Dr. Abhishek Mahajan, M.D., Fellowship In Cancer Imaging, MRes (KCL, London), FRCR (UK) Locum Consultant Radiologist The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool Staff Governor, CCC Associate Editor for Frontiers in Oncology, Frontiers in Nuclear Medicine and Frontiers in Radiology Professor of Radiology (NMC, India) Ex Consultant Radiologist (Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India)

Dr. Saadeddin is currently the Chairman of Department of Oncology at Al Hammadi Hospital- Nuzha, Riyadh, KSA. Before his current appointment, he was the Chairman of Oncology at Specialized Medical Center Hospital, Riyadh, KSA. Previously, he served as Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Clinical Tutor and Education Supervisor at the Oncology Department of King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh. In addition, he was an Assistant Professor of Oncology at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh. Prior to this, he was At Prince Sultan Medical Military City between 2000 and 2013 where he served as Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Clinical Tutor and Director of Oncology for many years. Dr. Saadeddin has completed his training in Clinical Oncology at The Royal Marsden Hospital in London, and he was the first Physician from the Gulf region to obtain the Royal College Fellowship in Clinical Oncology in1999.

Dr. Ajith Manjulla is currently a Senior Lecturer (Grade 1) in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (Former Head) at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Faculty of Dental Sciences of University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Dr. Akshat Malik is a highly specialized Head & Neck cancer surgeon. He is holds a M Ch degree in Head & Neck surgery. He completed his Masters in Surgery (MS) from Delhi University. Thereafter, he was trained in the Head & Neck cancer surgery from the highly coveted Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai where he completed M Ch in Head & Neck surgery.

Dr. Aparna has over 18 years of medical genetics career spanned both in academia and industry in the specialties of genetic counseling, precision medicine, oncology, consumer genomics and molecular diagnostics. Her areas of interest include Breast, Lung, Gynecological cancers & Onco-fertility. Additionally, interests include Telegenetics, educational aspects of genetic counseling and patient advocacy. She has Worked and lead projects at prestigious institutions like Mayo Clinic, Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, National Health Services (NHS) Scotland and Harvard Medical Foundation (Dubai). She is the Director- Hereditary, Precision Oncology and Genetic Counseling at Max Institute of Cancer Care.

Dr. Asawari Patil is currenly a Professor and Pathologist, Scientific Officer ‘G at Tata Memorial Centre, ACTREC, India. She has 32 years of experience as a consultant Pathologist in academic and private settings and her research interests includes Head and Neck and Breast Cancers. She has published more than 75 in peer-reviewed journals

Dr Bhawna Sirohi is the Medical Director at BALCO Medical Centre, Raipur and a Breast Medical Oncologist. She has more than two decades of experience as an oncologist in UK & India. Having qualified as an oncologist from Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, she further completed her training at Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, UK. She has published more than 150 papers in national and international journals and has lectured worldwide. She has been involved in varied capacities to create cancer awareness in India be it through cancer screening camps in various states to the initial setting up of cancer centers in the private or public sector to enabling protocols and procedures for safe care of patients. She is deeply involved with charities like CanSupport and has even set up a charity New India Cancer Charity Initiative or NICCI.

Burhan is a Surgeon and an assistant professor at the Muzaffarpur unit of Tata Memorial Center. Trained at the Tata Memorial Mumbai, currently he is actively involved in establishing head neck surgical oncology services at the peripheral center of TMC, Muzaffarpur, Bihar India. He has keen interest in improving patient care and outcomes that matter.

Dr. Dorria Salem is a professor of diagnostic radiology at Cairo University, since1998 . Founder of women’s imaging unit at the Radiology department at Cairo University since 2003. Founder of the Women’s health outreach program (National screening program) since 2007. She received her M.B.B.CH and MD from Cairo University 1987. Dr. Salem has specialized in breast imaging for the past 20 years She has been elected to the board of directors of the Egyptian society for women’s imaging and Health, the largest women’s health society in Egypt Dr. Salem has authored more than 50 scientific research papers and presented numerous papers, lectures and workshops nationally and internationally at the RSNA ,ASCO, ECR and the Panarab Congress of Radiological Imaging& Ultra sonography. In addition to her research and lecturing activities at Cairo University, Dr. Salem was the advisor to the Minister of Health and Population in the field of radiology for 8 years (2007-2015).

Dr. Gowhar is a VP in Computational Medicine and Translational Research, intergrating multi-layers of data using machine learning/AI techniques.

Dr. Azim is a Professor of Clinical Oncology and immediate past chairman of the Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. He is the president of the Cairo Oncology Center, one of the largest private Cancer centers in the Middle East region. Dr Azim chairs the scientific committee of the NCCN Middle East chapter and is a member of numerous societies, including the ASCO, ASH, ESMO, ASTRO and the European Blood and Marrow Transplantation Society.

Dr Kaberi Kakati is an Associate Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at Dr B. Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI). She has an experience of 9 years in the field of Head and Neck Oncosurgery. She passed her MBBS from Gauhati Medical College& Hospital (GMCH) and MS (ENT) from GMCH. She did her 2 years Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology from BBCI and 1 year Fellowship in Skull base Surgery from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Her areas of interest involve Skull Base Surgery, Oral cavity, Thyroid and Laryngo-hypopharyngeal cancers.

Dr. Kapila Manikantan has done his MBBS in 2001 and MS in 2008 from Mumbai University. He then did a fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery at Grant Medical College Mumbai. He then did his fellowship in Head and Neck Oncosurgery at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata. His clinical interests span head and neck surgical oncology with special interest in skull base surgery.

Dr. Komal Lamba is an Associate Professor, Head and Neck Surgery at Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre, Varanasi, India

Dr. Kumar is Professor, Medical Oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital and has more than two decades of experience. He has published over a hundred research and review articles/papers in journals of national and international repute.He has undertaken over 80 projects as Principal Ivestigator and Co-Investigator.He is a member of many international and national scientific societies and associations and has delivered talks in several conferences.

Hailing from India, I completed my training in Otolaryngology before delving into the intricacies of Head and Neck surgery at a renowned cancer center in my homeland. Seeking global exposure, I pursued a Fellowship in International Surgical Training from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, where I refined my skills at the University Hospitals of Leicester, UK. Thereafter, I served as a Post-Graduate Fellow in Reconstruction and Skull Base surgery at John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia, further expanding my expertise. My passion for research has led me to present numerous invited lectures, papers and posters at national and International conferences, spanning countries like India, Dubai, Singapore, UK, Australia and the United States. I have been honoured with awards and nominations for innovative projects, including recognition from the British Medical Journal South Asian awards. With around 80 publications in esteemed journals and contributions to multiple textbooks, I strive to advance medical knowledge. As a member of the editorial review board for international journals, I am committed to fostering the dissemination of cutting-edge research. Driven by a relentless dedication to excellence, I wish to push the boundaries of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, leaving a lasting impact on the field.

Professor Manjula Attygalla, former Dean of the Faculty of Dental Sciences at the University of Peradeniya, is a consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Dental Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya. With over 25 years of expertise, he specializes in oral cancer resection, reconstruction, microvascular free flaps, orthognathic surgery, and dental implant surgery. He has delivered numerous orations, contributed to several textbook chapters, co-authored books on oral surgery, and has a significant publication record in peer-reviewed journals, with an h-index of 9.

Prof. Mohsen Mokhtar is a Professor of Clinical Oncology at the Cairo University Kasr El Aini Medical School in Egypt. Managing director of Kasr El Aini Oncology unit from 2018-2023. With collaboration in several regional and international trials, with interest in Lung Breast and Gynaecological Malignancies. Having published more than 70 publications on these topics in regional and international medical journals.With a passion in education to improve oncology care in the Middle East and Africa, dedicating himself to this cause. The founding President of CANSURVIVE a NGO for Cancer Patient Support, which aims to improve the knowledge and treatment options of patients throughout Egypt and the Middle East. Member of ASCO ESMO AMAAC.

Dr Bulbul is Professor of surgery in the Division of Urology at the American University of Beirut. He is Diplomat of the American Board of Urology and Fellow of the Royal College of surgeons, Canada. Past head of the Division of Urology, AUBMC. Presently, Chair, scientific committee, Lebanese Urological Society, member of the AAU scientific committee and Panel member APCCC.

The highly trained, knowledgeable, and competent surgeon Dr. Nita Nair specializes in breast cancer surgery. She currently works at Apollo Hospital in Mumbai as a Lead Breast Surgeon. She graduated from Grant Medical College in Mumbai with an MBBS degree, and she also did a residency in general surgery at P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre. She also has an M.Ch. in Surgical Oncology from Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai and an MRCS(Ed) from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and was senior consultant and professor of breast cancer surgery at Tata Memorial hospital for over 12 years. She has been involved in numerous clinical trials with a research interest in young women cancers, quality of life concerns and low cost interventions . She is an accomplished breast surgical oncologist with focus on oncoplasty and has been instrumental in training numerous students.

Dr. Nitesh Rohatgi is a Senior Director Medical Oncology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, who was till recently working at the prestigious London Oncology Clinic (Leaders in Oncology care), Harley Street, London. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of medicine and has much publication to his name. He was trained in medical oncology, palliative medicine, and teenage young adult’s cancers in the United Kingdom, completing his CCT in 2009.

Dr. Omalkhair Abulkhair is currently a Consultant in the Division of Adult Medical, Department of Oncology in Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs – Saudi Arabia and Assistant Professor at the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.

Dr. Palak Popat practices in Mumbai at Tata Memorial Centre as a Professor at Department of Radiodiagnosis and Officer in charge of Breast Imaging and Interventions. Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 32 peer reviewed articles in the past 15 years.

Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi is Head Neck Cancer Surgeon and Deputy Director of Center for Cancer Epidemiology at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai. He has been invited as visiting faculty in 44 institutions in 32 countries. He is the editor of the Textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and the Associate Editor of the International Journal of Head and Neck surgery. He has authored more than 200 papers in international peer reviewed journals. He is the Principal Investigator of several pivotal randomized clinical trials. His main area of interest is prevention and early detection of oral cancer. He is the recipient of the prestigious NIH R01 grant for research on tobacco carcinogenesis.

Dr. Prashant Kumar brings along with him vast expertise & accomplishments in the field of Cancer Biology and has done extensive research to enhance the translational merits of cancer research. He worked in several path-breaking research initiatives that includes establishing a novel mouse model of malignant breast cancers, optimization of a culture method to assess CTCs, implementation of cutting-edge technologies in genomics, proteomics to investigate biomarkers and therapeutic targets to accelerated discovery in the advancement towards cancer vaccines, precision medicine, molecular diagnostics. Dr. Kumar received his Ph.D. in 2009 from the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany. Following this, he did his postdoctoral work at the Department of Cancer Biology, UMASS, Worcester, USA. To further advance his research stint, he joined Prof. Jean-Paul Thiery, a world-renowned authority in the area of EMT at IMCB, A-STAR Singapore. Currently he is the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Karkinos Healthcare.

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Dr. Rathan Shetty is an Associate Professor of the Advance Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) at Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai, India. He completed his Mch in Plastic Surgery within the Head and Neck Residency Program at the same hospital.

Dr. Mohammad Abdus Sattar is currently working as a Professor of Head-Neck Surgery Division under the Department of Otolaryngology –Head & Neck Surgery in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. BSMMU is a leading post graduate academic institution of Bangladesh.

Dr. Senthil J. Rajappa completed his DM in Medical Oncology at the esteemed Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore. He then served as an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at teaching hospital at Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. Since 2010, he has been working as the Head of the department of Medical Oncology at Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute,Hyderabad. During the course of his career, Dr. Senthil has received several prizes and awards in recognition of his achievement, including six endowment prizes as well as consistently being ranked at the top of his class in medical school in several subject areas. He has published more than 100 articles in indexed national and international journals and has authored many text book chapters. He has delivered more than 150 lectures in local, national and international fora. Dr. Senthil J. Rajappa has been principal investigator and co-investigator in several international clinical trials. He is a peer reviewer for several national journals and international journals. He has a keen interest in teaching and research and has been instrumental in starting the DNB program in Medical Oncology at the institute. He is an examiner for DM and DNB in Medical Oncology. His areas of interest include Lung cancer, Breast, Gynec, GU malignancy and Translational research.

Shailesh V. Shrikhande is a Professor of Surgical Oncology and Head of GI, HPB Surgical Service & Division of Cancer Surgery at the Tata Memorial Center in Mumbai, India. He is also the Deputy Director of Tata Memorial Hospital. He was ranked first in the Master of Surgery examinations of Mumbai University in 1997 and later received specialist training in Pancreatic Research and Pancreatic Surgery at the University of Bern, Switzerland and the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He was the first Asian to receive the Kenneth Warren Fellowship of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) in 2005. He earned his Doctor of Medicine (magna cum laude) by the University of Heidelberg for his original clinical and basic research on chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer in 2006.

Dr Shikhar Sawhney is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Head & Neck Surgery at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad. After completing his MS in ENT from the prestigious PGIMER, Chandigarh, he went on to the coveted Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai where he worked for 5 years and completed his fellowship and received his MCh degree in the field of Head & neck Oncology. Following his training years, he has worked in Tata memorial Centre, Punjab and Apollo Hospitals, Lucknow and has gained vast experience in the field. Apart from being a thorough clinician, Dr Shikhar is a sound academician and has authored various scientific papers in the field of head and neck and oral oncology and is actively involved in numerous scientific meetings and conferences.

Dr. Tarini P Sahoo is a Director and Senior Consultant in Dept of Medical Oncology at Silverline Hospital, Bhopal. He previously worked in the Department of Medical Oncology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi and is presently associated with Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Bhopal as Consultant – Medical Oncology since December 2005

Dr UllasBatra obtained his DM in Medical Oncology from the prestigious Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology. He has gained widespread experience in the management of various malignancies like Lung cancer, breast cancer, GI Cancers and hematological malignancies etc. He has also done perceptorship in various International Institutes like MD Anderson Cancer Centre, USA, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia. He has participated as a Principal investigator and co Investigator in various phase II and III clinical trials. He has numerous publications to his credit in reputed Journals and Research gate, an online repository of scientific articles has listed 49 of them. He has actively participated in organizing various seminars, CMEs, conferences throughout country. He is also a Thesis guide to DNB residents. At present, he is working as Senior Consultant and Chief of Thoracic Medical Oncology at Rajiv Gandhi cancer Institute and Research Centre.

Dr. Vijay Patil is a well-experienced Medical Oncologist with 16 years of experience currently working at P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, and has managed to achieve a broad spectrum of cancer conditions. He is considered to be the leading pioneer in the field of medical oncology who has revolutionized cancer treatments with his advanced research and studies.

Professor Vikram Chaudhari is a full-time professor in the GI and HPB Surgical division of the Department of Surgical Oncology at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India. He is a university-recognized teacher and examiner for MCh (Surgical Oncology) in India. His practice and research predominantly involve UGI and HPB Surgical Oncology. He has a keen focus on MIS in UGI and HPB Cancer Surgery (Robotic and Laparoscopic Pancreatic and Gastric cancer surgery in particular), Vascular resections in pancreatic surgery, and GEPNET management. He has more than 65 peer-reviewed publications to his name, has authored more than 15 book chapters, and edited 1 book on HPB oncology. He has delivered over 60 guest lectures and performed 8 live operative demonstrations in various national and international meetings.