Atlas of Head and Neck Cancer Surgery

Surgery for head neck cancer has evolved greatly in the recent years. Appropriate surgical resection with negative margins still remain corner-stone in achieving good oncological outcome. This atlas proposes a new concept of ' The Compartment Surgery ' to achieve negative margins in third dimensions which is the problem area in majority of cases. Reconstructive techniques have evolved vastly in the recent years with use of microvascular free flaps and this has significantly improved the functional outcome. Performing each step in appropriate manner cumulatively enables us to perform more complex procedures. Theme of this atlas revolves around this fact.

This atlas on head and neck cancers takes a fresh stylistic approach where each surgical procedure is described in a step-wise manner through labeled high-resolution images with minimal incorporation of text. This allows the surgeons to rapidly revise the operative steps of a procedure within minutes just before they start a surgery. Head and neck has multidimensional anatomy and surgical treatment requires specific approach for each subsite. This operative atlas covers the entire spectrum of common, uncommon and rare cancers of the head and neck area. Each subsite is addressed in a separate chapter with further subdivisions for surgery of tumors with varying extent. Each procedure is demonstrated with photographs of each surgical step and line diagrams. Commonly used flaps (regional and free flaps) are demonstrated in separate chapter for reconstruction. With over 1000 images, and coverage of both the ablative and reconstructive surgical procedures, this is a technique-focused atlas in comparison to the available comprehensive texts. There are two chapters on very advanced cancers, and surgery in resource constrained surgical units making the book relevant to a wide range of cancer surgeons and fellows-in-training in varied clinical settings.

Academic degree: MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Head and Neck Surgical-Oncology)
Current Position: Head and Neck Department, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore and Trivedi Polyclinic and Nursing Home, Mehsana, Gujarat, India
Awards: International Federation of Head and Neck Oncology Society (IFHNOS 2010 - Seoul) - 'Young Investigator Award' for work on sentinel node biopsy in head neck cancer,  ICRETT 2008 (UICC) -Germany- Endoscopic Laser Surgery, ICRETT 2011 (UICC) - Italy, and Endoscopic skull base surgery.