Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar Elected as One of the Board of Directors at AAGL

Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar has been elected as one of the Board of Directors at American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL). With this, he becomes the first Indian to reach this position at AAGL. He has been an active member of AAGL since 2004. He has demonstrated live surgeries from India to AAGL.

Contributions in the field of Medical Science he is globally known as an expert Laparoscopic Pelvic surgeon and Gynecological cancer surgeon. He has developed a surgical technique for radical hysterectomy which is known as “Pune Technique” around the world. His lectures on Pelvic Anatomy have been appreciated for the newer concepts in Pelvic Anatomy. An innovative surgeon & committed teacher, he has trained many surgeons to perform the same procedure better. He has published largest series of Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy, laparoscopic anterior exenteration, and laparoscopic total pelvic exenteration.