• Associate Consultant- Head Neck Surgery and Oncology Apollo Cancer Institutes
• Jr Consultant- Surgical Oncology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences 
• Registrar- Surgical Oncology Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute

Certifications:

• Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Sailendoscopy management of salivary gland pathology Global online fellowship in Head Neck Surgery and Oncology- MSK USA

Memberships:

• AOMSI- Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery- India 
• International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Federation of Head Neck Surgeons and Oncologists
• International Federation Of Head Neck Surgeons and Oncologists.

• KLS Martin Group Fellowship in Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery- 2014-2015.(IAOMS)
• Reviewed for Head Neck, Clinical Otolaryngology, Oral Oncology, Laryngoscope, International Journal of Surgery- Case reports (Elsevier), Oral surgery (willey’s), Journal of Maxillofacial and oral surgery.

• 1.Chen, Y., Gokavarapu, S., Abdelrehem, A. and Ji, T., 2024. Head and Neck Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patient: Age and Tumor Region Are Predictive in Disease-Free Survival and Overall Survival. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 82(6), pp.719-727.
• 2.Chen, Y., Gokavarapu, S., Shen, Q., Gao, X., Ren, Z., & Ji, T. (2024). Head and Neck Osteosarcoma: Perineural Invasion is Associated With Disease-Free Survival and Tumor Metastasis. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
• 3. Yang, R., Lin, X., Zhang, W., Gokavarapu, S., Lin, C., Ren, Z., ... & Ji, T. (2022). Unicystic ameloblastoma: A retrospective study on recurrent factors from a single institute database. Oral Diseases.
• 4. Yang, R., Tang, Y., Zhang, X., Liu, Z., Gokavarapu, S., Lin, C., ... & Ji, T. (2019). Recurrence factors in pediatric ameloblastoma: Clinical features and a new classification system. Head & neck.
• 5. Ren, Zhen-Hu, et al. "Clinical Application of an Original Vascular Anastomosis: A Clinical Multicenter Study." Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2016). 
• 6. Chen, Y., Shen, Q., Gokavarapu, Sandhya., Lin, C., Cao, W., Chauhan, S., ... & Tian, Z. (2016). Osteosarcoma of head and neck: A retrospective study on prognostic factors from a single institute database. Oral Oncology, 58, 1-7.
• 7. Cao, W., Liu, Z., Gokavarapu, Sandhya., Chen, Y., Yang, R., & Ji, T. (2016). Reformed smokers have survival benefits after head and neck cancer. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 54(7
• 8. Chen, Yi Ming, Qin Cheng Shen, Sandhya Gokavarapu, Hui Shan Ong, Wei Cao, and Tong Ji. "Osteosarcoma of the Mandible: A Site-Specific Study on Survival and Prognostic Factors." Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 27, no. 8 (2016): 1929-1933.
• 9. Hu, L., Y. Xi, Y. Wang, L. Jiannan, J. Han, Y. Miao, S. Gokavarapu, C. Zhang, and L. Xu. "Reconstruction with soft tissue free flaps for large defects after the resection of giant facial neurofibroma." International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2016). 
• 10. Ong, Hui Shan, Sandhya Gokavarapu, LI Zhen Wang, Zhen Tian, and Chen Ping Zhang. "Low pre-treatment Lymphocyte Monocyte Ratio (LMR) and high Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) indicates poor cancer outcome in early tongue cancer." Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2016).
• 11. Chen, Y., Wu, J., Gokavarapu, S., Shen, Q., & Ji, T. (2017). Radiotherapy and Smoking History Are Significant Independent Predictors for Osteosynthesis-Associated Late Complications in Vascular Free Fibula Reconstruction of Mandible. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 28(6), 1508-1513.
• 12. Yang, Rong, et al. "Maxillary ameloblastoma: Factors associated with risk of recurrence." Head & Neck 39.5 (2017): 996-1000. Acknowledged
• 13. Hu, L., Y. Xi, Y. Wang, L. Jiannan, J. Han, Y. Miao, S. Gokavarapu, C. Zhang, and L. Xu. "Reconstruction with soft tissue free flaps for large defects after the resection of giant facial neurofibroma." International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery 46, no. 4 (2017): 440-446. 
• 14. Ong, H. S., S. Gokavarapu, W. Cao, and C. P. Zhang. "Mandibular osteotomy for access improves the cancer outcome of tongue cancers." International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 46 (2017): 130.
• 15. Ji, T., Y. M. Chen, S. Gokavarapu, and W. Cao. "Evidence on role of chemotherapy in head neck osteosarcoma." International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 46 (2017): 123-124. 
• 16. Ong, H. S., S. Gokavarapu, Q. Xu, Z. Tian, J. Li, T. Ji, and C. P. Zhang. "Cytoplasmic neuropilin 2 is associated with metastasis and a poor prognosis in early tongue cancer patients." International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2017). 
• 17. Yang, Rong, Zheqi Liu, S. Gokavarapu “Recurrence and cancerization of ameloblastoma: Recurrence and cancerization of ameloblastoma: multivariate analysis of 87 recurrent craniofacial ameloblastoma to assess risk factors associated with early recurrence and secondary ameloblastic carcinoma”. Chinese Journal of Cancer Research (2017): 29.3 
• 18. Ong, H. S., Gokavarapu, S., Tian, Z., Li, J., Xu, Q., Cao, W., & Zhang, C. P. (2017). PDGFRA mRNA is overexpressed in oral cancer patients as compared to normal subjects with a significant trend of overexpression among tobacco users. Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine.
• 19. Ong, H. S., S. Gokavarapu, “Justification of routine Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in Head and Neck Cancer Reconstructive Surgery”. Head Neck (2017) accepted. 
• 20. Y. M. Chen, S. Gokavarapu , “Free flap reconstruction for the oldest old patients with head and neck cancer: clinical considerations for comprehensive care” British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery(2017).Accepted.
• 21. Y. M. Chen, S. Gokavarapu ,”Primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma in mandible:Tumor size > 4cm significantly reduces locoregional control and survival” British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery(2017).Accepted.
• 22. Chen, Y., Gokavarapu, S., Shen, Q., Liu, F., Cao, W., Ling, Y., & Ji, T. (2017). Chemotherapy in head and neck osteosarcoma: Adjuvant chemotherapy improves overall survival. Oral Oncology, 73, 124-131.
• 23. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. “successful revision of involved margins under frozen control” British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery” (2016).
• 24. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Margin status in oral cancer: Requirement for Reassessment." Oral oncology 50.7 (2014): e35-e38. 
• 25. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Role of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) in pT1-T2 N0 deep tongue cancers." Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology 120.6 (2015): e227-e231. 
• 26. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Revision of margins under frozen section in oral cancer: a retrospective study of involved margins in pT1 and pT2 oral cancers." British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 53.9 (2015): 875-879. 
• 27. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Significance of mild and moderate margin dysplasia in disease free survival of oral cancer patients." International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 44 (2015): e69-e71.
• 28. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Close Margins in Oral Cancers: Implication of Close Margin Status in Recurrence and Survival of pT1N0 and pT2N0 Oral Cancers." International journal of surgical oncology 2014 (2014). 
• 29. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Leiomyosarcoma of oral cavity: Rare presentation in retromolar trigone." Oral Science International 11.2 (2014): 76-79. 
• 30. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Large myxofibrosarcoma of oral cavity: A rare clinical presentation in lower gingivobuccal sulcus." Oral Science International 12.1 (2015): 27-30. 
• 31. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Oral Hybrid Verrucous Carcinoma: A Clinical Study." Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology (2014): 1-6. 
• 32. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Revision of margin under frozen section control: retrospective study on 90 T1, T2 oral cancer patients." Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery – AP Chapter 5.1(2014): 15-19. 
• 33. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Reliability of Incision Biopsy for Diagnosis of Oral Verrucous Carcinoma: A Multivariate Clinicopathological Study." Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery (2014): 1-6.  
• 34. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Prognostic Value of Frozen Section in T1, T2 Carcinoma of Oral Cavity." Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery: 1-5. 
• 35. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Affect on Survival per Increase in Each Millimeter of Tumor Depth in Tongue Cancer." Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (2014): 1-4. 
• 36. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. “Oral lesions in tuberculosis” The Pan African Medical Journal (2015): 22.336 
• 37. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "HER2/neu negative salivary duct carcinoma of parotid: A case with forty months recurrence free follow up." International journal of surgery case reports 8 (2015): 22-24.
• 38. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. "Multi Centricity of Oral Verrucous Carcinoma: A Case Series of 22 Cases." Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (2015): 1-5. 
• 39. Gokavarapu, Sandhya, et al. “Mild to moderate dysplasia at surgical margin is a significant indicator of survival in oral cancer patients” Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology (2016) accepted.
• 40. Balreddy P, Prashant Panta, Sridhar Reddy, Gokavarapu Sandhya. “Solitary plasmacytoma in mandible with 7 year follow up data”. Oral health and Dental Management (2017) feb accepted.
• 41. Sandhya, G., et al. "Surgical Management of Oro-Antral Communications Using Resorbable GTR Membrane and FDMB Sandwich Technique: A Clinical Study." Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery 12.3 (2013): 254-259. 
• 42. Prasanna, M. D., C. R. Charan, K. K. Reddy Ealla, V. Surekha, G. Kulkarni, and S. Gokavarapu. "Analysis of silver stained nucleolar organizing regions in odontogenic cysts and tumors." Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 18, no. 4 (2014): 45.