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    Dr Vidhyadharan Sivakumar

    Head & Neck Oncology

    MBBS, MS (ENT), DNB (ENT), M.Ch (Head & Neck Surgery), FEB (ORL HNS), FICRS

    10 years experience overall

    100 Feet Road, Taramani, Chennai, Chennai

    Specialities
    Experience
    • Assistant Professor in Head & Neck Surgery, Consultant & Clinical Lead, Swallowing Disorders Center, at Department of Head & Neck Surgery and Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (2015-2019)
    • Senior Resident for Master of Chirurgiae (Head & Neck Surgery) at Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi (2012 - 2015)
    • ASOHNS Clinical Fellow in Robotic Surgery and Head & Neck Surgery at Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia (2016 - 2017
     
    Members ship
    • Tamil Nadu Medical Council, Chennai, India – Registration No. 72938 
    • Medical Council of India, New Delhi, India – Registration No. 72938, Year of Registration: 2003. 
    • General Medical Council, UK – Full Registration – Registration No. 6070420. 
    • Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) - Registration No. MED0001524034 (2010 – 2017). 
     
    Certifications
    • Rising Star Award at the 15th Annual Conference of the Association of Phonosurgeons of India (PHONOCON – 2019) on 1st February 2019, Kolkata, India – Onco – Phagosurgery: A New Frontier in augmenting swallowing rehabilitation of patients treated for head & neck cancer. 
    • Best Poster (Silver) at the combined meeting of the International Federation of Head & Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS) World Tour and the 18th National conference of FHNO on 27th October 2018, Kolkata, India – Onco Phagosurgery: Defining the Surgical Management of Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. 
    • Best podium presentation medal at 13th National conference of FHNO on 29th September 2013, Jaipur, India – Gastro Omental Free flap for Reconstruction of Tongue Defects. 
    • First mark and Gold Medal in the Master of Surgery (Otolaryngology) examinations in April 2009 - Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India. 
     
    • N. Subramaniam, D. Balasubramanian, S. Murthy, P. Rathod, S. Vidhyadharan, K.Thankappan, S. Iyer. Impact of postoperative radiotherapy on survival and loco-regional control in node - negative oral cavity tumours classified as T3 using the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual eighth edition. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Feb; 48(2): 152 – 56. 
    • Subramaniam N, Balasubramanian D, Reddy R, Rathod P, Murthy S, Vidhyadharan S, Thankappan K, Iyer S. Determinants of level Ib involvement in oral squamous cell carcinoma and implications for submandibular gland- sparing neck dissection. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018 Dec; 47(12): 1507 – 10. 
    • Subramaniam N, Murthy S, Balasubramanian D, Low TH, Vidhyadharan S, Clark J, Thankappan K, Iyer S. Adverse pathologic features in T1/2 oral squamous cell carcinoma classified by the American Joint Committee on Cancer eighth edition and implications for treatment. Head Neck. 2018 Oct; 40(10): 2123 – 28. 
    • Vidhyadharan S, Thankappan K, Janarthanan R, Balasubramanian D, Sharma M, Mathew J, Sudheer OV, Iyer S. Gastro – omental free flap for reconstruction of tongue defects. Oral Oncology. 2018; 83: 134–139. 
    • Subramaniam N, Balasubramanian D, Pradeep RKA, Murthy S, Rathod P, Vidhyadharan S, Thankappan K, Iyer S. ACSNSQIP Risk Calculator in Indian Patients Undergoing Surgery for Head and Neck Cancers: Is It Valid? Indian J Surg Oncol. 2018 Jun; 9(2):122-125. 
    • Mayadevi M, Thankappan T, Limbachiya SV, Vidhyadharan S, Villegas B, Ouyoung M, Balasubramanian D, Menon JR, Sinha U, Iyer S. Interdisciplinary Telemedicine in the Management of Dysphagia in Head and Neck. Dysphagia (2018): 1-7. 
    • M. Pandey, Vidhyadharan S, U. Puthalath, R. Veeraraghavan, S.V. Sukumaran, C. Prasad, S. Iyer, K. Thankappan. Macroscopic technique for the evaluation of oral tongue tumour thickness: a reliable intraoperative method. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 2016 Aug;45(8):933-7. 
    • Khadakban D, Kudpaje A, Thankappan K, Jayaprasad K, Gorasia T, Vidhyadharan S, Mathew J, Sharma M, Iyer S. Reconstructive Indications of Antero-lateral Thigh Free Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. 2015 Mar; 9(1):40-5. 
    • Shawn Joseph S, Shetty S, Sandya C J, Vidhyadharan Sivakumar, Peter S, Krishnakumar T, Iyer S. An easy and safe method for facial nerv
    • nerve identification in parotid surgery. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2015 Dec; 76(6): 426-31. 15
    • Vidhyadharan S, Augustine I, Kudpaje A, Iyer S, Thankappan K. Site-wise Differences in Adequacy of the Surgical resection margins in Head and Neck Cancers. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2014 Sep; 5(3): 227-31. 
    • Shetty S, Thankappan K, Iyer S, Vidhyadharan Sivakumar. Treatment outcomes in advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Organ preservation Vs surgical modality. Oral Oncology (May 1, 2013); 49 Suppl. 1: S31. 
    • Vidhyadharan S, Krishnan S, King G, Morley A. Transoral robotic surgery for the removal of a second branchial arch cyst: a case report. Journal of Robotic Surgery 2012, 6 (4): 349-353. 
    • VU Shanmugam, Ruta Shanmugam, Vidhyadharan S. Syringocystadenoma Papilliferum – A rare neoplasm of the pre – auricular region. Indian Journal of Otology 2010; Vol.16: 29-32. 
    • GC Sahoo, VU Shanmugam, Ruta Shanmugam, Vidhyadharan S. Lingual Thyroid – How We 
    • Do It. Orissa Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2008; 3(1): 48 – 50. 
    • GC Sahoo, Ruta Shanmugam, VU Shanmugam, Vidhyadharan S. Esophageal Foreign Body – Twin Deliveries. Orissa Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2008; 3(1): 20 – 21. 
    Services
    Languages spoken

    English,Hindi,Malayalam,Tamil

    Gender

    male

    Apollo Proton Cancer Centre

    100 Feet Road, Taramani, Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600113