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Dr. Mandar Deshpande [MBBS, MS, DNB]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. Mandar Deshpande [MBBS, MS, DNB]
Dr. Mandar Deshpande is Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist and Currently Working as Head, Head and Neck Oncology in the Surgical Oncology Department at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
He is having more than 23 years of experience in the field of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology.
He has completed his MBBS from LTM Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, MS (General Surgery) and DNB (Surgical Oncology) from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, followed by training in head and neck robotic surgery at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, South Korea.
Profile Highlights :
- Dr. Deshpande joined Tata Memorial Hospital in 1996 for postgraduate training and went on to spend eight years in cancer surgery and head and neck surgical oncology. He became Consultant and Assistant Professor at Tata Memorial Hospital in 2002 and later served as Associate Professor of Head and Neck Oncology until 2009, spending about 13 years in total at the institution. He joined Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in 2009 as consultant head and neck cancer surgeon and now heads its Head and Neck Services.
- His expertise includes robotic-assisted head and neck surgery, Trans Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS), laser surgery for laryngeal and oral cancers, conservative laryngeal surgery and minimally invasive thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy for benign and malignant disease. He is one of the few surgeons in India performing sentinel lymph node biopsy for head and neck malignancies. He has performed more than 11,000 head and neck surgeries, over 200 robotic head and neck procedures, more than 400 laser surgeries and over 2,000 minimally invasive thyroid, parathyroid and parotid procedures.
- Dr. Deshpande has 61 publications in indexed journals, including work on robotic retroauricular thyroidectomy (Gland Surgery, 2017), robotic-assisted neck dissection and the Oral Cavity Adjuvant Therapy trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (2016). He won the Best Paper Award at the 7th American Head and Neck Society meeting in San Francisco from among 1,200 submissions across 57 countries, along with best paper awards at five national conferences, best video awards at three national conferences and a best poster award at an international oncology conference in the USA.
- He is a member of the American Head and Neck Society, the Foundation of Head and Neck Oncology, the Indian Society of Oncology and the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology. His practice covers the complete cancer journey from diagnostic scopy and biopsy, counselling and multidisciplinary treatment planning to palliative care, and he consults in English, Hindi and Marathi.
Areas of Expertise :
- Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
- Trans Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS)
- Laser Laryngeal and Oral Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Oral Cavity Cancer
- Tongue Cancer
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Pharyngeal Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Parotid and Salivary Gland Tumours
- Robotic Thyroidectomy
- Laser Laryngeal Surgery
List of Treatments
- Oral Cavity Cancer
- Tongue Cancer
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Pharyngeal Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Parotid and Salivary Gland Tumours
- Trans Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS)
- Robotic Thyroidectomy
- Laser Laryngeal Surgery
- Conservative Laryngeal Surgery
- Neck Dissection
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Voice Rehabilitation after Laryngectomy
- Skull Base Tumours
Work Experience
Currently Working as Head, Head and Neck Oncology in the Surgical Oncology Department at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
Past Experience :
- Surgical Oncology Trainee - Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (from 1996)
- Consultant and Assistant Professor - Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (from 2002)
- Associate Professor, Head and Neck Oncology - Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (until 2009)
Education & Training
- MBBS - LTM Medical College, Sion, Mumbai
- MS (General Surgery) - Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
- DNB (Surgical Oncology) - Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
- Head and Neck Robotic Surgery Training - Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, South Korea
Awards & Recognition
- Best Paper Award - 7th American Head and Neck Society Meeting, San Francisco
- Best Paper Awards at 5 national conferences
- Best Video Awards at 3 national conferences
- Best Poster - international oncology conference, USA
- Member - American Head and Neck Society (AHNS)
- Member - Foundation of Head and Neck Oncology (FHNO)
- Member - Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
- Publication - Robotic Retroauricular Thyroidectomy: initial experience from India, Gland Surgery (2017)
Associated Hospitals
🏨 Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West, Mumbai
Location
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Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Dr. Mandar Deshpande practice?
Dr. Mandar Deshpande practises as Head, Head and Neck Oncology at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
What does Dr. Mandar Deshpande specialise in?
He specialises in head and neck cancer surgery, including Trans Oral Robotic Surgery, laser laryngeal surgery, minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery and sentinel node biopsy.
How much experience does Dr. Mandar Deshpande have?
Dr. Deshpande has more than 23 years of experience and has performed over 11,000 head and neck surgeries.
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