Dr. Karthik Chandra Vallam, Surgical Oncologist

Dr. Karthik Chandra Vallam is an experienced and proficient surgical oncologist, boasting an impressive career trajectory. He is the first robotic surgeon from Andhra Pradesh and a trailblazer in minimal-access cancer surgery. Dr. Vallam is an invited faculty member at various international, national, and state conferences, delivering multiple lectures and surgical videos at these forums.

He has garnered numerous honors and recognitions. For instance, at the Asian Clinical Oncological Summit in Delhi, he received the Best Poster award. Additionally, he has won multiple conference and quiz prizes, contributing to various presentations and publications. Some notable contributions include 'High nodal positivity rates even in good clinical responders after chemoradiation in rectal cancer: Is organ preservation possible?' and 'Recurrent abdominal wall dermatofibrosarcoma protuberance in a child: A challenging reconstruction' (published in Springer Open Journal), among others. Dr. Vallam holds degrees from esteemed institutions like the M.Ch. In Surgical Oncology from Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai and the Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER).

In the field of surgical oncology, Dr. Karthik Chandra Vallam offers a comprehensive array of services encompassing Gastrointestinal cancers, Robotic and Laparoscopic Oncosurgery, Breast Conservation and Oncoplastic Surgeries, Sentinel node biopsy, Lung and mediastinal cancers, Gynecological cancers, Head and neck cancer, Joint salvage surgery, Cytoreductive surgery, and HIPEC, as well as Soft tissue and bone cancers.

Dr. Vallam has been affiliated with several prestigious hospitals, serving as a Consultant Surgical Oncologist at Medicover Cancer Hospital, Visakhapatnam; Apollo Cancer Centers, Visakhapatnam; and Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital and Research Institute. He has also held esteemed positions such as Surgical Registrar Specialist in Surgical Oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital and Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital and Research Institute. Moreover, he is a member of distinguished organizations, including the Association of Surgeons of India, the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology, the Indian Society of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies, and the European Society of Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Karthik Chandra Vallam is a Consultant Surgical Oncologist at Medicover Hospitals - Venkojipalem, Visakhapatnam.