Dr. Pragnesh Desai
Experience: Over 22 years
Max Super Speciality Hospital
Panchsheel Park, New Delhi, India
Introduction
Dr. Pragnesh Desai is a Principal Consultant of Urology, Renal Transplant, and Robotics across the Max Healthcare network. He has spent years operating and mastering robotics at the premier AIIMS in New Delhi before bringing that high-level expertise over to Max.
About Dr. Pragnesh Desai
With over twenty-two years in the surgical field, Dr. Pragnesh Desai handles incredibly complex pelvic and renal cases. Did his DNB in General Surgery at Safdarjung Hospital before grabbing his MCh in Urology right at AIIMS, New Delhi. He didn’t just train at AIIMS; he stayed on for an extensive tenure, specifically focusing on advanced robotic platforms and uro-oncology. Before taking his current leadership role at Max, he also spent vital years operating as a Consultant at PSRI Hospital.
Beyond cancer and transplants, he tackles the really frustrating daily urological issues. Clears out severe kidney tract stones using minimally invasive endourology techniques. Also deeply skilled in reconstructive and female urology, actively fixing complex urethral strictures and managing severely enlarged prostates (BPH) so older men can actually get their normal routines back.
Qualifications
- MBBS — SNMC, Agra.
- DNB (General Surgery) — VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.
- MCh (Urology) — AIIMS, New Delhi.
Awards & Recognition
- Principal Consultant of Urology & Kidney Transplant at Max Healthcare.
- Extensive tenure in Urology and Robotics at AIIMS, New Delhi.
- Previously served as a Consultant at PSRI Hospital, New Delhi.
- Authored numerous urological case studies in top medical journals.
- Member of the American Urological Association.
- Member of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation.
Specialities & Expertise
- Robotic uro-oncology (prostate, kidney, bladder)
- Living and deceased donor kidney transplant
- Advanced endourology and stone management
- Enlarged prostate (BPH) treatment
- Reconstructive and female urology
- Urethral stricture repair
Patient Experience & Approach
Prostate cancer patients say Dr. Pragnesh Desai completely changes how they view surgery when he breaks down the robotic approach. Families staring down a terrifying kidney transplant mention how his heavy AIIMS background brings pure stability to the entire high-stress process. Those dealing with incredibly painful kidney stones or strictures really appreciate his push for keyhole endourology methods, so they aren’t stuck recovering in a hospital bed for a week.