Dr. Somashekhar S. P.

Medical Degrees

• MBBS — University of Mysore, Karnataka, India — 1994
• MS (General Surgery) — NHL Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad — 1999
• MCh (Surgical Oncology) — Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), Gujarat University — 2002 (Gold Medal; holder of Gujarat University record for highest individual marks in MCh Oncosurgery exams)

Fellowships & Special Training

• FRCS (General Surgery) — Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK — 2003
• Fellowship in Robotic Surgery — Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, USA — 2004
• Fellowship in Gynaecological Oncology — Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
• Fellowship in Advanced Liver Surgery — Paul Brousse Hospital, Paris, France
• Fellowship in Thoracic Oncology — Shanghai Chest Institute, Beijing, China
• Fellowship in Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery — Istituto Europeo di Oncologia (IEO), Milan, Italy
• Fellowship in Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery — UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), Pittsburgh, USA
• Bulkley-Barry-Cooper Professorship — King's Health Partners, London, UK

Certifications & Accreditations

• Karnataka Medical Council — Registration No. 40358
• Fellow — Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (FRCS)
• Intuitive International Mentor and Trainer — Robotic Surgery (da Vinci)
• DNB Examiner — Surgical Oncology, National Board of Examinations
• Editor-in-Chief — IJGO Springer (Indian Journal of Gynaecological Oncology)
• Honorary Secretary — ISPSM (Indian Society of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies)
• Council Member — ISSPP (International Society for Study of Pleura and Peritoneum)

Current Affiliation

• Aster CMI Hospital, Hebbal, Bangalore — Chairman, Medical Advisory Board & Global Director, Aster International Institute of Oncology (AIIO) (Present)

Past Affiliations

• Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Bangalore — Chairman & HOD, Surgical Oncology / Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Centre (Past)
• GCRI (Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute), Ahmedabad — MCh Surgical Oncology Training — 1999–2002
• NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad — MS General Surgery Training — 1996–1999

Academic & Research Roles

• Editor-in-Chief — IJGO Springer Indian Journal of Gynecological Oncology
• Editor and Author — Textbooks and Operative Atlases on Oncosurgery, Breast Surgery, Gynaecological Oncology & Robotic Surgery
• Chapters contributed to various national and international oncology textbooks
• Trained 134+ surgical students in various oncosurgery sub-specialties
• Adjunct Professor — Surgical Oncology, KMC University (Ex)
• Teacher and University Examiner — MCh & DrNB Surgical Oncology, National Board of Examinations
• Invited faculty at AAOS, SABCS, ESMO, and major global oncology conferences

Key Achievements

• Highest number of complex Robotic Oncosurgeries in India — 3,000+
• 1,000+ HIPEC procedures — Asia's largest series
• Pioneer — Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in India (2001)
• Pioneer — Robotic Scarless Thyroidectomy and TORS in India
• MCh Gold Medal — Gujarat University (record-holder for highest marks)
• Bulkley-Barry-Cooper Professorship — King's Health Partners, London, UK