About the doctor
The training behind the practice.
Dr. Nitin Shrivastava is a Senior Urologist & Uro-Oncologist with MCh Urology from AIIMS Delhi and FRCS Urology from Oxford University, England - a combination held by only a handful of Indian-practising surgeons. 15+ years of clinical and surgical practice. Currently consulting at Apollo Hospital Gurugram and Six Sigma Clinics, Sector 50.
Most surgeons in India train through one tradition. Very few do both AIIMS Delhi and Oxford. Fewer still at MCh + FRCS level.
Indian urology has historically grown out of two distinct schools: the high-volume, technically-demanding AIIMS system, and the structured, evidence-driven world of British and American fellowships. Each produces excellent surgeons. Together, they produce surgeons who are both technically fearless and clinically disciplined.
That combination - and how it shows up in everyday clinical decision-making - is the practical reason patients across Delhi NCR, UP, Bihar and Rajasthan are sent to Dr. Nitin for second opinions when their case is complex, contested, or has not gone well elsewhere.
AIIMS Delhi - where the volume is
Three years inside one of the busiest urology departments in the world.
The MCh Urology programme at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi awards fewer than six seats nationally each year. Trainees rotate through a case mix - staghorn stones, advanced uro-oncology, complex reconstruction, paediatric urology - that international centres typically see only in textbooks.
By the end of three years, an AIIMS Delhi MCh graduate has been first-assistant or primary surgeon on volumes that take a decade to accumulate elsewhere. Dr. Nitin completed MCh Urology at AIIMS Delhi, and this is the foundation of his clinical confidence with the difficult Indian case.
Oxford University - where the structure is
One of the most rigorous British surgical credentials.
After AIIMS, Dr. Nitin pursued the FRCS Urology fellowship at Oxford University, England. Oxford added what AIIMS-volume cannot teach in isolation: structured guideline-based decision-making, MDT (multidisciplinary team) culture for cancer, contemporary practice in robotics and bladder preservation, and exposure to a healthcare system where outcomes are audited at every step.
The credential is held by only a small number of Indian-practising urological surgeons. The combination - AIIMS Delhi technique with Oxford discipline - is unusual, and shows up in every consultation.
15+ years in practice
Three concentrations carry the bulk of the work.
Across appointments at Manipal Hospital (previously) and now Apollo Hospital Gurugram, Dr. Nitin's clinical practice has shaped around three areas where outcomes meaningfully change with the right surgeon.
Uro-Oncology
Kidney, bladder, prostate, testicular and adrenal cancer. Strong preference for organ-preserving and robotic approaches wherever oncologically safe.
Complex stone disease
Staghorn calculi, bilateral stones, stones in pregnancy, and the "recurrence" group where the underlying metabolic cause has gone unaddressed.
Male reproductive urology
Particularly azoospermia, MicroTESE and varicocele in couples being routed to IVF without male evaluation.
Philosophy of care
Three principles run through every consultation
Don't remove what you can save.
A kidney that can be repaired is worth more than a kidney removed - for life expectancy, cardiovascular outcomes and dialysis-free years.
Treat the cause, not just the episode.
A stone is the symptom of a metabolic pattern. A second opinion is the symptom of an unanswered question. Treat both.
Explain everything in plain language.
Patients who understand their disease make better decisions and recover faster. Time spent explaining is never wasted.
A year in the practice
Conferences, surgery, patient care
A small selection - academic conferences, advanced surgical training, and the quieter, more important work of being with patients during recovery.
Publications & press
Cited in peer-reviewed journals and the national press
Early Detection of Kidney Cancer
Quoted on screening, symptoms and the case for incidental detection.
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Kidney Health & Indian Superfoods
On the relationship between Indian diet and stone disease, and what to do about it.
Read article →Indian Journal of Urology · BJUI Knowledge · BMJ Case Reports
Three publications across robotic cystectomy, renal abscesses and sarcomatoid RCC.
View ResearchGate →Quick facts
- Speciality: Urology & Uro-Oncology
- Experience: 15+ years
- MCh: AIIMS Delhi
- FRCS: Oxford University, England
- Languages: English, Hindi
- Rating: 5★ Google · 450+ reviews
- Primary hospital: Apollo Hospital Gurugram
- Private clinic: Six Sigma Clinics, Sector 50
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