Live Surgical Speakers

Amita Maheshwari, Indian surgeon, consultant. Achievements include research in numerous clinical research projects in gynecologic oncology. National Merit Scholarship, Uttar Pradesh Board of Education, 1983-1985. Senior registrar obstetrics-gynecology Bombay Hospital Institute Medical Sciences, Mumbai, India, 1996—1998. Senior resident surgical oncology Tata Memorial Hospital, 1998—2000, assistant consultant obstetrics-gynecology, 2000—2002, assistant professor surgical oncology, since 2002. Consultant gynecologic oncologist Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, since 2002. Amita Maheshwari has been listed as a noteworthy surgeon, consultant by Marquis Who’s Who.

Dr. Ashwin DeSouza M.B.B.S., M.S (General Surgery), M.Ch. (Surgical Oncology), MRCS, DNB, FCPS, MINAMS. Assistant Professor (Gastrointestinal Unit) Tata Memorial Hospital.

Associate Professor and Consultant Surgeon, Tata Memorial Centre , Mumbai, INDIA

Dr. Gouri Pantvaidya is a Head & Neck oncology doctor having speciality in Oncology, and has worked for Tata Memorial Hospital.

“With over 40 years of experience in General Surgery, Dr. Rolf Ulrich Hartung brings with him a wealth of information and experience in the field of Medicine and Medical Management from both within and outside the UAE. Dr. Rolf’s education & training have spread over diverse countries including France, Germany, Argentina, England & Scotland. He holds Facharzt in General Surgery, Facharzt in Visceral Surgery, FRCS of England & FRCPS of Glasgow. German by origin, Dr. Rolf speaks 6 languages including, Arabic, Mandarin, French, German, Spanish & English. Dr. Rolf has held various leadership positions in prominent medical establishments within the UAE including Head of Thoracic Surgery, Rashid Hospital (DOH), Head of Urology Department, Dubai Hospital(DHA), Head of surgical department BR Medical Suites (DHCC), Medical Director in Mediclinic City Hospital (DHCC). In addition, he has held many Professorship positions at leading Medical Educational Bodies within and outside the UAE including Dubai Medical College & Medical College at Mohammed Bin Rashid University and has been part of over 20 hospital committees and over 30 medical societies.”

Dr. Shailesh V. Shrikhande, is Deputy Director at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He is also Professor & Head, Division of Cancer Surgery and Chief of GI and HPB Surgical Oncology at the Tata Memorial Hospital. After completing his MS from Mumbai University where he was ranked first in 1997, he proceeded to Switzerland where he worked with one of the leading pancreatic surgeons in the world, Professor Markus Buchler. During his 15 month stay there, he was actively involved in basic science research in tropical chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. On his return to India, he worked as a fellow in GI Surgery at the Tata Memorial Hospital from July 2001 till October 2002. He was then appointed as consultant GI and HPB surgeon of Tata Memorial Hospital in November 2002. In 2005, he became the first Asian to be awarded the Kenneth Warren Fellowship of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) – and was on special deputation from Tata Memorial for a year in the University of Heidelberg in Germany – perhaps the highest volume center for pancreatic resectional surgery in the world. He was awarded the “Doctor Med” (MD) degree by the University of Heidelberg with the excellent grade in January 2006 for his work on pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis. He has been invited for over 80 lectures in India and abroad in Switzerland, Germany, Egypt and China and Russia. He has more than 70 clinical and basic science research papers in indexed international and national peer reviewed journals. He has contributed more than 30 book chapters to various national and international books and is the editor of the book “Surgery of Pancreatic tumors” released in October 2007. He has given live operative demonstrations on pancreatic, gall bladder and rectal cancer, is on the review board of many national and international journals, and is the Associate Editor of Indian Journal of Colorectal Diseases.

Dr. Vani Parmar is a Professor of Surgical Oncology at Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai. She has been past Convener of Breast Cancer Disease Management Group at TMC and has thereafter been in-charge of Breast Surgical Oncology at TMC-ACTREC for 7 years. She has 24 years of experience as a breast surgeon and has been closely involved with evolving the management guidelines for breast cancer treatment in India. Dr. Parmar pioneered Oncoplastic breast surgery in Tata Memorial Centre training various surgeons over the past 20 years. She has extensive experience in Oncoplastic breast reconstruction including breast implants, reduction mammoplasty techniques and perforator flap surgeries. She has also a keen interest in cutting-edge technologies, pioneered 3D printing at TMC-ACTREC, and has collaborative project in Artificial Intelligence in breast pathology diagnostics with Centre for Computational Engineering at Cleveland, Ohio. She is also coordinating with cancer centres across India for multicentre clinical trials in Breast cancer under the aegis of National Cancer Grid (NCG). Dr. Parmar is also an active member of various National and International Breast Groups and is member of committee constituted by Indian Council of Medical Research for evolving management guidelines for breast cancer treatment in India. She has contributed numerous articles to indexed medical journals and authored chapters on breast cancer in textbooks for postgraduate education. In addition to her clinical achievements, Dr. Parmar is passionate about extreme motorsports and has won trophies from competing extreme rallies and National level off-roading competitions, and has several extreme terrain drives to her credit.