Dr. Sourav Datta is one of Eastern India’s most respected Head & Neck Surgical Oncologists, known for handling highly complex cancer surgeries with precision and compassion. His expertise in robotic surgery, reconstruction, and multidisciplinary oncology leadership has significantly advanced head and neck cancer care at Manipal Hospitals. Patients value his clear communication, personalised treatment planning, and commitment to functional and oncologic outcomes.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata
• MS – Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Grant Medical College & JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai
• Fellowship in Head & Neck Oncosurgery (Oncosurgery, Reconstructive Surgery, Endocrine Surgery & Skull Base Surgery) – Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

Professional Experience:

• Over 20+ years of extensive experience in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology
• Director of Oncology Services, Manipal Hospitals – Mukundapur Cluster (EM Bypass & Mukundapur)
• Senior Consultant & Head and Neck Surgeon at Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass
• Former Senior Research Fellow in Head & Neck Oncosurgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
• Vast experience in complex oncologic resections, reconstructions, and robotic head & neck surgeries
• Actively involved in clinical research, academic mentoring, and evidence-based oncologic care

Professional Memberships:

• HBNI Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncosurgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
• Senior Research Fellow in Head and Neck Oncosurgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
• Life member Federation of Head and Neck Oncology

Publications:

• A review of Indian literature for the association of smokeless tobacco with malignant and premalignant diseases of the head and neck region, Datta S, Chaturvedi P, Mishra A, Pawar P, Indian J Cancer. 2014 July-September;51(3):200-208. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.146713, PMID: 25494105
• A prospective study to compare the accuracy of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology and sentinel node biopsy in the staging of clinically negative neck in patients with T1 and T2 oral cancers, Chaturvedi P, Datta S, Arya S, Rangarajan V, Kane SV, Nair D, Nair S, Chaukar DA, Pai PS, Pantvaidya G, Deshmukh AD, Agrawal A, D'Cruz AK.Head Neck. 2014 May 31. doi: 10.1002/hed. 23787, PMID: 24890924
• Microbial colonisation of Provox voice prosthesis in the Indian scenario, Chaturvedi P, Syed S, Pawar PV1, Kelkar R, Biswas S, Datta S, Nair D, Chaukar D, D'cruz AK
• Indian J Cancer. 2014 Apr-Jun;51(2):184-8. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.138303, PMID: 2510420
• A Novel Obturator Device for Management of Dilated Trachea-oesophagal Puncture Tract Fistulas, Chaturvedi P, Pawar P, Dholam K, Nair D, Nair S, Datta S, Vaishampayan SS, Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Jan;65(1):3-5. doi: 10.1007/s12070-012-0556-z. Epub 2012 Aug 24, PMID: 24381909
• Gross examination by the surgeon as an alternative to frozen section for assessment of adequacy of surgical margin in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, Chaturvedi P, Datta S, Nair S, Nair D, Pawar P, Vaishampayan S, Patil A, Kane S, Head Neck. 2014 Apr;36(4):557-63. doi: 10.1002/hed 23313. Epub 2013 Jun 14, PMID: 23765548
• Oral squamous cell carcinoma arising in the background of oral submucous fibrosis: a clinicopathologically distinct disease, Chaturvedi P, Vaishampayan SS, Nair S, Nair D, Agarwal JP, Kane SV, Pawar P, Datta S, Head Neck. 2013 Oct;35(10):1404-9. doi: 10.1002/hed 23143. Epub 2012 Sep 13, PMID: 22972608
• Utility of frozen section in assessment of margins and neck node metastases in patients undergoing surgery for carcinoma of the tongue, Chaturvedi P, Singh B, Nair S, Nair D, Kane SV, D'cruz A, Datta S, Pawar P, Vaishampayan S., J Cancer Res Ther. 2012 Jan;8 Suppl 1:S100-5. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.92222, PMID: 22322726
• Prevention of voice prosthesis biofilms: current scenario and future trends in prolonging prosthesis lifetime, Sayed SI, Datta S, Deore N, Kazi RA, Jagade MV, J Indian Med Assoc. 2012 Mar;110(3):175-8, 180. Review, PMID: 23029949
• Acoustic analysis of tracheo-oesophageal voice in male total laryngectomy patients, Deore N, Datta S, Dwivedi RC, Palav R, Shah R, Sayed SI, Jagde M, Kazi R. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2011 Oct;93(7):523-7. doi: 10.1308/147870811X13137608454975, PMID: 22004634
• Head and neck cancers in developing countries, Joshi P, Dutta S, Chaturvedi P, Nair S. Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2014 Apr 28;5(2):e0009. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10143. eCollection 2014, PMID: 24808947
• A clinical survey of laryngectomy patients to detect the presence of the false perception of an intact larynx or the "phantom larynx" phenomenon, Chaturvedi P, Pawar PV, Syed S, Nair D, Dutta S, Chaukar D, D'Cruz AK, Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2013 Jan;34(1):3-7. doi: 10.4103/0971-5851.113394, PMID: 23878478
• Clinical health research in India: is there a way forward?, Sayed SI, Dutta S, Mateen S, Kazi R, Jagade M
• J Indian Med Assoc. 2011 Apr;109(4):270-1, PMID: 22187801
• Role of Heat Moist Exchanger in Pulmonary Rehabilitation after Total-Laryngectomy, Palav R, Khode S, Deore N, Datta S, Shah R, Jagade MV, Mishra A, Bombay Hosp J. 2011; 53 ( 4):735-42
• Synovial Sarcoma of the Oropharynx, Palav R, Deore N, Datta S, Kasbekar V, Shah R, Mishra A, Jagade MV, Bombay Hosp J. 2011; 53 (2):287-290
• Harmful effects of nicotine, Mishra A, Chaturvedi P, Datta S, Sinukumar S, Joshi P, Garg A, Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2015 Jan-Mar;36(1):24-31. doi: 10.4103/0971-5851.151771, PMID: 25810571
• The evolving role of molecular pathology in the diagnosis of salivary gland tumours with potential pitfalls, Kaur K, Mehta S, Vanik S, Trivedi P, Banerjee N, Dhar H, Datta S, Karanjai S
• Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Aug;279(8):3769-3783. doi: 10.1007/s00405-022-07326-6. Epub 2022 Mar 10, PMID: 35267084
• Defining optimum surgical margins in buccoalveolar squamous cell carcinoma, Mishra A, Malik A, Datta S, Mair M, Bal M, Nair D, Nair S, Chaturvedi P, Eur J Surg Oncol. 2019 Jun;45(6):1033-1038. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.01.224. Epub 2019 Feb 5, PMID: 30777600
• Frozen section is not cost-beneficial for the assessment of margins in oral cancer
• Datta S, Mishra A, Chaturvedi P, Bal M, Nair D, More Y, Ingole P, Sawakare S, Agarwal JP, Kane SV, Joshi P, Nair S, D'Cruz A. Indian J Cancer. 2019 Jan-Mar;56(1):19-23. doi: 10.4103/ijc.IJC_41_18, PMID: 30950438
• Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue and buccal mucosa: clinico-pathologically different entities Nair S, Singh B, Pawar PV, Datta S, Nair D, Kane S, Chaturvedi P. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Nov;273(11):3921-3928. doi: 10.1007/s00405-016-4051-0. Epub 2016 Apr 20. PMID: 27098612
• Prospective study of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology and sentinel node biopsy in the staging of clinically negative T1 and T2 oral cancer
• Chaturvedi P, Datta S, Arya S, Rangarajan V, Kane SV, Nair D, Nair S, Chaukar DA, Pai PS, Pantvaidya G, Deshmukh AD, Agrawal A, D'Cruz AK. Head Neck. 2015 Oct;37(10):1504-8. doi: 10.1002/hed. 23787. Epub 2014 Jul 21. PMID: 24890924
• Role of microscopic spread beyond gross disease as an adverse prognostic factor in oral squamous cell carcinoma A Mishra, S Datta, A Malik, A Garg, D Nair, S Nair, M Mair, M Bal, J Agarwal, P Chaturvedi, PMID: 28528911 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2017.04.013.