Dr. Ritesh Agarwal

Dr Ritesh Agrawal is a consultant thyroid, parathyroid, endocrine, and breast surgeon at Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai Central, with over 24 years of experience in medicine and more than 13 years of exclusive superspecialty practice in endocrine surgery. He holds the distinction of being the first MCh-qualified Endocrine Surgeon in Mumbai and among the few such specialists in India.

Dr Ritesh Agrawal thyroid surgeon Mumbai has performed over 3,000 thyroid and parathyroid surgeries and carries out more than 400 such operations annually. He has pioneered stitchless and sutureless surgical techniques in thyroid and parathyroid procedures, fundamentally changing the approach to endocrine surgery in the region with reduced scarring, faster recovery, and superior cosmetic outcomes.

Doctor Ritesh Agrawal currently serves as Vice President of the Indian Association of Endocrine Surgeons and Vice President of the Association of Medical Consultants (AMC), Mumbai.

He is also the Organizing Secretary of ITSCON 2025 (Indian Thyroid Society Conference), Mumbai, and was the Chairperson of the Breast Cancer Session at ABSICON 2025, Kolkata. He trained at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute (SGPGI), Lucknow, gained further experience at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, and served as faculty in Surgery at AVMC, Puducherry, contributing to medical education and mentoring young surgeons.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Ritesh Agrawal provides advanced endocrine surgical care at Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai.

Thyroid Surgery in Mumbai

Dr Agrawal has pioneered sutureless techniques for thyroid procedures:

• Sutureless (scarless) hemithyroidectomy and total thyroidectomy
• Thyroid cancer surgery with central and lateral neck dissection
• Complex and redo thyroid cancer surgeries with tracheal resection and reconstruction
• Retrosternal and substernal goitre removal (with or without sternotomy)
• Surgery for Graves' disease and toxic multinodular goitre

Parathyroid Surgery in Mumbai

Dr Ritesh Agrawal parathyroid surgeon Mumbai manages the full spectrum of parathyroid conditions:

• Minimally invasive and bilateral exploration for primary, secondary, and tertiary hyperparathyroidism
• Parathyroid carcinoma surgery
• Re-operative parathyroid surgery
• Sutureless parathyroidectomy

Breast Surgery in Mumbai

Doctor Ritesh Agrawal performs surgical management for breast conditions:

• Breast conservation surgery (oncoplasty) for breast cancer
• Modified radical mastectomy
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Chemoport insertion
• Benign breast condition management

Adrenal Surgery in Mumbai

Dr R Agrawal performs laparoscopic and open adrenal surgery:

• Pheochromocytoma excision
• Conn's syndrome (aldosterone-producing adenoma) surgery
• Cushing's syndrome (cortisol-producing adenoma) surgery
• Adrenocortical carcinoma
• Adrenal incidentaloma management

Neuroendocrine and Pancreatic Surgery

Dr Agrawal manages rare neuroendocrine conditions:

• Insulinoma, gastrinoma, and VIPoma excision
• Non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour surgery
• Carcinoid tumour management

Rare and Complex Endocrine Disorders

Dr Ritesh also manages complex multi-gland endocrine conditions:

• Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN 1 and MEN 2) syndromes
• Thymoma and surgery for myasthenia gravis
• Thymic and mediastinal tumour excision

Education and Qualifications

Dr R Agrawal completed his MBBS from Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur, in 2000. He earned an MS in General Surgery from Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj, in 2007, followed by an MCh in Endocrine Surgery from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), Lucknow, in 2013.

His additional credentials include:

• FAIS (Fellow of the Association of Surgeons of India)
• Accredited Speaker of the Maharashtra Medical Council
• First surgeon to write a thesis on Telemedicine at the superspecialty (MCh) level

Awards and Achievements

Dr Ritesh Agrawal has received numerous national and international awards for his contributions to endocrine surgery and research:

• Research awards from the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons, CSIR, ICMR, and INSA for pioneering work on pheochromocytoma
• Prof S Vittal Best Paper Award at the 71st ASICON (2011)
• Appreciation Award at the 73rd ASICON (2013)
• First Prize in Poster Presentation at UPASICON (2006)
• Achiever Award from Junior Chamber International (2015)
• Dr Mehta Oration on "Thyroid Nodules: Role of General Surgeon", Mumbai (2025)

Research and Publications

Dr Ritesh Agrawal has over 50 publications in national and international journals, accumulating more than 150 citations. He has authored books, contributed textbook chapters, and serves as a reviewer for several leading journals. His research interests include pheochromocytoma, thyroid cancer, parathyroid disease, and telemedicine in endocrine surgery.

He is an active faculty member and speaker at major national and international conferences, including the International Surgical Week in Helsinki (2013), the 13th Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons Congress in Singapore, IAESCON 2024 in Lucknow, ISTSCON 2025 in Ahmedabad, IAESCON 2025 in Mangalore, and annual ASICON conferences from the 71st through 77th editions. He also delivers thyroid CME lectures across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Bhopal, and has given financial planning lectures for doctors at DFSICON, EBSCON, and AMCON (2024-2025).

Professional Memberships

• Indian Association of Endocrine Surgeons (Vice President)
• Association of Medical Consultants, Mumbai (Vice President)
• Association of Surgeons of India (FAIS)

Hospital and Career

Dr Ritesh Agrawal currently practises at :

• Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai Central
• Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Bandra West
• S L Raheja Fortis Hospital, Mahim West
• Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road
  

He previously worked at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, and served as faculty in Surgery at AVMC, Puducherry.

Beyond clinical practice, he plays an active role in community outreach, health awareness programmes, and professional conferences, promoting surgical advancement and financial literacy among medical professionals.

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