Dr. Waheed Zaman

Professional summary

Dr. Waheed Zaman is a highly experienced urologist and transplantation surgeon with deep expertise in kidney transplant, robotic and minimally invasive urology, and complex urinary tract surgical care. His leadership role in a major tertiary hospital in Delhi, combined with extensive surgical volume and international training, make him a key specialist for patients looking for kidney transplant and advanced urology services.

• Dr. Waheed Zaman is a senior urologist and transplant surgeon with extensive experience in renal transplantation, advanced urology (including robotic, laparoscopic and laser techniques), and high-volume surgical practice. His expertise spans donor nephrectomy, transplant recipient surgery, minimally invasive urology, endourology (stone disease), uro-oncology and reconstructive urology. He holds a leadership position in the urology & renal transplant services at a major hospital in Delhi.

Education and qualifications

MBBS, MS, DNB, MCh

MBBS (Rabindranath Tagore Medical College, Udaipur) — 1991. MS (General Surgery) — 1994. DNB (Urology/Genito-Urinary Surgery) — 2001. MCh (Urology) — as listed in some profiles. Diploma in Laparoscopic Urology (Strasbourg University, France) — 2013. Advanced training in Robotic Urology (Roswell Park Cancer Institute, USA) — around 2014.

Clinical expertise

• Kidney transplantation: both living donor and cadaveric donor transplants; donor nephrectomy (laparoscopic and open) and transplant recipient surgery. Robotic & laparoscopic urology: kidney, prostate, bladder surgeries; management of complex urologic cancers and reconstructive urology. Endourology & stone disease: PCNL, URS, RIRS, laser prostate surgery, ureteric/urinary tract reconstructions.Uro-oncology and reconstructive urology: management of urinary tract cancers, complex urinary reconstructive surgeries.

Career experience

• Currently serving as Director – Urology & Renal Transplantation at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi. Previous roles include Senior Consultant and Coordinator of Urology and Renal Transplantation at Apollo Hospitals, Dhaka (2005-2014) and Associate Professor, Department of Urology at Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun (2001-2005). Globally trained and has established/mentored transplant programmes, including robotic urology training.

Achievements

His expertise spans donor nephrectomy, transplant recipient surgery, minimally invasive urology, endourology (stone disease), uro-oncology and reconstructive urology.

• Listed as having performed around 500 kidney transplants independently, and involved in over 1,000 kidney transplant cases. Performed more than 500 donor nephrectomies; more than 20,000 endourology procedures (e.g., PCNL, URS) as listed in his profile. Member of leading professional bodies: Urological Society of India (USI), American Urological Association (AUA), World Endourology Society (WES), Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT), National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS) etc.

Approach to patients

• Known for combining surgical expertise with a patient-friendly approach: clarity of explanation, effective donor and recipient coordination, minimally invasive options and high surgical volume.Operates across multiple locations in Delhi (Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh, Max Pitampura) with outpatient clinics and surgeries for transplant and urology.