Nitin Singhal
Nitin Singhal is an Indian surgical oncologist known for pioneering minimally invasive and robotic surgical treatments for complex cancers. He is the Director of Surgical Oncology at Sterling Hospital, Ahmedabad and Founder of Compass Cancer Care. Singhal has been widely recognized for performing critical and life-saving cancer surgeries that have been featured in national and international media outlets.
Career
Singhal started his surgical oncology career at Tata Memorial Hospital and later served in multiple leading institutions, including Fortis Escorts Hospital (Faridabad), Jindal Hospital (Hisar), Apollo Hospital (Ahmedabad) and Marengo CIMS Hospital. He currently heads the Surgical Oncology department at Sterling Hospital and operates Compass Cancer Care, a dedicated center for advanced cancer treatment.
Notable work
In 2021, Nitin Singhal led a surgical team at Apollo CBCC Cancer Care in Ahmedabad that removed a 3.1 kg Wilms' tumor (a type of kidney cancer) from a three-year-old girl. The tumor accounted for approximately 22% of the child's body weight and caused severe abdominal swelling and breathing difficulty. The four-hour surgery was successful, and the child made a full recovery. The case was recognized by the India Book of Records as the heaviest kidney tumor removed from a child in India.
In 2022, Singhal removed a 47 kg tumor from a woman who had been carrying it for more than two years. After the surgery, her body weight dropped from 96 kg to 49 kg. The tumor had been exerting pressure on her internal organs and had made day-to-day activities extremely difficult.
In 2016 at Fortis Hospital, Singhal performed a complex tongue reconstruction procedure using tissue from the patient's thigh. The surgery followed the removal of the entire tongue and floor of mouth due to oral cancer. Though the patient lost taste sensation, the reconstructed tongue restored the ability to speak and eat.
In 2023, a 24-year-old patient from Mozambique was successfully treated by Singhal for pheochromocytoma, a rare adrenal tumor.
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Career
Singhal started his surgical oncology career at Tata Memorial Hospital and later served in multiple leading institutions, including Fortis Escorts Hospital (Faridabad), Jindal Hospital (Hisar), Apollo Hospital (Ahmedabad) and Marengo CIMS Hospital. He currently heads the Surgical Oncology department at Sterling Hospital and operates Compass Cancer Care, a dedicated center for advanced cancer treatment.
Notable work
In 2021, Nitin Singhal led a surgical team at Apollo CBCC Cancer Care in Ahmedabad that removed a 3.1 kg Wilms' tumor (a type of kidney cancer) from a three-year-old girl. The tumor accounted for approximately 22% of the child's body weight and caused severe abdominal swelling and breathing difficulty. The four-hour surgery was successful, and the child made a full recovery. The case was recognized by the India Book of Records as the heaviest kidney tumor removed from a child in India.
In 2022, Singhal removed a 47 kg tumor from a woman who had been carrying it for more than two years. After the surgery, her body weight dropped from 96 kg to 49 kg. The tumor had been exerting pressure on her internal organs and had made day-to-day activities extremely difficult.
In 2016 at Fortis Hospital, Singhal performed a complex tongue reconstruction procedure using tissue from the patient's thigh. The surgery followed the removal of the entire tongue and floor of mouth due to oral cancer. Though the patient lost taste sensation, the reconstructed tongue restored the ability to speak and eat.
In 2023, a 24-year-old patient from Mozambique was successfully treated by Singhal for pheochromocytoma, a rare adrenal tumor.
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