Dr Umanath Nayak Karopadi

MBBS; MS (General Surgery); Fellowship in Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery

Work Experience

27 yrs+

Registration No

AP78946

Language

English, हिंदी, ಕನ್ನಡ, తెలుగు

Location

Apollo Health City Jubilee Hills

Speciality And Areas Of Interest

ORAL CANCER
THYROID & POSTLARYGECTOMY VOICE REHAB

Work Experience

REGISTRAR IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY; CANCER INSTITUTE(WIA) MADRAS, INDIA 16MAR 1989-26 AUG 1989
RESIDENT IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY( KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUE ONCOLOGY BANGLORE) SEPT 20 1989- 4 Mar 1990
Lecturer in head & neck surgery( KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUE ONCOLOGY BANGALORE) 5 mar 1990- 20 nov 1992
Fellow in head & neck oncology & skull base surgery( university of california , Davis medical centre, Sacramento, CA ,USA 30 NOV 1992- 30 JUNE 1994
CLINICAL OBSERVER IN HEAD & NECK; MEMORIAL SLOAN- KETTERING CANCER CENTRE( NEW YORK, USA) JULY 1994
CONSULTANT HEAD & NECK SURGEON; APOLLO HOSPITAL HYD INDIA 1994 OCT ONWARDS
UICC; NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS 28FEB 1999- 28MAR 1999
Working in Apollo Hospitals since last Assignment

Awards and Achievements

Khandelwal Junior Oncologist Award for Scientific excellence, Indian Society of Oncology, 1992, Madras, India
Outstanding Achievement Award – Apollo Hospitals, 1997
UICC Fellowship Award – 1998- for project “Post Laryngectomy Speech Rehabilitation using the Provox Voice Prosthesis” at The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
S.L. Jaiswal Best Video Award – Association of Otolaryngologist’s of India, National Conference 2002
UICC Fellowship award- 2008-for project “Speech & Swallowing Rehabilitation after Head & Neck Cancer Treatment, St. George’s Hospital, London
Started Head & Neck Fellowship program at Apollo Hospitals, 2013

Research and Publications

Shenoy A.M., Hasan S., Nayak U.K. et al (1992), Radio – recurrent Laryngeal cancers – role of Salvage Laryngectomy, Pakistan Journal of Otolaryngology 8:63-65.
Shenoy A.M., Hasan S., Nayak U.K., et al (1992) Neck metastasis from an occult primary – The Kidwai Experience. Indian Journal of Cancer 29:203-209.
Shenoy A.M., Nanjundappa, Nayak U.K. et al (1993) Scalp flap – a utility and reconstructive option For head & neck surgeons. The Journal of Laryngology and Otology 107: 324-328.
Kumari P., Augustus M., Nayak U.K., et al. (1995) Cytogenetic and viral studies in undifferentiated Nasopharyngeal carcinomas in patients of Indian origin. Indian Journal of Cancer.
Nayak U.K., Donald P.J. and Stevens D. (1995) Carotid resection for invasion of malignant tumours. Archives of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 121:1029-1033.
Nayak U.K., Chowdary S., Sainadh B.S.S. et al (1997). Glomus Intravagale tumour A case report.Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 49:2:136-138.
Nayak U.K., Reddy B.S., Chowdary S., (1999) Carotid artery resection and vein grafting for Malignancy. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 51:4:72-75.
Nayak U.K., (2001) Provox voice prosthesis – The Indian experience. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology And Head & Neck Surgery 53:1:73-75.
Nayak U.K. (2003) “Surgical management of some unusual parapharyngeal space tumours”Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery.
Nayak U.K., Swain B., (2004) Myocutaneous v/s microvascular free flaps in oral cavity reconstruction.A comparative study. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 56:2:96-98.
Nayak U.K., (2005) Head & Neck Cancer in India. Feature article, ENT News 14:3 July/August; 74-75
Umanath K. Nayak (2011) “Tracheo-oesophageal voice prosthesis – A revolution in post laryngectomy voice rehabilitation” Feature article inMedical equipment & Automation, Vol 5; No. 1, Nov-Dec 48-54.
Sekhar S, Nayak UK, Suhasini D, Rahul B, Mehrotra R. (2015) Parathyroid Hormone as a Marker for Predicting the Severity of HypocalcaemiaFollowing Parathyroidectomy. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Dec;67(4) 407-11
Somdipto Das, Umanath K. Nayak, Rahul Buggavetti, Shobana Sekhar (2016) Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Accessory Parotid Gland: A Case Report Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 74, Issue 5, p869-1100
Shobana Sekhar, M. Vamshi Krishna, Umanath K Nayak, Chinnababu Sunkavalli, Arsheed Hakeem, Kausik Bhattacharya, Nandita Sesikeran (2016) 3 Drug Oral Metronomic Chemotherapy in Advanced Recurrent and Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma South Asian J Cancer. Apr-Jun

Professional Memberships and Certifications

Association of Otolaryngologists of India
Indian Society of Oncology
Founder President, Life Line Association of Blood Donors
International Union Against Cancer
Founder President, Laryngectomee Club, Apollo Hospital

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