Dr. P. Jagannath- The Best Oncosurgeon in India

Development of Cancer

Human body cells have fixed life-spans and naturally die with their age, only to be replaced with new cells. Cancer develops when cellular changes cause an abnormal growth and uncontrolled division of cells, due to lack components that instruct them to stop dividing.

Continuous and uncontrolled growth of cells results in the formation of tumors that can be cancerous. The cancerous i.e. malignant tumors impair the person’s immune system and cause other changes that interfere with normal functioning of body.

Often cancerous cells from tumors break away from their place of origin i.e. Primary cancer site and invade adjacent cells through bloodstream or lymph system to form new tumors in other organs of the body. This spread of cancerous cells to other organs of body is termed as metastasis.

Cancer treatment options

Among all cancer treatment options, Surgery remains an important component of every treatment plan for malignant tumors to prevent disease spread.

In order to reduce and / or prevent spread of cancer to other organs,   it becomes prudent for oncosurgeons to remove the affected lymph nodes.

Very often, surgery alone may not be enough for treatment of malignant cancers. Invariably, surgery is supplemented along with other cancer treatments, such as:

• Radiation Therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Target Therapy
• Hormone Therapy
• Immuno-Therapy
• Biological Therapy
• Stem Cell Therapy (Bone Marrow transplant)

In addition, Tumor Ablation treatment is performed to destroy cancerous tumors without removing them

These localized treatments include:

• Radiofrequency Ablation through hyperthermia or Heating
• Cryoablation i.e. Freezing
• Injecting Chemotherapy drugs i.e. Chemo-embolization
• Injecting Alcohol into the tumor
• By placing beads filled with radiation in liver i.e. Radio-embolization

The selection of type of cancer surgery depends upon type of cancer, stage and condition of patient.

Though cancer surgery performed in early stages of cancer yields fairly good results yet success and final outcome depends on the type, size, stage, distribution and location of cancer.

Common types of cancer treated through Surgery

Among most common types of cancer surgeries performed by oncosurgeons in India for men and women include:

• Breast cancer
• Blood Cancers like Leukemia
• Bladder
• Colon cancer
• Kidney
• Lung cancer
• Melanoma
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Prostate.
• Thyroid

Best Oncologist in India

Although there is no dearth of highly knowledgeable, experienced and skilled oncologists in India yet we have Dr. P. Jagannath who has achieved a unique and enviable position in the field of Surgical Oncology.

Currently, he is associated with Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai as Chairman, Department of Surgical Oncology,

Educational record of Dr. P. Jagannath

• MBBS from S.V. University (1978) with Ten Gold Medals
• MS (General Surgery) from Madras University (1982)
• FICS - Fellow International College of Surgeons (1990)
• FIMSA - Fellow International Medical Sciences Academy (1991)
• FACS - Fellow American College of Surgeons (1998)
• Hospital Administration - Nat. Inst. Health & FW (1999)
• FAMS - Fellow National Academy Medical Sciences India (2000)
• FRCS - England (2010)

Professional experience

• Consultant at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre
• Professor at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
• Consultant at Jaslok Hospital
• Chief, Dept. of Gastrointestinal Oncology at S.L. Raheja Hospital - Asian Institute of Oncology

Specialties of Dr. P. Jagannath

Dr. P. Jagannath- best Oncologist Lilavati hospital at Mumbai specializes in:

• Surgical Oncology
• Gastrointestinal Oncology
• Nuclear Medicine Physician
• Gall Bladder Cancer
• Liver tumors resections
• Pancreatic resections

Dr. P. Jagannath, best Oncologist Lilavati hospital at Mumbai, by virtue of his exceptional surgical skills  for Gastrointestinal Oncology has treated large number of patients suffering from Esophageal, Gastric i.e. Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder and Pancreatic cancers.

He has distinction of performing a large number of Whipple's operations with great success rate.


Dr. P. Jagannath has been instrumental in pioneering and introducing HPB Surgery in India. He himself has performed several complex HPB oncologic surgeries with extremely low mortality.

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