The Surgical Oncology department was started in the year 2017. The department has been instrumental in providing dedicated cancer care to the needy patients. We treat all the cancer patients and perform complex oncological surgeries including advanced laparoscopic, thoracoscopic cancer surgeries, Hepato pancreatico-biliary surgeries, Gastrointestinal malignancies, complex head & neck cancers, musculoskeletal cancers, breast and endocrine cancers, gynaecological cancers, urologic malignancies and oncological reconstructive procedures including breast oncoplastic surgeries.
The Department is led by well experienced oncologist for ethical and quality care. The department has performed hundreds of complex oncological surgeries in the last few years, with the mission of serving cancer patients and subsequently for a oncological outcome and improved quality of life in comparable to the leading oncological centres around the world. The department also provides rehabilitation of these patients occupationally, psychologically and physically.
VISION:
To establish full fledged department and to improve the department of Surgical Oncology. To provide comprehensive surgical oncology care and multimodality treatment. To develop the department as one of the most preferred centre for cancer diagnosis and treatment.
MISSION:
We provide dedicated cancer care to all the people of Puducherry and nearby districts of Tamilnadu. The department involves in creating cancer awareness to the community through rural camps and health education, for primary prevention and early detection of cancer.
Performed two left hepatectomies first of its kind, in the private colleges in Puducherry.
Have performed more than 15 commando procedures in the last 15 months
Performed Laryngopharygo-esophagetomy, first of its kind in the private Medical Colleges in Puducherry.
Transthoracic Esophagectomy has also been performed
Dr. Ravisankar P. M.S., M.Ch., D.N.B (Surgical Oncology)
PUB LICATIONS:
Ongoing Research
Comparison of surgical and pathological mucosal and skin margins in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma resections- Prospective study.
Dr K Muralidharan, Post Graduate Department of General Surgery on behalf of Surgical oncology department presented a poster on HIBERNOMA in International Health Research Convention (IHRC) 2019 and was awarded the FIRST place.
social workers.
1) Halsted’s Oncology Quiz on 26.09.2019 for the Undergraduate students
2) CME on Gloves on 06.10.2019 for the medical and paramedical staffs.
3) Breast cancer screening camp was done in view of World Cancer Day.
The Ramachandra Educational Trust was started with the sole ambition of inculcating into the hearts of people the necessity and importance of education for the progress of humanity.