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Somashekhar SP
BornTumkur, 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 Edinburgh UK
Occupation(s)Surgical oncologist, professor

Somashekhar SP is an Indian robotic surgeon, author and chairman of medical advisory board at Aster DM Healthcare - GCC & India. He is also the global director of Aster International Institute of Oncology in GCC & India. He is the president of the Association of Breast Surgeons of India, editor in chief of the IJGO Springer Indian Journal of Gynec Oncology and council member of The Association of Surgeons of India. He is also the editor of Annals of Breast Diseases.

Career

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. Currently he is with Aster Hospitals as a Lead Consultant in Surgical & Gynaecological Oncology & Robotic Surgeon, HIPEC & PIPAC Super-specialist. Dr. Somashekhar helped to implement IBM Watson for Oncology, an artificial intelligence technology for diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

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, World Journal of Surgery, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Annals of Oncology, Indian Journal of Surgery, and Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology.

Honors and achievements

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

Research & publications

Dr. Somashekhar SP. is the editor and author of Various Text Book and operative Atlas's on Oncosurgery and Breast surgery, Gynecological oncology & Robotic surgery.

References

  1. "Aster Hospitals Bangalore launches 'Aster International Institute of Oncology". APN News.
  2. "Aster Hospitals Bangalore launches 'Aster International Institute of Oncology". 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. "Dr. Somashekhar, Cancer/Oncology | Mya Care". myacare.com.
  8. 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.
  9. "Fighting cancer with Watson". theweek.in.
  10. 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.
  11. 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. S2CID 132227180.
  12. 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): 40–45. doi:10.4103/0019-509x.15099. PMID 15805691. S2CID 23913219.
  13. "Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology". Springer.
  14. Saxena, Ajit (31 May 2017). A Practical Approach to Robotic Surgery. JP Medical Ltd. ISBN 9789386261267.
  15. 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. S2CID 190896510.
  16. 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.
  17. "Breakthrough for the first time in the history of cancer". The New Indian Express.
  18. "S.P. Somashekhar". Researchgate.

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