Dr. M Thangavel

Dr M Thangavel is a Urologist in Salem with 16 years of experience, currently associated with SKS Hospital and Postgraduate Medical Institute.

He holds an MCh in Urology from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry.

He specialises in endourology, laser treatments, and uro-oncology.

Area of Expertise

Endourology and Stone Management

Dr Thangavel performs a percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedure to remove a kidney stone, alongside using a retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) technique.

He provides an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) treatment, and uses a ureteroscopy (URSC) procedure to resolve a ureteral obstruction.

Prostate Surgery and Uro-Oncology

He performs a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia, and uses a laser technique to resolve a urinary tract abnormality. Furthermore, he performs an open urological procedure to excise a prostate, kidney, or bladder cancer.

Hospital Associations

Dr M Thangavel is currently associated with SKS Hospital and Postgraduate Medical Institute. His past associations include Sri Gokulam Hospital.

Education

Dr Thangavel completed his MBBS from Coimbatore Medical College in 1987, and earned an MS in General Surgery from Calicut Medical College in 1991.

He subsequently achieved an MCh in Urology from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, in 1994.

He was awarded the 1st Prize BARD Scholarship at the All India Urology Conference in Lucknow in 1993.

Book an Appointment with Dr M Thangavel, Urologist in Salem

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