Dr. Soumya Soman M K

CONSULTANT UROLOGIST & GENERAL SURGEON

Dr. Soumya Soman M K

MBBS, MS, DNB (General Surgery), DrNB (Urology)

  • Hospital / Location : Sunrise Hospital, Seaport Airport Road, Kakkanad, Kochi
  • Years of Experience :3+ Years (hands-on surgical experience) Years
  • Languages Spoken : English, Malayalam, Hindi

Overview

Dr. Soumya Soman M K is a highly skilled Urologist and General Surgeon with extensive training in advanced urological care and minimally invasive techniques. With a strong academic and research background, she brings specialised expertise in complex urological procedures to her practice at Sunrise — including three years of extensive, direct hands-on experience performing almost all types of urological and general surgeries at Aster Medcity, Kochi.

Dr. Soumya completed her DrNB in Urology at Aster Medcity, Kochi, following her DNB and MS in General Surgery at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. Her career has taken her across several leading institutions in Kerala — including a tenure as Assistant Professor of General Surgery at Government Medical College, Alappuzha, and as Consultant Surgeon at Assisi Atonement Hospital, Kollam — building a depth of clinical experience that spans both academic and high-volume surgical practice.

Her areas of expertise span endourology and stone surgery, female urology, minimally invasive and robotic surgical interventions, and the surgical management of prostate conditions. Dr. Soumya is also a recognised name in surgical research and education, with national award-winning work — including a first prize for a robotic surgery video presentation at USICON 2025 and an Outstanding Thesis Commendation from the NBEMS for her comparative research on robotic partial nephrectomy.

Surgical Innovations and Highlights

  • Endourology & Stone Surgeries:- Proficient in a wide range of advanced treatments including TURP, TURBT, HoLEP, Laser Lithotripsy, RIRS, and Rezum water vapour therapy — offering patients minimally invasive options across nearly every category of stone and prostate disease.
  • Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery:- Skilled in performing complex laparoscopic and robotic surgical interventions, including total robotic approaches for advanced procedures such as level 4 IVC thrombectomy.
  • Prostate Surgery:- Specialised focus on the surgical management of prostate conditions, combining advanced laser and minimally invasive techniques with broader urological and oncological expertise.
  • Female Urology:- Highly experienced in managing female urological conditions, including TVT-O for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and cystocele repair — a specialised area of urology often underserved in general practice.
  • General Urological Procedures:- Comprehensive expertise in cystoscopy, transrectal prostate biopsy, urethroplasty, nephrectomy, and penile implant surgery.

Awards and recognitions

Core specialty related

  • First Prize — USICON 2025, for "Total Robotic Approach for Level 4 IVC Thrombectomy"
  • Outstanding Thesis Commendation — National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), for comparative research on haemostatic agents in robotic partial nephrectomy
  • First Prize — ASICON 2019, Bhubaneswar, for research on severe acute pancreatitis
  • Third Prize — ASI Peripheral Meet 2020, Parassala, for paper presentation

Administrative positions

  • Assistant Professor, General Surgery — Government Medical College, Alappuzha
  • Consultant Surgeon — Assisi Atonement Hospital, Kollam

Academic positions

  • DrNB in Urology — Aster Medcity, Kochi (2023–2025)
  • DNB & MS in General Surgery — Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (2017–2020)
  • Medical Internship (House Surgency) — Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (2014–2015)
  • MBBS — Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (2009–2014)
  • Multiple published research papers and case reports, Kerala Surgical Journal (KSJ)
  • Member, Urological Society of India | Member, Urological Association of Kerala | Life Member, Association of Surgeons of India | Life Member, Indian Medical Association

Awards And Honours

  • 3 years of direct, hands-on surgical experience across almost all categories of urological and general surgery, Aster Medcity, Kochi
  • Non-Academic Senior Resident — Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Non-Academic Junior Resident — Government Medical College, Parippally

Our Doctors

Dr. Soumya Soman M K

CONSULTANT UROLOGIST & GENERAL SURGEON

Dr. Athul Krishna

CONSULTANT UROLOGIST, RENAL TRANSPLANT & ROBOTIC SURGEON