Dr. Giridhar completed his MBBS from Bangalore Medical College and went on to do his MS in General Surgery from the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He later completed his M.Ch in Urology from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. He has over 10 years of experience in urology and is well versed with most urological surgeries. He has kept himself abreast with the latest developments in the field of urology and has added advanced skills to his urological repertoire. He has acquired additional training in laparoscopic urology and is specialized in endourological management of kidney stone diseases.

He has been involved in academics and has worked as Assistant Professor at the department of Urology at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and has worked under leading hospitals as a Consultant Urologist.

Awards

Devon’s Travelling Fellowship for the best Urology resident in the State of Karnataka

Publications

• Giridhar V, Kumar S,Chethan K, Seetharam P - Successful palliation of diarrhea owing to malignant duodenocolic fistula by octreotide. Can J Surg 2009 Dec; 52(6): E306-308.
• Giridhar, P.Kumar, K.Natarajan & P.Hegde, Vaginal Eviscration Following Anterior Pelvic Exenteration, The Internet Journal of Oncology, 2010, Volume 7 Number 1
• Giridhar V, Natarajan K, Hegde p. Migration of forgotten stent into renal pelvis.Indian J Urol.2011 April;27(2):282-3
• Giridhar V, Kumar PB, Natarajan K, Hegde P. Testicular Leiomyosarorcoma with Metastasis. Indian J Urology 2011 April;27(2):278-9.
• Bhirud P, Giridhar V, Hegde P. Midureteric Knotted Stent Removed by Percutaneous Access! Urol Ann. 2012 May; 4(2):106-7.
• Pillai SB, Hegde P, Venkatesh G, Iyyan B. Ureteral injury after Posterior lumbar discectomy with interbody screw fixation. BMJ Case Rep.2013 Oct 8; 2013.pii:bcr2013200383.doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-200383.
• Pillai S, Mishra D, Sharma P,Venkatesh G, Chawla A, Hegde P, Thomas J. Tubeless simultaneous bilateral percutaneaous nephrolithotomy : Safety Feasibility and efficacy in an Indian setting. Int J Urol. 2014 May ;21(5):497-502. doi;10.1111/iju.12352.Epub 2013 Nov 28

• Basic daignostic and therapeutic lower urinary tract procedure -cysto/ urethroscopies, biopsy, intravesical procedures like injections/ureterocele incisions
• TURP / TUBRT/ Bladder calculi removal (Cystoscopic and Percutaneous)
• Upper urinry tract procedures
• Ureteroscopy - Rigid and Flexible
• RIRS with Holmium Laser for calyceal calculi
• PCNL, including supracostal punctures, multi-tract PCNL, simultaneous bilateral, Ultrasound guided punctures, Laparoscopic guided punctures in special situations (pelvic kidney with stones) – Performed more than 200 procedures.
• Pediatric Urology
• Pyeloplasty
• Ureteric reimplantation
• Hypospadias - Performed more than 100 procedures in the last 3 years including single and two staged procedures for more proximal hypospadias with significant chordee.
• Posterior Urethral Valve fulguration Laparoscopy
• Transperitoneal laparoscopy – Nephrectomy, Pyeloplasty, Orchidopexy. Renal cyst excision / marsupialization
• Undergoing training in Robotic surgery
• Renal Transplantation

Obtained training in Renal Transplantation during MCh in Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, where the department of Urology was actively involved in Transplantation Programme.