About Us

Education:
B.A. Psychology - Brooklyn College

Medical Education:
State University of New York at Downstate College of Medicine

Internship and Residency:
Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Surgery
Henry Ford Hospital, Dept of Urology and Vattikuti Urology Institute

Fellowship:
Robotic Surgery - Henry Ford Hospital, Vattikuti Urology Institute

Board Certifications:
Diplomate of the American Board of Urology
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)

Prior Academic and Administrative Positions:
Director, Robotic Urology Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta
Chairman, Prostate Cancer Center Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta
Urology Specialists of Atlanta, LLC

Current Acadmemic and Administrative Positions:
Director, Robotics and Minimally Invasive Urology, Piedmont Hospital Atlanta
Associate Professor (Adjunct): Clark Atlanta University Center for Cancer Research and Theraputic Development

Professional Memberships:
American Urological Association
Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association
American Medical Association
Endourological Society
American Association of Clinical Urologists
Society of Robotic Surgery

Publications and Presentations:

Patel MN, Krane LS, Bhandari AM, Laungani RG, Shrivastava A, Siddiqui SA, Menon M, Rogers CG. “Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Renal Tumors Greater Than 4 cm.”Eur Urol. 2010 Feb;57(2):310-6.

Patel MN, Laungani RG, Shrivastava A, Bhandari A, Krane LS, Menon M, Rogers CG. Description of a novel technique for suture ligation of the renal vessels during robotic nephrectomy. J Robotic Surg, 3(1), 25-27, 2009

C. Rogers, R. Laungani, A. Bhandari, L. Krane, D. Eun, M. Patel, R. Boris, A. Shrivastava, M. Menon. “Maximizing Console Surgen Independence During Robotic Renal Surgery by Utilizing the 4^th Arm and Tile Pro”J Endourol. 2009 Jan;23(1):115-22

L. Spencer Krane, R. Laungani, Ramgopal Satyanarayana, Sanjeev Kaul, Mahendra Bhandari, James O. Peabody, Mani Menon. “Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in Patients on Chronic Anticoagulation Therapy: Role of Peri-operative Bridging” Urology, 2008 Dec;72(6): 1351-5.

Craig Rogers, Rajesh G. Laungani, Daniel Eun, Ronald Boris, Alok Shrivastava, Louis S. Krane, Mani Menon. “Robotic Nephrectomy for Treatment of Benign and Malignant Disease.” BJU Int 2008: Dec; 102(11) 1660-5.

Yuh B, Laungani R, Perlmutter A, Eun D, Peabody J, Mohler J, Stricker H, Guru K.
“Robot-Assisted Millin’s Retropubic Prostatectomy: Case Series”. Can J Urol 2008; 15(3):4101-4105.

Laungani, RG, Smith J, Shah N.L. “The Economics of Robotic Urologic Surgery in the United States and its Role within a Community Hospital and Cancer Center. Southeastern Section of the AUA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA,March 2011

L. Krane, A. Bhandari, R. Laungani, S. Siddiqui, C. Rogers, M. Bhandari, J, Peabody, M. Menon. Catheter free radical prostatectomy: feasibility and early outcomes AUA Annual Meeting Chicago, April 2009 – “BEST POSTER AWARD”