Surgical Oncologist | Uro-Oncology & Kidney Cancer Surgery | Robotic, Laparoscopic & Open Surgery
Dr. Swati H. Shah is a Surgical Oncologist with a focused clinical interest in uro-oncology and pelvic oncology, including surgical management of kidney tumours and kidney cancer.
Her kidney-cancer surgical practice encompasses the spectrum from:
Her surgical approaches include: Open, laparoscopic and robotic renal surgery.
MS General Surgery — Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
2008–2011
During her general-surgery training at MAMC, she had substantial exposure to renal malignancies and renal surgery, including:
Her uro-oncology exposure during this period also included:
DrNB Surgical Oncology — Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute
2013–2016
During dedicated surgical-oncology training at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, she had extensive exposure to uro-oncology, including kidney tumours and advanced renal cancers.
Her training included management of:
Dedicated uro-oncology training
She underwent dedicated uro-oncology training under Dr. Sudhir Rawal, with exposure to complex renal and other uro-oncological surgery.
Her training encompassed: open + laparoscopic + robotic approaches.
Robotic surgery since 2013
Dr. Shah began robotic surgery in 2013.
Robotic platforms
Kidney robotic surgery
She has performed 100+ robotic kidney operations.
Dr. Shah performs nephron-sparing surgery when it is oncologically and technically appropriate.
The decision for partial nephrectomy considers:
Her experience includes complex partial nephrectomy requiring:
The underlying philosophy is:
Cancer control remains the first priority. When oncologically and technically appropriate, preservation of functioning renal tissue is also an important objective.
Her clinical experience includes surgical management of renal masses that are technically challenging because of:
Location
Disease pattern
Extent
Experience includes:
The case library includes examples of robotic, laparoscopic and complex open renal surgery.
Dr. Shah has experience managing renal tumours with renal-vein and IVC tumour thrombus.
This includes different levels/extent of IVC thrombus and advanced renal tumours requiring vascular planning.
Her experience includes:
She personally performs different types of IVC thrombus surgery.
Very extensive thrombus
She has experience with Type IV IVC thrombus extending toward the heart, managed with an appropriate multidisciplinary team.
Experience includes renal tumours:
The case library includes examples of advanced renal tumours requiring complex oncological resections.
Dr. Shah has experience with selected metastatic kidney cancers requiring surgery, including advanced renal tumours in which surgery forms part of an individualized treatment strategy.
Surgery is considered only in selected patients, through individualized multidisciplinary decision-making.
Her experience includes surgery for renal tumours that have:
This is relevant because previous surgery can significantly change the anatomical and technical complexity of subsequent renal surgery.
Her renal/retroperitoneal surgical experience includes tumours with involvement or close relationship to adjacent structures.
Examples in her case experience include surgery involving:
These are described case by case; not every renal cancer requires multivisceral surgery.
The kidney-cancer case library is an important part of the evidence base for her clinical experience.
It includes cases representing different levels of complexity, including:
Kidney preservation
Radical surgery
Advanced disease
There are dedicated short-video collections covering:
Kidney tumours
Topics include:
Kidney cancer
Videos cover:
Small renal masses
Dr. Shah was a faculty member at an IASO conference in Kolkata in 2019, participating in discussion related to small renal masses.
Robotic kidney surgery teaching
She has conducted a training workshop for urologists on robotic kidney surgery.
Surgical video presentations
She has presented kidney cancer surgery videos through professional surgical meetings in:
USICON WZ 2019
Presented papers related to robotic uro-oncology at USICON WZ 2019.
Dr. Shah has conducted multiple webinars and academic sessions demonstrating kidney cancer surgery videos, including:
These sessions have involved medical associations/clinicians in:
PROM — Radiology & Oncology Meeting
Dr. Shah initiated PROM, a multidisciplinary academic meeting bringing together:
Radiologists + Oncologists
for discussion of radiological assessment of renal tumours.
The meetings have been conducted in both:
with participation across India.
This is particularly relevant to kidney cancer because interpretation of renal tumour imaging is central to decisions regarding:
POINT — Pathology, Oncology, Immunology & Novel Therapeutics
Dr. Shah initiated POINT, a multidisciplinary academic forum involving: Pathologists + Oncologists
for discussion of renal tumours, including:
The programme has also been conducted through physical and online academic formats across India.
Published paper — 2025
“Technique and Intraoperative Strategy for Circumferential Resection of Perirenal Inferior Vena Cava with Bilateral Renal Vein Reconstruction”
Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2025.
The publication lists Dr. Swati Shah as an author from Surgical Oncology, Apollo Hospital, Ahmedabad. The reported case involved a retroperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcoma involving the perirenal IVC and both renal veins, rather than renal cell carcinoma. It required en-bloc tumour/IVC resection and bilateral renal-vein reconstruction using Y-shaped Dacron grafts to preserve renal perfusion.
The paper describes multidisciplinary management involving uro-oncosurgery, gastrointestinal oncosurgery, vascular expertise and anaesthetic planning.
A recurring feature of Dr. Shah’s approach is that complex kidney and retroperitoneal tumours may require coordinated planning involving multiple specialties.
Depending on the case, this may involve:
The aim is to determine the safest approach while maintaining appropriate oncological principles.
Core philosophy
Cancer control remains the first priority.
At the same time:
Preservation of kidney function and long-term quality of life are important when this can be achieved without compromising oncological outcomes.
Therefore:
Cancer control + kidney preservation + appropriate surgical approach
Patients undergoing kidney cancer surgery under Dr. Shah’s care come predominantly from:
There have also been patients from Africa.
Separate from kidney surgery, Dr. Shah has an overall experience of approximately:
650 robotic uro- and gynecologic cancer surgeries
Selected videos and anonymised case summaries from Dr Swati Shah’s kidney cancer practice, shared for patient education. Every patient’s plan is individual, and a past case does not predict an individual result.
Kidney tumour: save the kidney or remove it? How size, location and kidney function guide the choice.
Partial vs radical nephrectomy. When kidney preservation is possible for a renal mass.
Partial nephrectomy in kidney cancer. What nephron-sparing surgery aims to do.
Radical nephrectomy with IVC thrombus. A family member describes the surgery and follow-up.
Recurrent renal mass. A patient who had robotic nephrectomy for recurrence.
Robotic partial nephrectomy for a kidney tumour. Patient experience.
“Dr. Swati is an expert uro-oncologist with excellent results in kidney cancer surgery, including robotic partial nephrectomy. She offers precise treatment, clear guidance, and compassionate care.”
Patient · Google review
“We came from patan for my mother treatment. Dr swati shah had done surgery of my mother. Now my mother is absolutely fine. I am thankful to her. I am glad to say that Dr swati shah is expert in kidney tumour and Robotic cancer surgeon.”
Patient · Google review
“I am impressed with the way Dr Swati treated my friend who had kidney tumour. She is extremely professional and takes time to listen and explain. My friend came from Rajasthan, underwent robotic surgery and went back in few days.”
Patient · Google review
A 62-year-old man had an 8 cm left renal mass extending into the renal pelvis and adherent to the diaphragm, treated with robotic extended radical nephrectomy.
A 57-year-old man had a recurrent renal mass after earlier partial nephrectomy for clear cell renal cell carcinoma, with splenomegaly and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, requiring a multidisciplinary surgical plan.
Clinical context. Locally advanced and recurrent renal tumours involve altered anatomy, adjacent-organ involvement, retroperitoneal lymph nodes and, in some patients, renal vein or IVC tumour thrombus. Surgical choices between nephron-sparing and radical nephrectomy are made case by case on imaging, nephrometry-type anatomical complexity and renal function.
Anonymised summaries for patient education. Every patient’s plan is individual, and a past case does not predict an individual result.
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