About Me
Dr. Anil K. D’Cruz MS, DNB, FRCS (Hon) is a well-recognized global leader, clinician, researcher, and teacher in Head and Neck Oncology.
He was Director of Tata Memorial Hospital and Chief of Head Neck Services with over 33 years of experience in the field of cancer. Dr. D’Cruz is currently President, Union for International Cancer Control, Headquartered in Geneva. The UICC is the largest cancer organization globally committed to the cause of cancer control, comprising 1121 member organizations across 171 countries. Established in 1933, he is the first Indian to hold this position. In recognition of his professional standing in the field, he was awarded the Honorary FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons London.
Dr. D'Cruz has held leadership positions and is on the board of numerous professional organizations, universities, research organizations, and cancer institutions across the country and abroad. He is an avid researcher, and his landmark contribution in the management of neck nodes in oral cancers awarded the plenary at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2015 and subsequently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the first from the Tata Memorial Hospital in this prestigious journal. He worked on research in the use of curcumin and was part of a project to develop and validate molecular cytogenetic studies/Proteomics in oral cancers, the results of which were filed for a patent.
Dr. D'Cruz’s special areas of interest are oral/laryngeal cancers, thyroid, parathyroid, salivary glands, and neck diseases. He is also specially trained for head & neck surgery at Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, Laser Surgery at Vanderbilt University, USA, and speech rehabilitation at Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Thyroid cancer is an area of special interest.
Dr. D’Cruz is a much sought-after teacher and was instrumental in initiating the super specialty training course in Head Neck Oncology for the first time in India.
Appointment Schedules:
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10:00am - 6:00pm | Appointment |