About

• Dr. Somashekhar is a Surgical Oncologist at a hospital based in Bangalore. He did his MBBS, at Mysore University, MS-General Surgery at NHL Medical College and his MCh-Surgical Oncology at GCRI. He has received training from all over the world.

Information

• Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Bangalore ,Bangalore
• 98, HAL Old Airport Rd, Kodihalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560017

Education

• MBBS from Mysore University MS (General Surgery) from NHL Medical College MCh (Surgical Oncology) , Gujarat Cancer Research Institute
• Fellowship in Robotic Surgery from Roswell Cancer Center, Buffalo, USA Fellowship in Minimal Invasive Gynaec Onco, IRCAD, Taiwan Fellowship in Advanced Liver surgery from Paulin Brousse Hospital, Paris
• Clinical Fellow Gynaec Oncology from Mayo Clinic, Rochester Clinical Fellow Breast Surgery from University Of Pittsburg Medical Centre,Pittsburg,USA Clinical Fellow Liver Surgery, Taipei,Taiwan Fellowship in Robotic Surgery, University Of South Florida (USF) Tampa,USA Clinical Fellow Oncology at Todd Cancer Centre, Long Beach, USA Fellowship in Robotic Thyroid Surgery, Seoul, South Korea
• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, UK (FRCS )

Memberships

• ESSO : European Society of Surgical Oncology
• ASCO : American Society of Clinical Oncology
• ESMO : European Society of Clinical Oncology
• IGCS : International Gynaec Onco society
• ISSPP : Council Member : EC International Society of Study of Pleura & Peritoneum
• FRCS Ed : Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons UK
• AGOI : Council Member :EC Association of Gynecologic Oncology of India
• ABSI : President Elect Association of Breast Surgeons of India
• IASO : Ex Council member Indian Association of Surgical Oncology
• ISPSM : Hon Secretary Indian Society of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies
• ASI : Association of Surgeons of India

Awards and Recognitions

• TOI : Times Health Care Achievers Awarded in field of Oncology 2019
• Recipient of Millenium Gold Medal Award, 2006 ASI, SSB for work in Sentinel Lymph Node.
• Editor and author of Various Text Book and operative Atlas's on Oncosurgery and Breast surgery, Gynecological oncology & Robotic surgery
• Has contributed several chapter to various International and National Text book on Oncology
• Initiated HIPEC program for Peritoneal Surface Malignancy & has done largest number of HIPEC in India
• Holder of Gujarat University record for highest individual marks in Mch (Oncosurgery) Exams
• Council member ISSPP : International Society for Study of Pleura and Peritom
• Hon Secretary ISPSM : Indian Society of Peritoneal Surface Malignanciestion
• ERAS Onco surgery expert
• First in India to initiate Robotic Scarless Thyroidectomy programme & TORS
• Has several scientific publication in indexed International and National Journals
• Recipient of the prestigious Dr. D .D. Patel Gold Medal in Oncosurgery
• Received Gujarat University Gold Medal in MCh (Oncosurgery)
• Member of Board of studies, Manipal University
• Member, Business Advisory Board, MHEPL
• One of the top rankers of University in Graduation and Post-graduation
• Director of Breast Surgery and Robotic surgery fellowship, Manipal University
• Has done highest number of Robotic Complex Oncosurgeries in India
• Mentor for Robotic Surgery Vantikutti / Intuitive Surgical
• Editor in Chief of IJGO Springer Indian Journal of Gynec Oncology
• Associate editor IJS, Indian Journal of Surgery
• University Examiner for Oncosurgery
• DNB, Examiner for Oncosurgery

Experience

• Consultant at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore

Areas of interest

• Gynaecological Cancer
• Robotic Surgery
• Radio Guided Surgery
• HIPEC, PIPAC
• Sentinel Node