Harbhajan Ajrawat

Dr. Harbhajan Ajrawat was born and raised in Amritsar, India.  He received his BS in Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry in 1969 and his MD in 1974 from the Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar, India.  He immigrated to the United States in August 1976 and became an American citizen in 1997.

He did his Residency in General Surgery and Urology at the State University of New York at Buffalo, New York.  Upon completion of his training he moved to the Washington Metropolitan Area in 1982 and set up his private practice in urology in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties.  In May 2006, he joined with several other urologists to form the MidAtlantic Urology Associates, LLC and  currently serves as Chairman and CEO of that group.

Dr. Ajrawat is Board-Certified in Urology.  He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the International College of Surgeons.  He is a member of the American Urological Association, American Association of Clinical Urologists, Mid-Atlantic Urology Association & the Indian American Urological Association (IAUA).  He is also a member of the American Medical Association (AMA), MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, and the Prince George’s County Medical Society (PGMS).  He has served as president of several of these organizations, including PGMS, IAUA, and the Indian American Medical Association of Greater Washington (IAMA).  Most recently, he was chosen as President-Elect of MedChi in September 2010, to serve the 2011-12 Presidential term. 

In 2010 Dr. Ajrawat was honored by MedChi and awarded the Dr. Henry P. & H. Paige Laughlin Award for dedicated and outstanding service as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee from 2007-2010.  In 2009 he received the Sushruta Award from the IAUA for outstanding contribution and achievement in the field of urology.  In 2011, he was bestowed with the Distinguished Physician & Community Service Award by the IAMA. 

Dr. Ajrawat published several academic papers while he was a resident.  His interests include general urology with a special interest in male and female sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence, infertility and malignancies of the prostate, kidney and bladder. 

Dr. Ajrawat is married to Satinder Ajrawat, M.D. who is a board-certified anesthesiologist.  They have three children: a daughter, Amrita K. Lakhanpal, who is married to Ashish Lakhanpal, and two sons, Partap and Rajbir.  They are blessed with two grandchildren, Zara and Kabir Lakhanpal.   He enjoys gardening, travelling, golfing and photography.

Dr. Ajrawat is looking forward to the opportunity to promote unity within the medical community and improvement of the health care system for the benefit of patients and physicians alike during his term as MedChi President, which began September 25, 2011.

From Dr. Ajrawat's inaugural gala program, 2011