Dr. Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy

Clinical Experience

1986-89

• By training at the Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, I received extensive experience both in basic and advanced Urology techniques, especially endoscopic Urology and Neuro-Urology. Lacking a Nephrology unit however, my exposure to co-existent CRF and renal transplant work was very minimal

1989

• Appointed Consultant Urologist at Bangalore Kidney Foundation, a voluntary Organization providing assistance to needy kidney patients. Here I participated in and gained considerable experience in renal failure work as well as in renal transplants

1990

• Have been part of a transplant team since 1990, and to date have assisted and performed over 500 transplants, involving both donor and recipient surgeries Appointed as a Consultant Urologist in 1990 at the Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, an advanced-care tertiary medical facility occupied this position till 1997 July

1995

• Started retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Urological surgery in Karnataka for the first time, and have since performed upper urinary tract surgeries including nephrectomy

1996

• Performed for the first time in Karnataka, intraurethral stenting for Strictures of the urethra

1997

• Appointed as Medical Director at the Bangalore Kidney Foundation Chande Nephro-Urology Centre, A voluntary organization providing specialty service in Nephrology and Urology

July 1998

• Appointed Honorary Surgeon, Command Hospital – Air Force, Bangalore

August 1999

• Appointed Honorary Surgeon, Command Hospital – Air Force, Bangalore

Feb 2004

• Visiting Transplant Surgeon – BGS Apollo Hospitals Instrumental in establishing renal transplant programmes at:
• 1995 – Kasturba Hospital, Manipal
• 1997 – KLE Hospital – Belgaum
• 1998 – Air Force – Command Hospital, Bangalore Invited Lectures

November 1996

• 8th National Paediatric Nephrology Update – Guest lecture on “Neurogenic Bladder”

August 1997

• Indian Academy of Paediatrics – Bangalore Paediatric Society – “Guest lecture on “UTI in Children”

March 1998

• Conducted and participated in workshop on – TUR-P – Bellur – Adichunchangiri Institute of Medical Sciences
• Conducted and participated in a workshop on – Stricture Urethra at Hubli Cancer Hospital – of the Karnataka Urology Association

July 1998

• Invited Lecture – Bangalore Urology Society, T.S. Jairam Memorial CME on “Intra Operative Consultations”

November 1998

• Guest lecture – IMA, Hassan on – “Doctors and the Criminal Law”

1998

• Lecture presentation at the National Law School of India University – “Organ Transplantation Law.”

October 1999

• Guest Lecture – IMA, Bangalore on – “Need for Medical Protection Scheme”

November 1999

• Guest Lecture – ICF, at Bangalore on – “History, Physical Examination and Voiding diary”.

January 2005

• Guest Lecture on “Mootrapindagalu” Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan USICON 2005, Ahmedabad – Member Transplant Specialty Meeting
• F.P.Natcon, Bangalore – presented a scientific paper on “Management of Ureteric Colic” and “Urine Analysis”.
• F.P.Natcon, Bangalore – presented a scientific paper on “Persistent Urinary Tract Infection”
• F.P.Natcon, Hubli – presented a paper on “Managing Costs In Hospital”

March 2007

• IMA, Bellary – presented a scientific paper on “Common Urology Problems”

August 2007

• Attended as Moderator on “Paediatric Urology” on 11th August 2007 and Guest Lecture on “Management of Antenatally Detected Hydronephrosis” on 12th August 2007, at Institute of Nephro Urology CUE 2007, Bangalore.

January 2008

• Guest Lecture on “Management of the Valve Bladder Syndrome” on 17th January 2008, at USICON 2008, Chennai

February 2008

• Guest Lecture at IMA Ongole Andhra Pradesh on “Prostate Enlargement” on 21st February 2008.

May 2008

• Guest lecture at Madhrai Nephro Urology Society (Manus) on “VUR-New thoughts” on 2nd May 2008

July 2008

• Guest lecture at Association of Physician of India (API) Bhavan, Bangalore on “Indian Medical Care are we there yet?” on 19th July 2008

November 2009

• Guest Lecture – IMA, Salem on “Voiding Dysfunction in Children “22nd November, 2009

December 2009

• Guest Lecture at Nephro-Urology CME JSS Medical College & Hospital, Mysore on “Dysfunctional Elimination Syndrome” 12th December, 2009

Guest Lecture – IMA, Mandya CME Programme on “Dysfunctional Elimination Syndrome” 22nd December, 2009. 3rd & 4th November 2012

• Moderator – Davangere PG Symposium – KUACON 17th Annual Conference at Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga.

5th & 6th October 2013

• Guest Lecture on “Progress of Deceased Donor Renal Transplants with reference to Karnataka” in the 31st Annual Conference CUM Convocation of IMSACON 2013, held at Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore.

21st & 22nd September 2013 :

• Participated as faculty in the CME conducted by Board of Education – USI on “Renal & Bladder Cancers Consensus & Controversies” held at Madras Medical College, Chennai

27, 28 & 29th September 2013 :

• Participated as a CME Faculty held at the 18th Annual Conference of Tamilnadu & Pondicherry Association of Urologists, hosted by Trichy Renal Sciences Club, Tiruchirapalli.

5th & 6th October 2013:

• Guest Lecture on “Progress of Deceased Donor Renal Transplants with reference to Karnataka” in the 31st Annual Conference CUM Convocation of IMSACON 2013, held at Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore.

24th November 2013

• Participated as a Faculty on “The lower ureter vascularity” in the ‘ASU-Prof H S Bhat Mid Term Workshop’ held on 24th November, 2013 at Chennai

27th December 2013

• Participated as a Faculty on “BOTOX in Urology” in the ‘Bangalore Urology Society Meeting’ held on 27th Dec, 2013 at Bangalore

18th January 2014

• Participated as a Faculty on “Urinary Tract in Pregnancy” in the CME conducted by AINU held on 18th January, 2014 at Hyderabad

28th February & 1st March 2014

• Participated as a Faculty on “Mock Examination” conducted by board of education, USI at Bangalore.

28th & 29th March 2014

• Participated as a Faculty in “The Single Theme Workshop on Paediatric Urethral Strictures” held on 28th & 29th March 2014 at Bangalore.

2nd & 3rd May 2014

• Participated as a Faculty in “The Urology Masterclass, 4th Continuing Urological Education Programme” held on 2nd & 3rd May 2014 at CMC Vellore.

18th May 2014

• Participated as a Faculty and spoke about ‘Tri Modal therapy for Bladder Cancer – What is the current evidence, Bladder preservation in TCC’’ in the ‘’TAPASU MID TERM CUE– URO ONCOLOGY’’ held at SRM Hotel, Trichy.

6th June 2014

• Invited Lecture on “UTI in Children and Dysfunctional Voiding” in the CME program entitled “Updates in Clinical Urology” held on 6th of June 2014 at New Medical Centre, Dusit Thani Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

13th & 14th September 2014

• Participated as a Faculty and spoke about “Controversies and recent updates on VUR” and “Management and follow up of PUJ obstruction” in the 19th annual conference of Karnataka Urology Association held on 13th and 14th September at Bangalore.

14th October 2014

• Participated as a Faculty and spoke about “Urolithiasis” in UROCLINICS 2014 CME Programme held on October 19th, 2014 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

23rd November 2014

• Participated as a Faculty in 2nd annual ASU-Prof.H.S.Bhat Midterm workshop, IMA House, Kochi

5-6th June 2015

• Participated as faculty in the 5th Continuing Urological Education programme held on 5- 6th June 2015 at Department of Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore.

Associated Academic / Society Activities

June 1996

• Founder member and Hon.Secretary of the Karnataka Urology Association.

January 1997

• Convener – ALERT – an organization devoted to spreading awareness of legal and ethical issues in relation to therapeutics.

October 1998

• Speaker “Frontier of Endoscopic Surgery for the next Millennium – on EndoUrology”.

November 1999

• Participated in the panel discussion at M S Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospital, Bangalore, on – ‘Medicine and Law”.

January 2000

• Speaker – ‘Senior Citizens Club’, on – “Urinary Stones”.

March 2000

• Panel discussion – Doordarshan, Bangalore, on – “Blood Donation”.

April 2000

• Guest Lecture – C.S.E.P., Karnataka Institute of Med. Sciences, Hubli, on –“Urolithiasis”.

July 2000

• Guest Lecture – 6th Arun Kumar Memorial Oration Lecture on “Diagnosis of Urological
• Problems – Yesterday Today Tomorrow”.

August 2000

• Speaker – CME programme for DNB Post graduates, at Gunasheela Surgical & Maternity Hospital, Bangalore, on “Vesico Vaginal Fistula”.

November 2000

• Guest Lecture – ESI Directorate Conference Hall, Bangalore – on “Practical Management of Urolithiasis”.

March 2001

• Speaker – CME for IAGP members, KSCA Auditorium, Bangalore – on “Paediatric Urinary Infection”
• Organised CME in “Uro-Radiology” (URAD – 2001) at Hotel Ashok, Bangalore

April 2001

• Organised CME – “Operative workshop in Extrophy and Epispadias” on 31st March (Hotel Atria) 1st April 2001 at BKF Chande Nephro-Urology Centre, Bangalore.

May 2001

• Panel discussion – on “Cadaver Organ Transplant in India”, on 23rd May at Bangalore South Rotary Auditorium, Bangalore, conducted by Rotary Bangalore South.
• Speaker – “Paediatric Urinary Infection”, on 27th May at IMA, Hassan.

July 2001

• Hon. Rotarianship for the year 2001-2002 – from Rotary Bangalore Southwest. (Dist.3190) Participated – ASUCON 2001, conducted at IISC, Bangalore from 13-15th of July 2001.
• Chairperson – for scientific programme ‘IDEAS AND INNOVATIONS’ on 15th July 2001, at SZ-USI conference held at Bangalore.
• Speaker – “Paediatric Urinary Infections – early diagnosis and management”, an Annual CME conducted by BKF Chande Nephro-Urology Centre, on 29.7.2001.

September 2001

• Speaker – on “UTI in Children”, at CME Programme conducted by Indian Academy of Paediatrics & IMA, Mandya Branch, at IMA Hall, Mandya (9.9.2001)
• Speaker – “ESWL”, at monthly meeting conducted by Bangalore Urology Association. (17.9.2001)

January 2002

• Speaker – on “Making NO BEANS about your kidneys “at Hotel Ashok, Bangalore, Programme conducted by Rotary Midtown on 12.1.2002.

February 2002

• Speaker – “Kidney Disease and Awareness”, at Century Club, Bangalore, programme conducted by Lions Club of Bangalore – Madhavanagar on 16.2.2002.
• Guest Lecture – for the members of Lions Club-Madhavanagar – on “Kidney Disease & Awareness” on 16th February 2002, at Century Club, Bangalore.

April, 2002

• Conducted a Media workshop on “Human Organ Donation: Medical, Legal, Social and Ethical Dimensions” at National Law School of India University, Bangalore on 27.4.2002.

May 2002

• Attended “Phone-in-Programme” on “UTI in children”, on 1.5.2002, conducted by Doordarshan, Bangalore.

July 2002

• Organised CME in “Uro-Radiology” (URAD – 2002) at CSIC Auditorium, IISc Campus, Bangalore
• Speaker – “Radiation Issues in Urology Procedures”, at URAD – 2002 on 14th July, 2002
• Attended Kidney Transplantation programme on Doordarshan.
• Hon. Rotarianship for the year 2002-2003 – from Rotary Bangalore Southwest. (Dist.3190)

August 2002

• Received PRSI National Award for Excellence 2001-02 for Social Concern on August 9. 2002 at Hotel Grand Ashok.

September 2002

• Speaker – “Kidneys & its Functions” conducted at IIMB on 6th September 2002

November 2002

• Participated in the TAPASUCON 2002 held on 23rd & 24th November at Yercaud.

January 2003

• Attended the International Workshop-cum-Symposium on Paediatric Urology & Joint Meeting of Asian Society for Paediatric Urology & Indian Society for Paediatric Urology

June 2003

• Organised CME in “Uro-Radiology” (URAD – 2003)

August 2003

• Attended the CME workshop and the ISOT conference held at Hyderabad

November 2003

• Participated as a registered delegate at the 5th Scientific Meeting of the Asian Society for Female Urology organized by the Indian Continence Foundation at Bangalore from 14th to 16th November 2003

January 2004

• AIR – Phone in programme on ‘Renal Stones’

February 2004

• Presented a paper on ‘Know your Kidneys” at Kendriya Sadan Guest lecture on Financial Costing of Nursing Homes at the NIMHANS Auditorium

March 2004

• Guest lecture on Financial Costings of Nursing Homes at the Bangalore Hospital

June 2004

• Presented a paper on “Infection Prevention In Small Hospitals & Nursing Homes” at the 3M Healthcare

August 2004

• Guest Lecture on “Paediatric Urolithiasis” during the Paediatric Urology CUE Programme

September 2004

• Guest lecture on “Instrumentation – how far and how much” hosted by PHANA

October 2004

• Chaired the video session at KUA CON 2004

July 2006

• Participated in the 17th Annual conference of South Zone Urological Society of India as a faculty

August 2006

• National Surgical Update – conducted panel discussion on BPH.

September 2006

• RECON-UROL 2006 – Live International workshop on Reconstructive Urology Live Operative Workshop on Upper Tract EndoUrology including lasers – participated actively. Certificate issued by Indian Society for Paediatric Urology – accepted as a Member, Membership No.74/01.
• F.I.S.P.U (Fellow) Certificate issued by Indian Society for Paediatric Urology.
• Participated in Pika Uro Quiz and was awarded First Prize for the year 2005-06.

March 2007

• Participated in the 4th Live Workshop on Hypospadias on 24th & 25th March, 2007 at Asopa Hospital & Research, Agra as a Delegate.

July 2007

• Participated in the 18th Annual Conference of SZUSICON 2007 as Chair Person & Delegate in USG workshop on 13th to 15th July 2007 at Coimbatore.
• Participated in the 18th Annual Conference of SZUSICON 2007 as Delegate & Podium
• Presentation on 13th to 15th July 2007 at Coimbatore.

October 2007

• Participated in the 12th Annual Conference of Tapasucon 2007 as Podium Presentation on 6th & 7th October 2007 at Pudicherry.

January 2008

• Underwent advanced training programme on “Data Management and Bio-Statistics” at National Institute of Animal Nutrition & Physiology Bangalore on 22nd January to 2nd
• February 2008.

July 1st 2008

• AIR -Live Phone in Programme

July 13th 2008

• Participated in the 19th Annual of SZ-USICON 2008 as Chair Person & Scientific Session on 11th to 13th July 2008 at Tirupati

August 19th 2008

• AIR – Live Phone in Programme on voiding dysfunction in Children

October 2008

• Participated in the “Workshop on Stricture Urethra” held at NU Hospitals, Bangalore on
• 25th to 26th October 2008.

January 2009

• Participated in the 42nd Annual USICON 2009 as Scientific Deliberation on 22nd to 25th
• January 2009 at Indore.

February 2009

• Attended “Health Programme” on “Urinary Incontinence in Women & UTI in Children”, on
• 3rd February 2009, conducted by TV-9, Bangalore

June 2009

• Faculty in the USI PG CME on13th & 14th June 2009 organized by Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, at Hyderabad

July 2009

• Participated in the 20th Annual of SZ-USICON 2009 as a Delegate on 10th to 12th July 2009 at Belgaum
• Participated in the 14th Annual of KUACON 2009 on 10th July 2009 at Belgaum Attended “CME Workshop” on “Bedside Teaching, Research Methods and Evaluation for Consultants”, as a delegate on 25th & 26th July 2009, conducted by National Board of Examination at Command Hospital, Air Force Bangalore.

August 2009

• Attended in the “IGICH Workshop” on “Current concept in Hypospadias – 2009” as an Active participant on 14th & 15th August 2009, conducted by Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore

September 2009

• Participated in the 14th Annual of TAPASUCON 2009 as a Delegate/Speaker/Chairperson/Faculty on 25th to 27th September, 2009 at Poovar

October 2009

• Participated in the Medical Writing Workshop on 23rd & 24th October 2009, conducted by the Indian Journal of Urology at Christian Medical College, Vellore.

November 2009

• Attended “CME Workshop” on “Ca. Prostate”, held at NU Hospitals, Bangalore on 7th & 8th November, 2009.

December 2009

• Participated in the “Workshop on Stricture Urethra” held at NU Hospitals, Bangalore on
• 26th to 27th December 2009.

February 2010

• Faculty on CME held at the Calicut Urology Club, Calicut on 28th February, 2010
• Presented a paper “Catheter Associated with Urinary Tract Infection”.

April 2010

• Participated in the “Live Operative Workshop on Advanced EndoUrology & Laparoscopy” held at Marriott Hotel, Hyderabad on 9th & 10th April 2010.

6th August 2010

• Participated in the “21st Annual Conference of the Urological Society of India – South Zone As a Convener/CME – Upper tract EndoUrology – difficulties and complications” held at THRISSUR, Kerala.

3rd October 2010

• Participated as faculty in the “International Paediatric Nephro – Urology 2010” held at St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore on 3rd October 2010.

22nd December 2010

• Talk at Bangalore Club in Library Auditorium, Bangalore on 22nd December 2010.

27th December 2010

• Examiner on KLE held at Belgaum on 27th December 2010.

29th December 2010

• DD Chandana Live Programme “Urine Tract Infection in Children” on 29th Dember 210
• at 12.00 PM to 1.00 PM.

2nd & 3rd April 2011

• Participated as faculty in the Annual Continuing Urological Education Programme held at Christian Medical College, Vellor on 2nd & 3rd April , 2011.

2th May 2011

• Speaker – on “Spilling the Bs on Kidneys” at Rotary club, Bangalore., Programme conducted by Rotary House of Learning on 12th May 2011 .

15th September 2011

• Speaker – CME programme for Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, at Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences on 15th September 2011.

5th to 8th January 2012

• Chairman in the USICON 2012 which was held on 5th to 8th January 2012 at Bangalore.

11th & 12th February 2012

• Participated as faculty in the Amrita Continuing Urology Education held at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences on 11th and 12th of February, 2012.

28th & 29th April

• Participated in the “Assuring Quality, Standardization and Efficiency in Laboratory” held at Asian Society of Continuing Medical Education, Mumbai.

13th to 15th July 2012

• Delegate and participated in the 23rd SZ-USICON2012 annual conference of the Association of Southern Urologist held at Hyderabad.

29th & 30th September 2012

• Participated in the “15th TS Jairam Memorial CUE and Live operative workshop” on “Urinary Incontinence”, held at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore.

20th October 2012

• Attended and participated as faculty in the “Regional Convention on Patient Safety” held at Dhanvantri Hall, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Bangalore

7th – 8th June, 2013

• Participated as faculty in the “Continuing Urological Education programme” of the Department of Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore.

16th – 21st July 2013

• Faculty in the “GURS-International Urethroplasty Operative Workshop” held on 16th –21st July at Pune.

26th to 28th July 2013

• Participated in the 3 day Workshop on “Internal Counsellor Programme on NABH Standards” conducted by Quality Council of India, held at Bangalore.

21st and 22nd September 2013

• Participated as faculty in the CME conducted by Board of Education – USI on “Renal & Bladder Cancers Consensus & Controversies” held at Madras Medical College, Chennai.

27th to 29nd September 2013

• Participated as a CME Faculty held at 18th Annual Conference of Tamilnadu & Pondicherry Association of Urologists, hosted by Trichy Renal Sciences Club, Tiruchirapalli.

19th and 20nd October 2013

• Participated in the “16th T.S. Jairam Memorial CUE and Live operative workshop” on “Bladder Reconstruction and Diversions”, held at Nephro-Urology, Bangalore.

24 th November 2013

• Participated as a Faculty on “The lower ureter vascularity” in the ‘ASU-Prof H S Bhat Mid Term Workshop’ held on 24th November, 2013 at Chennai.

27 th December 2013

• Participated as a Faculty on “BOTOX in Urology” in the ‘Bangalore Urology Society Meeting’ held on 27th Dec, 2013 at Bangalore.

19 th January 2014

• Attended as a Chief Guest & Theme Speaker on “Kidney Care” in the Region meet of Region I conducted by Lions Clubs International, District 317A held on 19th January, 2014 at Bengaluru

29 th January 2014

• Participated as a faculty in the 47th Annual Conference of USICON 2014 Convener –Instructional course on interpreting the urodynamic tracing. held at New Delhi between
• 30th January and 2nd February 2014.

9 th March 2014

• Faculty in the CME program on “Understanding urinary tract infection” held at TCR-NU Kidney Hospitals, Krishnagiri.

24th November 2013

• Participated as a Faculty on “The lower ureter vascularity” in the ‘ASU-Prof H S Bhat Mid Term Workshop’ held on 24th November, 2013 at Chennai

27th December 2013

• Participated as a Faculty on “BOTOX in Urology” in the ‘Bangalore Urology Society Meeting’ held on 27th Dec, 2013 at Bangalore

18th January 2014

• Participated as a Faculty on “Urinary Tract in Pregnancy” in the CME conducted by AINU held on 18th January, 2014 at Hyderabad

28th February & 1st March 2014

• Participated as a Faculty on “Mock Examination” conducted by board of education, USI at Bangalore.

28th & 29th March 2014

• Participated as a Faculty in “The Single Theme Workshop on Paediatric Urethral Strictures” held on 28th & 29th March 2014 at Bangalore.

2nd & 3rd May 2014

• Participated as a Faculty in “The Urology Masterclass, 4th Continuing Urological Education Programme” held on 2nd & 3rd May 2014 at CMC Vellore.

18th May 2014

• Participated as a Faculty and spoke about ‘Tri Modal therapy for Bladder Cancer – What is the current evidence, Bladder preservation in TCC’ in the “TAPASU MID TERM CUE –URO ONCOLOGY” held at SRM Hotel, Trichy.

5-6th June 2015

• Participated as faculty in the 5th Continuing Urological Education programme in Department of Urology held at Christian Medical College, Vellore

10-12th July 2015

• Chaired a session on “Long term outcomes of posterior urethral valves” at the annual conference of Southern urologists association held at Vishakapatnam, AP

15-16th August 2015

• Seminar given on factors affecting long term outcome of PUV fulguration and management in Consenus & Controversies in Paediatric Urology seminar at St.John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore Seminar given on Current concepts in evaluating child with VUR Vesicostomy in Consenus & Controversies in Paediatric Urology seminar at St.John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore.

26-27th September 2015

• Participated as a faculty in the conference and chaired the Dr.N Krishnamoorthy Prize free papers session II in TAPASUCON 2015, 20th annual conference at Jawaharlala institute of postgraduate medical education and research, Pondicherry

3-5th October 2015

• Presented a paper on What we look for when we write in 25th Annual conference of the Urological Society of India East Zone at Bodh Gaya, Bihar. Presented a paper on Understanding VUR in 25th Annual conference of the Urological Society of India East Zone at Bodh Gaya, Bihar

10-11th October 2015

• Presented a paper on Current concepts in VUR managment in 29th Annual conference of the Urological association of Kerala at Hotel Raviz, Kollam

17-18th October 2015

• Participated as delegate in Paediatric lapendo fusion held in T S Jairam memorial continuing urological education 2015 at Bangalore Urological Society in association with Institute of Nephrology, Bangalore.

30th October – 1st November 2015

• Convener Panel discussion on Medicolegal Problems in Urology in 20th Annual conference of Karnataka Urology Association at Denissons Hotel, Hubli

Papers Published

• MCYT: Cytotherapy 2010 – Functional recovery after transplantation of bone marrow derived human mesenchymal stromal cells in rat model of spinal cord injury –Cytotherapy – By: Pal; Gopinath; Rao; Banerjee; Krishnamoorthy; Venkataramana; Totey
• The Medicine and Surgery. August 1988: 34-36. Posterior Lumbotomy approach for Renal and Upper Ureteral Calculi
• 1988 – Indian Journal of Urology: ‘Clean intermittent catheterization in Non- neurogenic urinary retention’.
•  1997 – Renal Oncocytomas – Indian Journal of Surgery.? 1997 – Renal Oncocytomas – Indian Journal of Surgery
• 2012 –Indian Journal of Urology -False Urethral Anastomosis: Ind. J. Urol. Apr-Jun 2012: 28;222-3.
• 2012 – Indian Journal of Urology – “Length of urethra in the Indian adult male population” (Jul-Sep 2012, Vol. 28, Issue 3, Page 297-299).
•  Written a chapter in “A Handbook of Patient Safety” – “What are Process and SOPs?” published by RGUHS in 2012.
• 2013 – International Journal of Brazilian Urology – “Results of urinary dissolution therapy for radiolucent calculi” by Maneesh Sinha, Kumar Prabhu, Prasanna Venkatesh, Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy (Vol. 39 (1): 103-107, Jan – Feb, 2013)
• 2013 – Indian Journal of Nephrology  – “Native Valve Escherichia coli  endocarditis following urosepsis”  by  D. Rangarajan, S. Ramakrishnan, K .C. Patro, S. Devaraj, V. Krishnamurthy, Y.Kothari, N. Satyaki ( May-June 2013, Volume 23, Issue 3) 2014

2014

• Book chapter on “Bladder Perforation during Transurethral Resection of the Prostate” book entitled ‘Common Urologic Problems Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia’.

2014

• “STERRAD Changes the Face of Sterilisation” Dr Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy – ehealth magazine, May 2014.

2015

• “Use of a vegetable model as a training tool for PCNL puncture” by Maneesh Sinha and Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy (Indian Journal of Urology, Apr-Jun 2015, Volume 31, Issue

Memberships

• Life member of Nephrology Urology Transplantation Society (NUTS) of SAARC Urological Society of India – No. V-022 Founder Secretary Karnataka Urology Association
• Corresponding Member
• American Urology Association
• European Urology Association
• Society Internationale D’Urologie
• Endourological Society
• Society of Urologic Nurses and Association
• Member of International Society of Nephrology
• Member of TAPASU
• Life Member of WZ USI
• Member of SZ-USI

Papers Presented/ Awards

1985

• Talk on ‘Neurogenic Bladder’ at the annual C.M.E. Programme in Surgery. Best lecture award.

December 1986

• Annual Conference of A.S.I. Presented a paper titled ‘A Comparative Study of brush Cytology and Endoscopic Biopsy in Gastro-oesophageal malignancies’

March 1987

• Annual Conference – Calicut Urology Club. Presented a paper Titled ‘Routine endocrine screening in male primary infertility’.

October 1987

• Annual Conference U.S.I. Presented a paper titled ‘Prognostic unreliability of Cystometry in non-neurogenic bladder retention’.

March 1988

• Annual Conference – Calicut Urology Club. Presented a paper Titled ‘Benefits of clean intermittent catheterization in non-neurogenic Bladder Obstruction’.
• Annual Conference – Calicut Urology Club. Best lecture award for my talk ‘My expectations about Urology Training’.

October 1988

• Annual Conference U.S.I. Presented a paper titled ‘Partial Cystectomy – a retrospective’.

November 1988

• Annual Conference Urological Association of Kerala. Presented a paper titled ‘Hyperuricosuric Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis’.

February 1989

• Annual Conference of Karnataka Chapter of ASI. Presented a paper titled ‘Inhibitors of Crystallization in Urolithiasis’.

March 1989

• attended and won the Urology-Quiz competition at the Annual Conference of Calicut Urology Club.

August 1998

• Indian Academy of Human Reproduction – BSOG meets – in the panel discussion – “Obstetricians on Trial”. – Bangalore

October 1998

• Faculty in the Workshop on “The Stricture Urethra”, organized by South Zone -USI, at Tiruvalla.
• Faculty on the panel discussion at the 9th annual conference of the South Zone – USI- “Management of Large Ureters in Children”.

November 1998

• Faculty member UROGYN meet held at KLE Hospital, Belgaum. Moderator and Faculty member – discussion on “Black Pearls in Urology” – III Annual KUA conference – Belgaum.

August 1999

• Speaker – South Zone USI, Chennai – Symposium on “Screening for Prostate Cancer is a Wasteful Exercise” Faculty – A Moot Court Session, at the 19th Annual meet of Thanjavur Obstetric & Gynecological Society, Thanjavur – on – “Medico-Legal Problems and the Practitioner”.

October 1999

• Moderator – 4th KUACON, Bellary – ‘Black-pearl” Session. Speaker – Health Awareness 99’ program, Bangalore, on – “Lithotripsy”.

October 2000

• Discussion – 5TH KUACON, Mysore, Moderator “Vexing problems in Urology- Chronic Orchalgia”. Speaker – Jnanajyothi – Forum of Senior Citizens, on “Prostate Problems in the Elderly”. Chairperson – CME Programme in Paediatric Nephrology conducted by Indian Academy of Paediatrics and Nephrology Association of Karnataka – “Paediatric Urology for practising Paediatrician”.

June 2001

• Paper presented on “TRACTION URETERIC STENTING” at 13th Video Urology World Congress, held at Gdansk / Poland, from 27-30 June 2001 (Paper presented on 28.6.2001).

July 2001

• Presented a paper on TRACTION URETERIC STENTING” at ASUCON 2001, Bangalore held on 13th July 2001.
• Paper presented on “CONTINENCE PROVISION IN BLADDER EXTROPHY BY JUSTIN KELLY’S OPERATION”, TAPASUCON 2001 (at Kodaikanal) on 1.12.2001.

October 2002

• Presented paper on Convened the KUA Video Session & presented a paper titled TUR –P at the 7th Annual Conference of KUACON – 2002, held on 5 & 6th October 2002 at Manipal.
  Participated in the 12th West-Zone USICON annual conference held at Nadiad from 25th to 27th October 2002.

July 2003

• Attended SZ – USICON 2003 held at Chennai and participated in a debate on ‘Early Realignment vs. Delayed Urethroplasty in Traumatic Posterior Urethral Injury’. Also presented a paper titled ‘Black Pearl Session’.

October 2003

Presented papers at KUA – Hubli on:
•  Our experience in PCNL
• Post-TURP irrigation – Is it required?

June 2004

• Attended the Annual CMEP – 2004 of Indian Academy of Paediatrics 2004 and presented a paper on “Nocturnal Enuresis”

July 2004

Presented papers at SZ-UZI – Vijayawada on:
• Our experience with Buccal Mucosal Urethroplasty
• Poster – Alkaputonuria
• PUV – Management Algorithm
• Poster: Rare case of Eosinophilic cystitis

October 2004

Presented papers at KUA – Mangalore on:
• Follow-up study of post-TURP irrigation – Is it required?
• Is routine estimation of PSA relevant in India Scenario?
• PCNL in calyceal divertivulae

Presented a paper on Urinary Tract Infection and Urine Analysis – MEDICON 2004

January 2005

Presented papers at USICON – Ahmedabad on :
• A novel minimally invasive technique for insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheter
• Posterior Urethral valves and need for regular follow up

July 2005

Presented papers at SZ-USI / KUA – Bangalore on :
• Economics of Care : Emphysematous pyelonephritis: The NU Trust hospital experience
• Nocturnal Enuresis – Management Algorithm
•  Role of Urodynamics in stress incontinence
• Poster: Anterior Urethral valve

July 2006

Presented papers on SZ-USI – Trivandrum on :
• Doppler Ultrasound to predict dialyzable AVFistula
• Cost effectiveness of CT-Hours field Units in predicting the fragment ability of stones by ESWL

October 2006

Presented papers at TAPASUCON – Pondicherry on :
• Evaluation of learning curve of PCNL
• Metabolic evaluation of Urolithiasis
• Neurogenic bladder – Are we doing enough?
Presented papers at KUA – Davangere on :
• Is metabolic evaluation required for recurrent Urolithiasis
• SNOB – Its identification and management in children with valve bladder syndrome October 2007
Presented papers at TAPASUCON -Tamilnadu & Pondicherry on:
•  Nocturia – Paradigm Shift in BPH Management
•  Balloon dilatation-unrecognized cost effective nephrostomy access
•  Ideas and Innovations – Tips and Tricks in PCNL

November 2007

Presented papers at Surgical Society of Bangalore ASICC
• Titled: NOCTURNAL POLYURIA

January 2008

• Participated in the 41st USICON annual conference held at Chennai from 17th to 20th.

July 2008

• Received Dr. B C Roy award on 5th July 2008 at Bangalore Medical College Alumni
• Association Auditorium, Bangalore
• Presented paper at SZUSICON – Tirupati on 11th July 2008
Urologist and Vascular access
• Talk on Purposive body project body art – on 18th July 2008 in Rotary Club, Bangalore

September 2008

• Presented a paper at KUACON – Kodai Kanal on 5th to 7th September 2008
• PCN in Minimally dilated system
• Silver bullets PCNL

October 2008

• Participated – 9th Asian Congress of Urology of the Urological Association of Asia organized by the Urological Society of India in New Delhi from 2nd to 5th October 2008

November 2008

• Faculty on Dr. T.S. Jayaram Memorial Cue 2008 held at St.Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore on November 2, 2008 – “Live Operative Workshop on Urogynecology”

May 2009

• Faculty on Jayaramdas Patel Academic Centre 2008 held at Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Nadiad on 29th & 30th May 2009 – “Stone War”.

July 2009

• ted a paper at International Paediatric Urology Workshop on 9th July 2009 at Belgaum
• Dysfunctional Elimination Syndrome

April 2010

• Delivered Lecture on “Organ Transplant” held at Jnanajyothi – Forum of Senior Citizens, Bangalore on April 19, 2010

February 2011

• Presented a paper at MEDRECON-2011 on 11th and 12th February 2011 at Hyderabad
• “Digitizing Medical Records for a Superspeciality Hospital”

July 2011

• Presented a paper at SZUSICON-2011 on 8th – 10th July 2011 at Mahabalipuram – Best Paper award for my paper “Length of the Indian Urethra”

August 2011

• Participated – Lab Endofusion 2011 in Cochin from 13th & 14th August 2011

October 2011

• Delivered Lecture on “GU Koch’s Current Trends and Updates” held at 16th Annual Conference of Karnataka Urology Association, hosted by Dept. of Urology and Renal Transplant, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal on 15th & 16th October 2011, at Manipal

January 2012

• Presented a paper at USICON-2012 Bangalore ‘Length of the urethra in the Indian adult male population; Organised and Chaired the Paediatric Urology session during USICON-2012.

July 2012

• Delivered Guest Lecture at SZUSICON-2012 at Hyderabad, Paediatric Urology CME ‘Best practice of Urine Collection in Children’ ‘Fallacies in evaluation of PUJ Obstruction’ and ‘Urolgy training in India’.

July 2012

• Presented a paper at SZ-USICON2012 on 13th – 15h July 2012 at Hyderabad – awarded with “Dr. Sethuraman Best Paper Prize”.

July 2012

• Award of Honour by The Executive Committee of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Association of Urologists in appreciation of conducting BOE Session TAPASUCON 2012 at Coimbatore.

July 2012

• Participated as a faculty and presented a paper on “Indications for Nephrectomy in children: What has changed ? ” at USICON-2013 held on 17th – 20th Jan 2013 at Pune.

July 2013

• Presented papers at SZ-USICON2013 held at Mysore on 12 – 14th July : Point of Technique – “How I do it ? – PCNL puncture” Board of Education Series (Lecture) – “The Urologist and Antiplatelet therapy – Free for All !”

September 2013:

• Participated as a faculty in the 18th Annual Conference of TAPASUCON 2013 and delivered a Speech titled “Antiplatelet agents and the Urologist” under the Board of Education Session held at Tiruchirapalli 27, 28 & 29th September 2013

March 2014

• Awarded a Honorary FRCS by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons from Glasgow, UK

June 2014

• The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike honoured “Kempegowda Award” on June 27 2014