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Ashutosh TewariAshutosh K. Tewari (born August 17, 1960 in Kanpur, India) is a board certified American urologist, oncologist, and clinical researcher at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University in New York City where he directs the Institute of Prostate Cancer and Robotic Surgery.[1] Tewari holds the Ronald P. Lynch endowed Chair of Urologic Oncology and is the hospital's Director of Robotic Prostatectomy, treating patients with prostate, bladder and other urological cancers.[2] He is one of world's leading urological surgeons, and has been involved with over 3000 robotically assisted procedures using the da Vinci Surgical System.[3][4] Since joining Weill Cornell Medical College he has performed over 2000 robotic procedures. Academically, he is recognized as a world renowned expert on urologic oncology with over 200 peer reviewed published papers to his credit; he is on such lists as America's Top Doctors, New York Magazine's Best Doctors, and Who's Who in the World.[5]
Robotic prostatectomyWith the introduction of the da Vinci Surgical System, the advent of robotic surgery using a laparoscopic approach has significantly changed the way prostate cancer surgery and prostatectomy procedures in general are performed as compared to the traditional "open" methodology.[6][7] Much of Tewari's research projects serve to promote robotic surgery as opposed to open procedures. For example, Tewari has shown that the operating field has become more visible to the surgeon, unobscured by the copious amounts of blood encountered in traditional surgery and is thus able to view the urological structures under three-dimensional, enlarged magnification.[8] Patients reap even greater benefits.[9][10] Due to the minimally invasive nature of the procedure, they experience minimized pain, minimized blood loss, less scarring and fewer complications. Post-surgery recovery is accelerated and patients experience quicker return to urinary continence and sexual function.[11][12] Some of Tewari's current research is focused on comparing the benefits of robot-assisted surgery with traditional open prostatic surgery. CareerTewari is the Director of the Lefrak Institute of Robotic Surgery, Director of Prostate cancer, as well as the Director of Robotic Prostatectomy and Prostate Cancer-Urologic Oncology Outcomes at the Brady Urology Foundation of Weill Medical College.[13] He is a tenured Professor of Urology at Weill and, additionally, a Professor at the Department of Public Health and Outcomes.[14][15] In addition, Tewari directs a fellowship program in Robotic Prostatectomy and Prostate Cancer Outcomes that has conducted research comparing robotic surgery outcomes versus those of laparoscopic and open surgeries.[16] Tewari is an Attending physician at the New York Presbyterian Hospital.[17] EducationReceiving his medical education from Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College (GSVM) in Uttar Pradesh, India, Tewari graduated with honors in 1984 with 17 gold academic medals to credit.[18] He received his training in urology from Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) in India under the mentorship of Professor Mahendra Bhandari and completed the McH and DNB program in 1991.[19] TrainingTewari has trained in the U.S. under Dr. Mani Menon, a pioneer of robotic prostatectomy and continues to collaborate with him in refining treatment outcomes. Tewari completed his urology residency at the Vattikuti Urology Institute (VUI) of the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan in 2004. He received his urologic oncology research training at the University of California, San Francisco in 1994, the University of Florida in 1998, and VUI in 2004. ResearchTewari's research interests revolve around the diagnosis and treatment of patients with urological cancers, with a focus on prostate cancer. His research ranges from the study of patient outcomes, robotic techniques, molecular markers for cancer aggressiveness, racial disparity in cancer biology, quality of life studies, strategies to improve nerve sparing and sexual function recovery, and anatomic studies to facilitate continence preservation to the development of next generation robotic techniques.[20] He has received several federal and non-federal research funding grants for his research on prostate cancer, totaling several million dollars in grant capital. He is one of the only urologists in the world to receive an NIH R01 Grant.[21][22] Additionally, he is among the first surgeons to use real time tissue imaging during surgery to minimize nerve damage in the patient and was the first surgeon in the world to use the catheter-less Prostate Surgery. The catheter-less surgery minimizes postoperative pain after prostatectomy[23] Honors, awards, and prizesA few of the medical conference and achievement awards earned by Tewari and his research team are:[24]
Professional activitiesTewari serves as a reviewer for a number of prestigious professional journals including the Journal of Urology, British Journal of Urology, Contemporary Urology, Medscape, Post Graduate Medicine, and Oncology Operational. He is the associate editor for BJU International. Tewari has served as a visiting professor and lecturer at dozens of venues both in the United States and abroad.[26][27] Recently, Tewari spoke at the Annual International Prostate & Robotics Symposium in the United Arab Emirates and the Ohio State World Symposium of Robotic Surgery.[28][29] He is also on the faculty of the International Robotic Urology Symposium.[30] Society membershipsIn addition to directing his robotic prostatectomy program at Weill Cornell, Tewari is a member of several professional societies including: American Urological Association, International Society of Quality of Life Research, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Society of Minimally Invasive Therapy, Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO), and Michigan Prostate Cancer Consortium. PublicationsBooksIn collaboration with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine urologist, Joseph A. Smith, Jr., Tewari co-authored Robotics in Urologic Surgery. Smith, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Urology at Vanderbilt, worked with Tewari to publish a textbook that explains the foundation of robotic surgery and its role in urological operations.[31] Research papersTewari has published articles, book chapters and invited articles on various aspects of urologic cancer, urology and robotics. He has authored and co-authored over 200 published manuscripts, research abstracts, and book chapters. A selection of Tewari's publications includes:[32]
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