The Oncologist

Dr. Ravi Shankar

MBBS, MS (ENT), DNB,
MCh (Head and Neck Oncology)

Experience

Senior Consultant and Incharge , Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna.
Consultant at HCG Cancer Centre, Colaba, Mumbai.
Associate Professor at Tata Memorial Centre, Varanasi Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India.
Assistant Professor at Tata Memorial Centre, Varanasi (A unit of TMH, Mumbai) Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India.
Assistant Professor at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Govt. of India.

Qualification

M.Ch (Head & Neck Oncology) from Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai
DNB from (National Board of Education, New Delhi)
MS (ENT) from (Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi Delhi University)
MBBS from (Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi Delhi University)

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Specialties

Head and Neck malignancy resection and reconstruction.
Microvascular and Free Flap Reconstructive surgeries.
Endoscopic and Remote access Neck Surgeries.
Microlaryngeal laser surgeries.
Anterior and Lateral Skull Base Surgeries.
Advanced thyroid, Parathyroid and Parotid surgeries.

Achievements

Invited international Faculty and speaker SAARC ENT Conference, Kathmandu
Nepal -2022.
Organiser and Faculty – MCS update – Molecular diagnostics in clinical oncology,
Patna – Mach 2025.
Faculty and speaker Haryana AOICON 2024, Jhajjar.
Faculty and Speaker MAMC ENT update 2024, Delhi.
Faculty and speaker at AROICON- Bihar Chapter 2024, Patna.
Faculty and demonstrator 3rd Head and Neck Cadaveric Dissection workshop, AIIMS, Gorakhpur 2024
Faculty and speaker “Thyroid Cancer Update” Medanta , Patna 2024.
Invited Faculty FHNO 2023, Daman, India.
Invited Faculty at RHINOCON -2023, Bikaner.
Invited Faculty and Speaker ENT update 2023 Maulana Azad medical College,Delhi.
Invited Faculty and speaker Bihar & Jharkhand AOICON-2023, Goa.
Invited Faculty and Examiner Haryana AOI Case Discussion Series.
Invited Faculty and speaker Mahamana Thyroid Workshop 2023- Tata Memorial Centre, Varanasi.
Invited Faculty and speaker REHABCON 2023 Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai.
Invited Faculty, Speaker and Demonstrator 2nd cadaveric Dissection workshop2023 AIIMS Gorakhpur.
Invited Faculty Post Graduate Teaching Programme- 2023, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai

Publications

Shankar, R., Mishra, A. & Malik, A. Role of Robotics in Non-oropharyngeal Head and Neck Tumours. Indian J Surg Oncol (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-022-01526-6
Shankar, R., Raj, A., Rathore, P.K. et al. Menopause and its Effect on Voice. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02870-9
Shankar R, Mishra A, Reddy B et al Sarcomatoid variant of squamous cell carcinoma of the head-and-neck: Need for aggressive management. Cancer Res Stat Treat 2021;4:783-4 DOI: 10.4103/crst.crst_246_21
Shankar, R., Singh, R., Nanda, S.S. et al. Extramedullary Solitary Plasmacytoma of Larynx: A Rare Entity and Therapeutic Challenge. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02910-4
Mishra A, Shankar R, Prakash G, et al. Transposition nasolabial flap: A versatile flap for sensate reconstruction of lip defects. Head & Neck. 2022;1‐8. doi:10.1002/hed. 27164
Sahu GC, Shankar R, Singhavi HR, Daga D, Rai DK, Gupta M, et al . Delay in the diagnosis of oral cancer in India, time to focus toward capacity building of physicians: A prospective observational study. Indian J Cancer 2025;62:128-34.
Mishra A, Dhal I, B.M B, Das A, Rai A, Shankar R, et al. Effect of tumor microenvironment and role of Lymphocyte pattern on biological behavior and survival outcomes in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncology Reports. 2023 Jun 1;6:100041.
Mishra A, Tewari V. Shankar R. et al :NIRADS-based case assessment of posttreatment head and neck cancer and its clinical correlation: A validation study . Nat Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery 15(3):p 392-396, Sep–Dec 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/njms.njms_57_24
Mishra A, Ipsita Dhal, Shankar R: Worst pattern of invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma is an independent prognostic factor. J Oral Bio Craniofacial Res.ens https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobcr.2022.08.027 Vol 12, Issue 6, 771-776.
Pandrowala S, Ramraj D, Shankar R, Chopra S, Das A, Mishra A, Pandey D. Impact of preoperative COVID infection on the outcomes of planned curative-intent cancer surgeries in the second wave of the pandemic from a tertiary care center in India. J SurgOncol. 2021 Sep 27:10.1002/jso.26697. doi: 10.1002/jso.26697.
Mishra A, Shankar R. (2021). Defining Optimum Surgical Margins in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oral Cavity. J Mucosal Immunol Res 2021, Vol 5:S1.
Jain A, Singh I, Shankar R, Varshney D. Giant Cell Tumour of Temporal Bone and Infratemporal Fossa: A Rare Case. Head Neck Pathol. 2020 Jun;14(2):503-506. doi:10.1007/s12105-019-01105-2. Epub 2019 Nov 28. PMID: 31782117; PMCID:PMC7235106.
Rana K, Narula V, Bhargava EK, Shankar R, Mahajan N. T-cell lymphoma of the oral cavity: case report. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015;9(3):MD03-MD4.doi:10.7860/JCDR/2015/11883.5690
Sagar P, Shankar R, Wadhwa V, Singh I, Khurana N. Primary tubercular dacryocystitis- a case report and review of 18 cases from the literature. Orbit. 2019 Aug;38(4):331-334. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2018.1513044. Epub 2018 Aug 24. PMID: 30142013.
Tandon S, Wadhwa Vikram, Batra V, Shankar R, Singh I. (2018). Thyroid Nodule:Unusual Presentation of Multiple Myeloma Relapse. The Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 22. 10.25179/tjem.2017-56554.
Chapter: Adenocarcinoma in Head and Neck in book “Rare Tumours of head and Neck”- under editing.