UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY · ROBOTIC SURGERY · MIAMI
Dr. Archan Khandekar
Fellowship-trained urologic cancer surgeon specializing in robotic surgery, image-guided prostate biopsy, and organ-sparing treatment for prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer.
Assistant Professor of Urologic Oncology · Desai Sethi Urology Institute
University of Miami · Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Fellowship-trained
- Robotic surgery
- Sylvester / UM
4.9
Patient rating · 166 ratings
Peer-reviewed research
Robotic surgery, artificial intelligence, and image-guided diagnosis
Fellowship-trained urologic oncology
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
166 patient ratings · 21 reviews
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- Courtesy and respect
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- Listened carefully
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- Spent enough time
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Surgery Built Around Precision and Recovery
Dr. Khandekar cares for the full range of urologic cancers, with particular depth in robotic surgery and advanced, image-guided prostate biopsy. Every plan is built to control the cancer while protecting the things that matter to daily life.
Robotic & Minimally Invasive Surgery
Fellowship-trained robotic surgery across the urologic cancers, using the da Vinci platform to remove tumors precisely while sparing healthy tissue, shortening recovery, and preserving urinary and sexual function.
- Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy
- Robotic partial nephrectomy (kidney-sparing)
- Robotic radical nephrectomy
- Robotic radical cystectomy with urinary diversion
- Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT)
- Bladder cancer surgery and reconstruction
Image-Guided Prostate Biopsy
A full range of prostate biopsy techniques, from the newest augmented-reality guidance to MRI-fusion and standard sampling, chosen to find clinically significant cancer while avoiding unnecessary treatment.
- Augmented-reality guided prostate biopsy
- MRI–ultrasound fusion (targeted) biopsy
- Standard systematic biopsy
- Transperineal and transrectal approaches
Focal Therapy & Precision Oncology
Treatments that control cancer while protecting quality of life, guided by genomics and advanced imaging so the intensity of treatment matches the biology of the disease.
- HIFU focal therapy for localized prostate cancer
- Genomic and MRI-guided treatment selection
- Nerve-sparing, function-preserving surgery
- Multidisciplinary cancer care and survivorship
Research & Innovation
Advancing How Cancer Surgery Is Done
Alongside his practice, Dr. Khandekar develops the artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and genomic tools that are reshaping urologic care, published across the peer-reviewed literature.
Artificial Intelligence in Urology
Development of AI models for surgical decision support, including automated surgical metric measurement and computer vision for intraoperative guidance.
Augmented Reality in Surgery & Outpatient Care
AR-guided biopsies, AR applications in clinical interventions, and evaluation of AR systems in outpatient urological settings.
Genomic Biomarkers & Active Surveillance
Validation of Decipher, PAM50, and PSC genomic classifiers for predicting progression in prostate cancer active surveillance, through the Miami Active Surveillance Trial (MAST).
Surgical Intelligence & Computer Vision
HL7 integration, intraoperative data analytics, automated warm ischemia time measurement, and surgical performance assessment.
Selected Publications
Recent peer-reviewed work · Synced from PubMed
Digital simulation of kidney collecting system and stone: geometry and texture mapping.
Transl Androl Urol. 2026;15(6):195
Read paper →Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer in Patients Undergoing Holmium Laser Enucleation of Prostate for Benign Hyperplasia: A Preoperative Nomogram and a Postoperative Surveillance Protocol.
J Endourol. 2026:8927790261461243
Read paper →A validated custom pipeline for three-dimensional kidney stone renderings tocreate an open access repository.
Urolithiasis. 2026;54(1)
Read paper →Development and validation of a machine learning model for predicting 30-day major morbidity and mortality following radical cystectomy: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program study.
BJUI Compass. 2026;7:e70224
Read paper →Writing
Essays on Surgery and Medicine
Longer-form reflections from the operating room.
The Longest Breath
Free divers talk about something called the “doorway.” It’s a specific depth, different for every body, where buoyancy inverts. Above it, the water is still doing…
Read essay →The Private Grand Prix: No Podiums in the Operating Room
There is something almost illegal about the calm Max Verstappen carries at full speed. The car snaps sideways at a velocity that should void warranties on the laws…
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