Head of Dept of Urology and urologic oncology
Patron Director
KIMS-UAIMS hospital , Sangli India , India
Dr Makarand Khochikar is a world renowned Urologic Oncologist with a vast experience of 30 years. He was trained in Mumbai and Nadiyad for Urology (1989-1992) and had further specialty training in London and Cambridge (1993-1998). He returned to India in 1998 and did pioneering work in establishing Urologic Oncology as a sub-specialty and has made his presence felt nationally and internationally through his exemplary work.
Dr Khochikar has an outstanding and glorious career. He won Six Gold Medals during his MBBS and MS examinations and has been the recipient of Schering Prize and a Gold Medal for Dip.Urol exam at University of London in 1995. The career graph continued to rise further and has 12 Gold medals to credit including Urology Gold Medal by Urological Society of India -WZ.
He has published widely and has been invited as a visiting faculty and a guest speaker to more than 55 countries, has delivered 12 prestigious orations, more than 200 guest lectures on various platforms across the globe. He has served on editorial boards of many international Urology Journals and has won Best Reviewer’s award by BJUI and IJU.
Dr Khochikar has served as a President of Urological Society of India -West Zone .He has been closely associated with SIU since 1996, and has served as a National delegate and Board of Directors of SIU in the past and has contributed immensely towards SIU teaching activities and SIU academy.
He has been awarded with 'Distinguished Career Award ' in 2024 by Society International Urology ( SIU) in March 2025 , USANZ ( Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand) decorated him with Honorary membership of their society . He has been decorated with 'Life time achivement Award ' by GUPS ( Global society of GenitoUrinary Pathology) in April , 2025 .
SYMP-01: cT0 After Neoadjuvant Therapy in Bladder Cancer: Is Cystectomy Still Required?
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
14:00 - 14:15 GMT+0
Friday, October 31, 2025
10:30 - 12:00 GMT+0
IC-04: Welcome and Introduction
Friday, October 31, 2025
10:30 - 10:35 GMT+0
IC-04: Case Discussion with the panelists
Friday, October 31, 2025
11:50 - 12:00 GMT+0