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Dr. Prashant Kumar

MBBS, DNB, MRCS(Edinburgh), DrNB (Surgical Gastroenterology)

Consultant – GI Onco Surgery & Liver Transplant Services

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Delhi, India

About

Dr. Prashant Kumar is a Consultant in GI Onco Surgery and Liver Transplant Services at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre (RGCIRC), New Delhi. He is a focused Gastro Surgeon with over 5 years of experience performing a wide spectrum of surgical procedures across Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) oncology, luminal GI, colorectal, and complex hernia surgery. He brings thorough expertise in modern surgical practices including advanced open, laparoscopic, and robotic GI surgeries.

He has been trained in Robotic Surgery on the Da Vinci Surgical System, performing complex GI oncosurgical procedures using minimally invasive robotic technology. His clinical practice emphasizes evidence-based medicine, multidisciplinary team coordination, and peri-operative optimization for high-risk GI-HPB cancer patients.

Dr. Kumar is actively engaged in clinical research with a focus on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a prognostic and predictive biomarker in carcinoma gallbladder and colorectal tumors. He has contributed to academic literature through textbook chapters and peer-reviewed publications and regularly presents at national and regional surgical conferences. He is committed to mentoring junior surgeons and residents through structured teaching sessions, case discussions, and morbidity-mortality reviews.

Specialized Areas

  • GI Onco Surgery – Radical cholecystectomy, pancreatic resections, major liver resections, cytoreductive procedures,HIPEC
  • Robotic GI Surgery – Da Vinci robotic system for complex GI oncosurgical procedures
  • Laparoscopic GI Surgery – Minimally invasive resections for GI malignancies
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgery – Open and laparoscopic approaches
  • HPB Oncosurgery – Hepatopancreatobiliary cancers
  • Complex Hernia Repair

Educational Background

  • DrNB Surgical Gastroenterology – SECOM Japanese Group / Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru
  • DNB General Surgery – Northern Railway Central Hospital, New Delhi
  • MBBS – Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi
  • MRCS – Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
  • FMAS – AMASI

Experience

  • Consultant Surgeon, GI-HPB Oncosurgery, RGCIRC, Delhi: 2026-till date
  • Sr. Clinical Fellow, GI-HPB Surgical Oncology, RGCIRC, Delhi: 2025-2026
  • Consultant GI Surgeon, Yashoda Superspeciality Hospital, Vasundhara, Ghaziabad: 2024-2025
  • Superspecialist Registrar (DrNB Surgical Gastroenterology), Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru: 2021-2024
  • Sr. Resident, Indian Railway Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research and Associated NRCH, Delhi: 2019–2021

Professional Journey

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Awarded IASG Bursary Award at AIG Hospital, Hyderabad
  • Selected for the prestigious HPB Certificate Course at PGIMER, Chandigarh
  • Selected for The CReDO Workshop 2026, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai – an internationally recognized six-day residential research protocol development workshop organized by Tata Memorial Centre and the National Cancer Grid of India, one of the most competitive and prestigious academic training programs for oncology researchers in India
  • Trained in Robotic Surgery on the Da Vinci Surgical System during superspeciality training at Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru
  • Assisted in Cadaver and Living Donor Liver Transplantation during DrNB training
  • Actively participated in and presented at regional and national surgical conferences
  • Mentored junior surgeons and residents through case discussions, bedside teaching, and structured morbidity-mortality reviews
  • Implemented improvements in clinical documentation and protocol adherence, enhancing quality and continuity of GI-HPB cancer care at RGCIRC
  • Thesis Work: Role of ICG Fluorescence Imaging in Staging Laparoscopy for GI Cancers (DrNB)
  • Thesis Work: Evaluation of outcomes in patients undergoing Single Port vs. Conventional Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (DNB General Surgery)

AWARDS

  • IASG Bursary Award at AIG Hospital, Hyderabad
  • Selection to CReDO Workshop 2026, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai

PUBLICATIONS

  • Arora PK, Tiwari BN, Gupta N, Singhal S, Kumar P. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy using Single Port versus Conventional Multi-Port Technique: A Comparative Study. International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy. 2025;7(2):1172-1176.
  • Textbook Chapter: Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Textbook Chapter: Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancers
  • Research in progress: Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) in Carcinoma Gallbladder and Colorectal Tumors

Membership

  • Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
  • Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG)
  • International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) – Indian Chapter
  • Royal college of Surgeons, Edinburgh