Somashekhar SP

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Somashekhar SP
Born
Tumkur, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMBBS, M.S., MCh (Onco.Surg), FRCS (Ed)
Alma materUniversity of Mysore
Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College
Gujarat Cancer Research Institute
FRCS Edinburg UK
OccupationSurgical oncologist, professor

Somashekhar SP is an Indian robotic surgeon, author and chairman of Surgical Oncology Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center.[1][2] He is the president of the association of Breast Surgeons of India[3] and Editor in Chief of IJGO Springer Indian Journal of Gynec Oncology[4] and Council member of The association of surgeons of India.[5] He is also the Editor of Annals of Breast Diseases.[6]

Career[edit]

Somashekhar SP started his career as a Consultant and Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncosurgery at Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad. Later, he joined Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore. Dr. Somashekhar has helped to implement IBM Watson for Oncology, an AI technology for diagnosis and treatment of cancer.[7][8]

Somashekhar SP is a teaching faculty for MS-General surgery PG students for Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences and for Diplomate of National Board (DNB) examinations Surgical Oncology training program. He is also the reviewer of various scientific journals such as the World Journal of Oncology,[9] World Journal of Surgery, European Journal of Surgical Oncology,[10] Annals of Oncology, Indian Journal of Surgery,[11] and Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology[12] to name a few.[13][14]

Honors and achievements[edit]

  • Initiated HIPEC program for Peritoneal Surface Malignancy in India.
  • Performed earliest & popularized Sentinel lymph node biopsy procedure in India.[15]
  • First in India to initiate Robotic Scarless Thyroidectomy programme & TORS[16]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Manipal Hospitals Bengaluru Pledges For A 'Cancer Less Future'". APN News.
  2. ↑ "In oncology the patients are afraid of the treatment more than the disease: Dr. Somashekhar S.P - ET HealthWorld". ETHealthworld.com.
  3. ↑ "PRESIDENT'S CORNER". ABSI.
  4. ↑ "Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology". Springer.
  5. ↑ "dr-somashekhar-s-p – The Association of Surgeons of India". ASI India.
  6. ↑ "Annals of Breast Diseases". Breastdiseases.in. 2020.
  7. ↑ Somashekhar, S.P.; Sepúlveda, M.-J.; Puglielli, S.; Norden, A.D.; Shortliffe, E.H.; Rohit Kumar, C.; Rauthan, A.; Arun Kumar, N.; Patil, P.; Rhee, K.; Ramya, Y. (February 2018). "Watson for Oncology and breast cancer treatment recommendations: agreement with an expert multidisciplinary tumor board". Annals of Oncology. 29 (2): 418–423. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdx781. PMID 29324970.
  8. ↑ "Fighting cancer with Watson". theweek.in.
  9. ↑ Broach, Robyn B.; Geha, Rula; Englander, Brian S.; DeLaCruz, Lucy; Thrash, Holly; Brooks, Ari D. (28 October 2016). "A cost-effective handheld breast scanner for use in low-resource environments: a validation study". World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 14 (1): 277. doi:10.1186/s12957-016-1022-2. PMC 5084434. PMID 27793162.
  10. ↑ Ali, Shaziya Hassan; Somashekhar, S.P.; Zaveri, Shabber S.; Rohit Kumar, C. (May 2019). "P010. A Prospective Comparative Study Of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy With Indo-Cyanine Green (ICG) Florescence Technique versus Dual Dye Technique for Early Breast Cancer - Going Beyond the Horizon in India". European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 45 (5): 888. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2019.01.032.
  11. ↑ Raina, Vinod; Bhutani, Manisha; Bedi, Rajeev; Sharma, Atul; Deo, SuryanarayanaV.S; Shukla, NootanK; Mohanti, BidhuKalyan; Rath, GouraK (2005). "Clinical features and prognostic factors of early breast cancer at a major cancer center in North India". Indian Journal of Cancer. 42 (1): 40. doi:10.4103/0019-509x.15099. PMID 15805691.
  12. ↑ "Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology". Springer.
  13. ↑ Saxena, Ajit (31 May 2017). A Practical Approach to Robotic Surgery. JP Medical Ltd. ISBN 9789386261267.
  14. ↑ Somashekhar, S.P.; Sepúlveda, Martín-J.; Shortliffe, Edward H; C, Rohit Kumar; Rauthan, Amit; Patil, Poonam; Yethadka, Ramya (20 May 2019). "A prospective blinded study of 1000 cases analyzing the role of artificial intelligence: Watson for oncology and change in decision making of a Multidisciplinary Tumor Board (MDT) from a tertiary care cancer center". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 37 (15_suppl): 6533. doi:10.1200/JCO.2019.37.15_suppl.6533.
  15. ↑ Somashekhar, S. P.; Zaveri Shabber, S.; Udupa Venkatesh, K.; Venkatachala, K.; Vasan Thirumalai, M. M. (2008). "Sentinel lymphnode biopsy in early breast cancer using methylene blue dye and radioactive sulphur colloid — a single institution Indian experience". The Indian Journal of Surgery. 70 (3): 111–119. doi:10.1007/s12262-008-0033-9. PMC 3452444. PMID 23133037.
  16. ↑ "Breakthrough for the first time in the history of cancer". The New Indian Express.

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