Dr. S. Ramesh Babu is a gold medalist pediatric urologist with over 35 years of surgical, academic, and research excellence. Trained in the United Kingdom at premier children’s hospitals including Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, he has performed over 5,000 advanced pediatric urology procedures. He is Past President of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (2023-24) and has been recognized among Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists (2025). With 135+ indexed publications and an H-Index of 23, he is actively involved in innovation, training, and national policy formulation in pediatric urology.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – Madurai Medical College (1985–1991)
  Gold Medalist in General Medicine & General Surgery
• MS (General Surgery) – Calicut Medical College (1994)
• MCh (Pediatric Surgery) – Institute of Child Health, Chennai (1997)
• FRCS (General Surgery) – Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow (1997)
• FRCS (General Surgery) – Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (1997)
• FRCS (Paediatric Surgery) – UK (Intercollegiate)
• CCST (UK) – Pediatric Surgery (2003)
• Ph.D – Pediatric Urology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research (2020)

Professional Experience:

• Currently working in AINU Hospitals, Chennai
• Special Training in Pediatric Urology & Laparoscopic Surgery, UK (1997–2003)
• Worked at:
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
  • Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
  • University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
  • Southampton General Hospital
• Returned to India in October 2003
• Professor of Pediatric Urology – Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Hospital (since 2003)
• Course Director – Pediatric Urology Fellowship Program, SRIHER
• Trainer – CEMAST (Centre of Excellence for Minimal Access Surgery Training), Mumbai
• Examiner – MCh Pediatric Surgery & Postdoctoral Fellowship (Pediatric Urology)

Awards & Achievements:

• Gold Medal – MBBS (General Medicine & Surgery)
• Donald Paterson Prize – Royal College of Pediatrics & Child Health, UK (2000)
• Hadidi Gold Medal – Cairo (Fetal Urethral Development Research)
• Dayalan Oration Award – 2024
• Park Oration Award – 2024
• Sergio Letwika Patent Award – 2024
• Society of Pediatric Urology Oration & Award
• Stanford University Top 2% Scientists List – 2025

Professional Memberships:

• Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (Past President 2023–24)
• Society of Pediatric Urology (Past Chairman 2019–2021)
• Urological Society of India
• Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India
• Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry Chapter of Pediatric Surgeons (Past Secretary 2021–2023)

Fellowships:

• FRCS – Glasgow
• FRCS – Edinburgh
• FRCS – Paediatric Surgery (UK)
• Fellowship – Society of Pediatric Urology (FSPU)

Academic & Leadership Contributions:

• Launched IAPS Zee Application
• Revised Standard Treatment Guidelines
• Initiated National & International Travel Fellowships
• Promoted Insurance Cover for Congenital Anomalies
• Contributed to TN Government Guidelines on Intersex Surgery (2020 Government Order)
• Instrumental in policy-making for DSD management

Research Publications:

• 135+ International & National Indexed Publications
• H-Index: 23
• 1,700+ Citations
• Author of 5 Medical Textbooks
• Contributor to IAPS Textbook of Pediatric Surgery
• Editorial Board Member – Pediatric Surgery International
• Reviewer – Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Journal of Pediatric Urology, World Journal of Urology , IJU, JIAPS
• PhD Research:
  Comparison of different pathological markers in predicting outcomes of pyeloplasty in children with UPJO (2017–2020)
• Patent Holder – Rapid Special Staining Technique for UPJO Diagnosis
  (Application No: TEMP/E-1/10583/2019-CHE)
• Response to Letter to the Editor re: “Ventral flap aided glans urethral disassembly (V-GUD) technique for distal hypospadias” – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2026.
• Post Fulguration Renal & Bladder Status (RBS grading) in Prognostication of Posterior Urethral Valves – Pediatric Surgery International, 2026.
• Incorporating Artificial Intelligence in Medical Research Publications: Boon or Bane? – Indian Journal of Colo-Rectal Surgery, 2026.
• Urinary Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 in Children with Unilateral Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction – Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2025.
• Hepaticoduodenostomy vs Hepaticojejunostomy in Laparoscopic Management of Choledochal Cyst – Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, 2026.
• Ventral Flap Aided Glans Urethral Disassembly (V-GUD) Technique – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2026.
• Modified Top-Down Approach to Reduce Voiding Cystourethrograms – Indian Pediatrics, 2026.
• Understanding Parental Satisfaction in Pediatric Inpatient Surgical Care – Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2025.
• Contralateral Vesicoureteral Reflux after Endoscopic Treatment – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2026.
• Vesicoscopic Supra Trigonal Ureteric Reimplantation (STURDY Technique) – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2025.
• Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Overactive Bladder – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2025.
• Classification for Structural Fetal Anomalies for Antenatal Counseling – Pediatric Surgery International, 2025.
• Laparoscopic Management of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction in Duplex Kidneys – Pediatric Surgery International, 2025.
• Supine Mini PCNL in Infants Using Conventional Cystoscope – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2025.
• Objective Assessment of Penile Curvature in Hypospadias – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2025.
• Urinary Biomarkers in Postoperative Follow-Up of UPJ Obstruction – Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2025.
• Posterior Urethral Valve Bladder Morphology & Outcomes – Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2025.
• Macrovascular & Microvascular Anatomy of Preputial Skin in Hypospadias – Pediatric Surgery International, 2025.
• Two-Flip Mathieu’s Technique in Distal Hypospadias – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2025.
• Artificial Intelligence Use among Pediatric Surgeons in India – Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2025.
• Reduction vs Non-Reduction Pyeloplasty Outcomes – Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2025.
• Caudal vs Pudendal Analgesia in Hypospadias Repair – World Journal of Urology, 2025.
• Topical Dihydrotestosterone in Proximal Hypospadias Repair – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2025.
• Mission 2034: Presidential Address – Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2025.
• Outcomes of Non-Reduction of Large Renal Pelvis During Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty – Journal of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery, 2025.
• Supra Trigonal Ureteric Reimplantation with Detrusorraphy – World Journal of Urology, 2025.
• Isolated Laparoscopic Extra-Vesical Ureteric Reimplantation – Pediatric Surgery International, 2024.
• Minimally Invasive Options in Primary Obstructive Megaureter – Journal of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery, 2024.
• Preoperative Topical Estrogen in Hypospadias – Pediatric Surgery International, 2024.
• Age Influence on Functional Recovery after Infant Pyeloplasty – Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2024.
• Visual Inspection for Penile Curvature Assessment – Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2024.
• 3D Modelling & VR Planning in Nephron Sparing Surgery – BMJ Case Reports, 2024.
• Nephrectomy & Hypertension Outcomes in Children – Pediatric Surgery International, 2024.
• Overactive Bladder Index (OABI) – Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2023.
• Temporary Drainage of Poorly Functioning Kidneys & Hypertension Risk – Urology, 2023.
• Visual Assessment vs App Goniometry in Hypospadias – Pediatric Surgery International, 2023.
• Laparoscopic Nipple Invagination Combined Extravesical Reimplantation (NICE) – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2023.
• Internal Drainage (DJ Stent) Predicting Recovery Before Pyeloplasty – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2023.
• Pediatric Urology Fellowship Training in India – Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2023.
• Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses on Hypospadias, Pyeloplasty & Vesicoureteric Reflux – Multiple International Journals (2020–2023).
• Gender Identity Disorder in DSD – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2021.
• Hydronephrosis Severity Score – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2018.
• Intramuscular Testosterone in Hypospadias – Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2016.
• Vesicoureteric Reflux Management – Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2017.
• Extravesical vs Intravesical Reimplantation – Indian Journal of Urology, 2016.
• Multiple additional peer-reviewed publications in Pediatric Urology, Hypospadias Repair, Vesicoureteric Reflux, UPJ Obstruction, and Laparoscopic Pediatric Surgery (2010–2024).

Medical Textbooks Published

• Dysfunctional & Neurogenic Bladder – Notion Press, 2020
• Pediatric Urology – A Practical Handbook – Notion Press, 2021
• IAPS Standard Treatment Guidelines (3rd Edition) – Notion Press, 2020
• Minimal Access Pediatric Surgery – A Practical Illustrated Textbook – Paras Medical Publisher, 2024
• IAPS Textbook of Pediatric Surgery – Chief Editor, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2025