The PG Lab investigates the genomic and epigenetic basis of hypospadias and other congenital genitourinary and gastrointestinal anomalies, with a focus on translating bench findings into surgical practice. We are based in the Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

Prabudh Goel completed his MBBS (Gold Medallist) at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, followed by a six-year MCh in Pediatric Surgery (Gold Medallist) at AIIMS New Delhi. He later completed a PhD in Pediatric Surgery at AIIMS (2020-2025), with his doctoral research focused on the genomics of hypospadias.

He has served AIIMS New Delhi as Assistant, Associate, and Additional Professor of Pediatric Surgery since 2014, and was appointed Professor of Pediatric Surgery in 2024. He also held a faculty position at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, from 2012 to 2014.

The lab’s central question: what genetic and epigenetic factors determine why a congenital anomaly like hypospadias occurs, how severe it will be, and how surgical outcomes can be predicted and improved? The focus spans genomic variant discovery, population-based anthropometric reference standards, and evidence synthesis to raise the standard of surgical research worldwide.