Academic Contributions
- Postgraduate teacher for the last 34 years including Ph.D. program
- Trained and produced more than 25 postgraduates under his guidance
- Development of super specialty Urology department
- As a senate member of the state’s health university helped to introduce changes in the medical syllabus and designed new courses
- Presented his work in many national and international conferences and indexed journals
- Published research books which are roadmaps for researchers in herbal medicine
Organizational Contributions
- Established the Urological Society of Pune
- President of the Urological Society of India (WZ)
- Council member and Convener – the Urological society of India
- Organized many conferences and surgical training workshops
Surgical Contributions
- Devised own surgical techniques to handle difficult surgical conditions
- Introduced many new innovative surgical technologies in the field of urology in the country
- Introduced successful kidney transplant program in government medical college
Research Contributions
- Probably the first urologist to receive a research grant for herbal drug development from DSIR, Govt. of India
- Scientific validation and globalization of Ayurveda
- Devised unique drug formulations for kidney and wound healing disorders, probably the first of its kind in herbal drugs
- Research on cost-effective technologies -3D Vision System and Multi-functional instrument for minimally invasive surgeries