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Dr. Devdas Madhavan

Dr. Devdas Madhavan

MS, FRCS (Edin.), MNAMS, D Uro (Lon.)

Main Center , Urology ,
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Dr. Devdas Madhavan is a senior Urologist and Renal Transplant Surgeon with extensive international training and decades of clinical excellence. He played a pioneering role in establishing advanced urology and transplant services at KMCH and continues to be a key contributor to the growth of the specialty.

Academic Qualifications

  • MBBS – Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (1970–1976)
  • MS (General Surgery) – Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital
  • MNAMS – Member, National Academy of Medical Sciences
  • FRCS (Edinburgh) – Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Diploma in Urology (D Uro, London) – Institute of Urology & Nephrology

Professional Experience:

After gaining substantial experience in the United Kingdom in the field of Urology, Dr. Devdas Madhavan was appointed as the first full-time Consultant Urologist at KMCH in 1994.

He was instrumental in establishing the Department of Urology at KMCH, developing it into a comprehensive, state-of-the-art centre offering the full spectrum of Adult and Paediatric Urological Subspecialties.

In the field of Kidney transplant, ours is a reputed referral centre for, Steroid-free, ABO Incompatible, and other Complicated Transplants.

Special Area of Interest:

  • Kidney Transplantation

Research & Publications

  • Low-dose Rituximab and Thymoglobulin Induction with Steroid-free Maintenance Immunosuppression and Protocol Biopsies Improves Long-term Patient and Graft Survival after Kidney Transplantation

Study involving over 1100 patients from a single centre

Published in Transplantation Direct (2019;5:e475)

  • Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation Outcome in a South Indian Tertiary Care Hospital with Zonal Allocation Model – An Observational Study

Published in Indian Journal of Transplantation (2022)

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer – Medknow

  • Outcomes of ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation: Novel Ways of Reducing Rejection, Complications and Cost

Published in Transplantation Reports (2023;8:100127)

Dr. Devdas Madhavan continues to contribute to clinical excellence, research advancement, and the development of high-quality transplant services, reinforcing KMCH’s position as a leading centre for urology and renal transplantation.