Best Surgical Oncologist in Indore

Brief Profile

Dr. Apurva Garg is a highly experienced Head and Neck Oncosurgeon now offering advanced cancer treatment at CARE CHL Hospital, Indore, ensuring that patients no longer need to travel to metro cities for world-class care. With a robust background in high volume tertiary oncology centers across India, Dr. Apurva Garg brings expertise in clinical and translational research, as well as anti-tobacco advocacy. Renowned for his exceptional surgical skills and clinical acumen, he holds a Clinical Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery from the prestigious Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Passionate about academics, public health, mentoring young professionals, and entrepreneurship, Dr. Apurva Garg is dedicated to providing the highest standard of cancer care at CARE CHL Hospital.

Fields of Experience

• Oral Cancer 
• Throat Cancer 
• Thyroid Nodules and Cancer 
• Neck Lumps 
• Parotid Tumors and Salivary Gland Masses 
• Pre- Cancerous Lesions of Oral Cavity 
• Nasal Cancer 
• LASER Surgeries 
• Skin Cancer 

Research Presentations

• Research Project
  • Correlation between circulating chromatin and inflammatory markers in various stages of Head & Neck squamous cell carcinoma
• Presentation
  • Predictors of Lymph node metastasis and outcome in parotid malignancies. IFHNOS Delhi 2016 & FHNO 2016 12-15 October 2016 New Delhi India.
  • Correlation between Oral Submucous Fibrosis and various clinicopathological and biochemical parameters in oral cancer. Betelquid 2016, 25-26 April, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Correlation between circulating chromatin and inflammatory markers in stage IV HNSCC. Platinum Jubilee conference TMC 27-28 February 2016 Mumbai, India.
  • Aetiopathogenesis of verrucous lesions: A case series from Indian population. FHNO 11th-13th September 2015 Nagpur, India
  • Evaluation of functional problems after oral malignancy treatment using PSSHN. 
  • SAARC Federation of Oncology 28th -30th November 2014 New Delhi, India

Publications

• Arjun Singh, Apurva Garg, Dushyant Mandlik, Vincent Vander Poorten, Snehal G Patel, James Paul O'Neill et al Assessing the quality of life of head and neck healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic-A self-reported global crosssectional questionnaire study by the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Sep;124(4):476-482.
• Garg A, Mair M, Sanghvi H, Bhati M, Malik A, Mishra A et al Adequacy of surgical margins in oral cancer patients with respect to various types of reconstructions. South Asian J Cancer 2019.
• Malik A, Mishra A, Garg A, Shetty R, Chakrabarti S, Nair D, et al Trends of oral cancer with regard to age, gender, and subsite over 16 years at a tertiary cancer center in India. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2018:39(3);297.
• Pareekutty NM, Garg A, Chandveetil J, Chakrabarti S, Mair M, Bansode A, et al Diagnosis of cancer has impact on consumption of tobacco amongst family members and friends of patients. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2018:39(1);73.
• Shah A, Malik A, Garg A, Mair M, Sudhir VR, Chaturvedi P. Oral Sex and Human Pappiloma Virus related Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer-a review of literature. J Postgrad Med. 2017Aug 4.
• Chaturvedi P, Malik A, Nair D, Nair S, Mishra A, Garg A, Vaishampayan S. Oral squamous cell carcinoma associated with oral submucous fibrosis have better oncologic outcome than those without. Oral Surgery Oral Med Oral Path Oral Radiol. 2017.
• Mishra A, Datta S, Malik A, Garg A, Nair D, Nair S, Mair M, Bal M, Agarwal J, Chaturvedi P. Role of microscopic spread beyond gross disease as an adverse prognostic factor in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Eur J Surg Oncol 2017.
• Jain V, Garg A, Parascandola M, Chaturvedi P, Khariwala SS, Stepanov I. Analysis of Alkaloids in Areca Nut-Containing Products by Liquid Chromatography– Tandem Mass Spectrometry. J Agric Food Chem. 2017:65 (9);1977-83.
• Mair M, Nair D, Nair S, Datta S, Garg A, Malik A et al. Intra-Operative Gross Examination Versus Frozen Section for Achievement of Adequate Margin in Oral Cancer Surgery. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Radiol. 2017:123(5);544-9.
• Chakrabarti S, Mishra A, Agarwal JP, Garg A, Nair D Chaturvedi P. Acute toxicities of adjuvant treatment in patients of oral squamous cell carcinoma with and without submucous fibrosis: A retrospective audit. J Can Res Ther.2016;12:932-7.
• Khariwala S, Garg A, Stepanov I, Gupta PC, Ahluwalia JS, Gota V, Chaturvedi P. Point-of-Sale tobacco advertising remains prominent in Mumbai, India. Tob Regul Sci. 2016;2(3):230-8.
• Malik A, Joshi P, Mishra A, Garg A, Mair M, Chakrabarti S, et al Prospective study of the pattern of lymphatic metastasis in relation to the submandibular gland in patients with carcinoma of oral cavity. Head Neck. 2016;38(11):1703-7.
• Garg A, Chaturvedi P, Mishra A, Datta S. A review on harmful effects of pan masala. Ind J Cancer.2015;52(4):663-6.
• Mishra A, Chaturvedi P, Datta S, Nag S, Joshi P, Garg A. Harmful effects of nicotine. Indian Journal of Medical and Pediatric Oncology.2015;36(1):24-31.
• Garg A. BRAF and Thyroid Cancer. Int. J Head Neck Surg.2014;5(3).
• Garg A, Chaturvedi P, Gupta PC. A systemic review of adverse effects of Areca nut or betel nut. Indian Journal of Medical and Pediatric Oncology.2014; 35(1).
• Chaturvedi P, Garg A. E-cigarettes-Boon or Ban ?Int. J Head Neck Surg.2014;5(3). 18. Chaturvedi P, Kuwajerwala NK, Abbrah T, Chaturvedi U, Rao VS, Garg A. Neck, Cervical Metastases, Surgery. Medscape Reference. Updated April 24, 2014. Available at http://emidicine.medscape.com/article/849611-overview.

Education

• M.B.B.S  from M.G.M. Medical College, Indore (M.P.) in March 2007 (Internship: Mar' 07 to Mar'08) 
• M.S. (Otolaryngology) from M.G.M. Medical College, Indore, MP in Nov 2011
• Fellow (TMH Mumbai), FACS, FGOLF (IFHNOS-MSKCC NY)

Languages Known

Hindi, English, Marathi, Bengali

Fellowship/Membership

• American Head and Neck Society
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• Foundation of Head and Neck Oncology, India
• Asia Pacific Thyroid Society
• Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
• Multi-disciplinary Salivary Gland Society Europe
• Indian Association of Surgical Oncologists
• Association of Otolaryngologists of India
• West Bengal Society of Head & Neck Oncology

Past Positions

• 14 years in Head & Neck Oncosurgery, trained at TMH under Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi.
• Worked as Consultant in premier Superspeciality cancer Institutes all over India.
• Core member of the IFHNOS and Executive Committee member of FHNO India.