Dr. Nisanth Puliyath

Dr. Nisanth Puliyath practises at Aster Medcity, Kochi, where the current role is Associate Consultant in Urology, Uro-Oncology & Robotic Surgery. He brings 6+ years of clinical experience to patient care.

His clinical interests include uro-oncology and robotic surgery. He also works in robotic surgery and uro-oncology as a vattikuti fellow at medanta, gurugram. He has contributed to peer-reviewed medical literature.

Departments and Clinical Programmes

• Urology
• Aster Robotic Urology

Areas of Expertise

• Uro-Oncology: Comprehensive treatment of prostate, urinary bladder, kidney, testicular, and penile cancers
• Robotic Surgery: Robotic Radical Prostatectomy (RARP), Radical Cystectomy with Urinary Diversion (RARC), and Kidney-Sparing Surgery / Robotic Partial Nephrectomy (RAPN)
• Organ-Preserving / Focal Therapy: Advanced targeted treatments for prostate cancer, including HIFU and NanoKnife (IRE)
• Laparoscopic & Open Surgeries: Radical/Partial Nephrectomy, Cystectomy, Adrenalectomy, Pyeloplasty, and complex ureteral surgeries
• Endourology: Minimally invasive treatments including TURBT and RIRS
• Advanced Diagnostics: MRI-fusion and transperineal prostate biopsies
• General Urology: Renal transplant surgery and comprehensive day-care urology

Education and Training

• MBBS
• MS (General Surgery)
• MCh (Urology)
• Fellowship (Uro-Oncology & Robotic Surgery)
• Clinical Visiting Fellowship (Robotic Surgery & Focal Therapy, USA)

Memberships and Professional Roles

• AUA-USI International Travelling Fellowship by the American Urological Association (AUA 2025, Las Vegas, USA)

Awards and Recognitions

• First Prize, Best Moderated Poster at USICON 2025, Chennai
• Best Poster Presentation Prize at KTCON 2024 (Annual Conference of the Kidney Transplantation Section of the USI), Bhubaneswar
• First Prize, Best Paper Award at UAKON 2024, Urological Association of Kerala
• First Prize, Best Review Article at UAKON/SZUSICON 2023
• Presented advanced research papers at major international conferences, including EAU 2026 (London) and AUA 2026 (Washington D.C.)
• Recipient of multiple first prizes in national and state-level urology academic quizzes and paper presentations

Languages Spoken

Malayalam, English, Hindi