About Dr. Geeta Kekre - Pediatric Surgeon & Pediatric Urologist in Pune.
Dr. Geeta Kekre is a Paediatric Surgeon practising in Pune. She is a specialist in paediatric minimal access surgery including robotic surgery as well as reconstructive paediatric urology. She completed her MBBS from BJ Medical College, Pune and her postgraduate training in General Surgery from Mumbai’s prestigious Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital.
She then went on super specialise in Paediatric Surgery at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital where she obtained her Mch degree. She has won accolades throughout her academic career, including the Gold Medal at the MCh Paediatric Surgery examination.
In 2018, she was awarded the WOFAPS Global Scholarship by the World Federation of the Associations of Paediatric Surgeons. She attended the global scholar programme in minimal access surgery, reconstructive urology and foetal surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the international scholar programme at the Centre for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus. She also completed a mini-fellowship in Paediatric Robotic Surgery at Comer Children’s Hospital, University of Chicago.
Dr. Geeta Kekre
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Paediatric Surgery),
DNB (Paediatric Surgery)
After ten years in Mumbai, Dr. Kekre returned to her home town bringing with her a passion for the surgical care of children and a distinct set of skills in the areas of paediatric minimal access surgery, paediatric endourology, foetal hydronephrosis and antenatal parental counselling, paediatric incontinence and voiding dysfunction. She has a keen interest in clinical academics with over 42 publications in various international journals, including 9 original articles and 32 rare case reports. Her focus is on tailoring surgical therapy to allow her patients to have as active and fun a childhood as possible while delivering the best achievable medical outcomes.
Education & Training
- 2003-2008-MBBS, BJ Medical College, Pune
- 2008-2009-Internship, Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune
- 2009-2012-MS. General Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai
- 2013-2016-MCh. Paediatric Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai
- 2017- DNB Paediatric Surgery, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
Awards
- 2018 – WOFAPS Global Scholarship 2018
- 2016 – MUHS Certificate of Merit 2016