Management of Oral Cancers

Dr Sudhir Bahadur, MS, FAMS, PhD, is one of the most experienced cancer surgeons and is trained in all types of complex head and neck cancer surgeries. He has worked as a faculty member at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi for nearly 30 years. He has is the past President of the Foundation of Head and Neck Oncology, and of the Skull Base Surgery Society of India. Dr Bahadur has received several honors from the Foundation of Head and Neck Oncology, Association of Otolaryngology of India and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi. He has published 200 research papers and textbook chapters, and co-edited the book “Carcinoma of the Larynx and Hypopharynx”.  Dr SubramaniaIyer, MS, MCh, FRCS, is a leader in the field of head and neck surgery and reconstructive surgery in India. He trained at various medical colleges in Kerala, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and leading centers in the United Kingdom. Dr Iyer was instrumental in starting the first structured training program in head and neck surgical oncology in the country. He has served as the Secretary and later as President of the Foundation of Head and Neck Oncology and as President of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India.

Epidemiology of oral cancers.- Molecular biology of oral cancers.- Pathology, histology and precancerous oral lesions.- Surgical anatomy, mandible and tumor spread in oral cancers.- Tumors of oral cavity: Diagnosis, assessment and staging/treatment guidelines.- Tumors of gingivo-buccal sulcus.- Tumors of the tongue.- Management of neck metastasis in oral cancers.- Residual/Recurrent oral tumors.- Complications of surgery in oral cancers.- Reconstruction of soft tissue defects in oral cancers.- Reconstruction of mandible after oral cancer surgery.- Principles of radiotherapy in oral cancers.- Quality of life issues in oral cancers.