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Surgical Oncologist consultant profile

Dr. Anil K Dcruz

Head of Department

Apollo Hospitals, Mumbai →

Surgical OncologistHead and neck cancers Oral cavity cancers Laryngeal cancers Thyroid and parathyroid cancers Laser surgery Early detection of cancers
Professional overview

About Dr. Anil K Dcruz

Dr. Anil K Dcruz is a well-experienced Surgical Oncologist with more than 33 years of experience in the field.

He is Governing Council Member and Past President of Foundation Head And Neck Oncology and the Past President the Asian Society Head And Neck Oncology.

He is also an Active Member of the Indian Society Oncology, the Association Of Surgeons Of India, and the Indian Society Of Surgical Oncology.

Dr. DCruz has been awarded the Honorary FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons, London, and he is also is the first Indian to hold the prestigious post of President Elect (2018-2020) and President (2020-2022) of the Union International for Cancer Control, Geneva, Switzerland.

After his education, he underwent special training for head and neck surgery at the Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, Laser Surgery at Vanderbilt University, USA, and speech rehabilitation at Indianapolis, USA.

He holds expertise in managing and treating issues such as Head & Neck Cancer, Cancer Screening (Preventive), Laparoscopic Surgery (Obs & Gyn), Oral cavity cancers, Laryngeal cancers, Thyroid and parathyroid cancers, etc.

He has more than 250 peer-reviewed publications and chapters to his name and is a member of the Editorial Board of many reputed national and international journals.

Clinical focus

Areas of expertise

Head and neck cancers Oral cavity cancers Laryngeal cancers Thyroid and parathyroid cancers Laser surgery Early detection of cancers

Training and experience

Qualifications

  • MBBS, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore University
  • MS, University of Mumbai
  • Diplomate, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
Research

Publications

  • Elective versus Therapeutic Neck Dissection in Oral Cancer
  • Elective versus Therapeutic Neck Dissection in Node-Negative Oral Cancer
  • Elective versus therapeutic neck dissection in the clinically node negative early oral cancer: A randomised control trial (RCT)
  • Predictors of prognosis for squamous cell carcinoma of oral tongue
  • Relative value of ultrasound, computed tomography and positron emission tomography imaging in the clinically node-negative neck in oral cancer
  • Organ preservation strategies: Review of literature and their applicability in developing nations
  • Oral cancer: Review of current management strategies
  • Ipsilateral neck nodal status as predictor of contralateral nodal metastasis in carcinoma of tongue crossing the midline
  • Prospective study of 583 neck dissections in oral cancers: Implications for clinical practice
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