Dr. Hemant B. Tongaonkar
Director
44 years of experienceSurgical Oncologists
MBBS, MS, Fellowship
Nanavati-Max Super Speciality Medical Centre, Mumbai
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Dr. Hemant B. Tongaonkar is a well?recognized oncologist with vast professional experience 44 years of in the field. Dr. Hemant B. Tongaonkar focuses on various cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and hormonal therapy. He did his MBBS and MS (General Surgery) in 1986 from the Univ. of Mumbai. He also did a Urologic & Gynaecologic Oncology fellowship at the Tata Memorial Hosp.. He also took the Residency Programme in Surgical Oncology at Tata Memorial Hosp. Dr. Tongaonkar brings more than 200 scientific publications and 17 book chapters to his credit. He is actively involved in oncology research. He is a highly regarded part of various associations the Association of Gynaecologic Oncologists of India, the Genitourinary Cancer Society of India, the Asia Oceania Association of Genital Infections & Neoplasia (AOGIN), the International Gynaecologic Cancer Society, and Eurasian Federation of Oncology First Indian to be honored with Honorary Membership accolade & Oration from Urological Association of Asia, in appreciation of efforts and contributions in promoting the level of Asian Urology, at Singapore, 2016. He was honored to receive the Rashtriya Rattan accolade (Gold medal, citation & plaque) International Study Circle, New Delhi, the Urology Gold Medal of the Urological Society of India, and other prestigious accolades.Education
MBBS , Univ. of Mumbai MS (General Surgery), Univ. of Mumbai, 1986 Fellowship in Urologic & Gynaecologic Oncology, Tata Memorial Hosp., 1992 Residency Programme in Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hosp.Past Experience
Head, Department of Surgical Oncology and Consultant Urologic & Gynaecologic Oncology, PD Hinduja National Hosp. & Research Centre, Mumbai, 2021 Professor & Head, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hosp., Mumbai, 2012 Head, Department of Urologic & Gynaecologic Oncology, 2012 Consultant, Urologic & Gynaecologic Oncology, Tata Memorial Hosp., Mumbai 2012Awards
Rashtriya Rattan accolade, 2006 Urology Gold Medal of the Urological Society of India, 2015 Best Oncologist of The Year- Healthcare accolade, Economic Times, 2023 Dr. Pinnamaneni Venkateswara Rao Gold Medal of the Urological Society of India, 2016. Dr. C. K. P. Menon Prize of Urological Society of India Honorary Membership accolade of the Urological Association of Asia in Recognition of Efforts & Contributions in Promoting the Level of Asian Urology, 2016 DNA-ICON Winners in Life accolade, 2017
Associations/Membership
American Urological Association Societe Internationale d’Urologie Urological Society of India Genitourinary Cancer Society of India International Gynaecologic Cancer Society Asia Oceania Association of Genital Infections & Neoplasia (AOGIN) Gynaecologic Oncology Group USA (till 2010) Association of Gynaecologic Oncologists of India Eurasian Federation of Oncology International Coll. of Surgeons: Indian Section Indian Society of Oncology Indian Association of Surgical Oncology Indian Co-operative Oncology Network Indian Association of Cancer Research Indian Cancer Society West Zone Chapter of Urological Society of India Association of Surgeons of India Mumbai Urology Society Association of Medical Consultants,Mumbai Obstetrics & Gynaecological Society Mumbai Oncology Association
Paper Published
Kumar, Pavan & Ranmale, Samruddhi & Mehta, Sanket & Tongaonkar, Hemant & Patel, Vainav & Singh, Amit Kumar & Mania-Pramanik, Jayanti. (2023). Immune profile of primary and recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer cases indicates immune suppression, a major cause of progression and relapse of ovarian cancer. Journal of Ovarian Research. 16. 10.1186/s13048-023-01192-4. Nagarajan, Ganesh & Punamiya, Aditya & Bardeskar, Nikhil & Tongaonkar, Hemant & Pathak, Kush. (2023). Transanastomotic tube placement to prevent complications after anterior resection. Surgery Open Digestive Advance. 10. 100096. 10.1016/j.soda.2023.100096. Maheshwari, Amita & Wuntkal, Rekha & Gupta, Sudeep & Kane, Shubhada & Tongaonkar, Hemant. (2022). Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma Of Uterine Cervix: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology. 27. 34-36. 10.1055/s-0041-1733163. Kumar, Pavan & Ranmale, Samruddhi & Tongaonkar, Hemant & Mania-Pramanik, Jayanti. (2022). Immune Profile of Blood, Tissue and Peritoneal Fluid: A Comparative Study in High Grade Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients at Interval Debulking Surgery. Vaccines. 10. 2121. 10.3390/vaccines10122121. Wagh, Priyanka & Kulkarni, Priyanka & Kerkar, Shilpa & Tongaonkar, Hemant & Deodhar, Kedar & Rekhi, Bharat & Salvi, Vinita & Chaudhari, Hemangi & Warke, Himangi & Mania-Pramanik, Jayanti. (2019). Types of Human Papillomavirus Observed in Hosp.-Based Population. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 37. 557. 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_19_451.
Area of Expertise
- Chemotherapy
- Endometrial Biopsy
- Fine Needle Aspiration
- Hormone Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Microsurgical Tumor Removal