INTRODUCTION:

At Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram, Dr. Vedant Kabra serves as the Principal Director of Surgical Oncology. He was trained in surgical oncology at the National Cancer Centre in Singapore and Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai. He has successfully completed a number of intricate oncosurgical operations, including robotic surgery for cancer, and has over 12,000 years of expertise performing cancer surgeries. In addition to receiving multiple accolades for academic performance, he has authored three book chapters, authored numerous papers, and served as a faculty member at numerous national and international conferences. Through frequent health lectures, awareness campaigns, and self-examination camps, he is committed to raising awareness of cancer. Additionally, he is leading Voice of Tobacco Victims (VoTV), a tobacco cessation initiative in Gurugram and Haryana.

Education

MBBS – Banaras Hindu University, 1996

MS – General Surgery – Banaras Hindu University, 1998

DNB – General Surgery – National Board Of Examinations, 1999

Experience

• 2018 – Present HOD – Surgical Oncology at Manipal Hospital.
• 2013 – 2018 Director – Surgical Oncology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon.
• 2007 – 2013 Senior Cancer Surgeon at Max Hospital.
• 2005 – 2006 Senior Cancer Surgeon at National Cancer Hospital.
• 1999 – 2003 Senior Registrar and Senior Fellow at Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital.

Awards and Recognitions

• University Gold Medal (BHU) for standing first in Final MBBS Examination
• Best Undergraduate Student of Surgery in Uttar Pradesh (1995-96).
• Association of Surgeons of India’s Uttar Pradesh chapter Best Resident of Banaras Hindu University’s Institute of Medical Sciences (1997–1998).
• Award for Best Research Paper at the Association of Surgeons of India Annual Conference, Ahmedabad, December 25–30, 1998.
• Second Best Poster Award in Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Oncology at Lucknow, September 19-21, 2003.

Memberships

• Indian Society of Oncology (ISO)
• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• National Academy of Medical Sciences
• Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
• The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSED)