Dr. Sunil Shroff
Dr. Sunil Shroff is a distinguished medical professional with over four decades of experience in urology, renal transplantation, and healthcare innovation. Renowned for his pioneering contributions to organ donation advocacy and digital health, he has successfully performed more than 30,000 urological and kidney transplant procedures, including several ground-breaking surgeries.
Four decades of urology & transplant leadership
As the founder of MOHAN Foundation and a leader in national and international medical societies, Dr. Shroff has played a pivotal role in advancing organ donation programs in India. He is a respected educator, speaker, researcher, and a prolific author and editor.
He currently serves as President of the Telemedicine Society of India and is the Past President of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation, the Nephrology, Urology & Transplantation Society of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), and the Madras Urological Society. He is the Asia Councillor for the International Society of Organ Donation and Procurement and the Commonwealth Tribute to Life Project.
Dr. Shroff is also an Advisor and Board Representative to the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu, the HTIC MedTech Incubator at IIT Madras, and the Sri Ramachandra Innovation Incubation Centre (SRIIC), Chennai. He serves on the Advisory Council of Doctor's AI.
He is the Chief Editor of the Indian Transplant Newsletter and the Digital Health Newsletter of the Telemedicine Society of India, and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Indian Journal of Transplantation. Dr. Shroff has edited and authored five textbooks and 16 book chapters, and has over 850 publications, including scientific papers, newspaper articles, web publications, and blogs. He has received numerous accolades for his social impact and professional excellence.
Four decades in numbers
Current position & specializations
Senior Consultant, Madras Medical Mission Hospital
Specializations
- Urology
- Kidney Transplantation
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Organ Donation Advocacy
MBBS to FRCS, 1977–1990
Pioneering surgery, and a foundation for a movement
Pioneering Surgery
Performed groundbreaking urological procedures and was first to publish experience with the Holmium laser in urology from the Institute of Urology, London UK, in 1995.
MOHAN Foundation Founder
Founded MOHAN Foundation in 1997 to promote organ donation awareness across India — the historic moment that marked the beginning of India's organized organ donation movement.
Media Recognition
Contact Information
Past & current national and international positions
Previous posts in India & the United Kingdom
Previous post in India — 1995 to 2015
Professor and Head, Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation
This was a 1,540-bedded institution running both undergraduate and post-graduate Medical, Dental, Nursing and Allied Health Science courses.
The Urology Department obtained an ISO 9000:2002 certificate in 2003 — the only department in the country to hold this certification at that time.
During his tenure, he started two courses in urology and transplantation, and trained over 20 M.Ch postgraduates in urology and around 100 Allied Health Science graduates in urology.
Previous posts — 1990 to 1995
Clinical Lecturer: Renal Transplantation
Clinical Lecturer: Urology and Renal Transplantation
12 years were spent in the UK from 1983 to 1995. After his MS in General Surgery, he worked in Orthopedics (to meet the requirement for FRCS) for just over a year, and spent the remaining 11 years in General Surgery and Urology as a Senior Registrar, Registrar and Senior House Officer in various hospitals across the UK.
Advancing Organ Donation, Together
From bedside surgery to national policy, digital health and public advocacy — there are many ways to engage with this work.