Dr. Sayed Assif

Dr Sayed Assif Iqbal is a surgical oncologist in Delhi with 20 years of overall surgical experience including more than 5 years in surgical oncology and over 3 years of focused gastrointestinal oncology practice, specialising in robotic and laparoscopic GI oncology, hepatobiliary cancer surgery, oesophageal surgery, and CRS with HIPEC.

He completed his DNB in Surgical Oncology from Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, one of India's leading dedicated cancer surgery centres, and has published research in international peer reviewed journals including the Journal of Robotic Surgery, World Journal of Gastroenterology, and European Journal of Surgical Oncology.

He consults in English and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Oesophageal and Upper GI Oncology

Patients with oesophageal, gastric, and gastroesophageal junction cancers are managed by Dr Sayed Iqbal with robotic, laparoscopic, and open surgical approaches:

• Robotic minimally invasive oesophagectomy
• Open oesophagectomy
• D2 gastrectomy, subtotal and total
• Gastroesophageal junction tumour surgery
• Neoadjuvant therapy response assessment

Colorectal Oncology

Patients with colorectal cancers and peritoneal malignancies are managed with laparoscopic, robotic, and open colorectal surgical techniques:

• Robotic colorectal surgery
• Laparoscopic colorectal resection
• ELAPE for rectal cancer
• Open colorectal cancer surgery
• Appendiceal malignancy surgery

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology

Patients with cancers of the gallbladder, liver, bile ducts, and pancreas are managed with radical and reconstructive hepatobiliary oncological procedures:

• Radical cholecystectomy for gallbladder cancer
• Anatomical liver segment resection
• Whipple's pancreaticoduodenectomy
• Distal pancreatosplenectomy
• Biliary tract cancer surgery

CRS and HIPEC

Patients with peritoneal surface malignancies from colorectal, appendiceal, and other gastrointestinal primaries are managed with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy:

• Cytoreductive surgery
• HIPEC for colorectal peritoneal metastasis
• HIPEC for appendiceal malignancies
• Peritoneal spread assessment and treatment
• Post CRS-HIPEC monitoring

Robotic and Laparoscopic Oncological Surgery

Patients requiring minimally invasive cancer surgery are managed with robotic and laparoscopic platforms across a broad range of gastrointestinal oncological indications:

• Robotic assisted cancer resection
• Laparoscopic oncological procedures
• Minimally invasive staging surgery
• Laparoscopic appendectomy for mucocele
• Robotic GI oncology procedures

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar (2006)
• MS General Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar
• DNB Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
• Jammu and Kashmir Medical Council Registration No. 8925 (2006)

Research and Publications

Dr Sayed Assif Iqbal has published in peer reviewed national and international oncology and surgical journals:

• Sayed AI, Goel S, Aggarwal A, Singh S. "Robot Assisted Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomy: Safety, Morbidity and Short Term Oncological Outcome." Journal of Robotic Surgery, July 2021
• Goel S, Aggarwal A, Asif Iqbal, Talwar V, Mitra S, Singh S. "Multimodal Management of Gallbladder Cancer Can Lead to a Better Outcome: Experience from a Tertiary Care Centre in North India." World Journal of Gastroenterology, September 2021
• Singh S, Goel S, Iqbal A. "Anatomical 4b/5 Resection for Gallbladder Cancer Using Intraoperative Ultrasound." Journal of Visceral Surgery, June 2021
• Iqbal SA, Goel S, Aggarwal A et al. "Use of 18F FDG PET-CT in Assessing Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation and Its Impact on Survival in Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma." Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, September 2020
• Goel S, Aggarwal A, Iqbal A et al. "18-FDG PET-CT Should Be Included in Preoperative Staging of Gallbladder Cancer." European Journal of Surgical Oncology, April 2020
• Gupta N, Asif S, Gandhi J et al. "Role of CRS and HIPEC in Appendiceal and Colorectal Malignancies: Indian Experience." Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2017
• Asif S, Gupta N, Gupta G et al. "Effective Downsizing of a Gastroesophageal GIST Using Neoadjuvant Imatinib Mesylate." Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, March 2016

Professional Memberships

• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)

Professional Experience

Previous Associations

• Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, Consultant Surgical Oncology (2015 to 2019)
• Fortis Cancer Institute, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, Consultant
• Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, Consultant
• Dharamshila Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Delhi, Associate Consultant
• Dr BL Kapoor Hospital, New Delhi, Senior Resident
• Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Senior Resident

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