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Dr Karthik Chandra Vallam, MBBS (JIPMER), MS (Madras Medical College), M.Ch. (Tata Memorial Hospital), is a Chief Consultant Surgical Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon at Medicover Cancer Institute, Visakhapatnam.

Having been trained at TMH, Mumbai, which is one of the most premier institutions for cancer treatment and training in India, he is a specialist in surgical treatment of various solid organ cancers. Following his M.Ch, he has pursued a specialized residency in gastro-intestinal and pediatric oncosurgery at TMH. He is also the recipient of travel scholarships from ESMO (European Society of Surgical Oncology) and the British Society of Gastroenterology for his award-winning paper presentations. He has won best paper awards at IASO and ACOS conferences. He has received his robotic surgery training at TMH, Mumbai, Keck Medical Center, Los Angeles, and Intuitive Surgicals, Sunnyavale. He has undergone an ESSO (European Society of Surgical Oncology) advanced training course on cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC at Hamburg.

He has been an invited faculty at various international, national, and state conferences and has delivered various lectures and surgical video demonstrations in these forums. He has also performed live robotic surgery demonstration (of endometrial cancer surgery) at a FOGSI-associated conference in Visakhapatnam. He was the organizing secretary for two cancer conferences. He was instrumental in running an academic program for DNB surgical oncology residents at his previous hospital.

He specializes in open, laparoscopic, and robotic cancer surgeries. He is a pioneer in minimal access cancer surgery in the region of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh. He is also specialized in the management of extensive peritoneal cancers and has performed cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy).  Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is a key area of interest.  His niche areas of expertise include gastrointestinal cancers, breast conservation and oncoplastic surgeries, thoracic cancers, urological cancers, gynecological cancers, and oral cancers.

He is credited with introducing the technique of Sentinel Node Biopsy (for the first time in Andhra Pradesh), which is a very essential tool in the management of various early-stage cancers.

In addition to “treatment” of cancers, he is keen on pursuing preventive and palliative oncology, as these are often underemphasized aspects of cancer care.

He is committed to delivering the best possible cancer care with compassion to all his patients.

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