Prof. Dr. Somashekhar S. P

About the Doctor / Professional

Dr. Somashekhar S is the Chairman of Surgical Oncology, Manipal Health Enterprise Pvt Ltd (MHEPL). His areas of expertise include: 

• Surgical Oncology
• Gynaecological Oncology
• Robotic Surgery
• Radio Guided Surgery
• HIPEC
• Sentinel Node

EDUCATION

• MBBS, Mysore University
• MS (Gen. Surgery), NHL Medical College
• MCh (Surgical Oncology), GCRI
• Fellowships (FRCS), Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
• Robotic Surgery, Fellowship Roswell Cancer Center, Buffalo, USA
• Minimal Invasive Gynec Ono Fellowship, IRCAD, Taiwan
• Advanced Liver fellowship, Paul-Brousse Hospital, Paris
• Clinical fellow Gynec Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
• Clinical fellow Breast surgery, University of Pittsburg Medical Centre, Pittsburg, USA
• Clinical fellow Liver Surgery, Taipei, Taiwan
• Robotic Surgery fellowship, University of South Florid, (USF) Tampa, USA
• Clinical fellow Oncology, Todd Cancer Centre, Long Beach, USA
• Chairman Surgical Oncology
• HOD, Consultant Surgical, Gynec.Onco & Robotic Surgeon, Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

• 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
• 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, Maipal 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