Hammad Ather

Hammad Ather is a tenured and endowed professor of urology at Aga Khan University and a consultant urologist at the KSSH, Taif. He was head of Urology at the Aga Khan University for over 10 years and previously served as the Urology program director. He also chaired the ethics review committee at the Aga Khan University. He served on the editorial board of the African Journal of Urology, Türkiye Klinikleri, and is currently an editorial board member of Advances in Urology and Int J Urology. Actively involved in teaching and training. Trained over 30 urologists and are serving in academic positions around the world. He has over 140 indexed peer-reviewed publications, over 12 book Chapters, and has edited five books. His publications have a significant impact, with nearly 200,000 citations, an H index of 39, and an i10index of 93 (https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=bmdzI-sAAAAJ) as accessed on 23rd April 2025. He is the director of “Conceptual basis of Urology course”, A monthly webinar on contemporary urological topics for trainees and urologists, so far, over 40 high-impact webinars (https://www.pauskarachi.org/CBC.htm ). Recently started a One-year certification course in uro oncology, the course, with over 30 leading experts in Uro cancer as faculty from around the world https://www.pauskarachi.org/uro.oncology.course.htm ). He was trained in Karachi and London and has had many short fellowships in Rotterdam (Prof Shroeder and Mickish), the UK (Michael Kallet and Prof Whitfield), Berne, Switzerland (Prof. Urs Studer and George Thalmann), India (Mahesh Desai), and Leuven (Prof Hein Van Poppel). His clinical interests include uro-oncology and endourology.

14th August 2025

Time Session
08:30
12:10
  • Management of UTUC
    Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Moderator
    Chen-Hsun HoTaiwan Moderator
  • Overview of UTUC: from Diagnosis to Treatment to Surveillance
    Kay Seong NgooMalaysia Speaker
  • Renal Preservation in UTUC
    Srinath K. ChandrasekeraSri Lanka Speaker
  • Current Evidence Supporting Adjuvant and Neo-Adjuvant Treatment
    Hammad Ather Pakistan Speaker
  • Multidisciplinary: Metastatic Disease
    Lukman HakimIndonesia Speaker
  • Case-Based Discussion
    Hammad Ather Pakistan Speaker
  • Coffee Break
  • RIRS Updates
    Michael WongSingapore Moderator
    Takaaki InoueJapan Moderator
  • Laser Lithotripsy in RIRS: Choosing the Right Settings for Better Outcomes
    Chen-Hsun HoTaiwan Speaker
  • ECIRS in Daily Practice: How to Achieve Better Stone-Free Rates with Fewer Complications
    Shuji IsotaniJapan Speaker
  • Troubleshooting in Endoscopic Stone Surgery: How to Handle Unexpected Challenges in RIRS and ECIRS
    Rajeev KumarIndia Speaker
  • FANs in Endourology: Finding the Best Combination with Lasers and Scopes for Optimal Outcomes
    Joseph LiHong Kong, China Speaker
  • Robotic URS: Can It Really Improve Precision and Reduce Surgeon Fatigue?
    Sung Yong Cho Korea (Republic of) Speaker
TICC - 1F 102

16th August 2025

Time Session
13:30
15:00
Urothelial Cancer
  • Urothelial Cancer
    Chi-Hang YeeHong Kong, China Moderator
    Yuh-Shyan TsaiTaiwan Moderator
  • How to Deal with High-Risk NMIBC with BCG-Refractory Status?
    Tsu-Ming ChienTaiwan Speaker
  • Avoiding Complication in Orthotopic Neobladder
    Hammad Ather Pakistan Speaker
  • Robotic Total Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion – from Ileal Conduit to Neobladder to Ileal Interposition
    Chi-Hang YeeHong Kong, China Speaker
  • Changing Treatment Landscape of Urothelial Cancers in New Era of Immunotherapy
    Ali Hamidi MadaniIran Speaker
  • Kidney Preservation Strategies for Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer
    Khurram Mutahir SiddiquiOman Speaker
  • Discussion
TICC - 2F 201BC