Naveen Kachroo, MD, PhD

Biographical Statement

Dr. Kachroo is a fellowship-trained endourologist and minimally invasive surgeon offering care for adults with all general urological problems. He has a special interest in the comprehensive medical and surgical management of patients with kidney stones. His surgical expertise specifically includes complex percutaneous (PCNL and mini-PCNL) and ureteroscopic management of kidney stones. 

Dr. Kachroo was born and raised in England and undertook his medical training at Newcastle University, graduating with Honors and Distinction. He then completed a translational PhD program in prostate cancer at Cambridge University, where he was the recipient of a Urology Foundation and Royal College of Surgeons Research Scholarship. Here, he would also identify a number of prognostic biomarkers and furthered our understanding of some of the molecular processes involved in high-grade prostate cancer. He received his urology residency training at Henry Ford Hospital and completed an Endourology Society-certified endourology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic.

Titles

• Director of Endourology, Henry Ford Wyandotte
• Chief of Urology Clinic, Henry Ford Wyandotte

Care Philosophy

"My goal is to be your strongest healthcare advocate. I truly believe that the patient and their needs should always come first. I work to ensure that every patient fully understands their condition and all the treatment options available before embarking on an optimal, personalized treatment strategy that we will determine together. "

Research Interests

Dr. Kachroo’s research focuses on the prevention and management of complex kidney stone disease and explores quality improvement measures and new surgical techniques to enhance patient care. As a recent recipient of an American Urological Association/Urology Care Foundation Research Scholarship, he investigated the role the microbiome plays in urinary stone disease. He is a founding member of MICROCOSM, the first International Expert Consortium focused on microbiome and urinary stone disease.

Awards and Honors:

• Joseph J Weiss, M.D. Memorial Essay Prize, Wayne County Medical Society of Southeast Michigan (2020)
• 2nd Place, Endourological Society Fellow Essay Contest (2020)
• AUA Urology Care Foundation Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award (2020)
• Donald Dawson Medal, Henry Ford Health System (2017)
• Michigan Urological Society Resident Research Prize (Basic Science) (2017)