Dr. Surender Kumar Dabas

About Doctor

Dr. Surender Kumar Dabas is currently employed as the Senior Director & Head of the Department of Surgical Oncology & Robotic Surgery at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi, India.

Dr. Surender Kumar Dabs is an international mentor of robotic surgery and a pioneer of India's Robotic Surgical Oncology Programme. Robotic scarless surgery for the head and neck is one of his specialties, along with robotic surgery for the esophagus and lungs, the pancreas and colon, and the prostate, bladder, and kidney.

Throughout India, he has been actively engaged in instructing students on how to perform Robotic Surgeries. He has performed more robotic head and neck surgeries than anyone else in Asia, and his name appears on a long list of scholarly works from around the world. Dr. Dabas holds the position of vice president for the International Guild of Robotic and Endoscopic Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Kumar is a member of the International Guild of Robotic and Endoscopic Head and Neck Surgeons (IGREHNS), the Foundation of Head and Neck Oncology, and the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO) (FHNO). 

Medical Qualifications

• MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, 2003
• MS in General Surgery from Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, 2007
• DNB in Surgical Oncology from National Board of Examination, India, 2011 

Clinical Expertise

Professional Work Experience

• Senior Director and Head of the Department of Surgical Oncology and Robotic Surgery at BLK Hospital.
• He was the Director of Head and Neck Oncology and Thoracic Services at both the Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurgaon and the Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi.
• At the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, he was the Chief of the Head and Neck Oncology and Robotic Surgery Department.
• At the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, he held the position of consultant for head and neck cancer. 

Career Highlights

• Dr. Surender Kumar Dabas has worked in the field of surgical oncology for over two decades.
• He has received the Gold Medal in Pathology, the Best Oncology Doctor Award from the Samita Mishra Memorial Foundation, and the Chairman Appreciation Award, making him the most decorated surgeon in Asia for robotic head and neck surgery.
• Dr. Dabas has been called "the father of robotic head and neck surgery in India" and is considered a "mentor" to other surgeons around the world.
• As an author, his name appears on the mastheads of a wide range of national and international periodicals.
• He is an expert in treating patients with cancers of the skull base, mouth, lungs, esophagus, thyroid, and chest cavity. 

Research and Fellowships

• Delhi Medical Council
• Executive Council Membership of International Guild of Robotic & Endoscopic Head - Neck Surgeons (IGREHNS)
• Foundation of Head - Neck Oncology (FHNO)
• Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO) 

Awards and Recoginition

• He won TORS in Head and Neck Cancer in 2014
• He completed Radical Surgery for Incidental Gall Bladder Carcinoma in 2012