DR.R.SENTHIL KUMAR M.S. (General Surgery), M.ch (Surgical oncology)

Apart from his experience in treating cancer patients at world renowned Tata memorial hospital, Mumbai, he has also worked in research institutes like JIPMER, Pondicherry and Cancer Institute Adyar, Chennai.

• European Society of Surgical oncolog
• Indian Association of Surgical Oncologist.
• Association of Surgeons of India.
• Fellow of Association of Minimal access Surgeons of India
• Association of Breast Surgeons of India.
• Association of Gynaec Oncologist of India

He has extensive training and experience in treating all types of cancers like breast cancers, gynaecological (ovary,uterus,cervix) cancers, gastrointestinal(stomach,colorectal,pancreas,liver) cancers, head and neck cancers, soft tissue cancers, urological cancers, lung and esophagus cancers. His areas of special interest include breast, gynaec, gastrointestinal, thoracic cancers and minimally invasive (laparoscopic) procedures.

He performs all complex, latest and advanced cancer procedures with great skill and highest levels of professionalism. To mention a few,

• Breast conservation and reconstructive surgeries of breast
• Sentinel node biopsies for breast cancer
• Laparoscopic Gynaec oncology resections
• Sentinel node biopsies for Gynaec cancer
• Cytoreductive surgeries
• HIPEC
• Laparoscopic colorectal resections
• VATS(Laparoscopic) esophagectomy
• Complex Liver and lung cancer resections
• Kidney preserving resections

An exhaustive list of all oncology procedures done is listed in the website

• AMASI skill course and CME in advances in laparoscopic surgery, JIPMER , Pondicherry , Feb 2012.
• Training on Advanced laparoscopic surgery, ETHICON, Mumbai, Feb 2013.
• Observership at Royal Stoke University, UK and The Christie, Manchester March 2018.

• UNIVERSITY GOLD MEDALIST IN GENERAL SURGERY

• Ramkumar A, Francis NJ, Senthil Kumar R, Dinesh Kumar S . Bipaddled submental artery flap. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2012 Apr;41(4):458-60.
• R. Senthilkumar, J.F. Neville, and R. Aravind. Malignant thyroglossal duct cyst with synchronous occult thyroid gland papillary carcinoma. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Sep-Oct; 17(5): 936–938.
• Ravichander, S.K., Boralkar, A.K., Borde, N.D. et al. A Rare Case Report of Primary Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma (LGESS) of Ovary Infiltrating Bladder.Indian J Gynecol Oncology. 2016 Apr
• Book chapter on Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Atlas of Surgical oncology.

• EXPERIENCE WITH FUNCTIONAL NECK DISSECTION IN THYROID MALIGNANCY IN CMCH FROM 2002 - 2007. 8th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Endocrine Surgeons, SGPGI, Lucknow, Nov 22- 25th, 2007.
• A PROFILE OF 1048 CONSECUTIVE CASES OF CARCINOMA BREAST TREATED AT COIMBATORE MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL FROM 2002 - 2007 - “DR.S.VITTAL’S BEST PAPER AWARD”. 67th Annual Conference of ASI, Indian Association of Endocrine Surgeons,, 2007, Bhubaneswar.
• A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF LOCALLY ADVANCED TONGUE CANCERS TREATED WITH SURGERY – Best poster presentation award, 2nd author, Foundation of Head and neck Oncology,Chandigarh , India – 2014.
• THE INCREMENTAL VALUE OF PET CT SCAN IN GUIDING DISEASE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALISED OR LOCOREGIONALLY ADVANCED SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA[SCC] ESOPHAGUS – Biennial Joint Conference of ISMPO ISO , November 2015, Mumbai

• Breast conservation surgery loco regional challenges in India, at Indo-UK Breast Surgery Forum, Birmingham, UK, 17th March 2018