Dr. Vijay Haribhakti

Medical Degrees

• MBBS — Seth G.S. Medical College (University of Mumbai), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (three distinctions and university ranks)
• MS (General Surgery) — KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Fellowships & Special Training

• Senior Residency in Surgical Oncology — Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (5 years)
• Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery — Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA (under Dr. Jatin P. Shah)
• Fellowship in Microvascular Surgery — KU Leuven, Belgium (under Prof. Wily Boeckx)
• Laser Surgery Training — University of Goettingen, Germany (under Prof. Wolfgang Steiner)
• Head & Neck Surgery — Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London (under Prof. David Howard)

Certifications & Accreditations

• Maharashtra Medical Council Registration
• Indian Association of Surgical Oncology — Member
• 6 national and international surgical oncology societies — Active Member

Current Affiliation

• Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital & Research Centre, Girgaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India — Group Chairman, Oncosciences; Consultant Surgical Oncologist & Microvascular and Reconstructive Surgeon (2014–Present)

Past Affiliations

• Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai — Consultant & Chief / Coordinator, Surgical Oncology (Past)
• Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai — Consultant, Surgical Oncology (Past, also currently visiting)
• Saifee Hospital, Mumbai — Consultant, Surgical Oncology (Past)
• Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai — Consultant (briefly, Past)
• Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai — Senior Resident (5 years)

Academic & Research Roles

• Inventor — endoscopic laryngeal assessment instrument system (developed by Karl Storz Company, Germany)
• Devised 3 innovative surgical approaches for complex head & neck tumours (presented at International Head & Neck Congress, New York, 2014)
• Author — "Clinical Oncology" (major oncology textbook, Head & Neck chapters)
• Author — "Restoration, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation in Head and Neck Cancer" (released by Smt. Nita Ambani)
• Co-author — "Whispering Hope" (breast cancer patient booklet)
• Author — "A Journey, Forever…" (book on human relations; released by RIL Chairman Shri Mukesh Ambani)
• Founder — Quality of Life Foundation (active)
• Original test series for objective assessment of patients undergoing major oral reconstruction
• Anatomical study of adult human mandible relevant to surgical decision-making

Key Achievements

• 31+ years; 7,000+ major breast, head & neck cancer surgeries
• Trained at Memorial Sloan Kettering New York, KU Leuven Belgium, Goettingen Germany, Royal National ENT Hospital London
• Invented surgical instrument system (Karl Storz, Germany)
• 3 innovative surgical approaches presented at world's largest International Head & Neck Congress (2014)
• Group Chairman Oncosciences, Reliance Healthcare