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Esophagectomy (MIS / Robotic)
Understand food-pipe cancer surgery, preparation, minimally invasive approaches and the recovery pathway.
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About Dr. Rajesh Mistry
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Thoracic & foregut surgeon with nearly four decades of focused cancer care.
Senior Director (Group), department of Oncology and Consultant Surgeon, Thoracic, Foregut and Head & Neck Oncology at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute, Mumbai. His practice is centred on complex thoracic and foregut malignancies.
Clinical work includes conventional, VATS and robotic surgery for esophageal, lung, mediastinal and chest wall tumours, gastric cancer and complex head & neck oncology. Treatment plans are made in coordination with medical oncology, radiation oncology, pulmonology, radiology and critical care.
Structured pathways
Clear workup, tumour board discussion and follow-up plans.
Evidence-based
Protocols guided by international standards and institutional data.
Patient focused
Detailed conversations on risks, benefits and recovery timelines.
About Dr. Manish Jethani
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Thoracic, foregut & head and neck surgical oncologist with advanced minimally invasive and robotic expertise.
Dr. Manish Jethani is a board-certified Surgical Oncologist specialising in Thoracic, Foregut and Head & Neck Oncology. He is Consultant Surgeon in the Department of Oncology at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai.
His clinical practice focuses on thoracic oncology, foregut malignancies, minimally invasive thoracic surgery (VATS), uniportal approaches and robotic thoracic surgery (RATS). He works closely with Dr. Rajesh Mistry as part of the thoracic and foregut oncology team.
Dr. Jethani completed his MCh Surgical Oncology training at Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, where he received Gold Medal and Outstanding Student of the Year honours.
Robotic surgery
Certified robotic surgeon with thoracic RATS training.
Thoracic oncology
Expertise in lung, esophageal and mediastinal cancers.
Advanced training
Fellowship training in Uniportal VATS and robotic thoracic surgery.
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Stories from patients and families.
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