Urology practice has been a part of general surgery for many years. Majority of surgeries were done by open method and subspecialties of urology were far from reach. With the advancement of newer technologies across the world, endourology was introduced in Nepal in the year 1982. There was a huge void in urological services due to few specialists during that time. Soon, the government realized the need for specialists and sent some senior surgeons for training in the UK. In 1999, the first urological meeting and workshop with British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) was held in B&B Hospital and Patan Hospital. Another workshop in Endourology was held in Army Hospital with faculties from USA the following year. With the increasing demand of urological services it was necessary to have an association of surgeons who were practicing urology.
Nepal Association of Urological Surgeons (NAUS) was established in the year 2005. With the increasing demand of urological services and very few urologists in the country it was necessary to have an association of surgeons. So, first historical meeting of urologists and urology practicing doctors was held in Hotel Shankar, Lazimpat, Kathmandu in July 15, 2004. With 16 members attending this historic meeting, the main aim of the meeting was to form a urological association which will formulate its rules, regulations and paly vital role in development of Urological care and services in the country. The name of urological society was decided as Nepal Association of Urological Surgeons. An ad hoc committee was formed and Prof JL Baidya was nominated as President along with Prof Prem Raj Gyawali as General Secretary with the aim of formulating the rules and regulations of the association.
In 2005, NAUS became a member of Urological Association of Asia (UAA). NAUS has also been associated with the educational arm of UAA, the Asian School of Urology (ASU) through which the trainee urologists have been participating in the Urology Residents’ Course (URC) which is being co organized with the Singapore Urological Association. Through UAA, urology residents and young urologists are also actively participating in conferences of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ). Since 2010, NAUS shares a very strong bond with the Urological Society of India (USI). As part of goodwill, both the associations send special invitations to the President, General Secretary and 2 Urology Residents every year for their National Conference as per the Memorandum. Prof JL Baidya was founding president and He led the association for two consecutive terms. The organization was then led subsequently by Prof Prem Raj Gyawali, Prof Rakesh Verma, Prof Bishwo Raj Joshi and Prof CS Agrawal. Prof Uttam Kumar Sharma is the current President of NAUS. Similarly, founding general secretary was Prof Prem Raj Gyawali, after that Dr Mahesh Adhikari, Prof Parash Mani Shrestha and Dr Pawan Raj Chalise have served as General Secretary. Currently, A/Prof Anil Shrestha has taken the responsibility of General Secretary of NAUS.
NAUS has been holding the National Conference (UROCON) every year and also regular Continuing Urological Education (CUE) meetings in various part of the country. Since 1982 urology in Nepal has developed in leaps and bounds. The desire for surgical residents to pursue their career in urology has been boosted and most of this credit goes to NAUS.