Dr. Sharan Choudhri

Surgical Oncology 38 years of overall experience Max Institute of Cancer Care

About Dr. Sharan Choudhri

Dr. Sharan Choudhri is a Surgical Oncologist, with a wealth of knowledge and clinical experience accumulated in a career spanning over three decades in the Army Medical Corps. He established the first Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre for the Indian Air Force at Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, and the Oncology Centre at Base Hospital Delhi Cantonment. He honed his operative skills and clinical acumen in the Services where he rose to appointment of Senior Advisor in Surgical Oncology and Surgery to the entire Indian Armed Forces. Subsequently, he was appointed as Professor and HOD at the Dharamshila Cancer Hospital, and later at Saket City Hospital before his present appointment

Education & Certifications

Trained in Esophageal Surgery - Kurume Medical University, Fukuoka, Japan Trained in Hepato-Biliary Surgery - Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan Trained in Hepato-Biliary Surgery - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA UICC-ICRETT Fellowship Award to carry out Research Project on “Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping & Biopsy In Surgical Oncology - Its Technique, Pitfalls And Outcome” at Michigan State University, Flint, Michigan, USA (2001) UICC-ICRETT Fellowship Award - Kurume Medical University, Kurume, Japan (1994) as a Visiting Fellow for “Three-Field Lymphadenectomy for Esophageal Malignancies” Visited the Michigan State University, Flint, Michigan, the USA to gain expertise in Sentinel Lymph Node Technique, a recent technique aimed to minimise surgical morbidity in a variety of cancers Training in Surgical Oncology - Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai Training in Surgical Oncology - Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre, INHS Asvini (The Premier Naval Command Hospital, Mumbai) MS - Armed Forces Medical College, Pune MBBS - Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Awards & Recognition

Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO) Indian Society of Oncology (ISO) Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Association of Armed Forces Surgeons (AAFS) Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) Indian Society of Aero-Space Medicine (ISAM) Association of Minimal Ac cess Surgeons of India (AMASI)