Dr. Shashank Nigam

Dr. Shashank Nigam had done MS (General Surgery, KGMU, Lucknow), DNB (General Surgery), MNAMS, MRCS (Edinburgh), Fellowship Surgical Oncology (Tata Medical Center, Kolkata), Fellowship Breast Surgery (Tata Medical Center, Kolkata), Fellowship Breast Oncoplastic Surgery (Oxford University Hospital, UK), Ex-trainee Surgical Oncology (Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai), Ex-Senior Resident Breast & Endocrine Surgery (KGMU, Lucknow) He is a lifetime member of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO), European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) as well as the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).Apart from clinical work, he is also a very keen researcher, with several publications to his credit, and has contributed chapters in distinguished text books as a co-author. His areas of special interest include:Holistic management of all organ-site cancers which includes diagnostic work-up, counselling, treatment and follow up.Surgeries for Breast, Head & Neck, Gastrointestinal, Gynecological, Urological malignancies, Skin & Soft tissue sarcomas.Oncoplastic breast conservative surgery including local flaps like latissimus dorsi and chest wall perforator flaps (LICAP).Sentinel lymph node biopsy.Reduction and Augmentation mammoplasty for cosmetic and functional breast problems.Skin sparing mastectomy with reconstruction.Nipple areolar reconstruction.Use of prostheses and Breast implants. Symmetrization surgery for the Contralateral Breast.Benign breast disease, breast pain and breast lump. Management of lymphedema.Palliative care for advanced cancers.Genetic and family Counselling for cancer.