Dr. Renu Thomas

Medical Degrees

• MBBS — Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India
• MS (General Surgery) — Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 2003
• DNB (General Surgery) — National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, 2003
• MCh (Urology) — Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, 2003

Fellowships & Special Training

• Specialised training in Renal Transplantation (nearly 400 transplants performed)
• Specialised training in Endourology (PCNL, RIRS, URS, Mini PERC)
• Specialised training in Laparoscopic Urology
• Specialised training in Laser Urological Surgery
• Specialised training in ESWL (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy)
• Specialised training in Uro-Oncology (Kidney, Prostate and Urinary Bladder Cancer)
• Operating Faculty for Live Renal Transplantation Surgery — Annual Conference of Transplant Section, Urological Society of India, Kochi, May 2025

Certifications & Accreditations

• Kerala Medical Council Registration
• Urological Society of India — Life Member
• South Zone Urological Association of India — Life Member
• Urological Association of Kerala — Life Member
• American Urological Association — Member
• European Association of Urology — Member
• Indian Medical Association — Life Member

Current Affiliation

• Senior Consultant & Head of Department — Department of Urology, KIMSHEALTH (KIMS Global), P.B. No. 1, Anayara P.O., Thiruvananthapuram – 695029, Kerala, India (since 2007, Present)

Past Affiliations

• Sree Gokulam Medical College, Trivandrum — Consultant Urologist (1 year)
• Lourdes Hospital, Ernakulam — Junior Consultant Urologist (6 months)
• Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram — MCh (Urology) Trainee (until 2003)
• Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram — MBBS Trainee
• Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh — MS Trainee (until 2003)
• National Board of Examinations, New Delhi — DNB Trainee (until 2003)

Academic & Research Roles

• Operating Faculty for Live Renal Transplantation Surgery — Annual Conference of Transplant Section, Urological Society of India, Kochi, May 2025
• Active member of Urological Society of India, South Zone Urological Association of India and Urological Association of Kerala
• Active member of American Urological Association and European Association of Urology
• Author of multiple peer-reviewed publications
• Active patient educator — Day Care Surgery in Urology, Urinary Incontinence, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Prostate

Key Achievements

• Nearly 400 renal transplantations performed — programme outcomes match international standards
• Senior Consultant & Head of the Department of Urology at KIMSHEALTH Trivandrum (since 2007)
• Triple postgraduate qualification — MS PGIMER Chandigarh, DNB and MCh — all completed in 2003
• Operating Faculty for live renal transplantation surgery at the USI Transplant Section Conference, Kochi, May 2025
• Best Paper Prize at Urological Association of Kerala conference, Thrissur, October 2004
• Multilingual practice — Malayalam, English and Hindi