Dr. Sourav Datta

Dr Sourav Datta is a Senior Consultant and Director of Surgical Oncology at Manipal Hospitals, Broadway and EM Bypass, Kolkata, with over 24 years of experience in head and neck oncosurgery, reconstructive surgery, and robotic surgical oncology.

He completed a competitive HBNI Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncosurgery at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, followed by a Senior Research Fellowship in the same discipline, and leads Manipal Cancer Projects in Eastern India as a key strategic and clinical figure.

He consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Area of Expertise

Oral Cavity Surgery

Patients with oral cavity malignancies are managed with a full range of ablative and reconstructive surgical procedures:

• COMMANDO surgery
• Mandibulectomy segmental and marginal
• Total and partial glossectomy
• Buccal mucosa composite resection
• Floor of mouth and palate surgery

Larynx and Hypopharynx Surgery

Patients with laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers are managed with organ preservation and ablative surgical approaches:

• Total laryngectomy
• Partial laryngectomy
• Transoral laser surgery
• Voice prosthesis and tracheo-oesophageal puncture management
• Hypopharyngeal tumour resection

Thyroid, Parathyroid and Endocrine Surgery

Patients with thyroid and parathyroid pathology requiring surgical intervention are managed with conventional and robotic-assisted endocrine surgery:

• Total and partial thyroidectomy
• Parathyroid surgery
• Robotic thyroid and parathyroid surgery
• Endocrine tumour management
• Sentinel node biopsy for thyroid malignancy

Paranasal Sinus and Skull Base Surgery

Patients with sinonasal and skull base malignancies are managed with advanced resective and reconstructive approaches:

• Total and partial maxillectomy
• Ethmoidectomy
• Skull base tumour surgery
• Parapharyngeal space tumour resection
• Robotic skull base surgery

Salivary Gland Surgery

Patients with benign and malignant salivary gland pathology are managed with appropriate gland excision and neck management:

• Total and superficial parotidectomy
• Submandibular gland excision
• Salivary gland tumour resection
• Facial nerve preservation in parotid surgery
• Malignant salivary gland oncosurgery

Neck Dissection and Reconstructive Surgery

Patients requiring lymph node clearance and post-resection reconstruction are managed with comprehensive neck and reconstructive surgical expertise:

• Radical and selective neck dissection
• Sentinel node biopsy
• Carotid body tumour resection
• Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap
• Forehead, deltopectoral, masseter, and nasolabial flap reconstruction

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Nilratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Calcutta University (2002)
• MS ENT, Grant Medical College and JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai (2010)
• HBNI Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncosurgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (2014)
• Senior Research Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncosurgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
• Medical Registration, West Bengal Medical Council, No. 60108 (2004)

Dr Datta is a Life Member of the Federation of Head and Neck Oncology and a member of the Indian Medical Association.

Experience and Affiliations

Current

• Senior Consultant and Director, Surgical Oncology, Manipal Hospitals, Broadway, Kolkata
• Senior Consultant and Director, Surgical Oncology, Manipal Hospitals, EM Bypass, Kolkata

Previous

• Onco Surgeon, Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata
• Onco Surgeon, Genesis Hospital, Kolkata
• Onco Surgeon, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Cancer Hospital, Panchasayar, Kolkata

Publications

• "A Review of Indian Literature for the Association of Smokeless Tobacco with Malignant and Premalignant Diseases of the Head and Neck Region", Indian Journal of Cancer, 2014, Vol 51(3)
• "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", Head and Neck, 2014, Vol 36(4)
• "A Prospective Study to Compare the Accuracy of Ultrasound-Guided FNAC and Sentinel Node Biopsy in Staging of Clinically Negative Neck in T1 and T2 Oral Cancers", Head and Neck, 2014
• "Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in the Background of Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Clinicopathologically Distinct Disease", Head and Neck, 2013, Vol 35(10)
• "Acoustic Analysis of Tracheo-Oesophageal Voice in Male Total Laryngectomy Patients", Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2011, Vol 93(7)
• "Prevention of Voice Prosthesis Biofilms: Current Scenario and Future Trends in Prolonging Prosthesis Lifetime", Journal of Indian Medical Association, 2012, Vol 110(3)

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Dasiradha Ram Memorial Award, Best Outgoing Student in General Surgery, Andhra University Region
• Best Paper Award, Outcome of Selective Motor Fasciculotomy in the Treatment of Upper Limb Spasticity, INDSPN Conference, Kolkata, 2009
• Speaker and faculty at national and international academic forums in head and neck oncology

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