About Doctor
An alumni of PGI Chandigarh (General Surgery) , Dr. N. Ragavan, trained and worked as a Consultant Urologist and UroOncologist in UK. He did his fellowship in Germany under Prof Stolzenburg. He has 15 + years of working in Uro-Oncology with expertise in open, laparoscopy and robotic surgeries for patients with prostate , bladder, kidney , penile and testicular cancers.
He was first in South India to perform novel and pioneering works in Robotics including Extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy Total Intracorporeal nephroureterectomy , RPLND, Cystectomy with ileal conduit, Boari flap , Culp pyeloplasty and more.
A keen academician, researcher and teacher, Dr Ragavan conducts training programme in UroOncology , mentors Urology trainees and has published 30 papers in international journals.
He is a member and faculty in national and international urology and urooncology societies.
Awards
AWARDS AND HONOURS
- Best of BAUS – Poster no 90 , Manchester 2006
- Brian Booth Research Prize - Rosemere Cancer Foundation, 2005
- Best Poster award – Poster session 37 at EAU, 2005
- Best Presentation prize - North West Trainee’s Research Meeting, 2004
- Best young Scientist award -1993-94, State Medical Council for Science and Technology.
- Gold medal in surgery -1993, SRMC, India.
- Gold medal in anatomy -1990, SRMC, India.
- Honours in Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry In the University and College examinations -1990.
- Honours in Ophthalmology, Microbiology and Community Medicine In the University Examinations -1992.
GRANTS
- Grant for fellowship from Prostate UK
- Norman Gibbon Travelling Fellowship
- Seedcorn funding by the research directorate of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Joint applicant with Dr A Hindley for Rosemere Cancer Foundation funding for his research project.