Education Qualifications

• Invited Observership in Pediatric Urology - Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (2023)
• Post Doctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Urology - SGPGI, Lucknow (2017-2018)
• M.Ch (Urology) - PGIMER, Chandigarh (Jan 2011–Dec 2013)
• MS (Gen. Surgery) - Stanley Medical College (2006-2009)
• Compulsory Rotatory Internship - Madras Medical College (2005–2006)
• MBBS - Madras Medical College (2000-2005)

Experience

• 10 Years

Current Position

• Consultant Pediatric & Transitional Urologist At AINU Banjara hills

Expertise

• Pediatric and Transitional Urology
• Reconstructive Urology
• Functional Urology

Awards:

• Invited Observership - AUA/IAUA Chakraborty Fellowship, 2022. Hosted for the AUA annual meeting in Chicago and invited to be an observer in the department of pediatric urology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital under the program director Dr. Pramod Reddy.
• Best paper prize in podium (long paper) presentation for the paper entitled “Bladder contractility index in posterior urethral valve: A new marker for early prediction of progression to renal failure” in the 44th Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons held at PGIMER, Chandigarh (25-28th October 2018).
• Second prize in PG quiz in the 23rd Annual conference of Urological Society of India, North zone chapter (NZUSICON 2013) held in Chandigarh, 2013.
• Second prize in PG quiz in the 46th Annual National Conference of Urological Society of India (USICON 2013) held in Pune, 2013.
• Thesis on “Effect of Isoflavones on Vasomotor Symptoms and Metabolic Profiles in Patients of Carcinoma Prostate on Androgen Deprivation Therapy” awarded Best Poster Prize in the 33rd Congress of the Société Internationale d’Urologie 2013, held in Vancouver, Canada.
• Gold medal in Surgical Gastroenterology in Stanley Medical College for the year 2009.
• Second place in TN Medical Colleges Quiz on Diabetes held in Annamalai University in 2005.
• Second prize in Apollo All India National Mediquiz held in Apollo Hospitals, Chennai in 2005.
• Prof A Venugopal’s Silver Medal in Urology in final year M.B.B.S for the year 2004-2005.

Professional Memberships:

• Life member of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Life member of the Urological Society of India (USI)
• Life member of Association of Southern Urologists (ASU)
• Member of American Urological Association (AUA)
• Member of Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons (IAPS)
• Member of International Continence Society (ICS)
• Member of European Society of Pediatric Urologists (ESPU)

Research and Publications

• Shekar, P.A., Yadav, A., Bhagat, S., Gopalakrishnan, G. Inferior Vesical Fissure-A Rare Variant of Exstrophy Bladder: Case Report with Literature Review. Urology. 2023 Aug;178:138-142.
• Shekar P.A., Patel H., Reddy D., Dumra A. Long-term renal function in patients undergoing surgical reconstruction for tubercular cicatrized bladder. World J Urol. 2023 Jun;41(6):1681-1689.
• Patel H., Shekar P.A., Reddy D., Dumra A., Shivakumar KS. A randomised controlled trial comparing two protocols of preoperative antibiotics in patients with positive urine culture undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy. World J Urol. 2023 Aug;41(8):2225-2232.
• Yadav, A., Shekar P.A., Patel H. Unusual complication following self-catheterization in a young female. Asian Journal of Urology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajur.2023.10.005.
• P.A. Shekar, Patel H., Chandrashekar V., De Cruz A. Hematuria in an Adolescent Boy with Long-Standing Prostatic Utricle Cyst-An Ominous Sign. Urology. 2023 May;175:187-189. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.01.040.
• Shekar, P.A., Kochhar, G., Reddy, D., Dumra A. Management of ureteric avulsion during ureteroscopy: a systematic review and our experience. Afr J Urol 26, 58 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12301-020-00078-x
• Dumra, A., Shekar, P.A. & Patel, H. Double trouble: diagnostic dilemma in a rare association of proximal ureteric valve with orthotopic ureterocele—case report. Afr J Urol 26, 67 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12301-020-00069-y.
• Shekar, P.A., Patel, H., Gopalakrishnan, G. An interesting case of vesical fistula complicating urogenital tuberculosis. Afr J Urol 27, 42 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12301-021-00146-w.
• Patel H., Shekar P.A., Reddy D., Ramachandran S. Metachronous Chest Wall Metastasis from Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma-A Rarity. to be published in Asian Journal of Urology 2020.
• Sharma, GP., Shekar, A., Gopalakrishnan, G. An interesting case of urinary incontinence following pelvic fracture in a male. Int J Reconstr Urol 2024;2:109-12.
• Shekar, P.A. Editorial Comment to Comparison of the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic single-incision triangulated umbilical surgery pyeloplasty with traditional three-hole surgery in a pediatric tertiary center. Int J Urol. 2024 Oct 20. doi: 10.1111/iju.15619.
• Sharma, GP., Shekar P.A., Patel H. Uncommon culprit: Primary bladder neck obstruction as a rare cause of renal failure in young adult males. Int J Reconstr Urol 2024;2:252-6.
• Rudrawadi, S., Kochhar, G., Shekhar, P.A., Laddha, P.J. Does preoperative function affect the outcome following pyeloplasty in poorly functioning kidneys among pediatric population?. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2021;26:294-8.
• Ansari, MS., Shekar, PA., Singh, C., Joshi, SS. The Urological Society of India Guidelines for the management of pediatric urinary tract infection (Executive Summary). Indian J Urol. 2021 Jan-Mar;37(1):10-12. doi: 10.4103/iju.IJU_568_20. PMID: 33850350; PMCID: PMC8033226.
• Ashwin, Shekar, P., Dumra, A., Pal, BC., Gopalakrishnan, G. Complex circumferential obstetric fistula-a urologist's worst nightmare. Int Urogynecol J. 2020 Jun 23. doi: 10.1007/s00192-020-04398-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32577790.
• Shekar, PA., Patel, H., Dumra, A., Reddy, D., Shivakumar, KS. Presentation, management and outcomes of pediatric urogenital tuberculosis: 20 years' experience from a tertiary center. J Pediatr Urol. 2021 Apr 8:S1477-5131(21)00206-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.04.002.
• Shekar PA., Yadav, P., Srivastava, A., Ansari, MS. When ablation goes wrong"- urethral strictures after ablation of posterior urethral valves-characteristics, management, and outcomes. J Pediatr Urol. 2020 Sep 9:S1477-5131(20)30526-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.09.001.
• Shekar, P.A., Dumra, A., Patel, H. Remember the "Putty Kidney"-A Reminder of Days Gone by. Urology. 2020 Jul;141: e18-e19. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.04.037.
• Raj KK, Ramdev P, Shekar AP. Use of Vaginal Flaps and Pubovaginal Sling in Urethral Reconstruction. J Clin Diagn Res 2020;14(6): PD09-PD10. Available from https://www.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2020/43688/13791.
• Shekar, P.A., Reddy, D., Kochhar, G., Dumra, A. Herniation of the Right Renal Pelvis through a Posterolateral Diaphragmatic Defect (Bochdalek Hernia). Urology. 2020 Mar;137: e10-e11. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.12.009.
• Shekar, P.A., Reddy, D. Anterior Urethral Valve - A Commonly Misdiagnosed Entity in Adolescent Boys. Urology. 2020 Jun;140:159-161. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.02.006.
• Shekar P.A., Ansari, MS., Yadav, P. Efficacy and Safety of Supracostal Access for Mini Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Pediatric Patients. Urology. 2020 Mar;137:152-156.
• Shekar PA., Patel H., Shivakumar KS. Renal Replacement Lipomatosis-A Rare but Often Underdiagnosed Cause of Progressive Renal Damage in Calculus Disease. Urology. 2020 Jul;141:e35-e36.
• Reddy DK, Shekar P.A. Nutcracker Syndrome-A Rare but Important Cause of Varicocele in Adolescent Boys. Urology. 2020 Jul;141:143-146.
• Shekar PA, Dumra A, Patel H. When the Good Old X Ray Saved the Day. Urology. 2020 Jul;141: e14-e15. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.04.048.
• Shekar PA, Dumra A, Patel H. Remember the "Putty Kidney"-A Reminder of Days Gone by. Urology. 2020 Jul;141: e18-e19. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.04.037.
• Shekar P.A., Yadav, P., Srivastava, A., Ansari MS. "When ablation goes wrong"- urethral strictures after ablation of posterior urethral valves-characteristics, management and outcomes. J Pediatr Urol. 2020 Sep 9. S1477-5131(20)30526-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.09.001.