Biographical summary
Dr. Abhinav Khanna is a Urologic Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Khanna graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha Honors from Baylor College of Medicine. He completed Urology Residency at Cleveland Clinic, one of the top-ranked urology residency programs in the nation. Dr. Khanna completed specialized fellowship training in Urologic Oncology at Mayo Clinic. As a Urologic Oncologist, he specializes in prostate cancer, kidney cancer, and bladder cancer. Dr. Khanna has expertise in robotic surgery for urologic cancer, including nerve-sparing robotic prostatectomy, complex robotic partial nephrectomy, and fully robotic radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion. His research focuses on developing and implementing artificial intelligence tools to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of urologic cancers. He serves as the Medical Director of the inpatient urology practice at Mayo Clinic Rochester Methodist Hospital, and is also the Fellowship Director of the Grainger Research Fellowship in Urology. His practice philosophy focuses on providing compassionate and empathetic care to each individual patient, and he has been recognized as one of the top performing physicians at Mayo Clinic for Patient Experience.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Complex robotic surgery
- Nerve-sparing robotic prostatectomy
- Robotic partial nephrectomy
- Robotic radical nephrectomy
- Robotic radical cystectomy
- Robotic intracorporeal urinary diversion
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2022
Certificate - Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareMassachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2022
FellowRST Urologic Oncology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2020
Chief Resident - Urologic SurgeryCleveland Clinic Department of Urology
- 2020
Residency - Urologic SurgeryCleveland Clinic Department of Urology
- 2014
Masters - Public HealthUniversity of Texas School of Public Health
- 2014
Doctorate of Medicine - Alpha Omega Alpha Honor SocietyBaylor College of Medicine
- 2010
Bachelor - Arts in Economics, Cum Laude
Rice/Baylor Medical Scholars ProgramRice University
-
FellowUrologic Oncology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2024
UrologyAmerican Board of Urology
Awards and honors
- 2025
Gerstner Scholar Award in Artificial IntelligenceMayo Clinic
- 2024
Early Career Investigator Showcase - Top 10 PresentationAmerican Urologic Association
- 2023
Top 1% Provider for Patient ExperienceTop Performing Provider Patient Experience Award
- 2021
Kelalis Essay Competition 2nd Place WinnerMinnesota Urologic Society
- 2020
Chief Resident Debate ChampionOhio Urological Society
- 2017
Quiz Bowl ChampionNorth Central Section, American Urologic Association
- 2017
Gold Journal Outstanding ReviewerUrology
- 2014
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor SocietyBaylor College of Medicine Chapter, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- 2014
Gold Humanism Honor SocietyGold Humanism Honor Society
- 2012
Open School CertificationInstitute for Healthcare Improvement
- 2008
BP/Rice University Scholarship ProgramRice University
- 2006
Medical Scholars ProgramRice University
- 2006
Rice University Trustee Distinguished ScholarshipRice University
- 2006
Rice University Century Scholars ProgramRice University
- 2006
Siemens-Westinghouse Competition in Math and Science – National WinnerSiemens-Westinghouse
Professional memberships
- 2025 - present
DirectorMayo Clinic
- 2024 - present
Co-ChairMayo Clinic
- 2023 - present
ChairMayo Clinic
- 2022 - present
MemberEnterprise Clinical Video Repository Oversight Group
- 2022 - present
MemberAsk Mayo Expert Knowledge Content Board
- 2022 - present
Medical DirectorMayo Clinic
- 2022 - present
Fellowship DirectorMayo Clinic
- 2018 - 2020
Commiittee MemberCleveland Clinic
- 2017 - 2020
Committee MemberCleveland Clinic
- 2015 - present
MemberSociety of Urologic Oncology
- 2014 - present
MemberAmerican Urological Association
Publications