Best Doctors for Esophageal Cancer Treatment in India

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27 surgical oncology specialists in our India network are listed for esophageal cancer treatment, across 4 cities (Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai), at 11 hospitals, with 8–36 years of listed experience among them.

This page lists the surgical oncology doctors in our directory for esophageal cancer treatment in India, drawn from hospitals including Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, Medanta - The Medicity, Apollo Hospitals and others. Doctors are listed across Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai. Each listing links through to the doctor's full profile page.

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Dr. Arvind Kumar Featured

Dr. Arvind Kumar

MBBS, MS, MNAMS, FUICC, FACS, FICS, FIAGES
Chairman — Lung Transplant and Chest Surgery, Surgical Oncology · Thoracic Surgical Oncologist
Medanta - The Medicity Gurugram, India36+ Years experience
Why consider this doctor?
  • 36+ years of experience in Thoracic Surgical Oncologist
  • Chairman, Lung Transplant and Chest Surgery, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram
  • Chief, Thoracic Surgery, Medanta Mediclinic Defence Colony, New Delhi
Expertise & Procedures
  • Robotic lung cancer resection and lobectomy
  • VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) for chest pathology
  • Robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis and thymoma
  • Esophageal cancer surgery with en bloc resection
  • Mediastinal tumor resection and reconstruction
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Esophageal Cancer Treatment: Thoracic Surgical Oncologist Experience: 36+ YearsHospital Affiliation: Medanta - The Medicity
Dr. Harit Kumar Chaturvedi

Dr. Harit Kumar Chaturvedi

MBBS, MS, M.Ch, Fellowship in Surgical Oncology
Chief Executive Officer & Clinical Head — Surgical Oncology · Surgical Oncologist
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital New Delhi, India32+ Years experience
Why consider this doctor?
  • 32+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
  • Chief Executive Officer & Clinical Head, Surgical Oncology — Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi — Present
  • Group Director & Co-Head, Surgical Oncology — Apollo Hospitals Network, Delhi NCR — Present
Expertise & Procedures
  • Robotic-Assisted Oncological Surgery (da Vinci Xi)
  • Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction
  • Head and Neck Tumor Resection
  • Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgery with Advanced Reconstruction
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Esophageal Cancer Treatment: Surgical Oncologist Experience: 32+ YearsHospital Affiliation: Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
Dr. P. Saravanan

Dr. P. Saravanan

M.Ch, MRCS, DNB, MBBS
Visiting Consultant — Surgical Oncologist · Surgical Oncologist
Rela Hospital Chennai, India30+ Years experience
Why consider this doctor?
  • 30+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
  • Visiting Consultant, Surgical Oncology — Rela Hospital, Chennai, Present
  • Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology — Global Health City, Chennai
Expertise & Procedures
  • Oral Cancer Resection and Reconstruction
  • Radical Neck Dissection
  • Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer Surgery
  • Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Cancer
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Esophageal Cancer Treatment: Surgical Oncologist Experience: 30+ YearsHospital Affiliation: Rela Hospital
Dr. Parveen Yadav

Dr. Parveen Yadav

MBBS, MS, Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, FAIS, FAIGES, FACS, DNB
Chief & Senior Consultant — Minimal Invasive, Robotic & Thoracic Oncologic Surgery · Thoracic Surgical Oncologist
Artemis Hospital Gurugram, India30+ Years experience
Why consider this doctor?
  • 30+ years of experience in Thoracic Surgical Oncologist
  • Chief & Senior Consultant — Minimal Invasive, Robotic & Thoracic Oncologic Surgery at Artemis Hospital, Gurugram — Present
  • Senior Consultant — Thoracic & Oncologic Surgery at Paras Hospital, Gurugram
Expertise & Procedures
  • Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Resection (VATS)
  • Robotic-Assisted Lobectomy
  • Single-Incision (Uniport) Thoracic Surgery
  • Esophageal Cancer Resection (Open & Minimally Invasive)
  • Mediastinal Tumor Resection
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Esophageal Cancer Treatment: Thoracic Surgical Oncologist Experience: 30+ YearsHospital Affiliation: Artemis Hospital
Dr. Umanath Nayak Karopadi

Dr. Umanath Nayak Karopadi

MBBS, MS (General Surgery)
Senior Consultant — Surgical Oncology and Robotic Surgery · Surgical Oncologist
Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills Hyderabad, India30+ Years experience
Why consider this doctor?
  • 30+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
  • Senior Consultant – Surgical Oncology and Robotic Surgery, Apollo Hospital Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – Present
  • Extensive career in surgical oncology spanning 30+ years across leading cancer care institutions in India
Expertise & Procedures
  • Robotic-Assisted Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
  • Breast-Conserving Surgery and Oncoplastic Reconstruction
  • Modified Radical Mastectomy
  • Thyroid Cancer Surgery with Lymph Node Dissection
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Mapping
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Esophageal Cancer Treatment: Surgical Oncologist Experience: 30+ YearsHospital Affiliation: Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills
Dr. Rohit Nayyar

Dr. Rohit Nayyar

MBBS, MS, MCh, Fellowship in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery, Fellowship in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, Fellowship in Breast and Oncoplastic Surgery
Vice Chairman — Surgical Oncology, Director & Clinical Administrator · Surgical Oncologist
Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket New Delhi, India27+ Years experience
Why consider this doctor?
  • 27+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
  • Vice Chairman, Surgical Oncology & Director, Clinical Administrator — Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi — Present
  • Senior Surgical Oncologist — Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad
Expertise & Procedures
  • Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction
  • Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
  • Breast-Conserving Surgery
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Head and Neck Tumor Resection
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Esophageal Cancer Treatment: Surgical Oncologist Experience: 27+ YearsHospital Affiliation: Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket
Dr. K. Sreekanth

Dr. K. Sreekanth

MS, MCh
Senior Consultant — Surgical Oncology · Surgical Oncologist
Yashoda Hospitals Hyderabad, India25+ Years experience
Why consider this doctor?
  • 25+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
  • Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology, Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad — Present
  • Over 25 years of clinical experience in surgical oncology across multiple organ systems
Expertise & Procedures
  • Breast cancer surgery with oncoplastic reconstruction
  • Colorectal cancer resection (open and laparoscopic)
  • Total and partial gastrectomy for gastric cancer
  • Head and neck tumor resection with nodal dissection
  • Thyroid cancer surgery and lymphadenectomy
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Esophageal Cancer Treatment: Surgical Oncologist Experience: 25+ YearsHospital Affiliation: Yashoda Hospitals
Dr. Sukhram Bishnoi

Dr. Sukhram Bishnoi

MBBS, DNB (General Surgery), DNB (Thoracic Surgery)
Consultant — Chest Surgery and Chest Onco-surgery and Robotic Surgery · Thoracic Surgical Oncologist
Medanta — The Medicity Gurugram, India25+ Years experience
Why consider this doctor?
  • 25+ years of experience in Thoracic Surgical Oncologist
  • Consultant — Chest Surgery and Chest Onco-surgery, Medanta — The Medicity, Gurugram, Present
  • Director, Institute of Chest Surgery, Robotic and Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Medanta — The Medicity, Gurugram, Present
Expertise & Procedures
  • VATS Lobectomy and Segmentectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Resection
  • Open Pneumonectomy for Advanced Lung Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer Surgery (Ivor Lewis Procedure)
  • Anterior Mediastinal Thymoma Resection
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Esophageal Cancer Treatment: Thoracic Surgical Oncologist Experience: 25+ YearsHospital Affiliation: Medanta — The Medicity
Dr. Chinnababu Sunkavalli

Dr. Chinnababu Sunkavalli

MBBS, MS General Surgery, MCh Superspeciality in Surgical Oncology, FIAGES, PDCR
Clinical Director of Surgical Oncology · Surgical Oncologist
Yashoda Hospitals, Hi-Tech City Hyderabad, India23+ Years experience
Why consider this doctor?
  • 23+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
  • Clinical Director of Surgical Oncology, Yashoda Hospitals, Hi-Tech City, Hyderabad — Present
  • Senior Consultant Surgical Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon, Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad — Present
Expertise & Procedures
  • Robotic-Assisted Breast Cancer Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Resection
  • Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer
  • Robotic Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer
  • Advanced Liver Resection Surgery
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Esophageal Cancer Treatment: Surgical Oncologist Experience: 23+ YearsHospital Affiliation: Yashoda Hospitals, Hi-Tech City
Dr. Asit Arora

Dr. Asit Arora

MBBS, MS, MCh
Clinical Lead — GI & HPB Surgical Oncology · GI & HPB Surgical Oncologist
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital New Delhi, India22+ Years experience
Why consider this doctor?
  • 22+ years of experience in GI & HPB Surgical Oncologist
  • Clinical Lead, GI & HPB Surgical Oncology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology, Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India
Expertise & Procedures
  • Liver resection and hepatectomy
  • Pancreatic cancer surgery and Whipple procedure
  • Gastrectomy for gastric cancer
  • Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
  • Colorectal cancer resection
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Esophageal Cancer Treatment: GI & HPB Surgical Oncologist Experience: 22+ YearsHospital Affiliation: Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

How we selected these doctors

A doctor appears on this page when their listed specialty maps to Surgical Oncology and their profile names esophageal cancer treatment (or a matching term) among the procedures they perform. Doctors are not ranked by a proprietary "best" score — the order follows years of listed experience (highest first), the same field shown on each doctor's profile. This page does not display aggregate star ratings.

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Leading Hospitals for Esophageal Cancer Treatment in India

Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket🇮🇳 New Delhi, India
Starting from$4,000

Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket

Est. 2005 NABH · JCI
Esophageal Cancer TreatmentSurgical OncologyCardiac SurgeryCancer Care
2+
Doctors for Esophageal Cancer Treatment
3.8
49 reviews
539+
Beds
21+
Years Since Founded
Dr. Shuaib S M ZaidiDr. Rohit Nayyar
BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital🇮🇳 New Delhi, India
Starting from$4,000

BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital

Est. 1959 JCI · NABH
Esophageal Cancer TreatmentSurgical OncologyCardiac SurgeryCancer Care
3+
Doctors for Esophageal Cancer Treatment
3.8
48 reviews
650+
Beds
67+
Years Since Founded
Dr. Abhishek AggarwalDr. Manish JainDr. Saraansh Bansal
Medanta - The Medicity🇮🇳 Gurgaon, India
Starting from$4,000

Medanta - The Medicity

Est. 2009 JCI · NABH
Esophageal Cancer TreatmentSurgical OncologyCardiacLiver Transplant
5+
Doctors for Esophageal Cancer Treatment
4.9
2150 reviews
1600+
Beds
17+
Years Since Founded
Dr. Arvind KumarDr. Harsh Vardhan PuriDr. Mohan Venkatesh Pulle
+2 more
Apollo Hospitals🇮🇳 New Delhi, India
Starting from$4,000

Apollo Hospitals

Est. 1983 JCI · NABH
Esophageal Cancer TreatmentSurgical OncologyCardiologyNeurology
3+
Doctors for Esophageal Cancer Treatment
4.9
1240 reviews
1000+
Beds
43+
Years Since Founded
Dr. Asit AroraDr. Harit Kumar ChaturvediDr. Nikhil Agrawal
Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills🇮🇳 Hyderabad, India
Starting from$4,000

Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills

Est. 1988 JCI · NABH
Esophageal Cancer TreatmentSurgical OncologyCardiac SurgeryNeurology
2+
Doctors for Esophageal Cancer Treatment
4.1
44 reviews
550+
Beds
38+
Years Since Founded
Dr. Hemanth VudayarajuDr. Umanath Nayak Karopadi
Fortis Hospital, Noida🇮🇳 Noida, India
Starting from$4,000

Fortis Hospital, Noida

Est. 2004 NABH · JCI
Esophageal Cancer TreatmentSurgical OncologyCardiac SciencesOrthopedics
1+
Doctors for Esophageal Cancer Treatment
4.5
88 reviews
236+
Beds
22+
Years Since Founded
Dr. Kabir Rehmani
Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre🇮🇳 Chennai, India
Starting from$4,000

Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre

Est. 2018 NABH · NABL
Esophageal Cancer TreatmentSurgical OncologyLiver TransplantHepatology
2+
Doctors for Esophageal Cancer Treatment
4.7
108 reviews
450+
Beds
8+
Years Since Founded
Dr. Keshavarajan GDr. P. Saravanan
Artemis Hospital🇮🇳 Gurgaon, India
Starting from$4,000

Artemis Hospital

Est. 2007 JCI · NABH
Esophageal Cancer TreatmentSurgical OncologyCardiac SurgeryNeurosciences
3+
Doctors for Esophageal Cancer Treatment
4.9
64 reviews
750+
Beds
19+
Years Since Founded
Dr. Parveen YadavDr. Preeti VijayakumaranDr. Tapan Singh Chauhan
Gleneagles Global Hospitals (Global Hospitals)🇮🇳 Parel, Mumbai, India
Starting from$4,000

Gleneagles Global Hospitals (Global Hospitals)

Est. 1996 NABH · JCI
Esophageal Cancer TreatmentSurgical OncologyLiver TransplantCardiac Surgery
1+
Doctors for Esophageal Cancer Treatment
4.6
183 reviews
450+
Beds
30+
Years Since Founded
Dr. Sanket Shah

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How to Select the Best Doctor for Esophageal Cancer Treatment in India?

Choosing the right surgical oncology surgeon for esophageal cancer treatment is one of the most important decisions in your treatment journey. A few factors are worth weighing before you decide:

Experience and Expertise

Look for a surgeon with a strong track record in esophageal cancer treatment specifically, not just surgical oncology in general. Years of listed experience — shown on every profile below — is a reasonable starting point.

Specialization

Check that the doctor's listed procedures actually include esophageal cancer treatment (see the doctor cards below) rather than only general surgical oncology.

Hospital Affiliation

The hospital matters as much as the surgeon. Look for an accredited centre with a dedicated surgical oncology unit, ICU support, and experience treating international patients — see "Hospitals where these doctors operate" below.

Communication and Second Opinions

You should be able to get clear answers about your case before committing to travel. Ask for a written second opinion on your reports, in a language you're comfortable in, before you decide.

Transparent Costs

Ask for an itemised, all-inclusive estimate — surgeon's fee, hospital charges and stay — before you travel, so there are no surprises once treatment begins. Our cost calculator (linked below) gives a starting estimate.

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Discover the Top Doctors for Esophageal Cancer Treatment in India

This page lists 27 surgical oncology specialists who perform esophageal cancer treatment across 11 hospitals in India, so you can compare experience and hospital affiliation in one place.

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Common Questions

Frequently asked questions about Esophageal Cancer Treatment in India

How many surgical oncology doctors are listed for esophageal cancer treatment in India?
27 doctors in our India directory currently list esophageal cancer treatment among their procedures.
How do you choose which surgical oncology doctors to list?
A doctor appears on this page when their listed specialty maps to Surgical Oncology and their profile names esophageal cancer treatment (or a matching term) among the procedures they perform. Doctors are not ranked by a proprietary "best" score — the order follows years of listed experience (highest first), the same field shown on each doctor's profile. This page does not display aggregate star ratings.
How much does esophageal cancer treatment cost in India?
Cost varies by hospital, city and individual case. Use our cost calculator for a personalized estimate — see the link on this page.
Which cities in India have surgical oncology doctors listed for this procedure?
Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai. Use the city links on this page to view doctors in a specific city.
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