Dr. Dileep Dungala

OP Timings:

Qualification / Education:

• M.B.B.S - 2012 - Guntur Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
• Master of Surgery Otorhinolaryngology M.S (E.N.T) - 2016 - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
• Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations (Dip NBE, E.N.T) - 2017 - National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
• Master of Chirurgiae (M.CH.) Head-Neck Surgery and Oncology - 2021 - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh (AIIMS, Rishikesh)

Professional Experience:

• May 2022 till present - Consultant ENT and Head Neck Surgery, Seven Hills, Visakhapatnam
• January 2019 to December 2021 - Senior Resident Head-Neck Surgery and Oncology, AIIMS
• August 2016 to January 2019 - Senior Resident Otorhinolaryngology and Head Neck surgery, PGIMER
• Completed The Da Vinci Basic Introductory training for Robotic Surgery in 2021
• Completed Basic training in Microvascular Surgery in 2020

Teaching posts recognized by the Medical Council of India:

• 08/01/2019 to 07/01/2021 - Senior Resident 3 Years AIIMS, Rishikesh
• 03/08/2016 to 02/01/2019 - Senior Resident 2.5 Years PGIMER, Chandigarh
• 17/07/2013 to 31/06/2016 - Resident Teaching Fellow 3 Years PGIMER, Chandigarh

Areas of Interest:

• Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
• Oral cancer
• Endoscopic surgery
• Sleep Apnea surgery
• Salivary gland surgery

Clinical Research:

1. Performance and survival outcomes of defect-drive versusspecimen-driven method of frozen section intraoperative margin assessment in oral cancers

    Type of study - Retrospective

    Contribution - Principal Investigator

2. Analysis of the role of selective neck dissection in clinically node-positive T3/ T4 oral cancers

    Type of study - Retrospective

    Contribution - Principal Investigator

3. Clinicopathological difference between gingivobuccal and oral tongue cancers: A cross-sectional observational study from a tertiary healthcare centre in Northern India

    Type of study - Retrospective

    Contribution - Co-Investigator

4. Tumour Volumetry versus Depth of Invasion for Predicting Cervical Nodal Burden in Oral Cancers - A Comparative

Analysis

    Type of study - Prospective

    Status - Data analysis and prepration for publication

    Contribution - Principal Investigator

5. Radiological tumor thickness as a preoperative predictor of pathological depth of invasion in oral squamous cell

carcinoma

    Type of study - Retrospective

    Status – Data analysis and preparation for publication

    Contribution - Co-Investigator

6. Versatility of supraclavicular artery island flap in reconstruction of head and neck defects: a retrospective audit

Type of study - Retrospective

Status – Data analysis and preparation for publication

Contribution - Co-Investigator

Publications:

1. Maharaj DD, Thaduri A, Jat B, Poonia DR, Durgapal P, Rajkumar KS. Performance and survival outcomes of defectdriven versus specimen-driven method of frozen section intraoperative margin assessment in oral cancers. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 Dec 13

2. Maharaj D, Seenivasagam R, Majumdar K, Thaduri A, Panuganti A,Kaul P et al. Analysis of the Role of Selective Neck Dissection in Clinically Node-Positive T3/T4 Oral Cancers. BioMed Research International. 2022;2022:1-7.

3. Thaduri A, Dungala D, Panuganti A, Majumdar K, Sehrawat A. Addressing the challenges of head and neck cancer care in India –A compelling need of the hour. Oral Oncology. 2021.

4. Kaul P, Poonia D, Kottayasamy Seenivasagam R, Maharaj D, Jat B, Garg P et al. Technical Considerations and Outcome Analysis of Using Extended Bipaddle Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flaps for Reconstructions of Large and Complex Oral Cavity Defects: Expanding the Horizons. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2021;12(3):484-490.

5. Thaduri A, Kottayasamy Seenivasagam R, Majumdar K, Usmani S, Maharaj D, Panuganti A. Trans-cervical mandibulotomy approach for a multi-compartmental trigeminal Schwannoma: A surgeon’s guide. Oral Oncology. 2021.

6. Maharaj D, Virk R, Bansal S, Gupta A. Comparison of basal lamella relaxing incision and combined conventional medialisation and controlled synechiae in functional endoscopic sinus surgery: a randomised prospective study. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 2018;132(7):605-610.

7. COVIDSurg Collaborative (2021). Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study. The Lancet.Oncology, 22(11), 1507–1517.

8. COVIDSurg Collaborative. Global wealth disparities drive adherence to COVID-safe pathways in head and neck cancer surgery. BJS Open. 2021 Nov 9;5(6):zrab112

Achievements:

• Presented a research paper at 19th annual FHNO conference2019, Chennai
• Secured 1st place at Resident Quiz, 39th AOI North West ZoneConference 2016, Chandigarh
• Presented a research paper at 4th Head and Neck Forum 2016, Jalandhar
• Attended Basic Microvascular Surgical Training at AIIMS 2020, New Delhi
• Completed course on introduction to Head & Neck RoboticSurgery 2021, Bengaluru
• Attended workshop on ‘How to publish in scholarly journals?’2019, AIIMS Rishikesh
• Completed Basic life support course by American Heart Association
• Completed Advanced Trauma Life support course by American College of Surgeons