Dr. Shiva Kumar Uppala

Trust-in

Surgical Oncologist ,

About Walter

Dr. Shiva Kumar Uppala is one of the best cancer specialist doctors in India. He is a skilled surgical oncologist in Bangalore with more than a thousand successful surgeries under his belt. According to him, an oncosurgeon should treat a patient holistically rather than focusing only on one organ. He firmly opines that since the need of each patient is different, it is mandatory to conduct individual assessments and provide patient-specific treatment. A surgeon should consider certain key factors before deciding on a treatment plan such as the patient’s age, gender, socioeconomic status, current health status, possible outcome, and probable side effects. Cancer is a disease best treated in Multispeciality hospital setting, as complex treatment surgeries/chemotherapy often require involvement of orher broad speciality services like cardiology/gastroenterology/neurology/ intensive care unit etc. available at Trust-in Multispeciality Hospital in Horamavu, Bangalore.

MS (Master of Surgery – General Surgery), M.Ch. (Magister Chirurgiae – Surgical Oncology)

Degree Qualification

FMAS (Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery), FAIS (Fellow of the Association of Surgeons of India)

Fellowship

Dr. Shiva Kumar specializes in minimal access (keyhole) surgery. His areas of expertise include breast cancer, gastrointestinal (GI) oncology, gynecologic oncology (ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancers), head and neck cancers, and thyroid cancer. He has a special interest in colorectal cancer surgery.

Work Expertise

Dr. Shiva Kumar is the Director & Consultant Surgical Oncologist at North Bangalore Hospital, Bangalore. - He is also Director and Consultant Surgical Oncologist at Trust-in Hospital, Bangalore. - He serves as a Visiting Consultant at Columbia Asia Hospital, Hebbal, Bangalore, and at HCG Cancer Hospital, Bangalore.

Work History

Dr. Shivakumar was a meritorious medical student and has received extensive training in Surgical Oncology from prestigious institutes in Bangalore. He completed MBBS from Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute in 2008. He obtained MS (General Surgery) in 2012 from KIMS, Hubli, Karnataka. He completed Senior Residency in Surgical Oncology at BGS Global Hospitals, Bangalore (2013–2014). He completed M.Ch. (Surgical Oncology) from Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore during 2014–2017.

Work Experience

Dr. Shivakumar was awarded the prestigious “Vaidya Shree” Award in 2019. He also holds fellowships in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS) and Fellowship of the Association of Surgeons of India (FAIS), both awarded in 2019.

Honours

Member of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO), and Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI).

Membership

Presented multiple academic papers and posters at national and state-level conferences including ASICON (2012, 2017), NATCON 2016, ACOS 2016, and state conferences in Karnataka. Topics included gastric volvulus and carcinoma penis.

Presentations

Dr. Shiva Kumar has published several papers related to oncology in both national and international journals:

The Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Preoperative Staging of Carcinoma Rectum – International Journal of Scientific Research (2017)
Umbilical Metastasis in Ovarian Cancer: An Erroneous Sign of Advanced Malignancy – Archives of Cancer Research (2016)
Oblique Pectoralis Anterior Muscle: A Rare Anatomical Variation – Journal of Clinical Research (2016)
Retrospective Study of Carcinoma Esophagus – JEMDS (2014)
Rare Case of Tubercular Empyema – JEMDS (2014)
Intra-abdominal Testicular Seminoma in an Elderly Male – JCR (2016)
Enlargement of “Shenoy Node” and Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis Risk – Head & Neck Cancer Research (2016)
Impact of Unplanned Excision on Soft Tissue Tumours – International Journal of Scientific Research (2017)
Utility of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Targeted Therapy – International Journal of Scientific Research (2017)