Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar

• Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar is a consultant Uro-oncologist and Robotic Surgeon.
• Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) of England – Lister Urological Robotic Fellowship approved by the RCS and the British Association of Urological Surgeon (BAUS), Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, United Kingdom (June 2019 – May 2020)
• Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar is Specialist Senior Registrar – Department of Uro-oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (August 2018 – May 2019)
• Olympus Laparoscopic Endo-Urology Fellowship- Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU), Hyderabad (May 2018 – July 2017)
  Vattikuti Robotic Uro-oncology Fellowship – Max Institute of Cancer Care, New Delhi (February 2017 – February 2018)
• Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar completed MCh Urology residency training – Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital (LTMMC & LTMGH), Mumbai (August 2013- July 2016)

Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar is a certified and fellowship-trained Uro-oncologist and Robotic Surgeon and has successfully completed three long-term fellowships in Urooncology (one year each).

Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar is been honored with the certification of completion of a robotic fellowship in the United Kingdom by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He does practice exclusive Urooncology and keeps this particular field as the niche area of expertise. In the field of Urooncology,

Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar has had thorough training including a year of experience at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He is a strong believer of subspecialty practice and embarks upon the exclusive Urooncology practice going forward as an organ-specific sub-specialization.

Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar aspires to have a robust Urooncology and Robotic program delivering the best possible care to cancer patients. He is a strong proponent of medical research which ideally goes hand in hand with clinical excellence.

Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar specializes in cancer surgeries (open/ laparoscopic/ robotic) related to a urological system, which would involve cancers of the prostate, kidney, urinary bladder, adrenals, testicles, and penis. He is been a part of nearly 280 various robotic procedures in Urology out of which he has had a role as a primary surgeon in approximately 90 cases.

Experience of Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar

Dr. Ashwin Sunil Tamhankar is a well-known Uro-oncology has an experience of more than 8 years.

• MCh Urology – LTMMC and LTMGH, Sion, Mumbai
• SpSR Urooncology – Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
• Vattikuti Robotic Urooncology Fellowship – Max Hospital, Delhi
• Royal College of Surgeons of England Robotic Urology Fellowship, United Kingdom

• Prostate cancer treatment
• Bladder cancer treatment
• Penile cancer treatment
• Genitourinary cancer treatment
• Testicular cancer treatment
• Kidney cancer treatment

• Certificate of Completion Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) of England – Lister Urological Robotic Fellowship approved by the RCS and the British Association of Urological Surgeon (BAUS)(June 2019- May 2020)
• Certificate of Completion- Advanced Robotic Surgery Training Fellowship in Urooncology- Vattikuti Foundation (February 2017- February 2018)
• Invited National faculty as a chairperson for the moderated video session in Robotics and Urooncology at USICON 2019
• Invited National faculty in the talk on “Fellowship opportunities after MCh/ DNB urology”
• Invited National faculty in the talk on “Subspecialty practice in Urology”
• Member of the panel for formulation of guidelines on Urooncology for the urological Society of India
• Third position in Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) in Examination for MCh Urology – certificate of merit
• Received Dr. G. M. Phadke travelling fellowship 2016 – Second prize at the National level
• Dr. Sitharaman memorial prize for best essay for year 2018 – topic “Future of Urology Research in India” – First prize at the National level
• Dr Brij Kihore Patna prize paper for the best scientific paper in USICON 2019 – First prize at the National level
• “USI Got Talent” – Best scientific paper in USICON 2020 – First prize at the National level
• “Late Shri K. Subramaniam Memorial Video Award” as a presenting author in Robotic Surgeons Council meet (RSC) India, Chennai 2017 –Second prize at the National level
• Best video presentation in RUFCON 2017- Robotic Urology Forum of India conference – second prize at the National level
• Dr. A V Baliga Memorial prize for standing first in MS General Surgery in KEM Hospital, Mumbai.
• Maharashtra state chapter of ASI 2012- Surgical quiz- First prize in state of Maharashtra

• English
• Hindi
• Marathi

• Dr. Ashwin Sunil Tamhankar has published extensively in the field of Uro-oncology and he holds 48 peer-reviewed publications in various international and national journals including the Indian Journal of Urology and British Journal of Urology International.
• Till now he has presented 30 papers in various national and international urology conferences including European Association of Urology Annual conference, Copenhagen 2018, European Robotic Urology Section of European Association of Urology Conference (ERUS), Belgium 2017, and American Association of Urology (AUA) annual conference, Boston 2017.
• He is a member of the committee for the formulation of the guidelines in Uro-oncology under the aegis of Urological society of India (USI) for prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and penile cancer.
• He is a regular reviewer of five journals including the Journal of Robotic Surgery, Indian Journal of Urology and the Journal of Endourology.
• He has a very special interest in clinical research and he is a part of two randomized controlled trials pertaining to the robotic prostatectomy for prostate cancer including six various projects approved by ethics committee in urology in his previous commitments.

• Life membership – Urological Society of India (USI)
• Member of the American Urology Association (AUA)
• Member of the European Urological Association (EAU)
• Member of the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU)
• Member of Mumbai Urological Association (MUS)
• Member of West zone Urological Association, India (WZ- USI)
• Member of North zone Urological Association, India (NZ- USI)
• Member of the General Medical Council, UK (GMC)