Ask your Queries to Dr. Deepak Ragoori (Senior Consultant Urologist & Facility Director)

Education Qualifications

• MBBS: J J M Medical College, Davangere, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka.
• M.S: J S S Medical College, Mysore, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka.
• M.Ch (Urology): Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, TamilNadu.

Expertise

• Endourologist
• RIRS & LASER Lithotripsy
• LASER Prostate surgery

Current Position

• Senior Consultant Urologist & Facility Director at HITEC city branch, Hyderabad

Experience

• Over 12 years of Experience in treating patients with various urological problems

Memberships:

• Youth Organisation of USI and Association of Southern Urologists
• Member of Society of Genito Urinary Surgeons TS & AP.
• Member of Urological Society of India (USI).
• Member of Endourological Society.

Publications & Papers Presented

• Comparing outcomes of thulium fiber laser versus high-power Holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy in pediatric patients managed with RIRS for kidney stones. A multicenter retrospective study. Candela L, Solano C, Castellani D, Teoh JY, Tanidir Y, Fong KY, Chandramohan VADDI, Mriganka MANI SINHA, Deepak RAGOORI, Bhaskar K. SOMANI, Olivier TRAXER, Vineet GAUHAR. Minerva Pediatr 2023 Oct 31.
• PCNL vs RIRS in management of stones in calyceal diverticulum: outcomes from a global multicentre match paired study that reflects real-world practice. Gauhar V, Traxer O, Woo SJQ, Fong KY, Ragoori D, Wani A, Soebhali B, Mahajan A, Pankaj M, Gadzhiev N, Tanidir Y, Mehmet İG, Aydin C, Bostanci Y, Bin Hamri S, Barayan FR, Sinha MM, Inoue T, Teoh JY, Castellani D, Somani BK, Lim EJ. World J Urol. 2023 Oct 21.
• Step-by-step guide to Flexible And Navigable suction ureteric access Sheath (FANS). Vineet Gauhar, Chloe Shu-Hui Ong, Olivier Traxer, Ben Hall Chew, Nariman Gadzhiev, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Saeed Bin Hamri, Chin Tiong Heng, Daniele Castellani, Bhaskar Kumar Somani, Deepak Ragoori Urology Video Journal, 2023 Oct.
• A Feasibility Study on Clinical Utility, Efficacy and Limitations of 2 Types of Flexible and Navigable Suction Ureteral Access Sheaths in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for Renal Stones. Gauhar V, Traxer O, Castellani D, Ragoori D, Heng CT, Chew BH, Somani BK, Bin Hamri S. Urology. 2023 Jun 14.
• Influence of pre-stenting on RIRS outcomes. Inferences from patients of the Global Multicentre Flexible Ureteroscopy Outcome Registry (FLEXOR). Chai CA, Teoh YC, Tailly T, Emiliani E, Inoue T, Tanidir Y, Gadzhiev N, Bin Hamri S, Ong WL, Shrestha A, Ragoori D , Lakmichi MA, Gorelov D, Soebhali B, Vaddi CM, Bhatia TP, Desai D, Durai P, Heng CT, Chew B, Castellani D, Somani B, Traxer O, Gauhar V, TOWER Group. Minerva Urol Nephrol, 2023 Jun 9.
• Clinical Presentation, Microbiological Characteristics, and Their Implications for Perioperative Outcomes in Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis: Perspectives from a Real-World Multicenter Practice. Gauhar, V.; Robles-Torres, J.I.; Wroclawski, M.L.; Trujillo-Santamaría, H.; Teoh, J.Y.C.; Tanidir, Y.; Mahajan, A.; Gadzhiev, N.; Ragoori, D.; Kumar, S.; Ganpule, A.; Maheshwari, P.N.; García-Chairez, L.R.; Enrriquez-Ávila, J.V.; Monzón-Falconi, J.F.; Esqueda-Mendoza, A.; Flores-Tapia, J.P.; Duarte-Santos, H.O.; Farooq, M.; Arjunrao Gite, V.; Mani Sinha, M.; Somani, B.K.; Castellani, D. Pathogens 2023, 12, 695.
• Perioperative outcomes and risk factors for major complications associated with nephrectomy for Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: a multicenter study .Robles-Torres JI, García-Chairez LR, Castellani D, Enrriquez-Ávila JV, Monzón-Falconi JF, Esqueda-Mendoza A, Flores-Tapia JP, Wroclawski ML, Duarte-Santos HO, Ragoori D, Gadzhiev N, Mahajan A, Kumar S, Farooq M, Ganpule A, Tanidir Y, Maheshwari PN, Gite VA, Sinha MM, Somani BK, Gutiérrez-González A, Gauhar V. World J Urol. 2023 May 12.
• Improving Outcomes of Same-sitting Bilateral Flexible Ureteroscopy for Renal Stones in Real-world Practice—Lessons Learnt from Global Multicenter Experience of 1250 Patients. Daniele Castellani, Olivier Traxer, Deepak Ragoori, Andrea Benedetto Galosi, Virgilio De Stefano, Nariman Gadzhiev, Yiloren Tanidir, Takaaki Inoue, Esteban Emiliani, Saeed Bin Hamri, Mohamed Amine Lakmichi, Chandra Mohan Vaddi, Chin Tiong Heng, Boyke Soebhali, Sumit More, Vikram Sridharan, Mehmet Ilker Gökce, Azimdjon N. Tursunkulov, Arvind Ganpule, Giacomo Maria Pirola, Angelo Naselli, Cemil Aydin, Fernando Ramón de Fata Chillón, Catalina Solano Mendoza, Luigi Candela, Ben Hall Chew, Bhaskar Kumar Somani, Vineet Gauhar. Eur Urol. Vol 52, P51-59, JUNE 2023.
• Comparison Between Holmium:YAG Laser with MOSES Technology versus Thulium Fiber Laser Lithotripsy in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for Kidney Stones in Adults: A Propensity Score-matched Analysis from the FLEXible Ureteroscopy Outcomes Registry (FLEXOR). Castellani D, Fong KY, Lim EJ, Chew BH, Tailly T, Emiliani E, Yuen-Chun Teoh J, Chai CA, Tiong HC, Lay Keat WO, Tanidir Y, Ragoori D, Galosi AB, Singh A, Hamri SB, Traxer O, Somani BK, Gauhar V. J Urol. 2023 May 1.
• The efficacy of retrograde intra-renal surgery (RIRS) for lower pole stones: results from 2946 patients.Giulioni C, Castellani D, Somani BK, Chew BH, Tailly T, Keat WOL, Teoh JY, Emiliani E, Chai CA, Galosi AB, Ragoori DR, Tanidir Y, Hamri SB, Gadzhiev N, Traxer O, Gauhar V. World J Urol. 2023 Mar 17.
• Do Hounsfield Units have any significance in predicting intra- and postoperative outcomes in retrograde intrarenal surgery using Holmium and Thulium fiber laser? Results from the FLEXible ureteroscopy Outcomes Registry (FLEXOR). Keat WOL, Somani BK, Pietropaolo A, Chew BH, Chai CA, Inoue T, Ragoori DR, Biligere S, Galosi AB, Pavia MP, Milanese G, Ahn T, More S, Sarica K, Traxer O, Teoh JY, Gauhar V, Castellani D. World J Urol. 2023 Mar 16.
• RIRS with disposable or reusable scopes: does it make a difference? Results from the multicenter FLEXOR study.Gauhar V, Chai CA, Chew BH, Singh A, Castellani D, Tailly T, Emiliani E, Keat WOL, Ragoori DR, Lakmichi MA, Teoh JY, Traxer O, Somani BK. Ther Adv Urol. 2023 Mar 11.
• Comparison of Low-Power vs High-Power Holmium lasers in pediatric RIRS outcomes. García-Rojo E, Traxer O, Vallejo Arzayús DM, Castellani D, Ferretti S, Gatti C, Bujons Tur A, Quiroz Madarriaga Y, Teoh JYC, Ragoori DR, Bhatia TP, Chandra Mohan V, Shrestha A, Lim EJ, Sinha M, Griffin S, Pietropaolo A, Fong KY, Tanidir Y, Somani BK, Gauhar V. J Endourol. 2023 Mar 1.
• Indications, preferences, global practice patterns and outcomes in retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for renal stones in adults: results from a multicenter database of 6669 patients of the global FLEXible ureteroscopy Outcomes Registry (FLEXOR). Gauhar V, Chew BH, Traxer O, Tailly T, Emiliani E, Inoue T, Tiong HC, Chai CA, Lakmichi MA, Tanidir Y, Bin Hamri S, Desai D, Biligere S, Shrestha A, Soebhali B, Keat WOL, Mohan VC, Bhatia TP, Singh A, Saleem M, Gorelov D, Gadzhiev N, Pietropaolo A, Galosi AB, Ragoori D, Teoh JY, Somani BK, Castellani D. World J Urol. 2023 Feb;41(2):567-574. doi: 10.1007/s00345-022-04257-z. Epub 2022 Dec 19. PMID: 36536170.
• Role of pre-operative ureteral stent on outcomes of retrograde intra-renal surgery (RIRS) in children. Results from a comparative, large, multicenter series.Daniele Castellani, Bhaskar Kumar Somani, Stefania Ferretti, Claudia Gatti, Cagri AkinSekerci, Yesica Quiroz Madarriaga, Khi Yung Fong, Davide Campobasso, Deepak Ragoori, Anil Shrestha, Chandra Mohan Vaddi, Tanuj Paul Bhatia, Mriganka Mani, Ee Jean Lim, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Stephen Griffin, Anna Bujon Tur, Yiloren Tanidir, Oliver Traxer, Vineet Gauhar. J.Urology, Nov 29, 2022
• Prognosis of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Agents in Emphysematous Pyelonephritis-Results from a Large, Multicenter Series. Robles-Torres, J.I.; Castellani, D.; Trujillo-Santamaría, H.; Teoh, J.Y.-C.; Tanidir, Y.; Campos-Salcedo, J.G.; Bravo-Castro, E.I.; Wroclawski, M.L.; Kumar, S.; Sanchez-Nuñez, J.E.; Espinoza-Aznar, J.E.; Ragoori, D.; Hamri, S.B.; Aik, O.T.; Tarot-Chocooj, C.P.; Shrestha, A.; Amine Lakmichi, M.; Cosentino-Bellote, M.; Vázquez-Lavista, L.G.; Kabre, B.; Tiong, H.Y.; Gómez-Guerra, L.S.; Kutukoglu, U.; Alves-Barbosa, J.A.B.; Jaspersen, J.; Acevedo, C.; Virgen-Gutiérrez, F.; Agrawal, S.; Duarte-Santos, H.O.; Ann, C.C.; Yeoh, W.S.; Gauhar, V. . Pathogens 2022, 11, 1397. 2022 Nov 23
• A novel mortality risk score for emphysematous pyelonephritis: a multicenter study of the global research in the emphysematous pyelonephritis group. Trujillo-Santamaría H, Robles-Torres JI, Teoh JY-C, Tanidir Y, Campos-Salcedo JG, Bravo-Castro EI, Wroclawski ML, Yeoh WS, Kumar S, Sanchez-Nuñez JE, Espinoza-Aznar JE, Ragoori D, Hamri SB, Aik OT, Tarot-Chocooj CP, Shrestha A, Lakmichi MA, Cosentino-Bellote M, Vázquez-Lavista LG, Kabre B, Tiong HY, Arrambide-Herrera JG, GómezGuerra LS, Kutukoglu U, Alves-Barbosa JAB, Jaspersen J, Acevedo C, VirgenGutiérrez F, Agrawal S, Duarte-Santos HO, Ann CC, Castellani D, Gahuar V.Curr Urol. 2022 Aug 22
• Role of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery in the Management of Diabetic Renal Papillary Necrosis. Ragoori DR, Shanti D, Sharma G, Enganti B, Bendigeri T, Syed Md G, Kondakindi PR, Chiruvella M. J Endourol. 2022 May 9.
• A Global Survey of Ergonomics Practice Patterns and Rates of Musculoskeletal Pain Among Urologists Performing Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery. Gabrielson AT, Tanidir Y, Castellani D, Ragoori DR, Lim EJ, Corrales M, Winoker JS, Schwen ZR, Matlaga B, Seitz C, Skolarikos A, Gözen AS, Monga M, Chew BH, Teoh JYC, Traxer O, Somani BK, Gauhar V. J Endourol. 2022 May 6.
• Propensity score-matched analysis comparing retrograde intrarenal surgery with percutaneous nephrolithotomy in anomalous kidneys. Lim EJ, Teoh JY, Fong KY, Emiliani E, Gadzhiev N, Gorelov D, Tanidir Y, Sepulveda F, Al-Terki A, Khadgi S, Mahajan A, Ragoori D, Ramalingam G, Mohan VC, Ganpule AP, Kumar S, Castellani D, Monga M, Cesare S, Vincentini FC, Traxer O, Soman I BK 1st, Gauhar V.Minerva Urol Nephrol. 2022 Feb 11. doi: 10.23736/S2724-6051.22.04664-X.
• Outcomes and lessons learnt from practice of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in a paediatric setting of various age groups. A global study across 8 centres. Lim EJ, Traxer O, Madarriaga YQ, Castellani D, Fong KY, Chan VW, Tur AB, Pietropaolo A, Ragoori D, Shrestha A, Vaddi CM, Bhatia TP, Mani M, Juliebø-Jones P, Griffin S, Rojo EG, Corrales M, Sekerci CA, Tanidir Y, Teoh JY, Gauhar V, Somani BK. World J Urol. 2022 Feb 7. doi: 10.1007/s00345-022-03950-3.
• Real-world global outcomes of RIRS in anomalous kidneys: A high volume international multicenter study. Rojo EG, Teoh JY, Castellani D, Menéndez RB, Tanidir Y, Galosi AB, Bhatia TP, Soebhali B, Sridharan V, Corrales M, Vaddi CM, Shrestha A, Singh A, Lakmichi MA, Ragoori D, Sepulveda F, Hamri SB, Ganpule AP, Emiliani E, Kumar Somani B, Traxer O, Gauhar V. Urology. 2021 Oct 26
• Influence of webinar-based learning on practice of percutaneous nephrolithotomy: Outcomes of a global survey. Lim EJ, Tanidir Y, Ganesan S, Maheshwari PN, Tanwar HV, Ragoori DR, Ganpule A, Singh SK, Mishra DK, Chandra Mohan V, Balakrishnan AK, Wroclawski M, Gadzhiev N, Castellani D, Teoh JYC, Chew BH, Smith RD, Somani BK, Gauhar V. J Endourol. 2021 Sep 29. doi: 10.1089/end.2021.0445.
• Role and importance of ergonomics in retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS): outcomes of a narrative review, Chloe Ong , Daniele Castellani , Dmitry Gorelov , Irene Girón-Nanne , K G Jyothi Swaroop , Mariela Corrales , Meshari Alshaashaa , Vinson Ws Chan , Bm Zeeshan Hameed , Sung Y Cho , Pradeep Durai , Nariman Gadzhiev , Saeed Bin Hamri , Deepak Reddy Ragoori , Esteban Emiliani , Silvia Proietti , Guido Giusti , Bhaskar K Somani , Olivier Traxer , Jeremy Y C Teoh , Vineet Gauhar , J Endourol. 2021 Jul 1
• Ragoori, Deepak "Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS)." In Atlas of Endourology, 78 - 88. CBS publishers, 2021
• Transurethral Enucleation With Bipolar Energy (TUEB): AINU Technique and Short-term Outcomes
  Mallikarjuna Chiruvella, Bhavatej Enganti, Mohammed Taif Bendigeri, Syed Mohammed Ghouse, Deepak Ragoori, and Purnachandra Reddy
• Upper Ureteric Stricture Secondary to Celiac Plexus Block Managed by Robotic Ureterocalicostomy
  Deepak Ragoori, MS, MCh,Mallikarjuna Chiruvella, MS, MCh, Purnachandra Reddy Kondakindi, MS, MCh, Mohd. Taif Bendigeri, MS, MCh, Bhavatej Enganti, MS, MCh, and Syed. Md Ghouse, MS, DNB
• Urodynamic Evaluation in Men Over 50 Years with Diabetes Mellitus and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms – A Single Center Experience
  Deepak Ragoori, Sekar Hariharasudhan, Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Kumaresan N, Ramanan V
  Published on January 26, 2017
  Austin Journal of Urology
• Medical Expulsive Therapy in Acute Colic are We Justified?
  Sekar Hariharasudhan, Deepak Ragoori, Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Sunil Shroff, Rajamanichakam M.G*
  Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, India
  The Open Urology & Nephrology Journal
• The "Peritoneal Scaffold" technique for extended pelvic lymph node dissection during radical prostatectomy: A Novel Technique.
  Chiruvella Mallikarjuna, Prasant Nayak, K. Purna Chandra Reddy, Syed Mohammad Ghouse,Deepak Ragoori, Mohammed Taif Bendigeri, Siva Reddy.
  Indian Journal of Urology, October-December 2016, Volume 32, Issue 4
• The AINU technique for Laparoscopic Vesico-Vaginal Fistula Repair.
  Chiruvella Mallikarjuna, Prasant Nayak, K. Purna Chandra Reddy, Syed Mohammad Ghouse,Deepak Ragoori, Mohammed Taif Bendigeri, Siva Reddy.
  Urologia Internationalis, Sepetember 2015, Volume 95
• Spontaneous rupture of renal cell carcinoma: A series of three cases
  Bhuvanesh Nanjappa, Mallikarjuna Chiruvella, Purna Chandra Reddy, Deepak Ragoori, Mohammed Taif Bendigeri,
  South Asian Journal of Cancer , January-March 2015 , Volume 4, Issue 1
• Bladder augmentation: Distal ureterocystoplasty with proximal ureteric reimplantation: A novel technique.
  Ramesh Babu, Deepak Ragoori,
  Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons / Oct-Dec 2012 / Vol 17 / Issue 4
• Point counter point debate : Bipolar TURP vs Laser Prostatectomy at 27th Annual conference of SOGUS 2015 , 7th-8th November, Khammam.
• "Initial Experience of "MINI PNL" in treatment of renal calculi" at 27th Annual conference of SOGUS 2015 , 7th-8th November, Khammam.
• RIRS for Lower Calyx Stone - What to keep in mind? at The 32nd World Congress of EndoUrology and SWL (WCE 2014 ), September 3rd – 7th, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan. (Invited speaker at the Indian Endourology SocietyMeeting ).
• Early endoscopic management of ureterovaginal fistula following laparoscopic hysterectomy at 45th Annual conference of the Urological Society of India, Jan 2012 at Bangalore.
• Distal Ureterocystoplasty with Proximal Ureter Reimplantation: A Novel Technique at 45th Annual conference of the Urological Society of India, Jan 2012 at Bangalore.
• Emphysematous pyelonephritis : Role of conservative management at 45th Annual conference of the Urological Society of India, Jan 2012 at Bangalore.
• Mullerian remnant in a neonate causing Bladder obstruction at 16th Annual conference of Tamilnadu and Puducherry Association of Urologists, Sep 2011 at Madurai.
• Bilateral grade v vesicoureteric reflux with neurogenic bladder : innovation in management at 22nd Annual Conference of the Urological society of India – South Zone Chapter, Jul 2011 at Mahabalipuram( awarded best paper in the category and was invited best zonal paper for presentation at USICON 2012 at Bangalore).
• Late management of Bladder Exstrophy- at 15th Annual conference of Tamilnadu and Puducherry Association of Urologists, Sep 2010 at Andaman. Awarded best paper in the category.
• Surgical drainage of Abscesses- Open vs Closed, at Silver jubilee conference Karnataka State Chapter , Feb 2007 at Tumkur.