind of challenging urological surgery. Together, they've done thousands of treatments with outcomes on par with the world's top facilities.

The number of honors and prizes he has received is staggering. Awards include the "Gold Medal" for Outstanding Departing Resident in Urology and the "Best Clinical Research" awards from the American Urological Association in 2008 and 2009.

Throughout his career, he has written over a hundred peer-reviewed and invited articles on topics related to Minimally Invasive Urology and Urologic Oncology. 

Medical Qualifications

• MBBS from Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur in 1998
• MS from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi in 2001
• MCh from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi in 2005

Clinical Expertise

Professional Work Experience

• At the Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) in Gurugram, he oversaw the departments of urology, robotic surgery, uro-oncology, and robotic surgery as director and head.
• He was a Senior Registrar in the Surgical Oncology Department of the Apollo Cancer Institute at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in Sarita Vihar, New Delhi.
• He was a senior resident in New Delhi at the Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital (IRCH), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
• He was a surgical oncologist for several prominent hospitals in the Delhi-National Capital Region.
• He was a senior consultant at New Delhi's Dharamshila Superspecialty Hospital 

Career Highlights

• Regarding treating conditions of the prostate, kidneys, and urinary bladder, Dr. Rajiv Yadav is widely regarded as one of India's best urologists.
• Clinically, he uses the da Vinci Xi robot to perform laparoscopic surgery on patients with prostate, kidney, and urinary bladder malignancies.
• Dr. Rajiv Yadav and his urology team have been widely recognized for the thousands of lives they've saved via their work.
• He received his education from world-renowned institutions like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, Weill Cornell Medical College, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital in the United States. 

Research and Fellowships

• Urological Society of India
• American Urological Association
• North zone Urological Society of India
• Delhi Urological Society
• Association of Surgeons of India 

Awards and Recoginition

• At the 2006 Robotic Surgeons' Council Conference in New Delhi, he presented his groundbreaking work on Salvage Robotic Radical Prostatectomy and was awarded the Best Video of the Year prize.
• The Indian Journal of Urology awarded him 2015's Best Reviewer.
• 2015 NZUSICON, SrinagarVattikuti Foundation-IJU, Best Poster Award.
• The International Journal of Surgery (IJU) presented him with the Best Paper Prize in Robotic Surgery in 2014.
• He took home the top prize at ASICON 2014 for Best Surgical Video.
• At NZUSICON - 2012, he won the Agra Urological Club Best Video Award (second place).
• Award for Clinical and Medical Innovation from the American Urological Association/Gyrus Award for Outstanding Essay on Clinical Research from 2009