Name of Head of Department: Associate Professor Dr Pawan Raj Chalise

• Department introduction/description:

The Department of Urology and Kidney Transplant Surgery was established in 2016 AD after serving as a unit of the Department of Surgery for more than 30 years. With the vision of service, research, training, and building a skilled urologist for the country, this department is providing comprehensive and efficient services for managing urological problems for which patients had to travel abroad in the past.

This department has been ushering in the advent of the modern era in urology in Nepal, and with the acquisition of modern technologies and a complete range of state-of-the-art facilities, we have been performing both minimally invasive procedures as well as open surgeries.

Located on Block E first floor, our Outpatient service runs in morning sessions on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday and evening sessions on Tuesdays and Thursday.

The department is also running a three-year Residency Program: Magister Chirurgiae (MCh) in Urology and enrolling two residents per year.

• Department vision, mission, and goals:

-To provide basic and specialized training in urology and kidney transplantation

-To produce competent specialists in urology and kidney transplantation

-To provide care of the highest order to the urology patients in the community as well as clinical tertiary care centers

-To serve as teachers, trainers, researchers and leaders in the field of urology

-To recognize the health needs of the community, & carry out professional obligations ethically keeping with the objectives of the National Health Policy

• Department faculty members

S.N.	Full Name	Designation	Full Academic Qualifications (Bachelor onwards)	Joined year
1	Pawan Raj Chalise	Associate professor	MCh Urology	2011
2	Bhoj Raj Luitel	Lecturer	MCh Urology	2014
3	Suman Chapagain	Lecturer	MCh Urology	2016
4	Sujeet Poudyal	Lecturer	MCh Urology	2018
5	Manish Man Pradhan	Lecturer	MCh Urology	2021
6	Diwas Gnyawali	Lecturer	MCh Urology	2024
7	Suman Adhikari	Lecturer	MCh Urology	2024

• Academic programs and students educated/trained each year / total

Level	S.N.	Program name
Bachelor	1	MBBS	100
Masters	2	MS	10
Superspeciality	3	MCh	2

• List of hospital clinical services provided and Number of patients served/treated
• Urology services are run by two units.
• General Urology OPD (26,400)
  • Unit I has regular OPD on Monday and Thursday mornings.
  • Unit II has regular OPD on Sunday morning and Thursday afternoon.
• Specialty OPD (1150)
  • Transplant OPD is run on Monday afternoon by Unit I and Thursday morning by Unit II.
  • Uro-oncology OPD is run on Tuesday afternoon by Unit II and Thursday afternoon by Unit I.
  • Andrology OPD is run on Monday morning by Unit I and Tuesday morning by Unit II.
  • Pediatric OPD is run on Tuesday afternoon by Unit I
• Major OT (840)
• Transplant OT (82)
• Minor OT (960)
• Uroflowmetry (2300)

• Research activities of the faculties/department
• Prediction of complexity in laparoscopic nephrectomy by using difficulty index
• Iliac fossa versus pfannenstiel retrieval incision in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital: A randomized controlled trial
• Renal function evaluation following donor nephrectomy in tertiary kidney transplant center of Nepal
• Periprocedural antibiotics prophylaxis during diagnostic cystoscopy among Nepalese urologist
• Safety and efficacy of mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy using suction sheath versus conventional sheath: A randomized controlled trial
• Detection of clinically significant prostate cancer in our population using a combination of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging of prostate and prostate-specific antigen density
• Comparison of stone free rate using suction sheath versus conventional ureteral access sheath in retrograde intrarenal surgery – a randomized controlled trial
• A prospective study of the relationship between postoperative urine output and one year transplanted kidney function
• Waiting Time for Urological Intervention: Experience from a tertiary care center in Nepal

1. Number of publications by faculties/department

Original articles

Pandit D, Sharma UK, Chalise PR, Luitel B, Chapagain S, Poudyal S, Pradhan MM, Parajuli P, Guragain B, Gyawali M, Phuyal A. Clinicopathological Outcome of Early and Late Onset Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Observational Study. Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal. 2024 Apr 30;46(1):42-6.

Gyawali S, Luitel BR, Bhattarai AS, Sharma UK. Comparison of efficacy of intercostal nerve block versus peritract infiltration with 0.25% bupivacaine in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A prospective randomized clinical trial. Indian Journal of Urology. 2024 Jan 1;40(1):37-43.

Guragain B, Phuyal A, Gyawali M, Pandit D, Parajuli P, Pradhan MM, Poudyal S, Chapagain S, Luitel B, Chalise PR, Sharma UK. Surgical Management of Pediatric Urolithiasis: Descriptive Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal. Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal. 2023 Apr 30;45(1):55-60.

Chalise PR, Luitel B, Chapagain S, Poudyal S, Pradhan MM, Gyawali PR, Shah DS. Defining Vascular Anatomy of Kidney and Variation among Potential Live Kidney Donors Using Spiral Computed Tomographic Angiography. Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal. 2024 Apr 30;46(1):52-6.

Chalise PR, Luitel B, Chapagain S, Poudyal S, Pradhan MM, Parajuli P, Sharma UK, Gyawali PR. Buccal Mucosal Graft Urethroplasty for Complex Urethral Strictures: A Single Center Study. Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal. 2023 Aug 31;45(2):54-8.

• Training/Workshops/Conferences conducted by department
  • GIBS-TUTH: Symposium on IC/BPS (13^th January)
  • 5^th Controversies in Uro-Oncology
  • GIBS Periodic Online Case Discussion Series on IC/BPS (19^th January)
  • GIBS-Periodic Case-Based Discussion (3^rd October)
  • 8^th TUTH UROUPDATE on Functional Urology (6^th December)