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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.

Dr. Manoharan’s research interests include stem cell applications, biomarkers and cancer outcomes. He serves as an editorial reviewer for several journals.

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.

Mr Peter Rimington is a leading consultant urologist with over 30 years of experience in his specialty. His areas of expertise include robotic prostatectomy, robotic cystectomy, TURP, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer management and bladder cancer therapy.

Mr Rimington currently practises privately at Old Orchard Consulting Rooms in Eastbourne. He also has decades of experience in the NHS, and has been a consultant urologist at Eastbourne District General Hospital since 2000.

Mr Rimington is experienced in minimal access surgery and laparoscopy, especially for prostate and bladder cancer, and was the first urological surgeon in the UK to perform laparoscopic cystectomy and ileal conduit formation, before going on to assist Guy's Hospital in setting up their robotic cystectomy service.

Since 2015, Mr Rimington only performs robotic-assisted pelvic surgery using the Da Vinci system. He has performed over 800 prostatectomies and 300 radical cystectomies.

Mr Rimington continues to develop innovative urological surgical techniques, and is keenly involved in research in his field. He has published numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is also an instructor on a number of national and international courses in laparoscopic urology.