Dr Anil Kamath

Overview

Dr Anil Kamath is a highly skilled Surgical Oncologist in Bangalore with extensive experience in minimally invasive, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery. He specialises in head and neck, breast, lung, gastrointestinal, gynaecological, prostate, bone, and soft tissue sarcoma cancers and has successfully performed over 2000 cancer surgeries on patients from all over the world.

Dr Kamath is also an Academic and Clinical Advisor and has been awarded the prestigious UICC fellowship at Washington Cancer Centre, as well as the “Rising Star Award” for the oncology category by the Times of India. He has many papers and publications to his credit and is an expert in cytoreductive surgery and Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, a procedure useful in peritoneal surface malignancies.

Work Experience

In his medical career, he has offered his medical expertise in various medical institutions.

• Senior Consultant – Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, since 2008
• Consultant Surgical Oncologist and Associate Professor – Vydehi Institute of Oncology.

Education

Dr Kamath holds an MBBS degree from Mysore Medical College, MS (General Surgery) from St. Johns Medical College Bangalore, MCh (Surgical Oncology) from Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, and DNB (Surgical Oncology).

Area of Expertise

• Head and neck cancers, including oral and thyroid malignancies.
• Breast cancer.
• Lung and other thoracic cancers.
• Gastrointestinal cancers – oesophagus, stomach, colon and rectal cancers.
• Gynecologic cancers- endometrium, cervix and ovary.
• Kidney, prostate and bladder cancers.
• Cancers of bone and soft tissue sarcomas.
• Minimally invasive cancer surgeries, both laparoscopic and robotic.Additional Specialisations
  • Cytoreductive surgery and Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy; procedures useful in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei and Peritoneal Surface malignancies like Mesothelioma and Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma. It is also useful in cancer of the ovaries.
  • Robotic surgery for various cancers of the GI tract like the rectum, colon, stomach and oesophagus.