Dr. Palaniappan Ramanathan is a distinguished Surgical Oncologist with over 15 years of experience, currently serving as Senior Consultant at SPARSH Hospital, Yelahanka, Bangalore. He holds an MBBS from PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, an MS in General Surgery from Kilpauk Medical College, and an MCh in Surgical Oncology from the prestigious AIIMS, New Delhi. With a strong academic foundation and specialized training, he has developed a keen interest in Thoracic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery,VATS and Breast Oncoplasty.
Dr. Palaniappan is skilled in treating a wide range of cancer conditions, including Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Stomach Cancer, and Colorectal and Gynecological Cancer. He has performed advanced procedures such as Uniportal VATS, HIPEC, PIPEC, and esophagectomy, delivering excellent clinical outcomes. His career includes tenures at reputed institutions like AIIMS, Narayana Health, Fortis, and HCG-MSR Cancer Centre, alongside global observerships in the USA.
Fluent in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada, Dr. Palaniappan ensures effective communication and personalized care for his patients. He has authored multiple publications and has received honors such as the IASLC Travel Grant and ABSI Betadine Young Surgeon Award, contributing extensively to the field of surgical oncology through both practice and research.Invited as faculty at numerous national and state-level conferences, and serves as a reviewer for several reputed national scientific journals.
- Uniportal Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
- Breast Surgery Oncoplasty
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Robotic Surgery ( Colorectal, pelvic, and thoracic)
- Esophagectomy
- HIPEC and PIPEC
- Head and Neck Surgeries
- MBBS from P.S.G Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, in 2005
- Masters of Surgery in General Surgery in 2009 from Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- MCh. Surgical Oncology in 2015 from BRA IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- Minimal Access Oncosurgery Fellowship in 2016, trained under Dr Subramanyeshwar Rao, Basavatarakam Indo American Hospital and Research Institute, Hyderabad
- Observership in the Division of Thoracic Surgery from the following institutes:
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute, New York State, USA (August 2016 to September 2016)
- Memorial SLOAN-KETTERING Cancer Center, New York, USA (September 2016 to October 2016)
- IASLC Travel Grant (IASLC/APLCC conference, Malaysia, November 2014)
- ABSI Betadine Young Surgeon award (ABSICON 2022, Hyderabad, India, August 2022)
- National Surgical Oncology faculty
- Chapter on “Early gastric cancer update” in the Maulana Azad Medical College Annual Surgery Update in 2012.
- Publication on Surgical Oncology – Updates on the multimodality management of desmoplastic small round cell tumours.
- Publication on Clinical profile and treatment outcomes of oral squamous cell cancer patients with smokeless tobacco use as an elective risk factor.
- Publication on Surgical management of bronchopulmonary carcinoids: A single centre experience
- Publication on Mediastinal staging for non-small cell lung cancer revisited. It is being done under the aegis of ICON and Lung cancer consortium Asia.
- ASI Life Member (The Association of Surgeons of India)
- IASO Life Member (Indian Association of Surgical Oncology)
- ABSI Life Member (The Association of Breast Surgeons of India)
- Life Member – Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (IAGES)
- Life Member – Indian Society of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (ISPSM)
