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Surgical Oncology
 
Academic Staff
Surgical Oncology
Dr. Shashank J. Pandya
Director, GCRI & Professor
Dr. Mohit Sharma
Professor & Head
Dr. Vikash Warikoo
Associate Professor
Dr. Shailesh Patel
Associate Professor (Practicing)
Dr. Ketul Sureshbhai Puj
Associate Professor
Dr. Priyank Rathod
Assistant Professor
Dr. Shivam Pandya
Assistant Professor
Plastic Surgery
Dr. Parag J. Kothari
Visiting Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Hemant Saraiya
Visiting Plastic Surgeon
Urology
Dr. Keval N. Patel
Visiting Urologist
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Abhijeet Ashok Salunke
Assistant Professor
Opthalmology
Dental Oncology
Dr. Maliwad Vijaykumar
P. T. Dental Surgeon
Pediatric Oncology
Dr. Deepti Pai
Part-time Consultant
Neuro Oncology
Dr. Nikhilkumar Jayantilal Modi
Full Time Neuro Surgeon
Dr. K. G. Patel
Medical Officer
I. V. T. C. & Gastro Oncology
Dr. Amol Bhardwaj
Fulltime Gastro Oncologist
Contact Details
Department of Surgical Oncology


Direct :
079-22688000 ; 079-22690000




 

Services :
 

 

There are six Surgical Oncology Units (1), and six Superspeciality Oncology Units (2-7). Superspeciality Oncology Units are Interventional Therapy Centre (2), Musculoskeletal Onco Surgery (3), Ophthalmic Surgery (4), Paediatric Surgery Oncology (5), Plastic Surgery Oncology (6) and Urosurgery Oncology (7).

1. General Surgical Oncology

Services :

The department offers services in diagnosis, treatment and palliative care of the patients in the field osf Head and Neck, Thoracic, Gastro-intestinal and Colorectal, Hepato-pancreato-billiary, breast and others. In the last year total 4411 major surgeries were performed by general surgical oncology. Different surgical teams occupy eight major surgical operation theatres. Day stay unit facilities are provided for biopsy, endoscopic procedure and evaluation of lesion before planning of surgery. The department is involved in diagnostic, perioperative care, follow up and care of terminally ill patients.

Clinical Activities :

Camps for early detection of cancer are conducted at various places in Gujarat and in the neighbouring states, including organizations such as ONGC, Air Force and Armed Forces etc. The department also participates in GCRI academic meetings.

Academic Activities :

Regular lectures and teaching programmes are conducted for M.Ch. Resident Doctors and Fellows in the department in the form of case presentation, seminar, journal reading and region wise topic presentation.

Research Activities :

Maintenance of patient’s records and statistical data analysis is done. The data is presented in national level conferences and published in national / international journals.

2. Interventional Therapeutic Centre (IVTC)

Services :

The department had conducted 4921 procedures from April 2013 to March 2014 which included 220 E.R.C.P. procedures. Only 50% institutes in the world carry out more than 200 procedures every year making this a high volume centre for this specialized procedure. In addition to carry out routine diagnostic procedures all therapeutic procedures like dilatations, banding, sclerotherapy, Glue therapy, Pyloric dilatations, ballon dilatation for achalasia cardia, oesophageal SEMS placement, duodenal SEMS placement, foreign body removal, snare ampullary excision for ampullary adenoma, biliary and pancreatic stenting, pleuroscopy, polypectomies and colonic stenting were carried out. The department has also been imparting training programme for those interested in learning endoscopy.

3. Musculoskeletal Surgery

Services :

It has two OPD days in a week. The operation theatre of Musculoskeletal Oncology is well equipped with ultra-modern instruments and equipments like oscillating saw, oscillating drill, universal assimilating drill, laminar air flow, radiolucent operation theatre table with all necessary attachments, Image Intensifier Television (IITV) etc. In this period total 188 surgeries were performed.

Academic Activities :

The department is also actively involved in teaching programme of MCh students including dissertation submission and internally case presentations in the institutional clinical meetings.

4. Ophthalmic Surgery

Services :

The department offers services in OPD, Operation Theatre and Day Stay, twice per week. They examine, investigate and treat patients. In this period total 12 surgeries were performed.

Clinical Activities :

Retinoblastoma tumor board initiation along with paediatric oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists and consultants from M & S Institute o f Ophthalmology (for laser biopsy of retinoblastoma cases). In the last year about 30 tumor board meetings were held.

5. Paediatric Surgery Oncology

Services :

The department offers its services to paediatric OPD, Day Stay Unit and operation theatre for treatment of paediatric cancer patients. The department does the procedure of Hickman catheterization, a very important central catheter, for paediatric patients. The procedure is done under radiological guidance. In this period total 160 surgeries were performed.

Academic Activities :

The department is also actively involved in teaching programme of MCh students including dissertation submission and internally case presentations in the institutional clinical meetings.

6. Reconstructive (Plastic) Surgery

Services :

Apart from attending OPD once a week, reconstructive surgeries are done in main operation theatre twice per week. In this period, total 102 surgeries were performed. Reconstructive surgeries for head and neck cancer patients and CFRs with the help of neurosurgeons are done. Screening of patients requiring prosthesis is done in OPD and they are guided about the artificial limbs and body parts. The department offers services to the patients from all over Gujarat who require reconstruction of lost body parts and guides them about prosthesis.

Academic Activities :

The department is also actively involved in teaching programme of MCh students including dissertation submission and internally case presentations in the institutional clinical meetings.

7. Urosurgery Oncology

Services :

The department offers services in OPD, operation theatre and day stay unit. In this period total 278 surgeries were performed. They examine, investigate and treat patients of urogenital cancer.

Academic Activities :

The department is also actively involved in teaching programme of MCh students including dissertation submission and internally case presentations in the institutional clinical meetings.

Neuro Surgery

Services :

The department is well equipped with two operation theatres. The operation theatre is well equipped with Laminar Air Flow and state of the art anaesthesia system by British Oxygen Company, Microscope with CCTV by Zeiss, Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator by Valley Lab, Modern Diathermy Generator by Valley Lab and Bovi, C-Arm with DSA facilities, Operation table with remote control, Radio Frequency Lesion Generator, Intensive Care facilities with state of the art cardio respiratory monitoring system and its own dedicated Central Sterile Supply department.

Academic Activities :

The department is also actively involved in teaching programme of MCh students including dissertation submission and internally case presentations in the Institutional clinical meetings.

Clinical Services :

The department is running OPD on Monday and Thursday every week where new patients are examined and the follow up patients are regularly attended in the OPD. The indoor references are regularly attended. The services to the poor patients for neurosurgical diseases are offered. In this period 434 Supramajor, 117 major and 21 minor surgeries (Total = 572) were performed. The department also provides emergency services to the patients. The regular teaching to the Medical Officers and Research Fellow is carried out during the ward round and operation. The clinical meeting of the institute is being regularly attended by all the medical staff and the presentations are made in the clinical meeting as per the schedule. All the medical staff remains update with reading of the standard neurosurgical text books and the journals at the library. The department is also having interactions with other departments of the hospital e.g. Surgical Oncology, Plastic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Endocrinology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Radiation Oncology, Radiology and Physiotherapy. The medical staff is regularly presenting the clinical research paper at the national and international conferences. There is also potential to start DNB courses in the speciality of Neurosurgery at the Institute.

 

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