Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
Experience: Over 20 years
Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dwarka
New Delhi, India
Introduction
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar is the Associate Director and Unit Head of Surgical Oncology at Max Dwarka. He handles early-stage tumor removals to Stage IV cases needing cytoreductive surgery with heated chemo washed through the abdomen.
About Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar has eighteen years of experience in surgical oncology. He got trained for his MCh, where the toughest cancer cases in the country land up daily. Won a gold medal during MS at Calcutta Medical College and has five separate international credentials on top of Tata Memorial training.
Dr. Sanjeev performs sphincter-saving intersphincteric resections so patients don’t end up with a permanent bag. He uses the da Vinci robotic platform and laparoscopic techniques for precision tumor removal with faster recovery. Previously worked as faculty at Tata Memorial in GI Oncology and as a senior consultant at Manipal Dwarka.
Qualifications
- MBBS — Madurai Medical College
- MS (General Surgery) — Calcutta Medical College (Gold Medalist)
- MCh (Surgical Oncology) — Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai
- Peritoneal Surface Oncology Fellowship — ESSO
- Colorectal Fellowship — Cleveland Clinic Florida and ASCRS
- Da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgery Certified
- PIPAC Certified — ISSPP
Awards & Recognition
- Associate Director of Surgical Oncology at Max Dwarka
- Dr. Uma Rani Saha Gold Medal
- Best Outgoing Postgraduate Gold Medal
- B. Braun National Scholarship
- Previously faculty at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai
- Member of SSO, ESSO, and ASCRS
Specialities & Expertise
- Whipple surgery for pancreatic cancer
- Colorectal cancer sphincter-saving surgery
- Cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC
- PIPAC for peritoneal cancers
- Robotic GI and HPB cancer surgery
- Pelvic exenteration and multi-visceral resection
Patient Experience & Approach
Families dealing with pancreatic cancer appreciate that Dr. Sanjeev Kumar explained the Whipple procedure step by step because that surgery scares everyone. People who got refused treatment elsewhere mention that he did treatment and gave them time nobody thought was possible. His Tata Memorial background and international colorectal training show in how he approaches complex GI cancers.
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