Dr. Ravichander is a renowned surgical oncologist in south India with an experience of over 2 decades. He has acquired a huge amount of experience in traditional and laparoscopic cancer surgeries, having successfully conducted more than 15,000 cancer surgeries of various complexities.

With an experience of nearly 20 years, Dr. Ravi chander has handled multiple surgeries with varying severities like laparoscopic GI & gynaec-onco surgeries, head & neck cancer surgeries with micro vascular reconstruction and breast cancer surgeries which include sentinel lymph node biopsy, onco-plastic reconstruction. He is also well known for performing complex surgeries for soft tissue & bone tumors including Limb saving surgeries & reconstruction with Megaprosthesis.

He is one of the few well trained once surgeons in India who can perform laparoscopic GI onco surgeries, and thoracoscopic surgeries for cancers of esophagus & lung. He is trained in oncoplastic surgery for breast cancer, having done more than 5,000 breast cancer surgeries. He was the first person to start complete cyto-reductive surgery and hyperthermic-intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for advanced peritoneal malignancies in the twin states of AP & Telangana.

Education

•  M.Ch. – (Surgical oncology) [Gold Medalist] 2005-2008 Kidwai memorial institute of oncology, Rajiv gandhi University of health sciences
•  M.S. (General Surgery) 1999-2002 Osmania Medical College, NTR University of Health sciences
•  M.B.B.S. 1992-1998 Kakatiya Medical College, NTR University of Health sciences

Work Experience

•  Continental Hospitals May 2021 - Present : Chief surgical oncologist
•  Onconet cancer hospital July 2019 - April 2021 : Medical director and Chief surgical oncologist
•  American oncology institute Feb 2018 – July 2019 Chief, Surgical oncology & minimally invasive oncosurgery
•  Continental Hospital, Hyderabad April 2014 – Feb 2018 Chief, Surgical oncology & minimally invasive oncosurgery
•  Basavatarakam Indo-american cancer hospital March 2012 – March 2014 Senior Consultant – Surgical Oncology
•  KIMS hospital – Consultant surgical Oncologist
•  Yashoda hospital – Consultant surgical Oncologist

Special Trainings

• Post Graduate Trainee – Surgical Oncology September 2005 - September 2008 Kidwai memorial institute of oncology, Rajiv Gandhi university of health sciences
• Senior resident in surgical oncology – Nizam’s institute of medical sciences
• Senior resident in surgical oncology – MNJ cancer hospital
• Post Graduate Trainee August 1999 - July 2002 Department of Surgery, Osmania medical college

Membership In Professional Societies

• Indian Medical Association – IMA
• Association of Surgeons of India – ASI
• Association of Minimal access surgeons of India – AMASI
• Indian association Gastrointestinal endosurgeons - IAGES
• Indian Association of Surgical Oncology – IASO
• Association of Breast surgeons of India - ABSI
• Foundation of Head & Neck Oncology – FHNO
• Society of peritoneal surface oncology, India - SPSOI

Awards & Honors

Delivered guest lectures in national and international level and have many publications in reputed journals. Recipient of TIMES HEALTH CARE AWARDS, as the best surgical oncologist

Skills & Interests

• Cytoreductive surgery (CCRS) and HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intra Peritoneal Chemotherapy) for advanced intra abdominal malignancies
• State of art breast cancer surgeries which includes Onco-Plastic Reconstruction and Sentinel Lymph node Biopsy
• Laproscopic gynaec onco surgeries and gynaec onco surgeries
• Advanced GI surgeries and Laproscopic GI onco surgeries (Laproscopic esophagectomies and colorectal resection)
• Thoracoscopic surgeries for Lung & esophageal cancers
• Complex head and neck cancer surgeries with micro vascular reconstruction