
Dr Ajit Pai
Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncologist
Apollo Cancer Hospital, Chennai
- 20+ yearsExperience
- Surgical OncologySpecialty
- ChennaiCity
About Dr Ajit Pai
- With over 17 years of experience, Dr Ajit Pai is a well known Surgical Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon at the Apollo Hospitals in Chennai.
- His major areas of expertise are sphincter-preservation for low rectal cancer and radical oesophageal cancer surgical treatment by robotic approaches.
- He has a rich experience in the surgical management of advanced ovarian, gastric and colorectal cancers, including the use of cytoreductive surgery, heated intraoperative chemotherapy (HIPEC), and Pressurised Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC).
- He has earned his Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, Gastrointestinal, Colon and Rectal Surgery from the University of Illinois, Chicago; USA.
- He is also a General Surgeon certified by the Medical Council of India and NBE.
- He is a member of the Association of Surgeons of India, International Hepato Pacreatico Billary Association 1HPBA, the Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh, UK.
- He has published a plethora of his works in peer-reviewed international journals, presented at international conferences, and has authored several book chapters.
- Besides English and Hindi, Dr Pai speaks 4 other Indian languages.
Education & qualifications
- FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England, UK
- MBBS, Madras Medical College (1998)
- MS, Grant Medical College & JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai (2002)
- MS, Tata Cancer Research Memorial Institute, MUmbai (2008)
- Fellowship, Fellowship, University of Illinois, USA (2014)
Work experience
- Senior Consultant, Apollo Cancer Hospital, Chennai
- Director, MIOT International, Chennai (2013)
Cancers & conditions treated
- Ovarian Cancer
- Uterine Sarcoma
- Metastatic Tumors
- Melanoma
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Oral Cancer
- Skin Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
Key procedures & expertise
- Thyroidectomy
- Neck Dissection
- D2 Gastrectomy
- Radical Hysterectomy with Lymph Node Dissection
- Mastectomy
- HIPEC