Dr Ajit Pai
Surgical Oncology

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

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