39 surgical oncology specialists in our India network are listed for head and neck cancer treatment, across 5 cities (Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru), at 19 hospitals, with 8–33 years of listed experience among them.
This page lists the surgical oncology doctors in our directory for head and neck cancer treatment in India, drawn from hospitals including Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, Apollo Hospitals and others. Doctors are listed across Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru. Each listing links through to the doctor's full profile page.
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FeaturedDr. Anil K D'Cruz
- 33+ years of experience in Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Consultant — Surgical Oncology, Apollo Athenaa Women's Cancer Centre, Chennai, Present
- Visiting Consultant, Apollo Hospitals — Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai, Present
- Thyroid Cancer Surgery
- Oral Cancer Resection
- Laryngeal Cancer Surgery
- Neck Dissection
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Dr. Harit Kumar Chaturvedi
- 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
- 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

Dr. Jagadesh Chandra Bose
- 30+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology, Rela Hospital, Chennai, India — Present
- 30+ years of clinical practice in surgical oncology and complex cancer management
- Head and neck tumor surgery
- Pelvic tumor surgery
- Limb salvage surgery
- Bone tumor surgery
- Neck dissection

Dr. Umanath Nayak Karopadi
- 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
- 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

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Jain
- 28+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Principal Director, Surgical Oncology — BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi
- Director & Head, Surgical Oncology — Action Cancer Hospital, New Delhi
- Breast Cancer Surgery with Oncoplasty
- Lung Cancer Resection (Lobectomy, Pneumonectomy)
- Head and Neck Cancer Resection
- Thyroid Cancer Surgery
- Robotic-Assisted Cancer Surgery

Dr. Alok Narang
- 27+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Surgical Oncologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi — Present
- 27+ years of specialized surgical oncology practice across multiple cancer specialties
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Breast-Conserving Surgery
- Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
- Head and Neck Tumor Resection
- Gastric Cancer Surgery

Dr. Rohit Nayyar
- 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
- Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction
- Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
- Breast-Conserving Surgery
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Head and Neck Tumor Resection
Dr. Vedant Kabra
- 25+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Principal Director — Surgical Oncology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram
- Senior Surgical Oncologist, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
- Breast conservation surgery and oncoplasty
- Modified radical mastectomy with reconstruction
- Robotic-assisted oncological resections
- Head and neck cancer surgery
- Oral and tongue cancer resections

Dr. K. Sreekanth
- 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
- 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

Dr. Parag Kumar
- 25+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Consultant — Surgical Oncology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
- Extensive surgical oncology practice spanning 25+ years across multiple cancer types
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy)
- Mastectomy with reconstruction
- Oncoplastic breast surgery
- Colorectal cancer resection

Dr. Biswajyoti Hazarika
- 22+ years of experience in Head & Neck Onco-Surgeon
- Chief of Head & Neck Surgery — Surgical Oncology, Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon
- Consultant, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, New Delhi
- Oral Cancer Surgery and Composite Resection
- Laryngeal Cancer Excision with Laryngeal Preservation
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Cancer Surgery
- Neck Dissection and Lymph Node Management
- Endoscopic Head and Neck Tumour Removal

Dr. P Subramanya Rao
- 22+ years of experience in Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Consultant – Surgical Oncology, Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru
- Over 22 years of specialized experience in head and neck surgical oncology across leading healthcare institutions
- Oral cancer surgery and partial glossectomy
- Laryngeal cancer resection and laryngeal preservation
- Neck dissection: comprehensive and selective
- Composite resection with soft tissue reconstruction
- Thyroid cancer surgery and thyroidectomy

Dr. Arsheed Hussain Hakeem
- 20+ years of experience in Head & Neck Onco-Surgeon
- Consultant Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Apollo Hospital Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – Present
- Senior Consultant, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi
- Head and Neck Tumor Resection
- Oral Cancer Surgery
- Comprehensive Neck Dissection
- Thyroid Cancer Excision
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Dr. Prathamesh Pai
- 20+ years of experience in Head & Neck Oncosurgeon
- Senior Consultant Surgeon — Surgical Oncology, Gleneagles Hospital, Mumbai
- Consultant Head & Neck Surgeon, P.D. Hinduja Hospital, Khar, Mumbai
- Oral cancer surgery with neck dissection
- Thyroid cancer resection
- Parathyroid surgery
- Laryngeal cancer surgery
- Skull base tumor resection

Dr. Sreekanth CN
- 20+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology & Laparoscopic Surgery, Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad
- Specialized training in HIPEC and Cytoreductive Surgery, Hamburg, Germany, 2018
- Oncoplastic breast surgery and reconstruction
- Radical mastectomy and breast conservation therapy
- Head and neck tumor resection
- Thyroid cancer surgery
- Gastric cancer surgery

Dr. Hardeep Singh
- 20+ years of experience in Oncoplastic & Reconstructive Microsurgeon
- Director — Oncoplastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery at Apollo Athenaa Women's Cancer Centre, New Delhi
- Senior Consultant — Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery at Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi
- Oncoplastic breast reconstruction
- Free flap microsurgery and tissue transfer
- Head and neck cancer reconstruction
- Lymph node transfer for lymphedema
- Diabetic foot ulcer reconstruction

Dr. Sachin Marda
- 19+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon
- Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology and Robotic Surgery, Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, Hyderabad — Present
- Fellowship in Robotic Surgery, India — 2016
- Robotic-Assisted Breast Cancer Surgery
- Oncoplastic Breast Surgery and Reconstruction
- Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery
- Robotic Gastric Cancer Surgery
- Head and Neck Cancer Resection

Dr. Feroz Pasha
- 18+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Consultant — Surgical Oncology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
- Consultant Surgical Oncologist, Batra Hospital, New Delhi
- Mastectomy
- Breast-Conserving Surgery
- Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
- Colorectal Cancer Resection
- Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Dr. Keshavarajan G
- 17+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Consultant, Department of Surgical Oncology, Rela Hospital Cancer Centre, Chennai — Present
- Assistant Professor, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal — clinical and academic experience
- Breast cancer surgery with oncoplasty
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Gynecological cancer debulking
- Colorectal cancer resection
- Gastric cancer surgery

Dr. Vishal Bansal
- 17+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Consultant, Department of Oncology (Surgical Oncology), Fortis Hospital, Noida, Delhi NCR — Present
- Oral and mouth cancer surgery
- Neck dissection
- Composite resection for head and neck cancer
- Modified radical mastectomy
- Breast-conserving surgery

Dr. Rajesh Goud E
- 16+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology & Robotic Surgery — Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad
- Consultant Surgical Oncologist — Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad
- Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
- Breast-Conserving Surgery with Sentinel Node Biopsy
- Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction
- Radical Nephrectomy for Kidney Cancer
- Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Resection

Dr. Archit Pandit
- 15+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Director — Surgical Oncology, Fortis Escorts, Okhla Road, New Delhi
- Director — Surgical Oncology, Shalby Sanar Cancer Centre, Gurugram
- Robotic Cancer Surgery
- Laparoscopic / Keyhole Cancer Surgery
- Thoracoscopic Lung Cancer Surgery
- Esophagectomy (Minimally Invasive)
- Gastrectomy for Cancer

Dr. Himanshu Gupta
- 15+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist — Onco-Reconstructive Surgeon
- Senior Consultant, Plastic & Onco Reconstructive Surgery, Cancer Centre – BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi
- Consultant, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery – Action Cancer Hospital, New Delhi
- Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
- Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy
- Breast-Conserving Surgery with Reconstruction
- Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer
- Head and Neck Tumor Excision

Dr. Kabir Rehmani
- 15+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Consultant – Surgical Oncology, Fortis Hospital, Delhi NCR, Present
- Advanced Training in Surgical Oncology at Tata Hospital, Mumbai
- Head and Neck Cancer Resection with Neck Dissection
- Oral Cancer Surgery with Reconstruction
- Colorectal Cancer Resection (Open and Laparoscopic)
- Gastric Cancer Gastrectomy
- Esophageal Cancer Esophagectomy

Dr. Karan Gupta
- 15+ years of experience in Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology — Head & Neck Cancer — Medanta — The Medicity, Gurugram
- Fellowship in Head-Neck and Reconstructive Surgery — HCG Cancer Center, Ahmedabad
- Robotic head and neck cancer surgery
- Transoral laser microsurgery
- Oral and oropharyngeal cancer resection
- Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
- Laryngeal cancer surgery

Dr. Shubhra Chauhan
- 15+ years of experience in Head & Neck Onco-Surgeon
- Senior Consultant — Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai, Present
- Head & Neck Cancer Surgeon, Nungambakkam Head & Neck Cancer Clinic, Chennai, Present
- Wide local excision for oral cavity cancer
- Neck dissection (selective and comprehensive)
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy and mapping
- Laryngeal conservation surgery
- Pharyngeal and laryngeal reconstruction

Dr. Siddhartha Chakravarthy
- 15+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist & Breast Onco-Surgeon
- Consultant Surgical Oncologist & Breast Onco-Surgeon, Apollo Hospital Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad — Present
- Senior Surgical Oncologist, Christian Medical College, Vellore
- Modified Radical Mastectomy with Axillary Dissection
- Breast-Conserving Surgery with Oncoplastic Reconstruction
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
- Cytoreductive Surgery with HIPEC

Dr. Kanika Rana
- 14+ years of experience in Head & Neck Onco-Surgeon
- Senior Consultant, Head & Neck Oncology, Medanta — The Medicity, Gurugram
- Clinical Observership, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
- Oral cancer surgery
- Laryngeal cancer resection
- Oropharyngeal cancer surgery
- Thyroid cancer surgery
- Parathyroid surgery
Dr. Manish Gaur
- 13+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Principal Consultant — Surgical Oncology, Max Super Speciality Hospital & Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi
- Consultant — Surgical Oncology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
- Breast conservation surgery (BCS)
- Modified radical mastectomy with breast reconstruction
- Oncoplastic breast surgery
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Head and neck cancer resections

Dr. Akshat Malik
- 13+ years of experience in Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology — Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
- Visiting Fellow, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology — International cancer centres
- Robotic Thyroidectomy
- Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS)
- Head and Neck Cancer Resection
- Neck Dissection (Radical and Selective)
- Microvascular Reconstruction

Dr. Amit Sahni
- 13+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Consultant — Surgical Oncology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon
- Specialized training in Surgical Oncology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata
- Mastectomy and Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Breast-Conserving Surgery
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Head and Neck Cancer Resection
- Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Dr. Amit Chakraborty
- 12+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Consultant Onco Surgeon, Surgical Oncology — Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai Central, South Mumbai
- Over 12 years of clinical practice in surgical oncology with focus on complex cancer cases
- Breast-conserving surgery
- Mastectomy with reconstruction planning
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Oncoplastic breast surgery
- Colorectal cancer resection

Dr. Sanket Shah
- 12+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology — Gleneagles Hospital, Mumbai, Present
- Surgical Oncologist — Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
- Breast-conserving surgery and oncoplastic reconstruction
- Modified radical mastectomy and sentinel node biopsy
- Head and neck tumor resection with neck dissection
- Thyroidectomy and laryngectomy for cancer
- Laparoscopic ovarian cancer surgery

Dr. Sushil Kumar Jain
- 12+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Additional Director, Surgical Oncology — Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram
- Specialized training in Surgical Oncology — Dharamshila Cancer Hospital, New Delhi
- Breast-conserving surgery with oncoplasty
- Modified radical mastectomy with reconstruction
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary dissection
- Robotic colorectal cancer resection
- Robotic thoracic cancer surgery

Dr. Malyadri Paladugu
- 11+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Consultant Surgical Oncologist, Yashoda Hospitals, Hi-Tech City, Hyderabad — Present
- Super Speciality Fellow in Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru — 2017–2020
- Breast-Conserving Surgery
- Mastectomy with Reconstruction
- Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery
- Head and Neck Tumor Resection
- Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Dr. Rahul Buggaveeti
- 11+ years of experience in Head & Neck Onco-Surgeon
- Consultant — Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Apollo Hospitals Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
- Fellow in Robotic Head and Neck Oncology, Yonsie Institute, South Korea
- Oral cancer resection and reconstruction
- Laryngeal cancer surgery and voice preservation
- Neck dissection (selective and comprehensive)
- Thyroid cancer surgery
- Salivary gland tumor excision

Dr. Meghal Sanghavi
- 10+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Consultant Onco Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospital, South Mumbai & Mumbai Central, Present
- Surgical Oncology practice with 10+ years of clinical experience in cancer surgery
- Breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy)
- Total mastectomy with reconstruction
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Axillary lymph node dissection
- Colorectal cancer resection

Dr. Sreehari Gowda
- 10+ years of experience in Surgical Oncologist
- Consultant – Surgical Oncology, Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad
- Surgical Oncology Training, Yashoda Cancer Institute, Hyderabad
- Breast-conserving surgery with oncoplastic reconstruction
- Modified radical mastectomy
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Axillary lymph node dissection
- Head and neck tumor resection and neck dissection

Dr. Sataksi Chatterjee
- 8+ years of experience in Head & Neck Onco-Surgeon
- Consultant — Head & Neck Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, Present
- 8+ years of specialist practice in head and neck oncology and surgical management
- Oral cancer surgery and reconstruction
- Laryngeal cancer resection
- Oropharyngeal cancer surgery
- Thyroid cancer surgery
- Neck dissection (selective and comprehensive)
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