Dr. Sandeep Nayak

OP Timings:

Mahadevapura: Tue, Thu & Sat (9.30 AM to 11.30 AM)

Education & Qualifications:

• MBBS – KMC- Mangalore, Manipal University. 
• MRCS – Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
• DNB (General Surgery) – National Board of Examinations, India
• MNAMS (General Surgery) – National Academy of Medical Sciences
• DNB (Surgical Oncology) – National Board of Examinations, India
• Fellowship in Laparoscopic & Robotic Onco-Surgery

Areas of Expertise:

• Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgical Oncology
• Thyroid, oral, breast, colon, rectum, esophageal, and stomach cancer
• Cancer prevention programs and awareness initiatives
• Advanced techniques in rectal cancer (ISR), Robotic breast surgery, and robotic head and neck surgery. 

Professional Experience:

• Chairman – Oncology, Executive Director – Surgical Oncology & Robotic Surgery, KIMS-MACS, Bengaluru
• Chief of Surgical Oncology – MACS Clinic, Jayanagar, Bengaluru
• Founder-Trustee – Samrohana Cancer Foundation, Bengaluru
• Over 26 years of medical experience, with 15 years in Minimal Access Surgical Oncology
• Performed more than 10,200 cancer surgeries, averaging 4 surgeries per working day

Key Innovations & Surgical Interests:

• RABIT: Robotic Assisted Breast-Axillo Insufflated Thyroidectomy for thyroid tumors
• RIA (Robotic Infraclavicular Approach) is used for every robotic surgery in the neck. 
• MIND: Minimally Invasive Neck Dissection for tongue and head & neck cancers. RIA-MIND, which is the robotic approach. 
• VEIL: Video Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy for groin nodes. 
• TARGET IORT: One-time intra-operative radiation therapy for breast cancer
• Rectal cancer sphincter sparing surgery, like low anterior resection (LAR) and intersphincteric resection (ISR).
• Colon cancer surgery with D3 lymph node dissection to improve cure. 

Publications & Research:

• Authored more than 25 research papers in indexed journals
• Contributor to textbook chapters on surgical oncology

Conferences & Presentations:

• Regular faculty and speaker at national and international oncology conferences

Recognitions & Awards:

• ‘Prof. K. Shanmuga Sundaram Endowment Oration’ (2024) on New Frontiers in Minimal Access Cancer Surgery
• Millennium Gold Medal Award (2023) – Surgical Society of Bangalore ASICC
• K. Subhramanyam Robotic Innovation Award (2023) – For RABIT, by Vattikuti Foundation, USA
• K. Subhramanyam Robotic Innovation Award (2022) – For RIA-MIND, by Vattikuti Foundation, USA

Memberships:

• Life member of the Association of Surgeons of India. No. FL 15694
• Life member of the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology. No.  N0016
• Candidate member of the Society of Surgical Oncology. 
• Life Member of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India. No. 5317

Languages Known:

Kannada, English, Hindi, Konkani, Malayalam, and Bengali

Personal website: https://drsandeepnayak.com/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandeep_Nayak

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sandeep-nayak/