Press Note
9 March 2012

MULJIBHAI PATEL UROLOGICAL HOSPITAL, NADIAD

Hon’ble Union Health & Family Welfare Minister, Shri. Ghulam Nabi Azad, delivers key note address at MPUH Nadiad

Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH), Nadiad is organizing an international 'Laparo-Robotic Symposium: Cutting edge Technology - Journey from Better to Best - Are we ready to Adapt' during 8th to 10th March, 2012. Dr Mahesh Desai, Medical Director and Managing Trustee of MPUH, and the President of SIU, is the Course Director. A large number of delegates and several visiting Faculty from India and abroad are participating in Symposium. The Hon'ble Union Health & Family Welfare Minister, Shri.Ghulam Nabi Azad, and the Union Minister of State for Mines (Independent Charge) Shri. Dinsha Patel, visited MPUH Nadiad on Friday, 9th March. They visited the Dry Lab and Wet Lab at JPAC. Shri. Ghulam Nabi Azad delivered the Key Note Address at the Laparo-Robotic Symposium. Before his speech, the Minister observed on 3D a robotic surgery for the removal of kidney tumor, performed by Dr Mihir Desai (USA). The Minister said that after watching the surgery, he is wiser and now realize how complicated and difficult the surgery really is. The Minister also inaugurated a new website of MPUH dedicated to Robotic-assisted surgery namely, centreforroboticsurgery.com. In his speech, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad recalled that though the hospital had a modest beginning in 1978, over the years, it has grown into a super specialty hospital and research institute, a centre of excellence. He noted that the hospital has developed unique treatment for kidney donors, and has done the largest number of multiport as well as single port laparoscopic donor nephrectomies. The minister observed that more than 2100 kidney transplants have been performed in this hospital with results matching international standards. It is also well known for treatment of stone diseases. While there is an acute shortage of trained doctors in the country, MPUH has trained more than 100 post graduates in the last 25 years who have spread out all over India catering to the needs of specialized treatment for the patients suffering from kidney diseases. He was happy to know that the hospital is recognized by SIU and World Endourology Society for fellowship training. The Minister wished the hospital and JPAC, and the Conference all success.

Shri. Dinsha Patel said how happy and proud he is to witness the growth of MPUH into a world class institution that has put Nadiad on the world map. He said that Nadiad has developed into a Health City with all types of medical colleges. He also recalled the contributions of Dr Virendra Desai, Shri Jayaramdas Patel, Shri Rohit Patel, Shri Prahladbhai and Dr. Mahesh Desai and Dr MM Rajapurkar in building, nurturing and developing MPUH into its present international stature. Shri Rohit Patel, Chairman of MPUH also recalled the contributions of his late father Shri Jayaramdas Patel and the founding trustees in setting up of MPUH, and the efforts put in by other trustees and the top leadership and staff of the hospital in making the institution a centre of excellence. Dr Mahesh Desai thanked the hon’ble Ministers for their kind words and appreciation of the work that is being done at MPUH. Dr Desai emphasized the need for specialized training and research and the work SIU is undertaking. He reiterated the commitment of MPUH to the world urology, and also opined that Robot is the future for Urology.

The visiting faculty from abroad who are participating in the Symposium include Dr Joachim Thuroff (Germany), who is the Immediate Past President of Society International d' Urology; Dr.Mihir Desai (USA); Dr Shin Egawa (Japan); and Dr Pilar Laguna (The Netherlands), whereas from within India who are participating include Drs. Makarand Khochikar, Pradeep P Rao, C Mallikarjuna, Shrenik Shah, Jaydeep Date, Deepak Dubey besides Drs Mahesh Desai, R B Sabnis, Arvind Ganpule and Shashikant Mishra from MPUH. Dr. Thuroff conveyed the appreciation on behalf of the European Association of Urology and his own behalf for the excellent work MPUH, Dr Mahesh Desai and his team are undertaking in the field of urology. Dr Suresh Patankar, President (West Zone) of Urological Society of India also spoke on the occasion who called MPUH as the Mecca of Urology.

There are more than 100 delegates from India and abroad including Nigeria, Singapore, Bangladesh, Nepal, Trinidad, Turkey, Sri Lanka and India. A large number of post graduate Urology students are also participating in the Symposium.

Several robotic-assisted surgeries which were performed at MPUH were telecast LIVE worldwide through the website of Society International d’ Urology for the first time. The surgeries were also seen in 3D by the delegates at the JPAC auditorium of MPUH. All aspects of laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgeries, e.g. Indian and International experience, why should we change from laparoscopic to robotic, what is wrong with open surgery, effect of learning curve on the result of surgery etc were discussed.



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Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Nadiad is organizing an international 'Laparo-Robotic Symposium : Cutting edge Technology - Journey from Better to Best - Are we ready to adapt' during 8th to 10th March, 2012. A large number of delegates and several visiting Consultants from India and abroad are participating in the Symposium. Visiting consultants from abroad include Dr Joachim Thuroff (Germany) who is the Immediate Past President of Society International d' Urology; Dr.Mihir Desai (USA); Dr Shin Egawa (Japan); Dr Pilar Laguna (The Netherlands).

The Hon'ble Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Mr.Ghulam Nabi Azad, and Minister of State for Mines (Independent Charge) Mr. Dinsha Patel would also be present at MPUH Nadiad on Saturday, the 9th March. Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad will be delivering the Key Note Address at the Symposium at 1.00 PM on Friday, 9th March, 2012.

A new MPUH website dedicated to robotic surgery , www.centreforroboticsurgery.com will be inaugurated on the 9th March by the Hon'ble Minister Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad before his Key Note Address at the Laparo-Robotic Symposium.

There will be LIVE telecast of robotic-assisted surgeries on 3D at our JPAC auditorium.


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Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital wins the prestigious IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Trophy - 2011


Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH) Nadiad was today declared as the winner of the prestigious ‘Indian Merchants’ Chamber (IMC) Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality (RBNQ) Trophy 2011’ in the Health Care category. The IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Awards (IMC RBNQA) are modeled along the lines of the Malcolm Baldrige criteria of the USA and follow a rigorous process of training and evaluation. The Award program is considered as a catalyst for nation-building. The IMC RBNQ Awards give special recognition to excellence in organizations. MPUH is the first hospital in Gujarat to win this coveted Award. The Award will be given away at a grand function following the conclusion of the ‘Making Quality Happen Conference’ at Mumbai in March 2012.


The IMC RBNQA is one of the most prestigious Quality Awards in the country. The award process started in 1997 with manufacturing organizations and now covers six categories – manufacturing, service, small business, overseas, education and health care. It has four levels of recognition – Commendation Certificate, Certificate of Merit, Performance Excellence Trophy, and the most prestigious IMC RBNQ TROPHY. The Award winners were selected by a distinguished panel of judges, chaired by Mr. Anand Mahindra. Earlier, a team of specially trained Examiners designated by the IMC RBNQA evaluated MPUH on seven criteria spanning leadership; strategic planning; focus on patients, other customers and markets; measurement analysis and knowledge management; workforce focus; process management; and results. The Award Criteria emphasize on openness and transparency in governance and ethics, the need to create value for customers, and the challenges of rapid innovation and capitalizing on knowledge assets. The rigorous process began in August 2011, when the application was submitted, and a presentation was made to the Team of Examiners a month later. The experts do extensive research on the organisation for over a period of one and half months and benchmark it with the competitors. There were two days of on-site inspection in November by the team of examiners during which all the facets of our organisation were audited based on the seven-point criteria.
About MPUH: MPUH, located in Nadiad, Gujarat, was established in 1978. It is a not-for-profit, super specialty Trust Hospital specialized in Nephro-Urology. MPUH is a leader in not just treatment, but teaching, training and research in nephro-urology.



MPUH has got several ‘firsts’ to its credit: First live donor kidney transplant operation in Gujarat (1980) – more than 2000 live kidney transplants have been done at MPUH so far; Started the Department of Endourology for treating kidney stones through endoscopic procedures for the first time in India (1980) – MPUH has perhaps handled the largest number of kidney stone cases in the world; Introduced Ureteroscopy for the first time in India (1985); Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy performed for the first time in India (1999); Hosted the first World Summit on Radical Prostatectomy (2002); Hosted the first World Summit on Kidney surgery (2003); MPUH is the first Training Centre in Asia to host SIU-recognized fellowship programmes (2003); Installed OR-1 S (Major Operation Theatre) from Karl Storz Germany, first in India (2004); Installed Riwo-net Operation Theatre from Richard Wolf Germany, first in India (2004). Hosted 22nd World Congress on Endourology at Mumbai (2004); introduced Robotic HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) for the first time in India (2008); introduced da Vinci Si Robot for the first time in Gujarat (2010); introduced Prostate HistoScanning for the first time in India (2011).
MPUH is recognized by the Endo-urological Society, New York for the two-year Fellowship in Endo-urology; by the International Society of Nephrology, USA for Fellowship Training and Student Exchange; and by the Société Internationale d’Urologie for the 6-month SIU Scholarships. The Medical Director and Managing Trustee of MPUH, Dr Mahesh Desai, MS, FRCS, FRCS, is the first Indian to have been elected as the President of the Society International d’ Urology (SIU), and the President-elect of the world Endourological Society – the only person to have been elected to the highest position of both these international bodies. The hospital has made India and Gujarat in particular, really proud.
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International Honours for Dr. Mahesh Desai of MPUH Nadiad

It is a matter of great pride not just for the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH), Nadiad, but the country as a whole, and the Indian Urology in particular, that Dr. Mahesh Desai, MS, FRCS (London), FRCS (Edinburgh), Medical Director and Managing Trustee of MPUH, has been elected as the ‘President-Elect’ of the Endourological Society Inc. at the World Congress of Endourology (WCE) held at Kyoto, Japan during November 30 to December 3, 2011. During the WCE2011 at Kyoto, an MPUH doctor won two prizes – 1st prize for the best video “Micro percutaneous nephrolithotomy: The initial feasibility study”, and the 2nd prize for the best Essay “Staghorn Morphometry: A New Tool for Clinical Classification and Prediction Model for PCNL Monotherapy.”

At the initiative and direction of Dr. Mahesh Desai, MPUH had successfully organized the 12th World Video Urology Congress 2000 at Goa, and the 22nd World Congress on Endourology 2004 at Mumbai.

It may be recalled, in October this year, Dr. Mahesh Desai had become the first Indian to assume the Office of the President of the Société Internationale d'Urologie (SIU) at the SIU World Congress held at Berlin, Germany. It is unprecedented that Dr. Desai is perhaps the only person to hold both these prestigious positions simultaneously or separately. The other positions that Dr Desai has held include President, Urological Society of India (2006-2007); Chairman, Sub-specialties, Society International d’Urologie (SIU) ( 2004-2009); Chairman, Scientific Committee, Endourology Society Inc. (2007 - present); President, Asian Society of Endourology (2008 - present); Chairman, Endourology Education Training Site Committee of Endourology Society Inc. (2008 - 2011); Member, International Committee of American Urological Association (2008 - 2011).

News has also just come in that Dr. Mahesh Desai has been selected for the prestigious ‘St. Paul’s Medal 2012’ by the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS). It is awarded to “distinguished colleagues from overseas whose contributions to the Association in particular, or to Urology in general, BAUS Council particularly wishes to appreciate and honour.” Since the inception of this Medal in 1989, Dr. Mahesh Desai is only the second Indian after Dr. Dara K Karanjavala (1993), to be honoured with this international recognition.

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Nadiad Kidney Hospital becomes the first hospital in India to install the ‘Prostate HistoScanning’

Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Nadiad has become the first hospital in India to introduce the state-of-the-art ‘Prostate Histoscanning’. To take care of the increasing number of uro cancer patients, in 2010, the hospital had set up a full-fledged ‘Rohit J Patel Department of Uro-oncology’. MPUH was the first hospital in India to acquire the Robotic HIFU for non-surgical, least invasive treatment of prostate cancer in the elderly. The hospital started laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in 2004 and have performed more than 100 such procedures for localized carcinoma prostate. MPUH was also the first hospital in western India to introduce da Vinci Si Robotic-assisted surgery for kidney, prostate and bladder cancer in 2010.

Prostate HistoScanning is a proprietary tissue characterisation technology developed to differentiate, characterise and visualise prostate tissue, based on the analysis of backscattered ultrasound. It is a unique ultrasound application to aid: Treatment selection, Individual treatment planning, and Triaging patients for active surveillance. It also provides a complete analytic prostate imaging solution for visual reassurance: Accessible and user-friendly solution within the clinic, Provides high quality 3D visualisation of the prostate gland; up to 895 frames per scan, Provides accurate localisation and extent of differentiated tissue suspected to be cancer in less than 5 minutes extra ultrasound exam time.
With the introduction of Prostate HistoScanning, the doctors at MPUH are better equipped to diagnose and treat prostate cancer.

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