Dr. Rayappa C
Senior Consultant - Head & Neck Oncology and Skull Base Surgery
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Dr C Rayappa is a Senior Consultant – Head & Neck Oncology and Skull Base Surgery at Apollo Cancer Centre, Chennai, with over 30 years of experience. He is among the very few surgeons in India who is proficient in performing open and endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for nasopharyngeal malignancies. His use of advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques with the aid of an endoscope, Laser and robotic technology aims at reducing morbidity and improving quality of life.
He is an academician and a mentor to the Fellows in Head and Neck Oncology at Apollo Cancer Centre. He has several papers published in peer-reviewed journals and is often invited as a speaker both nationally and internationally. He has conducted numerous medical conferences and is among the most sought-after faculty to conduct national and international workshops.
Areas of Expertise
- Head & Neck and Skull Base Surgery
- Head & Neck cancer surgery
- Lateral Skull Base Surgery
- Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
- Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery
Education & Training
- Fellowship, FRCS(Ed) – ENT-Head & Neck Surgery
- Clinical Fellowship in Lateral Skull Base Surgery, Zurich, Switzerland
- Course on Lateral Approaches to Skull Base, Piacenza, Italy
- Organ Preservation Surgery of the Larynx, Sydney
- Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery of the Cranial Base and Pituitary Fossa at University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, USA
- Transoral Robotic Surgery Training at University of Pennsylvania, USA
- Endoscopic Laser Surgery of Larynx, University Hospital of Louvain, Belgium
- Transoral Ultrasonic Surgery, Madrid, Spain
Professional Work
- Senior Consultant – Head & Neck Oncology and Skull Base Surgery, Apollo Cancer Centre, Chennai
- Founded the Department of Head & Neck and Skull Base Surgery at Apollo Cancer Centre, Chennai
- Mentor and guide to the Surgical Oncology fellows at Apollo Cancer Centre, Chennai.
