Professional Summary

Dr. Kalla B Muralidhar is a Consultant Surgical Oncologist & Minimally Invasive Oncosurgeon at Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Visakhapatnam, with over 10 years of experience in surgical oncology. He has received specialized training in advanced laparoscopic and robotic cancer surgeries and has independently performed 1,500+ cancer surgeries to date.

He has served at reputed institutions such as Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital, Omega Hospitals, and HCG Visakhapatnam, with expertise spanning Gastrointestinal, Breast, Gynaecologic, Head & Neck, and Soft Tissue/Sarcoma Oncology, with a focus on organ-preserving, minimally invasive, and HIPEC procedures.

Expertise

• GI Onco Surgery

• Breast Surgery & Oncoplasty

• Gynaec Oncology

• Head & Neck Onco Surgery

• Soft Tissue & Sarcoma Surgery

• Advanced Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgical Oncology

• HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy)

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Treatments / Procedures Offered

• Open & Laparoscopic Onco-Surgeries

• Robotic Surgical Oncology

• Organ Preservation & Oncoplastic Surgeries

• Cytoreductive Surgery with HIPEC

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Education & Training

• DrNB (Surgical Oncology) – Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Institute & Research Center, Hyderabad

• MS (General Surgery) – Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam (NTRUHS)

• MBBS – Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam (NTRUHS)

• FALS (Oncology) – Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, IAGES (2024)

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Experience

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Memberships

• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)

• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

• Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)

• European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

• Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (IAGES)

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Publications

1. A rare case of papillary carcinoma of thyroid with hyperthyroidism – JEMDS

2. A rare case of omental hemangiopericytoma – JEBMH

3. A prospective study on laparoscopic intervention in acute appendicitis – IJAR

4. Role of CT in predicting depth of invasion and nodal metastasis in oral cancer – JMOS

5. Correlation of MRI with histopathology in staging rectal cancers – [To be published]

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Conferences & Scientific Presentations

Scientific Presentations

• Paper – APASICON 2017

• Surgical Video – NATCON 2021 (Virtual)

• Paper – IMSOS 2023

CME & Conferences Attended

• ASICON (2014, 2015)

• APASICON (2015, 2016)

• NATCON (2021, 2024)

• IMSOS 2023

• IAGES 2024

• AIG Cancer Summit 2025

• Robotic Hands-on CME – GHA (2023)

• Sarcoma Symposium 2024 – 1st Prize in Quiz

• MOSCON 2025 – Panelist in Metastatic Breast Cancer Session