Dr. Manjunath N M L is a Surgical Oncologist at Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road with training from JSS Medical College, KIMS Hubli, and AIIMS New Delhi. He has extensive experience in treating a broad spectrum of cancers and is skilled in oncologic planning, imaging interpretation, and perioperative management. His career includes clinical practice, academic teaching at PESIMSR, and contributions to institutional multimodality cancer care guidelines. He is regarded as one of the notable surgical oncologists in Bangalore based on his work in oncology.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS – JSS Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka
• MS (General Surgery) – KIMS, Hubli, Karnataka
• MCh (Surgical Oncology) – AIIMS, New Delhi

Professional Experience

• Consultant – Surgical Oncology, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road
• Assistant Professor – PESIMSR (teaching undergraduates, bedside teaching, and clinical responsibilities across OPD, wards, and operating rooms)
• Experience in general and oncological surgeries for complex cases

Awards & Achievements

• Clinical Observer, Dragstedt Service (Surgical Oncology), University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, USA (May 2014), supported by a Department of Science and Technology grant

Fellowships

• FMAS – Training completed January 2022
• DMAS – Training completed January 2022
  (Conducted by World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons and International College of Robotic Surgeons, World Laparoscopic Hospital, Gurugram; topper of the batch)

Publications

• A Review of Controversies in the Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas
• Psychological disorders in women undergoing postoperative radiation and chemotherapy for breast cancer in India
• Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the gall bladder
• Operable Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Cancer: 15 Years of Experience at a Tertiary Care Center in North India
• Clinical Spectrum, Treatment and Relapse Patterns in 353 Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Alveobuccal Complex
• Extra-Hepatic Bile Duct Resection: An Insight in the Management of Gallbladder Cancer
• Panda S, Nayak BB, Manjunath NML, et al. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2018)
• Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans: Clinical profile and management outcomes
• Ultrasensitive detection of tumor-specific mutations in saliva of patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
• Metabostemness in Cancer: Linking Metaboloepigenetics and Mitophagy in Remodeling Cancer Stem Cells