Dr. Kannan S
Consultant - Head & Neck Oncology and Skull Base Surgery
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Dr. Kannan S is a Consultant – Head & Neck Oncology and Skull Base Surgery at Apollo Cancer Centre. Specialising in Head & Neck Oncology and Skull Base Surgery, Dr Kannan has over 15 years of experience in the field. He is a trained clinician in complex Head and Neck ablative surgeries and shares a passion for head and neck reconstruction. His special interests include organ preservation approaches to head and neck cancers, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and laser microsurgery for throat cancers. He has academic interests involved in training future head and neck surgeons and has been involved in many academic meetings, conferences and training workshops.
Areas of Expertise
- Head & Neck and Skull Base Surgery
- Laser Laryngeal Surgery & Voice Rehabilitation
- Robotic surgery
- Skull Base Surgery – endoscopic, open and lateral
- Endoscopic Thyroid surgery
- Parapharyngeal tumour excision
- Paranasal sinus tumour and infratemporal fossa clearance
Education & Training
- Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery from Chengalpattu Medical College
- Post Graduation, M.S (E.N.T)/ /Senior Resident at JIPMER Pondicherry
- Clinical Fellow /Specialist Senior Resident at Tata Memorial Hospital
Professional Work
- Consultant – Head & Neck Oncology and Skull Base Surgery, Apollo Cancer Centre, Chennai
- Organising Committee Member for several International and National Head and Neck Conferences
- THANSA – Founder members of Tamilnadu HEAD & NECK Surgeons Association
- Executive council member of FHNO (2018-2020)
- Head & Neck oncology update –quarterly postgraduate teaching program
