Overview
Dr. Ginil Kumar Pooleri has been a cornerstone of the Urology and Uro-Oncology services at the Amrita Hospital, Kochi since 2002. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades, he currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Urology. His leadership was instrumental in establishing the institution's specialized Uro-Oncology Department in 2013, distinguishing it as a premier center for oncological excellence. A high-volume surgeon with a portfolio of approximately 2,000 robotic procedures, Dr. Ginil is a recognized innovator in minimally invasive techniques. He pioneered the RASE (Robot-Assisted Supine Extraperitoneal Approach) and remains a national trailblazer in retroperitoneoscopic and extraperitoneal surgeries, having performed several of these complex procedures for the first time in India.
Beyond his clinical mastery, Dr. Ginil has profoundly impacted medical education and research. As the Fellowship Director for the department - Uro-Oncology and Robotic Surgery program - the second accredited program of its kind in India - he has cultivated what is now recognized as the most sought-after fellowship for aspiring sub-specialists in the country. He is a prominent figure in the national medical community, currently serving as the Chairman of the Collaborative Research Committee for the Urological Society of India (USI) and is a Former President of the Association of Southern Urologists (ASU). As one of the founders of the Society of Genito-Urinary Oncology (SOGO), he helped create a vital infrastructure for specialized research. A prolific researcher and National Board and MCh Examiner since 2009, Dr. Ginil has authored 70 publications with over 300 citations, consistently driving the evolution of surgical standards across the region
Area of Expertise
- Uro-Oncology
- Robotic Surgery
Qualification
MBBS
MS (General Surgery)
MCh(Urology)
Govt. Medical College, Calicut
DNB(Urology)
MNAMS(Urology)
Languages Known
- English
- Malayalam
Work Experience
- Professor in the Department of Urology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in 2008.
- Joined Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in May 2002.
- Director of the university-accredited Uro-Oncology and Robotic fellowship program at the institute.
- Leading a rapidly growing robotic Uro-Oncology program at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi.
- Presented the first extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy in the country at the USI conference in Calcutta in 2011.
- Presented the first extraperitoneal robotic adrenalectomy in the country at USICON Hyderabad in 2016.
Awards and Recognition
- Best paper award for the year, Calicut Urology Club
- 1st Prize; Urology Quiz; UAK Conference, Kannur 2001
- P A Abraham Memorial traveling fellowship 2003, Urological Association of Kerala
- Second best poster prize: Thirupathi 2008
- CL Anandakumar Best Poster Prize : SUZICON 2011, Chennai
- Bangalore Best Video Prize : SUZICON 2012, Hyderabad
- Panel Member; Guideline Committee for Carcinoma Bladder, 2006 , South Zone Urology Association , India
- Panel Member; National Guideline Committee for Carcinoma Bladder, 2007 , Urology Association of India
- Reviewer, Indian Journal of Urology
- Councillor: ( ASU) South Zone USI chapter 2013-14
- Principal Investigator for Uro-Oncology Clinical Trials
- Examiner: National Board of Examinations (DNB)
- Examiner: MCh Urology examination, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka
- Organizing Secretary: Amrita International Uro-Oncology CME and Workshop, May 24-26th; 2013 and April 2015
- Member Board Of Education , Urological Society of India, 2015-17
- Faculty, Board of Education programs on Uro-Oncology in 2014, 2015
- Member ASU, UAK, USI, AUA, SIU
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