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About Prokar Dasgupta
Achievements
Professor Prokar Dasgupta’s qualifications, prizes, memberships, publications, responsibilities, appointments and grants, in one place. Choose a section below.
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
Professor Prokar Dasgupta has achieved academic excellence throughout his career.
- 1989MBBS, University of Calcutta
- 1991Diplomate of the National Board of India (Primary-Surgery)
- 1994FRCS Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- 1996MSc Urology with distinction University College London (placed first)
- 2000FRCS Urology Intercollegiate Board, UK
- 2001MD, University of London
- 2001Fellow of the European Board of Urology (placed first)
- 2001University Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery (DLS), European Institute of Telesurgery (EITS), Strasbourg, France
- 2006Fellow of the Hunterian Society
- 2010FRCS (Eng) ad eundem
- 2017Fellow of the Linnean Society (FLS)
- 2018Fellow of King’s College (FKC)
Undergraduate
Undergraduate Prizes
Professor Prokar Dasgupta was awarded prizes for undergraduate academic excellence.
- 1985Pan Memorial Medal in Anatomy
- 1986Basak Memorial Medal in Anatomy
- 1989University Prize in Surgery
Postgraduate
Post Graduate Awards
Professor Prokar Dasgupta has been awarded countless prestigious postgraduate awards.
- 1996Geoffrey Chisholm Gold Medal in Urology
- 1997Jack Lapides Honorable mention award, American Urological Association
- 1997Best poster on clinical urodynamics, International Continence Society, Japan
- 1998Clifford Morson Prize in Urology
- 1999British Urological Foundation Fellowship, Human Genome Project, UWash
- 1999The Lord Alport prize
- 2000Ethicon Foundation Fund award Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
- 2001British Society for Endourology Traveling Fellowship
- 2001Karl Storz Fellowship - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- 2002British Association of Urological Surgeons Endourology Prize
- 2002The Chesselden Prize
- 2002Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Prize, Section of Urology
- 2003British Association of Urological Surgeons Endourology Prize
- 2003RSM Prize, Geoffrey Chisholm Communication award
- 2003British Urological Foundation Preceptorship
- 2004The Jenny Ackroyd/Chesselden Prize
- 2004South Thames Regional meeting Peckham award
- 2005Showcase award, The Charitable Foundation, London
- 2005Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Prize, Section of Urology
- 2005South Thames Regional Meeting Derek Packham Prize
- 2005The Jenny Ackroyd/Chesselden Prize
- 2006The South Thames Urology Prize
- 2006The Harold Ellis Prize of the Alcock’s Society
- 2006Best poster at European Association of Urology, Paris
- 2006King’s College London Postgraduate Research Symposium Prize
- 2006Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Prize
- 2006International Continence Society, Jan Paterson Prize
- 2006The Karl Storz-Harold Hopkins Golden Telescope. British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS)
- 2008Best research prize World Congress of Endourology, Shanghai
- 2008European Association of Urology best paper
- 2008Susan Tucker award
- 2008The Geoffrey Chisholm Gold Medal
- 2009Engineering and Urology Society Outstanding Paper Award
- 2009American Urological Association Best Poster award
- 2009World Congress of Endourology best paper prize
- 2009Susan Tucker award
- 2009The Geoffrey Chisholm Gold Medal
- 2010Excellence in Education Award - STeLI in Urology
- 2010Glory of India award
- 2010Hamlyn Symposium on Robotics poster award The Royal Society London
- 2011French Urological Association best paper award
- 2012Professorship, University of South California, Keck
- 2012Top 10 reviewer - British Journal of Urology International
- 2012STELI - Excellence in Education award
- 2013Bimalendu Mukherjee Award, Urological Society of India
- 2013BAUS Academic Best paper
- 2013Patey Prize Presentation
- 2013Professorship, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
- 2014The King’s-Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery award
- 2014RCS England intercalated BSc Awards
- 2014Best paper on check list development, European Urology
- 2014European Association of Urology Robotics Section (ERUS) Best Poster
- 2015RCS England intercalated BSc Award
- 2015Malcolm Coptcoat intercalated BSc Bursary Awards
- 2015Best Papers, ERUS, Bilbao
- 2015European Urology Best Poster
- 2015Society of Academic and Research Surgeons best study
- 2015Best Posters, EAU, Madrid
- 2016Best papers EAU Robotic Urology Section, Milan
- 2016RCS England intercalated BSc Award
- 2017Professorship, 1st Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou, China
- 2017The Urology Foundation Small Research Grant
- 2017Malcolm Coptcoat intercalated BSc Bursary Awards
- 2017Best papers, AUA, Boston
- 2017Best Abstract, Societe Internationale Urologie, Lisbon
- 2018RCS England intercalated BSc Award
- 2018Malcolm Coptcoat intercalated BSc Bursary Awards
- 2018Best posters, World Congress of Endourology, Paris
- 2018AO Foundation Best paper in Surgical Simulation
- 2018BAUS Lecture, USICON, Hyderabad
- 2019The Chesselden Prize
- 2019Malcolm Coptcoat intercalated BSc Bursary Awards
- 2019RCS England intercalated BSc Award
- 2019Best paper AUA 2019
- 2019Honorary Membership, The Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
- 2019Mini MBA
- 2019Diploma in Artificial Intelligence, University of Oxford
- 2020BJUI award, International Neuro-urology Society
- 2020The Platinum award, EAU Amsterdam
- 2020Professorship, Apollo Hospitals, India
- 2020The St. Peter’s Medal, highest recognition from the British Association of Urological Surgeons
Boards
Commercial & Public Sector Board Membership
Professor Prokar Dasgupta has been a member of several boards and programmes.
- 2018-Mentor, National Clinical Entrepreneurship Program UK
- 2019-Chief Scientific Officer, Proximie
- 2018-Advisory Board, Jiva.Ai
- 2019-Chief Executive, QrAtIV Ltd
- 2018-Chair, The Centre for Robotics, The London Clinic
- 2018-Medical Advisory Committee, The London Clinic
- 2016-2020Advisory Board, Medtronic
- 2017-2020Advisory Board, Cambridge Medical Robotics
- 2019-Advisor, Google-JJ Verb Surgical
- 2017-5G Tech collaborative, KCL-Ericsson
- 2014-2018Advisor, Translucent, later AURIS
- 2012-2013Advisory Board, Surgenius robotics
- 2007-2010Advisory Board, Baxter
- 2008Advisory Board, Pfizer
- 2002-2011Advisory Board, Allergan
Government
Government Membership
- 2011-2013Associated Parliamentary Committee for Surgical Services, House of Lords, UK
- 2009-2018Specialty advisor to NICE, UK
Societies
Society Memberships & Fellowships
Professor Prokar Dasgupta is a member of many national and international urological societies. These are listed below.
- British Association of Urological Surgeons
- Societe Urologia Internationale
- European Association of Urology
- American Association of Urology
- Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Urological Society of India
- International Alliance of Urolithiasis
- Korean Urological Association
- International Continence Society
- Urological Association of Asia
- Caribbean Urological Association
- Irish Society of Urology
- British Medical Association
- Southern Laparoscopic Urology Group
- European Institute of Telesurgery
- St. Xavier’s College Alumni Association
Publications
Key Publications
1100articles
800+papers
70H-index
- 2000
The effect of intravesical capsaicin on the suburothelial innervation in patients with detrusor hyper-reflexia
BJU International. 2000; 85: 238-45
- 2003
A minimally invasive technique for outpatient local anaesthetic administration of intradetrusor botulinum toxin in intractable detrusor overactivity
BJU International. 2003; 92; 325-6
- 2006
Quality of Life Changes in Patients with Neurogenic versus Idiopathic Detrusor Overactivity after Intradetrusor Injections of Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A and Correlations with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Urodynamic Changes
Eur Urol. 2006; 49: 528-35
- 2015
Identification of Haptic Based Guiding Using Hard Reins
PLoS One. 2015 Jul 22; 10(7):e0132020
- 2020
Long-term Oncological Outcomes from an Early Phase Randomised Controlled Three-arm Trial of Open, Robotic, and Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy (CORAL)
Eur Urol. 2020 Jan;77(1):110-118.
- 2016
Structured and Modular Training Pathway for Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP): Validation of the RARP Assessment Score and Learning Curve Assessment
Eur Urol. 2016; 69: 526-35
- 2020
Prostate cancer cells enhance interleukin-15-mediated expansion of NK cells
BJU Int. 2020 Jan;125(1):89-102
- 2016
Expression of two WFDC1/ps20 isoforms in prostate stromal cells induces paracrine apoptosis through regulation of PTGS2/COX-2
Br J Cancer. 2016; 114: 1235-42
- 2014
Mechanism of activation of natural killer and CD8 T cells by interleukin 15 in the prostate cancer microenvironment
The Lancet. 26 Feb 2014: 383, Supplement 1.
- 2017
The Rise of Altmetrics
JAMA. 2017; 317:131-2
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Journals
Journal Responsibilities
Professor Prokar Dasgupta is editor of several urological journals.
- 2012-2020Editor in Chief, British Journal of Urology International
- 2015-2020Associate Editor, Investigative and Clinical Urology
- 2010-2015Editorial Board, International Journal of Clinical Practice
- 2015-2020Editorial Board, Apollo Medical Journal
- 2020-Editorial Board, International Journal of Evidence Based Medicine
- Reviewer Panel, 15 journals: NEJM, Lancet, BMJ, JAMA, Nature
International
College & Professional Responsibilities (International)
By merit of his academic excellence, Professor Prokar Dasgupta has been awarded several international positions of responsibility.
- 2015-Director of Robotic Surgery (Hon), Apollo Gleneagles, Kolkata
- 2018-Board of Studies, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
- 2017-2019Distinguished Professor, Guangzhou Medical University
- 2010-2020Founding Board member, European Robotics Section (ERUS)
- 2012Co-convenor, ERUS International Congress, London
- 2015-Member, Academic Association of European Urologists
- 2019-Member, American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons
- 2008-Founding member, International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium
- 2015-World Robotic Surgery Event
United Kingdom
College & Professional Responsibilities (United Kingdom)
By merit of his academic excellence, Professor Prokar Dasgupta has been awarded several national positions of responsibility.
- 2013-Chairman, King’s-Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery
- 2009-Clinical Academic Group Chair Urology, King’s Health Partners
- 2009-Member, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, KCL
- 2018-Member and co-lead, KCL Med-Tech Hub
- 2009-Member, Faculty of Translational Medicine, Biomed Research Centre
- 2008-Member, Development, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, KCL
- 2017-Educational Supervisor, 2020 curriculum, KCL
- 2014-Co-Chair, Prostate Cancer Research Centre, KCL
- 2015-2020Director, TUF Training Centre, KCL
- 2011-Director, Olympus Simulation Centre, KCL
- 2005-2008Divisional Research Chair, KCL
- 2008-2010Steering Committee, Renal Project Board
- 2019-Specialty Surgical Board, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
- 2012-2017Joint Committee for Higher Surgical Training
- 2012-2017Specialist Advisory Committee, Urology
- 2008-2012BAUS council member
- 2008-2011BAUS Trustee
- 2008-2013Regional Specialty Advisor, Royal College of Surgeons of England
- 2007-2012Founding member, BAUS Academic Section
- 2004-Member, BAUS Section of Oncology
- 2008-2012Chair, South East ACCEA Board, BAUS
- 2007-2008National Cancer Research Network (NCRI), Bladder Cancer Group
- 2007-2019Councillor and Secretary, The Hunterian Society
- 2010-2015Member and examiner, Intercollegiate Specialist Board
- 2002-2007Examiner, MSc Urology University College London
- 2012-Member, The Athenaeum, Pall Mall
- 2015Member, The Octaves
Charity
Charitable Trusts
Professor Prokar Dasgupta sits as an advisor of many charities.
- 2012-2020The Prostate Cancer Research Centre, UK
- 2013-The Malcolm Coptcoat Trust, UK
- 2007-2009Prostate UK
- 2005-2020The Urology Foundation Mentor
- 2015-The Prostate Cancer Foundation, Kolkata
- 2014-2020Vattikuti Quality Co-operative Initiative
Visiting professorships
Visiting Professorships
Professor Prokar Dasgupta has been requested to part of many academic programmes as a visiting professor.
- 2000Inaugural Visiting Professor, Christian Medical College Vellore, India
- 2000Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
- 2000Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, India
- 2019Erasmus, Amsterdam
- 2019The University of Florence, Italy
- 2018Hopital Piete Salpetrere, Paris
- 2018Apollo Gleneagles Hospital Kolkata, India x 3
- 2017Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
- 2017Ramakrishna Mission Hospital, Kolkata, India
- 2017Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford
- 2017University of Florence, Italy
- 2016University of Turin, Italy
- 2016University of Valencia, Spain
- 2016First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou, China
- 2015Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
- 2014Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi
- 2013Centro Oncologio, Florence, Italy
- 2012Vattikuti Institute USA
- 2012Rifaat Dagher Visiting Professor, Henry Ford Hospitals, Detroit
- 2012The University of California, Keck
- 2012-17Apollo Hospitals, Kolkata
- 2011USICON, India
- 2009Radboud University, Nijmegen
- 2008Urological Society of India, East Zone Chapter
- 2008Surgeon to the Maharaja GajSingh II of Jodhpur
- 2008-10Wockhardt Medical Centre, Kolkata
- 2007The European Association of Urology ViPP, Leuven
- 2006The Alcock’s Society, London
- 2005Urological Society of India, Wockhardt Hospitals, Kolkata
- 2004Technological Advancements in Urology, New Delhi
- 2004Bengal Urological Society, Ramkrishna Mission Pratishthan, Kolkata
Appointments
Appointments
- 2020-King’s Health Partners Foundation Professor of Surgery
- 2014-Chairman, Institute of Robotic Surgery, KCL
- 2012-2013Hunterian President
- 2009-Professor and Chair, Robotic Surgery and Urological Innovation, MRC Centre for Transplantation, King’s College London, Hon. Consultant Urological Surgeon
- 2007-2009Hon. Reader and Consultant Urological Surgeon, Faculty of Translational Medicine, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre
- 2002-2007Consultant and Hon. Senior Lecturer in Urology, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals and KCL
Research funding
Main Grants: total 55
£737,665.00
Characterisation of glycan ligands recognised by collectin-11 in ischaemic kidney and development of a specific antagonistic probe
£1,000,352.00
The role of Wnt signalling in prostate cancer
£1,570,000.00
Design of Novel Immunotherapies for Prostate Cancer - from Bench to Bedside
£1 million
A multi-user mock interventional suite for in-human post-mortem evaluation of academic medical devices
Euro 8 million
STIFF-FLOP - flexible robotics
£11.7 million
Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub
Personal
Other Interests
Professor Prokar Dasgupta has several personal interests, such as:
Marathon Running
Inspired by Haruki Murakami’s bestseller “What I talk about when I talk about running” Prokar took up this extreme sport with much enthusiasm. He enjoys the rigorous training, dedication, focus and mental strength needed for success. Prokar ran three of the marathon majors over 10 months:
- New York City 2008
- London 2009, 2010
- Berlin 2009, 2011, 2013
- ULTRA, Lochness; Atlantic Challenge, Cornwall; Thames Bridges 2015-19
Trekking
- Himalayan and other endurance based treks: Rohtang pass and the cold desert
- Bike for BUF Sicily challenge, 300 km in 5 days
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