Murugesan Manoharan, MD

Murugesan Manoharan, M.D., FRACS, is a surgical urologic oncologist and the chief of urologic oncology surgery at Miami Cancer Institute. Dr. Manoharan specializes in the treatment of genitourinary cancers, including bladder, kidney, prostate and testicular cancer. Dr. Manoharan also serves as the chairman of the Department of Urology at Baptist Health South Florida and a professor of urology at Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University.In 2022, the Abbhi Family Endowed Chair in Urologic Oncology was created to help Dr. Manoharan and the Institute conduct research and clinical trials to improve survival rates and quality of life for patients with bladder cancer.He joined Miami Cancer Institute from the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, where he served as one of the site disease group leaders for genitourinary cancers. He also practiced urology at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Miami.Dr. Manoharan is a renowned leader in the treatment of prostate cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer and other urologic malignancies. He is an expert in minimally invasive surgery, including nerve sparing robotic prostatectomy, robotic kidney surgery, robotic bladder removal and neobladder reconstruction. Dr. Manoharan was one of the first urologists in the United States to perform robotic bladder removal surgery and reconstruction of neobladder using a Pfannenstiel incision. He also specializes in other minimally invasive ablative cancer procedures, such as high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy, cryotherapy and the NanoKnife procedure to treat prostate cancer. He has extensive experience training medical students, residents and oncology fellows. He has won numerous awards for his teaching and clinical excellence, as well as his research work. Dr. Manoharan’s research interests include stem cell applications, biomarkers and cancer outcomes. He serves as an editorial reviewer for several scientific publications. He is also widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals and is an invited speaker at national and international scientific symposiums. Dr. Manoharan has authored more than 140 scientific articles and 15 textbook chapters and has presented papers and posters at more than 100 national and international meetings. He served as vice chairman and a member of the International Bladder Cancer Guidelines committee, organized by the WHO and Société Internationale d'Urologie.When he is not treating patients, Dr. Manoharan enjoys music and traveling.