Frontiers of Medical Science: The Journey of Dr. Mohan Gundeti

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Learn about the professional and personal journey of Dr. Mohan Gundeti, an acclaimed innovator and international leader in the field of pediatric urology at the University of Chicago.

Speaker Profiles

Dr. Mohan S. Gundeti

Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology; Director of Pediatric Urology; The University of Chicago

Mohan S. Gundeti, MD, is an internationally recognized leader in the field of pediatric robotic and laparoscopic surgery for treatment of congenital urological anomalies. An acclaimed innovator, Dr. Gundeti was the first surgeon in the world to perform reconstructive bladder surgery in a pediatric patient and the first to perform pediatric robotic urology procedures in the city of Chicago. Dr. Gundeti performed live robotic surgery teaching workshops around the world, including Chile, Mexico, Spain, Israel, India, Australia and at home. He is also the director of an annual course on robotic surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine, where he performs moderated live surgical cases for continuing medical education.
Dr. Gundeti's research centers on patient outcomes and innovative techniques in minimally invasive surgery. He recently authored a book entitled 'Pediatric Robotic and Reconstructive Urology' and currently serves as a consulting editor for British Journal of Urology International and reviewer for various high-impact journals in the field of pediatric urology. Click here for his detailed bio.

Prof. Dipesh Chakrabarty

Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor of History, South Asian Languages; The University of Chicago and Faculty Director of UChicago Center in Delhi

Dipesh Chakrabarty is an Indian historian and is best known for his contributions to postcolonial theory and subaltern studies. He became a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004, followed by Honorary Fellowship of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2006. He was given honorary doctorate by University of London in 2010 and University of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2011. He has authored various books and has also published and edited research papers. Chakrabarty is the recipient of the 2014 Toynbee Foundation Prize for his contributions to global history and of the 2019 Tagore Memorial Prize awarded by the Government of West Bengal for his book The Crises of Civilization. Click here to read his detailed bio and research work.  

Avik Chanda

Bestselling author, Columnist, and Entrepreneur

Avik Chanda is a bestselling author, columnist, business advisor, and entrepreneur. His book, From Command To Empathy: Using EQ in the Age of Disruption (HarperCollins, 2017), was featured in Amazon India’s Best Reads under Business, Strategy and Management. His latest book, Dara Shukoh: The Man Who Would Be King (HarperCollins, 2019), was on the National Non-Fiction Top 10 Bestsellers List for 10 consecutive weeks, garnered huge critical success, and has been released as an audiobook by Audible. Avik is the Founder and CEO of NUVAH ELINT LLP, a NASSCOM 10,000 incubated startup, and is also a visiting faculty at IIT-Delhi and XLRI.