List of Institutes for FHNO Institutional Fellowship

Program Director:                           Dr Kaustubh Patel (kaustubhpatel19@gmail.com)

Asst. Program Director:                 Dr Rajendra Toprani (rajendratoprani@hotmail.com)

Program Coordinator:                   Dr Dushyant Mandlik (d.mandlik@yahoo.com, 9727154661)

Faculties:
Dr Daxesh Patel, Dr Purvi Patel, Dr Parin Patel, Dr Nitin Sharma, Dr Aditya Joshipura, Dr Dhanushya Gohil, Dr Ashay Shah, Dr Mitesh Patel
( visit https://www.aasthacancer.org/index.php for details of individual faculty)

HCG Cancer Center:

HCG Cancer Centre, Ahmedabad, is the first dedicated, private and comprehensive cancer centre in Gujarat, founded with the aim of consistently providing high-quality, result-oriented cancer care by adopting global innovations. It is a is a comprehensive cancer centre with In House Surgical, Medical and Radiation Oncology Departments.

Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology:

The department of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at HCG Cancer Hospital, Ahmedabad is renowned across the country for its expertise. It runs its own head and neck fellowship which has trained many national and international fellows. It has fully functional and exclusive OPD, five well equipped OTs, microscopes, Luminus CO2 LASER, Nerve Monitoring system, Da Vinci Surgical Robotic System etc.  with a well-trained OT staff.  Assisted by the exceptional department of plastic surgery and reconstruction, the department has proven record of delivering excellence.  It takes care 3000+ new patients of head and neck cancers per year, with 1500+ Head & Neck surgeries performed by the department each year, with 350+ microvascular reconstructions. The wide spectrums of surgeries that are performed by this department include advance ablative and reconstructive surgeries together with micro – vascular surgeries, micro laryngeal surgeries, endo – lasers, minimal access surgeries and Robotic Surgeries.

The department is known for its strong academics, with publications and presentations, regular multidisciplinary tumour board meetings, Journal clubs and seminars. Fellows are constantly encouraged to participate in academics.

Neeti Clinics enjoys the privilege of being one of the tertiary care centres for surgical management of Head Neck Cancers, catering to Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
With an illustrious history of 21 years of ethical practice, standard of care treatment and up to date infrastructure, academics always has been priority. Amongst many firsts to its credit, it established 1st LASER in the region, micro- vascular reconstruction, intra- operative nerve monitoring in addition to original work in thyroid and oral submucous fibrosis surgery.
In our OPD, we have 5 dedicated consulting chambers, minor operating theater for endoscopies & biopsies, facilities for nutrition, financial & psychosocial counseling.
We have allocated tumour board OPD daily in collaboration with medical and radiation oncology consultants.
Ours is a 20 bedded hospital including 2 ICU beds. We have 3 fully equipped OT with harmonic scalpel, Karl Storz Image 1 coablator & IPC system.
We recruit 100 outpatients & perform 6 surgeries per day. Ongoing research projects includes

• Nomograms in Thyroid
• Outcomes predictors for OSMF trismus surgery.
• Intraoperative cytology for nodal metastasis.

So far, we have trained more than 20 surgical fellows & the centre is recognized for Head Neck Surgery fellowship under IAOHNS & FMS AOI.

Patel Hospital Civil Lines, Jalandhar City, Punjab-144001
Program Director: Dr Shamit Chopra, drshamit@gmail.com, 8146299899
Assistant Program Director: Dr Ramandeep Kaur, raman_rdk41@yahoo.com, 9654323623
Program Co-ordinator: Dr Vibhu Ranjan Sahni, dr.vbsahni003@gmail.com, 9501395310

Other full-time faculty: Dr Keerthana, MCh Plastic Surgery; Dr Karthik, MS, FHNS

The Department of Head and Neck Surgery at Patel Hospital was established in 2006. It is currently staffed by thirty full-time personnel including four consultants, two fellows, two SRs, observers, research assistant, practice manager, nurse coordinators, HN nurse managers and HN operative technicians.

Nine(of twelve) Departmental divisions are cancer focused(HN oncology, reconstructive surgery, HN robotic surgery, thyroid/parathyroid, laser/laryngology, salivary gland/skull base, voice & swallowing centre, endoscopic skull base, maxillofacial rehabilitation- Other divisions include facial plastics, sleep apnea and cochlear implantation).

The Department evaluates over 1100 new and over 6000 follow-up patients annually. Our surgeons perform over 2000 procedures annually encompassing the entire spectrum of head and neck surgery, including over 300 cancer resections/reconstructions. The HN Cancer Multidisciplinary Team comprises over 20 consultants across multiple allied specialties including Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, Plastic Surgery, Pathology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, SLP; and has conducted a HN surgical fellowship program since 2014, incorporating rotations in the abovementioned departments.

The academic program of the fellowship incorporates grand rounds, HN tumor/reconstructive boards, M&M, journal club with a frequency of three times a week. The Department has presented over 40 original abstracts and over 120 oral presentations pertaining to HN cancer at national/international meetings since July 2010.

Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Miraj Maharashtra 416410.

Chief Program Director: Dr Sharad Desai drsharaddesai@gmail.com 9372111007
Assistant Program Director: Dr Kaustubh Kulkarni drkakulkarni@gmail.com 9158208120
Program coordinator: Miss Sakina Dewaswala artsysakina2012@gmail.com 9653180152

Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital is a high volume, well equipped cancer center having advanced technology, experienced and efficient medical team, delivering comprehensive cancer care in Maharashtra & Karnataka. Along with Shiv Cancer Institute, our sister concern, totaling to 100 beds.

We’re a tertiary care unit, located in Miraj under guidance of eminent oncosurgeon Dr Sharad Desai since 2004 having two dedicated modular operative theaters, endoscopy & bronchoscopy unit,  minor OT for biopsies & scopies. Well-equipped, illuminated examination room with various scopes, indirect laryngoscopy (Hopkin scopy) & dental chair.

Inhouse facilities include a surgical oncology team conducting various supra major & skilled surgeries in head & neck, craniofacial, skull base, microvascular and numerous reconstructive surgeries. Radiation oncology team with Linear accelerator teletherapy & brachytherapy unit, medical-oncology team, Onco-pathology with frozen section and IHC facilities, Onco-radiology and support of associated branches include speech therapy, nutrition & maxillofacial prosthesis.

The Hospital was the Organising Secretariat for Natcon IASO 2012, held in Goa. We are currently the Secretariat for Indian Association of Surgical Oncology.

Medanta- The Medicity is a 1250 bedded tertiary care centre situated in the heart of Gurugram Delhi - NCR. The department of head and neck Oncosurgery is a separate super speciality in the hospital with independent OPD and indoor patients floor. It works in close association with the department of medical oncology, radiation oncology , endocrinology, pathology, radiology, nuclear medicine and speech & swallowing rehabilitation to provide comprehensive high quality care to the patients. The department is well equipped and has a CO2 laser, Da Vinci Robot, flouroscope, dedicated OR and 3-D printing devices for reconstruction. It's a high volume centre with 1500 new cases per year and over 800 operations in the department. It has a strong thyroid and parathyroid surgery as well as microvascular reconstruction programme.

The department comprises of 3 consultants and two fellows. Fellows are suppose to follow a prefixed programme as scheduled by the department which comprises of ward rounds, attending patients in the OPD, assisting and hands on in the OR , CME, lectures, tumor board and rotation in allied departments. It makes them trained and confident to deal with the cases independently later on. Our past fellows are working as a Consultants in India and abroad.

Dr Deepak Sarin
Fellowship Director
deepaksarin@gmail.com

Dr Gopal Kumar
Asst. Fellowship Director
gopaldrkumar@gmail.com

Dr. Kanika Rana
Program coordinator
dr.rana.kanika@gmail.com

Head & neck surgical oncology fellowship at KMCH, Coimbatore.

Overview
KMCH is a 750 bedded, multi-specialty hospital in Coimbatore that serves as a tertiary referral center for western Tamilnadu and adjoining states. Large number of patients from other parts of Asia and Africa also come here for its high quality treatment at affordable costs. It has a dedicated cancer block housing all relevant specialities. Additional facilities for cadaver dissection, basic research and clinical trials are available within the campus in the form of a new medical college, research and biostatistics department and anatomy and other laboratories.

Program description
The head & neck surgical oncology fellowship program at KMCH was started in 2015 and has already trained 2 fellows. It offers a wide range and high volume of cases for acquiring surgical skills. These include thyroid and parathyroid surgery, surgery for tumors of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx and hypopharynx, transoral surgery, parotidectomy, endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery, and reconstructive surgery. The program faculty themselves perform local and regional flaps for reconstruction. However, in-house microvascular reconstructive surgeons provide free tissue transfer service. For head and neck pathology extending into the cranial cavity or thorax, neurosurgery/ thoracic surgery collaboration is undertaken. The fellow would progress through a structured training program that involves initial assisting, followed by supervised and independent operating. The fellow can expect to perform over 400 major procedures as the primary surgeon during the 2 years of the program. Clinical research is essential and publication of at least one peer reviewed original article is expected.

Duration of the fellowship: Two years
Intake of new fellow: One every 2 years
Start date of next fellow: 1 July, 2019
Program faculty

1. Program director
Dr. M. Dhiwakar MS (ENT) (AIIMS), MRCS, FRCS (ORL-HNS), CCST (UK)
Advanced 2-yr Head & Neck Surgical Oncology Fellowship, SIU, USA
Consultant ENT - Head & Neck Surgeon & Program Director Head & Neck Surgery Fellowship
KMCH & KMCH Comprehensive Cancer Center, Coimbatore, India
www.headneckthyroidsurgery.com Contact email: dhiwamahi@yahoo.com
2. Program co-director: Dr. Firoz Rajan MS MCh, Consultant surgical oncologist, KMCH, Coimbatore.
3. Program coordinator: Dr. V. Kumaran, Dean, KMCH, Coimbatore.

Center details: Kovai Medical Center & Hospital, 99, Avanashi road, Coimbatore 641 014 (kmchhospitals.com; contact email: dhiwamahi@yahoo.com)
Previous fellow: Dr. Zubair Khan MS (ENT) Aug 2015- July 2017; currently in private practice; Email Id: zuby.jnmc@yahoo.com, zuby.mgm@gmail.com
Current fellow: Dr. Shivprakash Mehta MS (ENT) Aug 2017 – June 2019; Email Id: drshivmehta@gmail.com

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre is today counted amongst Asia’s premier exclusive cancer centers that offer the unique advantage of cutting edge technology, put to use by renowned super specialists. This potent combination of man and machine ensures world-class cancer care to not only patients from India, but also from the neighboring SAARC countries and others. We are fortunate to have taken care of over 2.5 Lakh patients since inception in 1996.Eighteen percent of these patients account for Head & Neck cancer. The Institute has been accredited by NABH and NABL for its quality of services, and holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.

The Institute offers super specialized tertiary care services in Medical, Surgical and Radiation Oncology, streamlined into dedicated Site-Specific teams. Super Specialists at RGCI&RC practice an organ specific multi-disciplinary approach to cancer diagnosis and treatment, with the Tumor Board acting as a second opinion clinic for cases that are more critical than others.

Approximately 100 to 120 major H&N cancer surgeries are performed every month. We have state of the art equipment like operating microscope, laser equipment, Robotic suite and various endoscopes. We are already running DNB surgical oncology programme with intake of two students per year.

Head and Neck multispecialty clinic is held on every Tuesday from 3PM to 4 PM. Head and Neck specialty has four faculty consultants, six attending consultants and in addition to senior residents as well as DNB students. We have Integrated Cancer Research Program and Laboratory Services which drive continuous improvement in all aspects of treatment and clinical care. Clinical Care is based on evidence based medicine with emphasis on multi modal treatment. Tumor Board and Multi-specialty clinics with emphasis on ethics and patient participation are the DNA of RGCIRC.

Contact details are as:
Name and address of the Centre: Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre
Sir Chotu Ram Marg, Sector – 5, Rohini Institutional Area, Rohini, New Delhi, Delhi – 110085.

Fellowship Director: Dr. A.K. Dewan
Email: dewan.ajay@gmail.com
Phone No: 9891988243
Asst. Director: Dr. Rajeev Kumar
Email: rku66@hotmail.com
Phone No: 9910311156
Program Co-ordinator: Dr. Mudit Agarwal
Email: mudit1000@yahoo.com
Phone No: 9910206437

Single point of contact:  Dr. A.K. Dewan
Email: dewan.ajay@gmail.com
Phone No:  9891988243

INSTITUTUE:

SHANKU’S MEDICITY HOSPITAL
DEPARTMENT OF HEAD AND NECK SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
ADDRESS: BEHIND DIVINE CHILD SCHOOL, NEXT TO SHANKU’S WATERPARK, AHMEDABAD – MEHSANA HIGHWAY, BALIYASAN
MEHSANA, GUJARAT (INDIA)

PROGRAM DIRECTOR:
DR NIRAV P TRIVEDI (MS, MCH- HEAD AND NECK ONCOLCOGY)
CONTACT: 08980008110
E-MAIL: drniravtrivedi@gmail.com

ASST.DIRECTOR:
DR NISHANT V UPADHYAY (MDS, FHNS, FGOLF(IFHNOS-MSKCC))
CONTACT: 09586211188
E-MAIL: niku1985@gmail.com

Other faculties:
DR VIKAS SINGH (MS,DNB - SURGICAL ONCOLOGY)
DR POCHAMALLU BYRE ( MDS , FHNS )

PROGRAM CO-ORDINATOR:
DR AZHAR NAYAK
CONTACT: 09099049876

SHANKU’S MEDICITY HOSPITAL IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTRE WITH MORE THAN 180 BEDS IN NORTH GUJARAT REGION SINCE 2016. IT COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF ONCOLOGICAL SERVICES - SURGICAL, MEDICAL AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY UNDER ONE ROOF. DEPARTMENT OF HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGY IS WELL RENOWNED FOR MANAGING A HIGH VOLUME (APPROX- 60-70 MAJOR HEAD AND NECK SURGERIES A MONTH )OF VERY ADVANCE CANCER RESECTIONS AND RECONSTRUCTIONS WITH DEDICATED FULL TIME HEAD AND NECK SURGICAL ONCOLOGY TEAM OF SENIOR CONSULTANTS AND SURGICAL FELLOWS AIDED BY FULL TIME PLASTIC SURGICAL TEAM. DEPARTMENT OF HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGY ALSO IS PROUD OF TRAINING SURGICAL FELLOWS FROM ALL OVER INDIA (THROUGH FHNO AND AOMSI). SURGICAL FELLOWS ARE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED TO BETTER THEIR SURGICAL SKILLS THROUGH OUR DEDICATED TRAINING PROGRAMME AND GIVEN ENCOUREGMENT FOR PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS.

INSTITUTUE:

Himalaya Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
DEPARTMENT OF HEAD AND NECK SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

PROGRAM DIRECTOR:
Dr.Rohan Doke
E-MAIL: rohandoke@gmail.com

ASST.DIRECTOR:
Dr.Riddhi Trivedi
E-MAIL: riddhi_doc@yahoo.co.in

PROGRAM COORDINATOR :
Ms.Bhoomi Bariya
E-MAIL: himalayacancerhospital@gmail.com

Himalaya Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Vadodara is the Comprehensive Cancer Care Center in Gujarat, founded with the aim of consistently providing high-quality, result-oriented cancer care by adopting global innovations. The Center is equipped with all the specialties required to provide a complete and comprehensive cancer treatment under one roof, namely Surgical and Onco-reconstruction, Radiation and Medical Oncology with various supportive departments of pathology, radiology, Nuclear Medicine, etc.

The department of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at Himalaya Cancer Hospital and research Centre, has fully functional and exclusive OPD, well equipped OTs, with a well-trained OT staff. Assisted by the exceptional department of plastic surgery and reconstruction, the department has proven record of delivering excellence. It takes care (1500+) new patients of head and neck cancers per year, with (400+) Head & Neck surgeries performed by the department each year, with micro vascular reconstructions. The Hospital has most advance and latest technologies and equipments to provide the best services to the patients like 4D PETCT SCAN, Linac HALCYON Machine by Varian-Siemens with latest technology of radiation treatment.

Name of Center :
Dr. Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute, Gopinath Nagar, Guwahati - 781016

Fellowship Director:
Dr. Tashnin Rahman, Professor and HOD, Department Of Head and Neck oncology.
Phone number: 9864071624  Email: drtashnin@yahoo.in

Asst. Director:
Dr Ashok Das, Professor, Department Of Head and Neck oncology
Phone number: 9954139727; email- adas171@gmail.com

Program Coordinator:
Dr Anupam Das, Assistant Professor, Department Of Head and Neck oncology
Phone number: 9435115437; email- anupamdasgmc@gmail.com

Other faculties:
Dr Rajjyoti Das, Professor, Department Of Head and Neck oncology
Dr. Kishore Das, Associate Professor, Department Of Head and Neck oncology
Dr Kaveri Kakati, Assistant Professor, Department Of Head and Neck oncology

About the center:
Dr. Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI), Guwahati is a Grant In-Aid Institute of the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India and a unit of Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai. It is a 264 bedded hospital equipped with three Linear Accelerator, two Tele-cobalt and a Brachytherapy machine. The institute has high dose Nuclear Medicine facility. It also has Hospital Cancer Registry and Population Cancer Registry, which helps in generating epidemiological data. The institute is already running various academic courses like DM, Medical Oncology, MCH, Surgical Oncology, MD, Radiotherapy, and Fellowship in Pathology, Gynecologic Oncology, and Head and Neck oncology. It also has a DBT center for molecular biology.

The Department of Head and Neck Oncology (HNO) routinely performs all types of major surgeries including composite resection of Oral cavity tumor, surgeries of Thyroid, Larynx, Parotid, paranasal sinuses, neck dissections, Skull base surgeries and various reconstructive surgeries including micro-vascular free flaps. CO2 Laser surgeries are also performed in selected group of patients. Around 3000 head and neck cases are seen in the OPD. Around 700 major cases and 1000 minor surgical procedures were performed last year (2018).  3000 endoscopic procedures like flexible pharyngo-esophagoscopy and fibre-optic bronchoscopies are performed each year. The faculty of the department conducts grand rounds, holds seminars, journal clubs and monthly surgical audit as part of its academic activities. Research by faculties and trainees have been published in multiple international and national Journals.

We welcome you to Max superspeciality hospital , Vaishali. It is a 300 bedded hospital with all state of art facilities. We have now started new oncology tower ( Max institute of cancer care - MICC) with 100 beds with 6 operation theaters exclusively  for oncosurgery along with surgical ICU. We are one of the largest team of about 25 senior oncologists. It is a center based on Disease management group (DMG); with separate dedicated surgical oncologist, radiation oncologist and medical oncologist for different subspecialty like Head and neck, Breast etc

In head and neck DMG, we usually operate 25-50 major cases per month and we usually see 50-100 new patients per month. We have all state of art facilities like skull base surgeries, Laser surgery and microvascular reconstruction and all OPD facilities like FOL, EUS and EBUS.

At present, we have DNB in radiation and medical oncology. We conduct regular tumour board for head and neck cases. We have facilities of IMRT, IGRT and Tru beam, day care center for medical oncology, nuclear medicine with RAI and PET CT facility and intervention radiology. With a view to give high priority to research, we are registered as MICC in research gate.

We are sure that the candidate who will join our institute, will have not only good hands on surgical experience but also overall knowledge of radiation oncology and medical oncology which will help in critical decision making in all head and neck cases in future.

Address
Max Superspeciality Hospital, W-3, Near Radisson Blu Hotel
Sector 1, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201012

Faculty
Head and neck disease management group
Surgical oncology
Program Director – Dr Sowrabh Kumar Arora  (drsowrabh@gmail.com; 8800953434)
Assistant Program Director – Dr Pawan Gupta
Co-ordinator- Dr Amit Tyagi (amitdj82@gmail.com; 70424 05822)
Dr Sakshi Barthwal
Radiation oncology
Dr Gagan Saini
Medical oncology
Dr Vikas Goswami and Dr Rajat Saha

Introduction

BLK Cancer Center and BLK Super Specialty Hospital, Pusa Road, New Delhi is a Tertiary care Comprehensive Cancer Care Center located in the heart of the city. The center is equipped with all the specialties required to provide a complete and comprehensive cancer treatment under one roof, namely Surgical and Onco-reconstruction, Radiation and Medical Oncology with various supportive departments of pathology, radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Rehabilitation etc. The Hospital has most advance and latest technologies and equipments to provide the best services to the patients like da Vinci Xi Robotic surgical system; Lumenis Accu Pulse CO2 LASER etc. The Department of Surgical Oncology consists of nearly 12 surgeons and the team and the Fellowship Program is lead by Dr. Surender Dabas who is one of the pioneers and leader of Robotic Surgery in Head-Neck (Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS), Robotic Thyroidectomy; Robotic Neck dissection etc) in the Country. He is credited with the highest number of TORS in Asia. The Assistant Program Director for the Fellowship program is Dr. Reetesh Ranjan who has nearly 8 years of experience in Head-Neck Oncology. The Department also runs a DNB program in Surgical Oncology and has a strong academic program with a well equipped Library. BLK Cancer Center is a high volume center with more than 1000 major head and neck cancer surgeries covering the complete gamete of head and neck oncology (Oral resections and microvascular reconstruction; thyroidectomies, parotidectomies, endoscopic and skull base resections, minimal access and remote access surgeries etc.) done every year with more than 100 robotic head and neck cases every year, which is the highest in the Country. For any further information or application kindly contact the program co-ordination, Dr. Karan at guptakaran86@gmail.com.

Program Director: Dr Rajesh A Kantharia (rajesh.kantharia@greenashram.org)
Assistant Program Director: Dr Rakshit Shah (rakshit.shah@greenashram.org)
Program Co-ordinator: Dr Shehnaz Kantharia (shehnaz.kantharia@greenashram.org)

Faculties: Dr Rajesh A Kantharia, Dr Rakshit Shah, Dr Jatin Desai, Dr Pramod Patil, Dr Guru Prasad, Dr Himanshu Mekap, Dr Arun Gandhi, Dr Niraj Bhatt, Dr Yogesh Mistry

Kailash Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Muni Seva Ashram, Goraj
Kailash Cancer Hospital & Research Centre is a Tertiary Care Comprehensive Cancer Center for the prevention, treatment & research in Cancer and is recognized as one of the leading cancer centers in Western India. Since the inception in 2001, KCHRC provides state-of-the-art cancer care to the people of the region who are deprived of technology and advanced facilities for the lack of knowledge and economic strength.
Departments: Surgical Oncology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Surgical pathology, Onco-Hematology, Radiology with MRI RT, Nuclear Medicine and Cyclotron.

Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

• Specialized Head and Neck Cancer Clinic
• Thyroid Clinic : Surgery and Radio Iodine Therapy Ward
• Minimally Invasive Approach
• Comprehensive Rehabilitation
• CO2 Laser Surgery
• Micro Vascular Reconstruction
• Performing more than 800 Major Surgery, 100 Complex Microvascular surgery and 1000 minor surgeries Annually
• Ongoing Pharma-sponsored Trials and Genetic Studies

FHNO Institutional Fellowship at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai

Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre is an advanced, tertiary care centre with an emphasis on oncology. The Head Neck Oncology department at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre provides treatment for malignancies of oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, salivary glands, thyroid, parathyroid and skull base.
The centre is multidisciplinary, encompassing all aspects of care, including diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation and palliation. We provide currently recommended standard-of-care approaches to the management of the Speciality.
We have 342 indoor beds,  54 surgical ICU beds, 14 Operation Theatres.Our high-class modular operation theatres enable us to conduct the most advanced and complicated surgical procedures. Our surgical team is assisted by sophisticated diagnostic services and well equipped Intensive Care units (ICUs) to ensure better outcomes.

To keep abreast with the cutting edge technology in Cancer Surgery, the hospital has Acupulse CO2 laser, Endoscopes,  Da-Vinci Robotic system, Hybrid operation theatre with Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) and a Pentero 900 Operating Microscope.

Dr. Vijay V. Haribhakti is The Director of fellowship program who is Head of Departent of oncology. Our centre has well established Department of Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Onco Pathology, Onco Radiology, Preventive oncology, Palliative oncology, Oncopsychology, Clinical Nutrition, Physiotherapy, Speech & swallowing, Biostatistics.

We have separate library with latest books and online access for journals.  Every week we  hold Tumour Boards involving all departments. Academic activities involve Grand Rounds, Journal club and case discussion. Restoring Quality of Life to one and all is the motto of Department of oncology.

About the institution: Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre is one of the largest comprehensive cancer centres in India. An excellence driven centre, it offers evidence-based multidisciplinary cancer care with a personalised touch to the patients from all corners of India, neighbouring countries and all parts the world. The centre has state-of-the-art equipment and facilities with a well trained and experienced team of oncologists, doctors, nurses and paramedics. 

About the fellowship: The Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery at Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, Narayana Health Bangalore specialises in comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation of patients with head and neck cancer. The department is a high-volume centre for treatment of oral cancer, thyroid and parathyroid diseases, salivary gland, laryngeal and skull base tumours. It sees over 5000 patients annually in the OPD, performing around 850 major surgeries annually. It caters to national and international patients. It is a strong reconstructive unit, performing over 250 free flap reconstructions in-house annually. All the consultants in the unit routinely perform microvascular reconstruction and have subspecialty interests, such as robotic surgery, lateral skull base surgery, endoscopic skull base surgery, osseointegrated implantology and facial nerve reanimation. The department is well equipped, with two dedicated head and neck operating theatres per day, operating microscopes, CO2 laser, endoscopic skull base instruments, the da Vinci Xi robot, neuro-navigation equipment and nerve monitoring systems. It is a referral centre for complex, redo and salvage surgeries. Complex cases receive excellent multidisciplinary care through the support of dedicated neurosurgical, thoracic and gastrointestinal oncology departments, in addition to radiation oncology, medical oncology and palliative care departments. The unit also has integrated dental oncology and swallowing therapy units, which are vital for holistic perioperative care and rehabilitation of patients of head and neck cancer. The department has a strong track record in research and training, having run a sought after university-affiliated fellowship for over 9 years. It has been recognised as an international centre of excellence by the AOCMF, with a regular inflow of national and international trainees and fellows. The Mazumdar Shaw Centre for Translational Research is a resource fellows can use to partake translational and molecular research projects; it is the only centre in India to have received an NIH-funded research grant with ongoing projects in oral cancer screening, molecular imaging, mechanisms of treatment resistance and immunotherapy. Fellows have the opportunity to receive excellent exposure and hands-on training in all aspects of ablative head and neck oncology and advanced reconstructive surgery from a dedicated staff who are passionate about teaching, a structured teaching programme and assessment, and excellent opportunities to partake in clinical and translational research. For any queries contact narayana.subramaniam@gmail.com

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani & Medical Research Institute
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Mandar Deshpande
Assistant Program Director: Dr. Rishi Khosa
Other Faculties: Dr. Rajesh Mistry

Description of the program and centre: Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital has completed a successful decade of unparalleled patient care and is a leading Medical research and training centre located in the heart of Mumbai .

Todayit has developed a reputation of having an experienced faculty, quality nursing and expertise staff well equipped in rendering services pertaining to every aspect of health care.

With the range and quality of cutting edge treatment options, the Oncology centre at KDAH has been consistently ranked as one of the top facilities in the country over the past several years.With a state of the art establishment, operating rooms, top of theline diagnostic, imaging, surgical methods and equipments offered, we are now numbered among the major research universities and National institutes across the country.

The Head and Neck Oncology unit has made a mark as an excellent educational resource. Case presentations, Journal clubs, seminars and interactive discussions with various Scientific Meets have been an integral part of the Academic Programme.

We are now offering a Comprehensive two year Head and Neck fellowship programme with strong emphasis on Clinical and Surgical Oncology.  Our aspiration is to generate world class oncologists to become future leaders in the field.

The unit boasts of a considerable volume of inpatient admissions and around 200-250 new patients each month who are seen in our surgical outpatient clinic.

This exposure would help the fellow to develop a good clinical acumen and surgical skill.

The dedication towards a more thorough and organised form of learning will culminate in a Head and Neck Fellowship Programme at KDAH in 2019.

One point of contact: Email:  rekha.barot@relianceada.com
Phone: +91 9321163693

Program Co-ordinator: Dr. Rekha Barot

Program Director: Dr.Satheesan.B (directormcctly@gmail.com)
Faculties: Dr Sajith Babu, Dr. Nizamudheen, Dr. Abhay Kattepur, Dr. Shamna M, Dr. Sathesan B

Introduction:

Malabar Cancer Centre :
MCC is an autonomous centre under the Department of Health and Family welfare, Govt of Kerala. It was started in the year 2001. It is a standalone cancer centre with almost all the facilities under one roof. It gives importance to quality clinical care, academics and research. Various training courses are conducted at MCC

Department of Surgical Oncology
Head and neck onco surgery is part of Surgical Oncology and caters to all the  head and neck cancer surgeries and reconstructive surgery. There are about 1000 new cancer patients and conducts about 200 major surgeries. It also helps in minor procedures, endoscopy services. Fellowship in head and neck oncology and oral oncology are the courses conducted by the department.