The Department of Surgical Oncology was started in St. John's in the year 2008 as a Division of Surgical Oncology by Dr. Suraj Manjunath, then an associate professor in the Department of Surgery. By 2009, with the increasing number of patients and national recognition, it obtained the status of a full fledged department. The growing clinical work prompted the Academy to set up a stand alone Cancer Centre in the St. John's campus, which now hosts all cancer related departments.
The Department associates closely with the St. John's Research Institute in doing cutting edge molecular and epidemiological research, and has more than 50 publications to its credit
The department of Surgical Oncology offers safe and effective surgical methods of cancer treatment. Surgeons here work closely with radiologists. Medical, radiation oncologists, anaesthesiologists and pain specialists through multi-disciplinary tumor board for treatment planning to achieve best patient outcomes.Services: Head & neck surgery with reconstruction Breast surgery & OncoplastyMinimal access surgery GI...
View More| S.I. No | Project Title | Project Lead | Project Type | Year of Initiation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Hospital Based Cancer Registries in India” | Dr. Rakesh S Ramesh | ICMR | 2022 | ongoing |
Vijaya L. V. Venkata,Donna C. P. Tharappel, Ganesha D. Vashishta, Rakesh S. Ramesh, Nirmala Srikantia, Akshai C. Kashiappa
Dr Rakesh Ramesh ,K.M. Shashank, Madhumathy Nair , Miss Gargi Giri , Mr Shubham Kapse ,Miss Manaswi Chaudhari ,Mrs Sreeja Jayant ,DrGourishankar Alan, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Shangary ,Dr. Jayant Khandare
Vidya P. Nimbalkar, V. P. Snijesh,, Savitha Rajarajan, C. E. Anupama, S. Mahalakshmi, Annie Alexander, Deshica Dechamma, Manju Moorthy, Gopalakrishna Ramaswamy, Rakesh Ramesh, B. S. Srinath and Jyothi S. Prabhu
Lopamudra Das Roy, Ranjita Singha, Sapna Pashi, Sangita Bagdi, Sarita Singha, Sanalembi Devi, Rakesh S. Ramesh, Sarmishtha Bhattacharjee
Sreeja Jayant, Gourishankar Aland, Rakesh S Ramesh, Ashok Sabale, Tanvi Deshpande, Shubham Kapse, Gargi Giri, Mansi Gantire, Vikas LEELAVATI BALASAHEB Jadhav, Nirmal Vivek Raut, Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan, Palanki Satya Dattatreya, Rushabh Kiran Kothari, Sachin Almel, Aravindan Vasudevan, Jayant Khandare-
Annie Alexander, Sreenath Kuruveettissery , Rakesh S. Ramesh , B. S Srinath , Sandhya Appachu , and Ravi Thippeswamy
Madhumathy G. Nair 1, Apoorva D. Mavatkar 1, Chandrakala M. Naidu 1, Snijesh V. P, Anupama C. E. , Savitha Rajarajan , Sarthak Sahoo , Gayathri Mohan , Vishnu Sunil Jaikumar , Rakesh S. Ramesh , Srinath B. S. , Mohit Kumar Jolly , Tessy Thomas Maliekal and Jyothi S. Prabhu
Savitha Rajarajana, V.P Snijesha, C.E Anupamaa, Madhumathy G Nair, Apoorva D Mavatkar , Chandrakala M Naidu ,Sharada Patil , Vidya P Nimbalkar , Annie Alexander , Maalavika Pillai , Mohit Kumar Jolly , Radhakrishnan Sabarinathan , Rakesh S Ramesh , Srinath BS , Jyothi S Prabhu
Vidya P. Nimbalkar , V. P. Snijesh, Savitha Rajarajan, Annie Alexander,Rohini Kaluve,Rakesh Ramesh, B. S. Srinath,Jyothi S. Prabhu
Madhumathy G Nair , Apoorva D, Chandrakala M, Snijesh VP , Anupama CE , Savitha Rajarajan , Sarthak Sahoo , Gayathri Mohan , Vishnu Sunil Jayakumar , Rakesh S Ramesh , Srinath BS , Mohit Kumar Jolly , Tessy Thomas Maliekal , Jyothi S Prabhu
J.S. Prabhu, S. Patil, S. Rajarajan, A. Ce, M. Nair, A. Alexander, R. Ramesh, S. Bs, T. Sridhar
Roger, B. Rathna; Dhali, Arkadeep; Ramesh, Rakesh S.; Dsouza, Christopher
Raxith Srigeri, V V Vijayalekshmi, Medha Sugara, Paramesh S Shivanna, Jaiveer Singh
Vivek Bhat, A P Roshini, Rakesh S Ramesh
Joseph Sushil Rao, Harish Kumar Hanumappa, Elvis Peter Joseph , Raghunandan, Rakesh S Ramesh
Harish Kumar Hanumappa, Faslu K N Rahman, Raghunanadhan G C, Rakesh S Ramesh, Gayatri Ravikumar
Bharadhwaj Ravindhran, H Harish Kumar, G C Raghunandan , Rakesh S Ramesh
Harish Kumar Hanumappa Diviya Kariappa Rakesh S Ramesh Pradeep Hopkins Sunder Raj Ellur Raxit Sringeri Joseph Sushil Rao
Rajalakshmi Tirumalee , Inchara K Yellur , Rakesh S Ramesh , Suraj Manjunath
Harish Kumar H, Raghunandan G C, Sunder Raj Ellur, Rakesh S Ramesh, Diviya K Kariappa
A P Roshini, Rakesh S Ramesh [ corresponding author], T Rajalakshmi
A P Roshini, Vivek Bhat, Rakesh S Ramesh [corresponding author], Inchara Y K
37 Mario Victor Newton, Rakesh S Ramesh, Suraj Manjunath, K. Shivakumar, Hemanth G Nanjappa, Ramu Damuluri, Elvis Peter Joseph, C. Prasad
K . Shivakumar, G N Hemanth, Poonam, Suraj Manjunath, Rakesh S Ramesh, Rajaram Burrah , Prililata Rout, D Ramu, Elvis Peter Joseph, Ravichandra, C. Prasad, Vipin Goel, Divya Supari
K. Shivakumar, Goel Vipin, Manjunath Suraj, B.V. Rajaram, Rakesh S Ramesh, A. Anuradha, K. Hemanth
Dr. Damuluri Ramu, Dr Rakesh S Ramesh, Dr. Suraj Manjunath, Dr. Shivakumar K
ndian Journal Of Surgical Oncology
Rajaram Burrah, Kuppuswamy Shivakumar, Suraj Manjunath, Rakesh Ramesh
G K Prashant, Usha Kini, Suraj Manjunath, Rakesh S Ramesh.
Rakesh S Ramesh, Suraj Manjunath, Shivakumar K, Roji Philip, Sumithra Selvan
Rakesh S Ramesh, Suraj Manjunath, Tanveer Hussain Ustad, Saira Pais, Shivakumar K
Rakesh S Ramesh, Suraj Manjunath, Tanveer Hussain Ustad, Saira Pais, Shivakumar K
Sp S, Sugara M, Agrawal K, Rawal SK, Singh A, Mehrotra M, Gajbhiye R, Vaddi C, Voleti S, Mehrotra L, Gorthi G, Somashekhar M, Rajput NK
S. P. Somashekar, Medha Sugara, Rohit Kumar C
S.P. Somashekar, Medha Sugara, , Rohit Kumar C
Agrawal, Kushal & Kr, Ashwin & C., Rohitkumar & Sugara, Medha & Dixit, Jagannath & Patil, Darshan & R Shanbhag, Esha & Voleti, Srikarthik & Sahindrakar, Omkar & Goyal, Jyotsana & Somashekhar, S P
Somashekhar, S., Goyal, J., Sahindrakar, O, Ashwin & C., Rohitkumar & Sugara, Medha & Dixit, Jagannath
Somashekhar SP, Sugara M, Dixith J, Ashwin KR, Kumar R, Girish G
Somashekhar, S. P.; Agrawal, Kushal1; Ashwin, K. R.1; Kumar, C. Rohit1; Dixit, Jagannath1; Fernandes, Aaron Marian1; Girish, G.1; Patil, Darshan1; Sugara, Medha1; Voleti, Srikarthik1
Somashekhar SP, Agrawal K, Ashwin KR, Kumar CR, Dixit J, Fernandes AM, Sugara M
Vallath N, Paul A, Ghoshal A, Sundararaj JJ, Balakrishnan K
Somashekhar SP, Kushal Agrawal, Rohitkumar C, Ashwin KR, Aaron Marian Fernandes, Nishtha Tripathi, Srikarthik Voleti, Medha Sugara, Vijay Ahuja
Somashekhar, S. P., Kushal Agrawal, C. Rohitkumar, K. R. Ashwin, Aaron Marian Fernandes, Nishtha Tripathi, Srikarthik Voleti, Medha Sugara, and Vijay Ahuja.
Arakere Natara S, Gupta P, Bodduluri S, Ahlawat R, Medha S, Salim A
Sugara M, Chowdappa R, Kumar KVV, Gawari R, Swamy SN, Kumar SS
Vijaya Lakshmi V V, Sake Vasavi Sai, Nagaraja C, Vivek K, Deepa A, Arun B, Mohan and Basavaraju T No Data available for Book chapters.
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February 4, 2026
The Dept of Medical Oncology will be conducting free second opinion clinics during the month of February in view of World Cancer Day on 4th february.Every Wednesday and Friday in February 2026
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February 6, 2026
1. Cancer Screening Services for StaffCancer screening services will be provided for the Non teaching staff of St. John’s during the month of February, on Thursdays and Fridays, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.(Details will be circulated later through a brochure.)2. Public Awareness Program on 6 FebruaryA cancer awareness program for the public is scheduled on 6 February at 9:30 AM, at the venue in front of the Vihara.Pro...
Read More| DOCTOR | Morning | Evening |
| Dr. Medha Sugara | Wednesday & Thursday | |
| Dr. Rakesh S Ramesh | Tuesday & Friday | Tuesday & Friday |
| Dr .Vijaya Lakshmi V V | Monday & Saturday | |
| Dr. Aditya Singh | Monday & Saturday | Monday & Wednesday |
| DOCTOR | DAYS | TIMINGS |
| Dr. Medha Sugara | Robotic Surgical Oncology (Thursday) | 2pm to 4 pm |
| Dr. Rakesh S Ramesh | Women’s Wellness & Preventive Oncology (Tuesday) | 2pm to 4 pm |
| Dr .Vijaya Lakshmi V V | Head & Neck Oncology, Sarcoma (Friday) | 2pm to 4 pm |
| Dr. Aditya Singh | GI & HPB Oncology (Monday) | 2pm to 4 pm |
COMBINED CLINICS
| DEPARTMENT | DAYS | TIMINGS |
| Multi-Disciplinary Tumor Board (MDT) clinic | Wednesday | 2pm to 4 pm |
| DOCTOR NAME | DAYS | TIMINGS |
| Dr. Aditya Singh | GI & HPB Oncology (Monday) | 2pm to 4 pm |
| Dr. Rakesh S Ramesh | Women’s Wellness & Preventive Oncology (Tuesday) | 2pm to 4 pm |
| Dr. Medha Sugara | Multi-Disciplinary Tumor Board (MDT) clinic (Wednesday) | 2pm to 4 pm |
| Dr. Medha Sugara | Robotic Surgical Oncology (Thursday) | 2pm to 4 pm |
| Dr .Vijaya Lakshmi V V | Head & Neck Oncology, Sarcoma (Friday) | 2pm to 4 pm |
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