Dr. K Raghavender

Professional Synopsis: Dr Raghavender Kosgi is a consultant Microsurgical Andrologist, Urologist and Sexual Dysfunction Specialist. He is the proud winner of gold medal in Urology and well known for his surgical skills as well as academic excellence. He is one of the few urologists to practice exclusive Andrology and Men’s health in India. He completed his MBBS from Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada. He was awarded “Best Outgoing Student Award” by Andhra Pradesh Medical Council. Then he went to Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad for MS General Surgery. While in SMC, Vijayawada, he was the secretary for Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association (APJUDA) and during post-graduation in Gandhi Medical College, he was the President of Andhra Pradesh Junior doctors Association which showcased his communication and leadership skills. A summa cum laude graduate of Urology from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, from his beloved mentor and professor Dr Ch. Subbarao. He was awarded “Medical Champions Award” by the central govt. Minister Dr D Purandhareswari. During his residency training, he assisted and performed a wide spectrum of urological surgeries. He has completed DNB Urology as an additional qualification from R and R Hospital, New Delhi. He attended Micro Surgical Training in Mumbai by Johnson and Johnson. After his training in Andrology by none other than Dr Rupin Shah, Father of Indian Andrology, he went to the United States of America for further training. He completed his Andrology laboratory training on comprehensive semen analysis and advanced sperm function tests, with world-renowned Dr Ashok Agarwal at American Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. He also got training in male infertility by Dr Edmund Sabanegh, Glickman Urological Centre, Cleveland Clinic,USA. He is the one of the few Andrologists from India, who completed his microsurgical training in Weill Cornell Medical Centre, Cornell University, New York, USA by Dr Philip S Li, under supervision of Dr Marc Goldstein, an internationally renowned male infertility specialist for his pioneering work in vasectomy reversals and microsurgical varicocelectomy. He is trained in micro-TESE by Dr Peter Schlegel, who is the founder and master in that procedure at Cornell University, New York. Then he moved to the University of Miami, Florida, for further training in Andrology by Ranjith Ramasamy, who is a dynamic Andrologist in Florida state. He was very lucky to observe Dr Francois Eid, world-renowned penile implant surgeon, well known for his “no touch technique” of prosthetic surgery in New York. He is one of the few Indian doctors to get trained at world premier male reproductive centres in the USA, where he worked with pioneers in the field of male infertility and erectile dysfunction. He is an expert in microsurgical varicocelectomy, micro-TESE, NAB and vasectomy reversals, No scalpel vasectomy and penile prosthetic implantation along with routine endourological procedures. Dr Raghavender maintains the dedication to patient care, academics, and research. He has performed more than 1500 various endourological procedures( URSL/PCNL/Laser RIRS/ TURP/Optical urethrotomy/Nephrectomy/ Pyeloplasty/Ureteric reimplanatation/ Hypospadias), more than 200 kidney transplant surgeries, around 250 microsurgical Varicocelectomies, more than 500 sperm retrievals ( TESE/TESA/micro TESE/PESA). He has delivered lectures as an expert speaker at various National, Regional and International academic forums in the field of Andrology. He was a panelist for many panel discussions across India. Perfomed live operative work shop at TAPISAR 2018 salem and Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal in 2016. He is a member of many prestigious international organizations like International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM), South Asian Society for Sexual Medicine (SASSM), American Urological Association (AUA), Indian American Urological Association (IAUA), European society of sexual medicine ( ESSM), Urological Society Of India (USI), The Society Of Genitourinary Surgeons (SOGUS), Indian Medical Association (IMA),CSEPI (council of Sexual Education and Parenthood International).