Dr. Karimi Prashob Kumar

Dr Karimi Prashob Kumar is a Senior Consultant Surgical Oncologist in Kakinada with 17 years of experience.

He specialises in head and neck, gastrointestinal, thoracic, gynaecological, and musculoskeletal cancer surgery, and currently practises at UNO Super Speciality Clinics, Kakinada.

He secured All India Rank 1 in the JIPMER Super Speciality Entrance Examination for MCh Surgical Oncology, and has worked at Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Apollo Hospital Visakhapatnam, and MNJ Institute of Oncology, Hyderabad.

Dr Karimi brings extensive high-volume surgical oncology experience across multiple cancer types.

He consults in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada.

Area of Expertise

Head and Neck Cancer Surgery

Dr Karimi Prashob Kumar performs the full range of head and neck oncological resections including complex reconstructive procedures:

• Wide excision of lip, tongue, and buccal mucosa
• Mandibulectomy and maxillectomy
• Neck dissection
• Total laryngectomy with TEP
• Total thyroidectomy

Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery

Patients with upper and lower GI malignancies are managed with curative and palliative surgical oncology interventions:

• Gastrectomy for gastric cancer
• Low anterior resection for rectal cancer
• All types of colectomy
• Small bowel resection
• Palliative GJ and feeding jejunostomy

Thoracic and Chest Wall Oncology

Dr Prashob Kumar manages patients with oesophageal, lung, and mediastinal cancers requiring complex thoracic resections:

• Transthoracic oesophagectomy with gastric pull-up
• Lobectomy and pneumonectomy
• Chest wall resection and reconstruction
• Mediastinal mass management
• Palliative thoracic procedures

Gynaecological Cancer Surgery

Patients with ovarian, cervical, and endometrial malignancies are managed with radical oncological surgical procedures:

• Optimal cytoreduction for ovarian malignancies
• Radical hysterectomy
• Pelvic and para-aortic node dissection for cervix and endometrium
• Omentectomy
• Gynaecological cancer staging surgery

Breast Oncology

Dr Karimi Prashob manages patients with breast cancer with structured surgical oncology approaches:

• Breast conservation surgery
• Modified radical mastectomy
• Axillary lymph node dissection
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Oncoplastic breast procedures

Genitourinary and Musculoskeletal Oncology

Patients with urological and musculoskeletal malignancies requiring complex surgical resection are managed with specialist oncological expertise:

• Radical cystectomy
• Radical and partial nephrectomy with retroperitoneal node dissection
• Penectomy and groin dissection
• Testicular malignancy surgery
• Musculoskeletal sarcoma and bone tumour surgery

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Osmania Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabad, Dr NTR University of Health Sciences (2009)
• MS General Surgery, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally, Dr NTR University of Health Sciences (2013)
• MCh Surgical Oncology, JIPMER, Pondicherry (2016)
• Andhra Pradesh Medical Council Registration No. 64881 (2009)

Clinical Experience and Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliation

• UNO Super Speciality Clinics, Kakinada, Consultant

Previous Associations

• Medicover Hospital, Kakinada, Senior Consultant Surgical Oncologist
• Apollo Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Consultant Surgical Oncologist
• Apollo Hospital, Kakinada, Visiting Consultant
• Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
• VIMS, Visakhapatnam, Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
• MNJ Institute of Oncology, Hyderabad, Senior Resident

Research and Publications

• Predictive Power of Different Biomarkers in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma for Lymph Node Metastasis, Springer
• Application of LRINEC Score for Predicting the Outcome in Necrotizing Fasciitis, General Surgery

Awards and Academic Contributions

• All India Rank 1, JIPMER Super Speciality Entrance Examination, 2013
• Best Poster, First Prize, Midterm National Conference, Bhopal, IASO, 2013
• Third Prize, Oncology Quiz, APASICON 2011
• Invited Speaker, Colorectal Malignancies Symposium, Mediciti Medical College, Hyderabad

Professional Memberships

• Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)

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