Dr. Ashish Sabharwal
Experience: Over 25 years
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
New Delhi, India
Introduction
Dr. Ashish Sabharwal is a Senior Consultant Urologist and Robotic Surgeon at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. He has spent twenty-four years in urology with a laser focus on one thing most urologists don’t specialize in this deeply — prostate cancer.
About Dr. Ashish Sabharwal
Dr. Ashish Sabharwal got his DNB in Urology from Indraprastha Apollo itself. Then he went to the University of Miami for a clinical fellowship in endourology and robotic surgery from 2008 to 2011. Three years spent in the American system, learning robotic surgery on patients every day, in a full clinical fellowship where he operated.
Dr. Ashish has performed over 2000 robotic radical prostatectomies. This high volume is crucial for achieving better outcomes in cancer control, continence, and sexual function. He has been certified as a Proctor for Da Vinci Robotic Surgery by Intuitive Surgical, the robot manufacturer. This gave him the authority to train other surgeons globally.
Qualifications
- MBBS — R.G. Kar Medical College, Calcutta.
- MS (General Surgery) — B.M. Patil Medical College, Karnataka.
- DNB (Urology) — Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi.
- Endourology & Robotic Surgery Fellowship — University of Miami, USA.
- HIFU Training — Doctors Hospital, Nassau, Bahamas.
Awards & Recognition
- Over 2,000 robotic prostatectomies performed.
- Certified Proctor for Da Vinci Robotic Surgery by Intuitive Surgical.
- Three-year clinical fellowship at the University of Miami.
- Trains surgeons nationally and internationally on robotic technique.
- Previously at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute.
- Member of AUA, USI, and AMA.
Specialities & Expertise
- Robotic radical prostatectomy
- HIFU for prostate cancer
- HoLEP and Green Light Laser for enlarged prostate
- RIRS and PCNL for kidney stones
- Penile prosthesis implantation
- Laparoscopic urological surgery
Patient Experience & Approach
Prostate cancer patients say the conversation covers all three outcomes that actually matter: whether the cancer gets fully removed, whether continence stays intact, and whether sexual function survives. Kidney stone patients say RIRS with laser meant the stone got dusted without any external cuts at all. Those dealing with erectile dysfunction mention the penile prosthesis conversation happened without judgment, which matters because most men suffer silently for years before even bringing it up.