Dr. Tushar Pawar is an accomplished GI and HPB oncosurgeon with more than 13 years of experience across leading cancer centers in India. Trained extensively at Tata Memorial Hospital, he specializes in advanced laparoscopic, robotic, peritoneal surface oncology procedures, CRS-HIPEC and complex GI cancer surgeries. His expertise spans hepatobiliary, pancreatic, colorectal, and abdominal cancers, with considerable contributions to surgical innovations and cancer research. Dr. Pawar has led multiple oncology programs and is known for delivering precise, minimally invasive cancer care.

Educational Qualifications:

• Fellowship (Minimally Invasive Surgery) – Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai (2020)
• MCh (Surgical Oncology) – Tata Memorial Center, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai (2018)
• MS (General Surgery) – MS Ramaiah Medical College, Karnataka Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru (2011)
• MBBS – ACPM Medical College, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik (2005)

Professional Experience:

• Currently at Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai (2025–present)
• Consultant, Surgical Oncology – HCG Cancer Center, Borivali, Mumbai (Jan 2021–Jul 2025)
• Fellowship training, Tata Memorial Hospital - Laparoscopic, Robotic GI Surgery, CRS & HIPEC (Cytoreductive Surgery and Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy) and PIPAC (Pressurised Intraperitoneal Aerosolised Chemotherapy), (Mar 2019 - Aug 2020)
• Specialist Senior Resident, Surgical Oncology – Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai (Jan 2019–Dec 2019)
• Senior Resident – Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai (Aug 2015–Jul 2018)
• Senior Resident, Uro-oncology – Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai (Aug 2014–Jul 2015)
• Fellow, Liver Transplant & HPB Oncology – Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri, Mumbai (Aug 2013–Feb 2014)
• Fellow, Surgical Oncology – Fortis Hospital, Mulund, Mumbai (Aug 2012–Jan 2013)
• Senior Resident, Surgical Oncology – Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai (Feb 2012–Jul 2012)

Professional Memberships:

• Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
• Gastrointestinal Infection Society of India (GIOS)
• Association of Medical Consultants (AMC)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Research Papers & Publications:

• “A Safe and Reproducible Technique for Performing the Hepatic Arterial Anastomosis in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: The ‘W’ Technique,” Liver Transplantation.
• Shenoy R, Behl A, Pawar T. “Utility of Intraoperative Parathormone Assay as an Index to Successful Parathyroidectomy,” Journal of Hormones.
• Pawar T, Pokharkar A, Gori J, et al. “The Technique and Justification for Minimally Invasive Surgery in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Laparoscopic Anterior Resection for Near-Obstructed Rectal Carcinoma,” Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques.
• Bankar S, Pandey D, Sukumar V, et al. “Laparoscopic supralevator posterior exenteration in a case of previous laparoscopic ovarian transposition: a video vignette,” Colorectal Disease.
• Pokharkar A, Saklani A, Pawar T, et al. “Laparoscopic extended TME for T4 rectal adenocarcinoma: a single-centre experience of 35 cases,” presented at the Scientific Session of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).
• Varma V, Pawar T, Kapoor S, et al. “ALPPS for a large hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with hepatitis C,” Tropical Gastroenterology.
• “Kinetics of Liver Regeneration after Living Donor Liver Transplantation,” Liver Transplantation.