Pictured from Left to Right: Dr. Nikhil L. Shah and Dr. Rajesh
   G. Laungani; Visconti Center for Robotic Surgery, Saint
   Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta

Expertise - Dr. Rajesh G. Laungani

Dr. Laungani is a fellowship trained urologist, specializing in minimally-invasive and robotic urology. He serves as the Director of Robotic Urology for Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta and he is Chairman of the Prostate Cancer Center at Saint Joseph’s Hospital (www.gaprostatecancer.org).

Dr. Laungani graduated Cum Laude from Brooklyn College and received his medical degree from the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn, New York. He completed his internship and residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, where he later earned a Fellowship in Minimally-Invasive Urologic Robotic Oncology from the Vattikuti Urology Institute. He served as Chief Resident in the Department of Urology before relocating to Atlanta.

Dr. Laungani has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on urological advances and robotics, and has lectured and operated in various countries such as Egypt, Malaysia and the Czech Republic. Dr. Laungani holds memberships in several professional organizations including the Endourological Society, the American Urological Association, the American Association of Clinical Urologists, the Michigan and New York State Urologic Society, the Golden Key Honour Society and the American Medical Association. He has received numerous professional honors and recognitions for his outstanding work, and has also been featured on CNN’s Medical News and on a local television station in Detroit for ‘Tweeting’ Live Robotic Surgery in the OR.

Expertise - Dr. Nikhil L. Shah

Nikhil L. Shah, DO, was among the first doctors to perform the robotic prostatectomy procedure on an outpatient basis. Dr. Shah currently serves as the Director of Minimally-Invasive and Robotic Surgery as well as the Section Chief of Urology in the Department of Surgery at Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta.

As director of Saint Joseph's minimally-invasive and robotic surgery program, Dr. Shah currently serves as a researcher and clinician as well. He acts as a proctor for robotic surgery and has traveled internationally to present papers and teach robotic surgery. In addition, he has played an active role in medical leadership and policy related issues with the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Urologic Association (AUA). He continues to remain active and currently serves on the AMA’s Coding and Reimbursement Committee. Throughout his training, Dr. Shah developed patient and spouse prostate cancer support groups in Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan. In addition, he has received federal funding to investigate patient and spouse interactions and satisfaction with prostate cancer treatment. He is continuing his clinical research efforts at Saint Josephs and maintains an active role in local, national and international medical relief organizations for underserved people.

Dr. Shah attended the University of Michigan for his bachelors degree and went on to the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine for his medical degree. While at Kirksville, he completed a one-year research fellowship under Dr. David Gordon with the support of pre-doctoral funding from the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Shah recently completed a fellowship in robotic and laparoscopic urology at Henry Ford Hospital’s Vattikuti Urology Institute in Detroit under the leadership of Mani Menon, MD, one of the country’s premier urologists. During his training, Dr. Shah completed a NIH-NIDDK Urologist-Scientist Research Fellowship with Dr. Martin Sanda at the University of Michigan. In addition, he earned a degree in Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. Shah most recently served as chief resident, urological surgery at the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.

Dr. Shah is competent in applications for bladder cancer, kidney cancer and repairs for narrowing of the ureter, all with the same benefits of minimally invasive prostatectomy.

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