Dr. Laungani is a board certified urologist who specializes in adult urology and urologic oncology.  He is fellowship trained in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery. He is a member of the medical staff at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia where he serves as the Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urology.

A Brooklyn native, he graduated Cum Laude from Brooklyn College and received his medical degree from the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn, New York.  He completed his surgical internship and urology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, where he later earned a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery from the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital under the guidance of Dr. Mani Menon.  Dr. Laungani has been performing robotic surgery since 2003 and was part of the team at Henry Ford Hospital that pioneered many of the robotic surgical techniques that are used around the world.  He is considered a leader in the field of robotic surgery and has performed and assisted in over 2000 cases.

Dr. Laungani has numerous peer reviewed publications on urological advances and robotics and has lectured and operated internationally, including Egypt, Malaysia and the Czech Republic. Dr. Laungani holds memberships in several professional organizations including the Endourological Society, the American Urological Association, the American Association of Clinical Urologists, the Georgia, Michigan and New York State Urologic Society, the Society of Robotic Surgery and the American Medical Association. 

Dr. Laungani maintains a strong interest in prostate cancer research and education though multiple studies and collaborations with Georgia Tech and Emory Universtiy.  He serves as Associate Professor (adjunct) at Clark Atlanta University’s Center for Cancer Research and Theraputic Development.  He has received numerous professional honors and recognition for his outstanding work and has also been featured on CNN’s Medical News and locally on News Channel 4’s Medical News for ‘Twittering’ Live Robotic Surgery in the OR.