Prokar Dasgupta

Prokar Dasgupta
Born 19 November 1966
Rourkela, India
Residence London , United Kingdom
Fields Urology, robotic surgery
Institutions Guy’s Hospital, King's College London
Alma mater University of Calcutta
Notable awards 2006 Karl Storz-Harold Hopkins Golden Telescope award, 2012 President, The Hunterian Society

Prokar Dasgupta is a urologist based in London. He was appointed as consultant urologist to Guy's Hospital in 2002 where he worked on robotic surgery urology within the UK.[1] He is credited with developing the technique of injecting Botulinum toxin in overactive bladders.[2][3] He became the first professor of Robotic Surgery and Urological Innovation at King's College London in 2009. In 2010 he was named one of the top ten prostate cancer surgeons in the United Kingdom by the Daily Mail.[4] He is the current editor-in-chief of BJUI.

Education

Dasgupta graduated with a MBBS from the University of Calcutta in 1989. He completed his FRCS in 1994 and FRCS in Urology in 2000. He was a Medical Research Council Fellow which led to a MSc in 1996 and MD from the University of London in 2001.

Publications

Dasgupta has over 400 publications including over 170 peer-reviewed articles as well as four books and 17 chapters.

Fellowships

References

  1. ↑ "Robotic-assisted surgery at Guy's Hospital". Guysandstthomas.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  2. ↑ Harper, M.; Popat, R.B.; Dasgupta, R.; Fowler, C.J.; Dasgupta, P. (2003). "A minimally invasive technique for outpatient local anaesthetic administration of intradetrusor botulinum toxin in intractable detrusor overactivity". BJU International 92 (3): 325–6. doi:10.1046/j.1464-410X.2003.04312.x. PMID 12887493.
  3. ↑ Jo Revill, health editor (2003-04-13). "Botox: now it's not just for wrinkles | UK news | The Observer". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  4. ↑ Angela Brooks (2010-11-02). "Who are the best surgeons for treating prostate cancer? | Mail Online". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
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