Dr. Indushekar Subbanna Specialist in Surgical Oncology

Introduction

Dr. Indusekhar is an interventional radiologist with a wide range of expertise and experience in abdominal interventions, hepatobiliary interventions, vascular interventions and endocrine-related interventions. He has developed an advanced protocol for the treatment of advanced HCC and metastatic liver disease, as well as neuroendocrine tumours. He is the only doctor to have performed pancreatic venous sampling for insulinomas in India and has performed over 5000 TACE and over 2500 biliary stents in the last 25 years. Dr. Indusekhar is a life member of several reputed medical associations, such as ISVIR, IRIA, ISNR, the Gut Club, and VSI.

Area of Expertise

Dr. Indusekhar is well-versed in abdominal interventions like Transarterial Chemoembolisation Therapy (TACE), biliary stenting, IR in endocrinology, urinary interventions, gastrostomies etc.
He has a special interest in hepatobiliary interventions, vascular interventions and endocrine-related interventions.
Dr. Indusekhar has administered more than 20000 interventions so far.

Research & Publications

Selective embolisation of lingual artery in transoral robotic surgery for the management of recurrent base of tongue carcinomas. Head Neck. 2021 Apr;43(4):1174-1183.
Transarterial radioembolisation with Iodine-131-Lipiodol for hepatic metastases from gastrointestinal malignancies – Experience in tertiary care oncology centre in India.
South Asian Journal of Cancer 8(1):31.
SAJC-2020-12-13 - (194) - Trans Arterial Radio-Embolisation (TARE) with 131Iodine-Lipiodol for unresectable primary hepatocellular carcinoma: Experience from a tertiary care center in India - Accepted for publication
Abstract No. 396 Partial splenic artery embolisation: a nonsurgical approach to hypersplenism. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. Volume 31, Issue 3, Supplement, S178, March 01, 2020.
Abstract No. 411 The role of preoperative transarterial embolisation in primary and secondary bone tumours.
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 31(3): S184.

Medical Breakthrough

Dr. Indusekhar, along with a fellow doctor, has developed an advanced protocol for the treatment of advanced HCC and metastatic liver disease and neuroendocrine tumours.
Dr. Indusekhar is the only doctor to have performed pancreatic venous sampling for insulinomas in India.
He has performed more than 5000 TACE and over 2500 biliary stents in the last 25 years.
He is a life member of reputed associations like the Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (ISVIR), Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA), Indian Society of Neuroradiology (ISNR), Gut Club, and Vascular Society of India (VSI).
Dr. Indusekhar was former president of the ISVIR Karnataka state branch.
Has given many lectures in conferences and published many papers in journals
Dr. Indusekhar is currently researching novel treatment methods for HCC , osteo arthritis Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and unresponsive tumours.

Awards & Accolades

Dr. Indusekhar has administered more than 20000 interventions so far.

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