Dr Anil K Dcruz
Surgical Oncologist
33 years experience overall
Plot # 13, Parsik Hill Road, Off Uran Road, Sector - 23, Cbd Belapur, Opp. Nerul Wonders Park, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai
Call NowDr. D’Cruz MS, DNB, FRCS( Hon) is Director Oncology Apollo Hospitals, Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. He is a well-recognised as a global leader, clinician, researcher and teacher in Head and Neck Oncology. He was Director of Tata Memorial Hospital and Chief of Head Neck Services with over 33 years experience in the field of cancer. Dr D’Cruz is currently President Elect (2018-2020) and President (2020-2022) of the Union International for Cancer Control, Headquartered in Geneva. The UICC is the largest cancer organisation globally committed to the cause of cancer control comprising of 1121 member organisations across 171 countries. Established in 1933, he is the first Indian to hold this position. In recognition of his professional standing in the field he was awarded the Honorary FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons London.
Dr. D’Cruz has held leadership positions & is on the board of numerous professional organisations, universities, research organisations and cancer institutions across the country and abroad. He is an avid researcher & his landmark contribution in management of neck nodes in oral cancers awarded the plenary at the American society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2015 and subsequently published in the New England journal of Medicine, the first from the Tata Memorial Hospital in this prestigious journal. He worked on research in the use of curcumin and was part of a project to develop and validate molecular cytogenetic studies/Proteomics in oral cancers, results of which were filed for a patent.
Dr. D’Cruz has more than 250 peer-reviewed publications and chapters to his name and is a member of the Editorial Board of many reputed national and international journals.
He has delivered more than 500 invited lectures and nearly a 100 named lectures, key notes and orations both nationally and internationally. He has also been a special invitee to over 100 conferences nationally and internationally to demonstrate head and neck, thyroid surgery. Dr. D’Cruz’s special areas on interest are oral \laryngeal cancers , thyroid , parathyroid, salivary glands and neck diseases. He is also specially trained for head & neck surgery at Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, Laser Surgery at Vanderbilt University, USA and speech rehabilitation at Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Thyroid cancer is a area of special interests.
Dr. D’Cruz is a much sought after teacher and was instrumental in initiating the super speciality training course in Head Neck Oncology for the first time in India.
Speciality And Areas Of Interest
- HEAD AND NECK CANCERS
- ORAL CAVITY CANCERS
- LARYNGEAL CANCERS
- THYROID AND PARATHYROID CANCERS
- LASER SURGERY
- EARLY DETECTION OF CANCERS
Work Experience
- Director - Oncology Apollo Hospitals, Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi
- Ex - Director of Tata Memorial Hospital and Chief of Head Neck Services
- Currently President Elect (2018-2020) and President (2020-2022) of the Union International for Cancer Control, Headquartered in Geneva. He is the first Indian to hold this position.
Awards And Achievements
- Honorary FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons London.
- Currently President Elect (2018-2020) and President (2020-2022) of the Union International for Cancer Control, Headquartered in Geneva. He is the first Indian to hold this position
Research And Publications
- Elective versus Therapeutic Neck Dissection in Oral Cancer
- Elective versus Therapeutic Neck Dissection in Node-Negative Oral Cancer
- Elective versus therapeutic neck dissection in the clinically node negative early oral cancer: A randomised control trial (RCT)
- OP187. EARLY STAGE TONGUE CANCER WITH NODAL METASTASIS HAS A DISTINCT MOLECULAR SIGNATURE
- Predictors of prognosis for squamous cell carcinoma of oral tongue
- Relative value of ultrasound, computed tomography and positron emission tomography imaging in the clinically node-negative neck in oral cancer
- Organ preservation strategies: Review of literature and their applicability in developing nations
- Oral cancer: Review of current management strategies
- Ipsilateral neck nodal status as predictor of contralateral nodal metastasis in carcinoma of tongue crossing the midline
- Prospective study of 583 neck dissections in oral cancers: Implications for clinical practice
Professional Memberships And Certifications
- FOUNDATION HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGY – GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBER + PAST PRESIDENT
- ASIAN SOCIETY HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGY – PAST PRESIDENT
- INDIAN SOCIETY ONCOLOGY
- ASSOCIATION OF SURGEONS OF INDIA
- INDIAN SOCIETY OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Languages spoken
English,Hindi,Marathi
Gender
male
Gurmeet Singh
I have undergone RCT for 2 teeths . I had neglected the pain for quite some time before going to her for treatment . The situation was very bad , huge pain with lot of infection . I was treated well and I am feeling much better now .
A month ago
Minakshi Gupta
I was hunting for a good dentist for quite some time. Since my earlier experience was not so good. So I was very much skeptical for trusting a new doctor again. I found Dr Meeka on Practo and gone through the reviews that were amazing and very positive. So to gave it a try, I went to her. In my first meeting only I was very much sure that my search had just ended here, not just for this treatment but for a lifetime now. She is very patient and will explain everything in detail to ensure that you are equally knowledgeable and satisfied I was hunting for a good dentist for quite some time. Since my earlier experience was not so good. So I was very much skeptical for trusting a new doctor again. I found Dr Meeka on Practo and gone through the reviews that were amazing and very positive. So to gave it a try, I went to her. In my first meeting only I was very much sure that my search had just ended here, not just for this treatment but for a lifetime now. She is very patient and will explain everything in detail to ensure that you are equally knowledgeable and satisfied
A month ago
Gurmeet Singh
I have undergone RCT for 2 teeths . I had neglected the pain for quite some time before going to her for treatment . The situation was very bad , huge pain with lot of infection . I was treated well and I am feeling much better now .
A month ago
Minakshi Gupta
I was hunting for a good dentist for quite some time. Since my earlier experience was not so good. So I was very much skeptical for trusting a new doctor again. I found Dr Meeka on Practo and gone through the reviews that were amazing and very positive. So to gave it a try, I went to her. In my first meeting only I was very much sure that my search had just ended here, not just for this treatment but for a lifetime now. She is very patient and will explain everything in detail to ensure that you are equally knowledgeable and satisfied I was hunting for a good dentist for quite some time. Since my earlier experience was not so good. So I was very much skeptical for trusting a new doctor again. I found Dr Meeka on Practo and gone through the reviews that were amazing and very positive. So to gave it a try, I went to her. In my first meeting only I was very much sure that my search had just ended here, not just for this treatment but for a lifetime now. She is very patient and will explain everything in detail to ensure that you are equally knowledgeable and satisfied
A month ago
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