Dr. Alok Thakar
Experience: Over 39 years
Medanta Super Specialty Hospital
Noida, India
Introduction
Dr. Alok Thakar, Director of ENT and Head & Neck Oncology at Medanta Noida. He handles routine ENT surgeries to extremely complex robotic throat cancer removals and skull base operations that very few surgeons in the country take on.
About Dr. Alok Thakar
Dr. Thakar has been working in ENT and head and neck surgery for close to thirty-nine years now. He was Professor and Chairman of ENT at AIIMS, New Delhi, and headed the National Cancer Institute there before moving to Medanta. Most patients reaching him either have head and neck cancers or complicated skull base tumors that other surgeons said are too risky to touch.
Dr. Thakar actually brought Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery to India, by which throat cancers could be removed through the mouth using robotic arms instead of cutting open the entire neck. Does skull base procedures for tumors growing near the brain and critical nerves, where one millimeter matters. Got his MS in ENT from AIIMS New Delhi with a gold medal, and then trained further in neuro-otology and skull base surgery at Aintree University
Qualifications
- MBBS — All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
- MS (ENT) — AIIMS, New Delhi (Gold Medalist)
- DNB (ENT) — National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- Advanced Training in Trans-Oral CO2 Laser Surgery — Germany
- Advanced Training in Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery — USA
Awards & Recognition
- Director of ENT and Head & Neck Oncology at Medanta Noida
- Former Professor & Chairman of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi
- Former Head of the National Cancer Institute at AIIMS
- Pioneer of Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery in India
- Listed in Stanford University’s 2025 World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking
- Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize by ICMR for excellence in biomedical research
Specialities & Expertise
- Trans-oral robotic surgery
- CO2 laser surgery
- Skull base surgery
- Head and neck cancer surgery
- Laryngeal preservation procedures
- Cochlear implant surgery
- Auditory brainstem implantation
- Neuro-otology and complex ear surgery
Patient Experience & Approach
Patients say Dr. Thakar doesn’t just talk about removing the cancer and moving on. Families dealing with a head and neck cancer diagnosis mention he lays out every option clearly, whether that’s robotic removal through the mouth. Those whose family members had skull base tumors appreciate that he took on cases other hospitals turned away, saying too dangerous.
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