Dr. Harish N L

Education Qualifications

• 2023: Severance International Visiting Fellowship - Minimally Invasive and Robotic Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
• 2021: Certification as a Robotic Surgeon (Console Surgeon) by Intuitive
• 2017-2020: MCh (Surgical Oncology), Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, BJ Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
• 2015: Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (AMASI)
• 2014: MRCS (A) - University of Glasgow
• 2012-2015: MS (General Surgery), Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur
• 2005-2011: MBBS, JJM Medical College (Davangere), Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Experience

• Currently working as a Consultant Surgical Oncology & Robotic Surgeon at Yashoda Hospitals, Hitec City
• 2021-2022: Associate Consultant, Department of Surgical Oncology, Apollo Cancer Institute, Apollo Health City, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
• 2017-2020: Senior Resident (Academic), Department of Surgical Oncology, Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad
• 2012-2015: Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur
• 2010-2011: Internship at JJM Medical College, Davangere

Services offered

• Surgeries for:
  • Head and Neck (Oral Cancers, Tongue, Parotid, Thyroid, Parathyroid)
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery (Cancers of the Stomach, Pancreas, Colorectal Cancers)
  • Breast Oncoplastic Surgery
  • Thoracic Oncology-Cancers of the Lung and Esophagus
  • Gynae-oncology (Cancers of Ovary, Uterus, Endometrium and Cervix)
  • Minimal Access Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery (Robotic Esophagectomy, Lobectomy, Hysterectomy, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection, Low Anterior Resection)
  • Soft Tissue Sarcomas
  • Skin Cancers
  • Chemoport Insertion-Central Venous Access Devices for Chemotherapy

Special Interest and Expertise

• Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgeries
• Breast and Thoracic Cancers
• Gastrointestinal Cancers
• Gynecologic Cancers
• Head and Neck Tumours

Professional Membership

• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)
• European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
• European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)
• ESSO Young Surgeons Alumni Club (EYSAC)
• Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
• International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)
• Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)

Research & Publications

• Current status of liver surgery for non-colorectal non-neuroendocrine liver metastases: the NON.LI.MET. Italian Society for Endoscopic Surgery and New Technologies (SICE) and Association of Italian Surgeons in Europe (ACIE) Collaborative International Survey - Updates in Surgery - 2024 Jan;76(1):43-55. doi: 10.1007/s13304-023-01649-7.
• Incidental Findings in CT Scans on Screening for COVID-19 - Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology 2023 Jun;14(2):318-323. doi: 10.1007/s13193-022-01669-6.
• Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis - British Journal of Surgery (BJS) - 2022 Sep 9;109(10):995-1003. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znac195.
• Global impact of COVID-19 on surgeons and team members (GlobalCOST): a cross-sectional study - BMJ Open Journal, Volume 12, Issue 8. August 2022 Doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059873
• Burnout among surgeons before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: an international survey - BMC Psychology - doi: 10.1186/s40359-023-01517-4.
• Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: An international, prospective, observational study. The Lancet Global Health, 2022, May 24.
• Versatility of 3D laparoscopy for radical prostatectomy: A single tertiary cancer center experience. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2022, Feb 14:1-8.
• Chemoport Fracture due to Catheter Pinch-off Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Subclavian Vein Approach Revisited. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2021, Oct 9:1-5.
• Contralateral axillary metastasis in breast carcinoma: Case report and review of literature. Nigerian Journal of Surgery. DOI: 10.4103/njs.NJS_9_20
• A Case of Carcinosarcoma of the Breast Presenting as Inflammatory Carcinoma and a Review of the Literature Cureus 12(8): e10104.doi:10.7759/cureus.10104
• Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy - GlobalSurg Collaborative - British Journal of Surgery (BJS) Volume 106, Issue 2 Special Issue: Global Surgery. January 2019 Pages e103-e112 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11051
• Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection. GlobalSurg Collaborative-BJS open. 2019 Jun;3(3):403. DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.50138. eCollection 2019 Jun.
• Vaginal yolk sac tumor in an infant-management dilemma: International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume-8 Issue-4 April-2019
• Management and Outcomes Following Surgery for Gastrointestinal Typhoid: An International, Prospective, Multicentre Cohort Study-GlobalSurg Collaborative, World Journal of Surgery (2018) 42: 3179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4624-8
• Laparoscopy in the Management of Appendicitis in high, middle, and low-income countries: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study-GlobalSurg Collaborative, Surgical Endoscopy August 2018, Volume 32, Issue 8, pp 3450–3466. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-018-6064-9.
• Mortality of emergency abdominal surgery in high, middle, and low-income countries-GlobalSurg Collaborative, British Journal of Surgery (BJS) Volume 103, Issue 8, Pages 971–988, July 2016 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10151
• Determinants of morbidity and mortality following emergency abdominal surgery in children in low-income and middle-income countries. GlobalSurg Collaborative-BMJ Global Health 2016 ;1:e000091. DOI:10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000091
• A ventral incisional hernia with herniation of the left hepatic lobe and review of the literature, BMJ Case Reports 2015; DOI:10.1136/bcr-2014-207162
• A rare splenic pseudocyst, Journal of Surgical Case Reports (JSCR) of the Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, J Surg Case Rep 2013; 2013 (9): rjt086. DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjt086
• A study of colorectal cancer in a tertiary teaching hospital: Hepato-Gastroenterology Journal, December 2014
• A Prospective Study of Liver Abscesses: Clinical Profile and Management of 100 Cases Admitted in a Single Surgical Unit of the SMS Hospital in Jaipur, India, The Internet Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014, Volume 13, Number 1
• Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open High Ligation Procedure for Varicocele: Global Journal of Human-Social Science: Surgeries and Cardiovascular System Volume 8, 14 Issue 5, Version 1.0 Year 2014

Awards and Achievements

• Delivered an invited talk on "Future of Cancer Treatment" as part of Let’s Conquer Cancer, held by Lions International in Hyderabad, India, in February 2024
• “Best Surgical Video Award” for ‘Elimination of Dog Ears Anastomosis by Invagination of Rectal Stump in Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery” at the Indian Cancer Congress (ICC) - collaborative conference of four largest professional oncology societies of India - Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO), The Indian Society of Oncology (ISO), The Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (ISMPO), and The Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI), November 2023
• Organising Secretary of the International Conference on "Advancements in Gynaecologic Oncology" - Live Operative Robotic Workshop, Yashoda Cancer Institute, Hitec City, 2023
• Extensive Community Cancer Awareness Work - (1) Train the Trainer Program - Empowering students on cancer prevention, screening, and early detection at Vignan University. (2) Multiple guest lectures on cancer screening, early diagnosis, and prevention in schools, colleges, communities, and professional gatherings.
• Guest speaker at a CME on "Best practices in gynaecological cancer" in Karimnagar on June 28, 2022 (Topics: Breast cancer and ICG in cancer)
• Part of the "Multidisciplinary Robotic Surgery Workshop" on May 13th and 14th, 2022 (live workshop).
• Certified Robotic Surgeon (Console Surgeon) by Intuitive
• National Representative for India, EYSAC (ESSO Young Surgeons Alumni Club), 2019-2021
• Highest score in Gujarat University and Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad, India, in practical exams conducted for awarding the degree of MCh in Surgical Oncology in 2020.
• Recipient of Vattikuti Scholarship to attend the Robotic Surgeons Council of India meeting held at Pondicherry in November 2019.
• Won India's Next Sushruta quiz competition in a nationwide surgical competition and was named one of the top 15 surgeons.
• National Lead for "GLOBALSURG-3: Quality and Outcomes After Global Cancer Surgery: A Prospective, International Cohort Study."
• Prize for Poster Presentation on Significance of Level V Lymph Node Dissection in Clinically Node Positive SCC Oral Cavity at Joint International Conference 2019
• Prize for Paper Presentation titled “Clinicopathological Profile and Prognostic Evaluation of Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Oesophagus,” at the Mid-Term Conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO), held in Mount Abu in March 2019.
• Won first place in a postgraduate oncology quiz competition held in Ahmedabad in May 2019.
• DAVINCI/Intuitive Certification for completing the Xi online assessment for surgeons, residents, and fellows, as well as the Xi vessel sealer assessment in July 2019.
• Selected for Case Presentation and Virtual Postoperative Rounds in the North Zone of the Association of Surgeons of India for the Torrent Young Scholar Award (TYSA 2015).
• Collaborator of "GLOBALSURG-1: Determining Universal Markers of Quality in Abdominal Surgery: An International Evaluation," published in the British Journal of Surgery & BMJ Global Health.
• Best Poster Award for Achalasia Cardia - Initial Surgical Experience at the RAMAS Conference in 2013.
• Represented Rajasthan in the "National Level Postgraduate Surgery Quiz" at the National Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India (ASICON-2014), Second Runner-Up

  FAQ'S

1. 1. Why do patients frequently visit Dr. Harish N L?
   

   Patients visit Dr. Harish N L to receive treatment for various cancers.

2. 2. What is Dr. Harish N L's educational qualification?
   

   Dr. Harish N L holds the following qualifications: MBBS, MRCS(A), MS (Gen Surg), MCh (Surg Onco-GCRI), FMAS, PDCR, SIF (Colorectal Surgery-Korea).

3. 3. What does Dr. Harish N L specialise in?
   

   Dr. Harish N L is a Consultant Surgical Oncology & Robotic Surgeon who specialises in the treatment and management of Breast and Thoracic Cancers, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Gynecologic Cancers, and Head and Neck Tumours, among others.

4. 4. Where does Dr. Harish N L practice?
   

   Dr. Harish N L practices at Yashoda Hospitals, Hitec City.

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