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Applications Opening Soon for the Vattikuti Fellowships

6 June 2024

One of the most coveted opportunities for Indian surgeons desiring training in robotic surgery will be opening the Application period soon! Coming 10 June 2024 through 10 July 2024, applications will be accepted for the 2024-2025 Vattikuti Fellowships. Opportunities await the top candidates with some of the most recognized robotic surgeons in India at these institutions:

  1. Medanta the MediCity, Gurgaon, Robotic Urologic Oncology. Fellowship Director: Dr. Gagan Gautam

  2. Medanta the MediCity, Gurgaon, Robotic Urologic Oncology. Fellowship Director: Dr. Puneet Ahluwalia

  3. Medanta the MediCity, Gurgaon, Robotic Urologic Oncology. Fellowship Director: Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat

  4. Narayana Health System, Bengaluru, Surgical Oncology Fellowship Director: Dr. Ashwini Kudari

  5. Aster International Institute of Oncology, Bangalore. Fellowship Director: Prof Dr. Somashekhar SP

  6. Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, Urological Robotic Surgery. Fellowship Director: Dr. Anant Kumar

  7. Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Rohini, New Delhi, Urologic Oncologic Surgery. Fellowship Director: Dr. Sudhir Rawal

  8. Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Urologic Robotic Surgery. Fellowship Director: Dr. Deepak Dubey

  9. BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, Surgical Oncology. Fellowship Director: Dr. Surender Dabas

  10. Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad, Urologic Oncology. Fellowship Director: Dr. Rakesh Sharma

  11. Apollo hospital, Hyderabad, Urological Robotic Surgery. Fellowship Director: Dr. Sanjay Addla

  12. Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, Robotic GI, Bariatric and Hernia Surgery. Fellowship Director: Dr. Arun Prasad

The Fellowships would commence this September, as arranged by the Fellow, Institution and Vattikuti Foundation. It is very important to assemble the very best application possible, because the Vattikuti Fellowship Program is highly-competitive. Look for the instructions and application form on the Vattikuti Foundation website: https://vattikutifoundation.com/vfrsi-home/fellowship/

Reminder, the application period opens on 10 June, 2024. Please do not miss the deadline of 10 July 2024!

We are excited to offer this program again. Successful Vattikuti Fellows will have a one-year long fellowship at an institution selected by us. Fellows will have an intensive year of being exposed to robotic surgery and other surgical techniques within their specified specialty. A stipend is provided. Dozens of prior Vattikuti Fellows have gone on to lead robotic surgery programs at hospitals across India and globally.

This program would not be possible without the generosity of Raj and Padma Vattikuti, and the Vattikuti Family.