
Dr. Kapil Kumar 
Senior Director
45 Years of ExperienceRobotic Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist
MBBS, MS, FICS
Reg. No.:691, Delhi Medical Council
Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
English, Hindi
Consultation Fee ₹ 1200
Book AppointmentAbout Dr. Kapil Kumar
- Dr. Kapil Kumar is a well-established Surgical Oncologist with more than 45 years of experience.
- His expertise and interests lie in providing treatments for hemorrhoids, gallbladder stones, lymphedema, appendicitis, liver diseases, hepatic steatosis, and hernia.
- He is known for delivering optimal outcomes for his patients while performing complicated procedures, including sentinel lymph node biopsy, laparoscopic sleeve resection, and external beam radiation for prostate cancer.
- Dr. Kumar completed his MBBS and MS in General Surgery from Guru Nanak Dev University in 1979 and 1982, respectively.
- He is a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (FICS).
- He has received training in hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy from Holland, laparoscopic surgery from Korea, and surgical oncology from Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai.
- Dr. Kumar has bagged the Dhanvantari award for her onco-surgery work from the Cholay1 Foundation.
- Some of his notable academic research has been published in the Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, the Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, and others.
- Dr. Kumar is a member of reputable organizations, such as the Indian Society of Oncology, and the International Society of Diseases of Esophagus.
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Education
- MBBS, Guru Nanak Dev University, 1979
- MS (General Surgery), Guru Nanak Dev University, 1982
- Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (FICS)
Training & Certificates
- Training in Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy, Holland
- Training in Laparoscopic Surgery, Korea
- Training in Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
Past Experience
- Director and Head of Department (Surgical Oncology), BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, 2018
- Senior Consultant (Surgical Oncology), Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, 2015
- Consultant (Surgical Oncology), Oswal Cancer Hospital, Ludhiana
- Senior Consultant (Surgical Oncology), Dharamshala Cancer Hospital, Delhi
- Senior Consultant (Surgical Oncology), Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Saket
Awards
- Dhanvantari Award, Cholay1 Foundation
Associations/Membership
- Indian Society of Oncology (ISO)
- International Society of Diseases of Esophagus (ISDE)
- Delhi Medical Association (DMA)
Paper Published
- Ram, D., Rajappa, S. K., Selvakumar, V. P., Shukla, H., Goel, A., Kumar, R. & Kumar, K. (2017). Male breast cancer: A retrospective review of the clinical profile from a tertiary cancer care center of India. South Asian Journal of Cancer. 06(04). 141–143. https://doi.org/10.4103/sajc.sajc_2_17
- Selvakumar, V. P. P., Zaidi, S., Pande, P., Goel, A. & Kumar, K. (2015). Resection After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Advanced Carcinoma of the Gallbladder: a Retrospective Study. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 6(1). 16–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-015-0377-0
- Doval, D. C., Sharma, A., Sinha, R., Kumar, K., Dewan, A. K., Chaturvedi, H., Batra, U., Talwar, V., Gupta, S. K., Singh, S., Bhole, V. & Mehta, A. (2015). Immunohistochemical profile of breast cancer patients at a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi, India. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 16(12). 4959–4964. https://doi.org/10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.12.4959
- Selvakumar, V. P. P., Poonia, D., Agrawal, J., Goel, A., Mehta, S. & Kumar, K. (2015). Sternal resection and reconstruction for malignant phyllodes tumor. Indian Journal of Surgery. 77(4). 336–337. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-015-1287-7
- Goel, A., Shah, S. H., Selvakumar, V. P. P., Kahkasha, S., Garg, S., Pahuja, A. K., Dutta, K., Batra, U., Sharma, S. K., Doval, D. C., & Kumar, K. (2015). Radical Esophagectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation: Single Institutional Experience from Tertiary Cancer Centre in India. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 6(3). 207–212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-015-0402-3
- Mehta, S., Agrawal, J., Pradhan, T., Goel, A., Kumar, K., Dewan, A. K. & Priya, S. V. P. (2015). Preservation of aesthetics of breast in pectoralis major myocutaneous flap donor site in females. Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery. 15(2). 268–271. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-015-0820-3
- Chandra, D., Suresh, P., Sinha, R., Azam, S., Batra, U., Talwar, V., Kumar, K. & Mehta, A. (2016). Eight-Year Survival Analysis of Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer in India. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP. 17(6). 2995–2999.
- Selvakumar, V. P. P., Goel, A. & Kumar, K. (2015). Cervical Cord Compression as Initial Presentation of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: a Case Report. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 7(3). 349–352. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-015-0460-6
Field of Expertise
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) Therapy
- Benign and Cancerous Tumor Excision
- Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Treatment
- CAR T-Cell Therapy
- Carcinoid Tumor Treatment
- Castleman Disease Treatment
- Cervical Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Completion Thyroidectomy
- Endometrial Cancer Treatment
- Endoscopic Tumor Removal
- Ewing Family of Tumors Treatment
- Fine Needle Aspiration
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD) Treatment
- High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Prostate Cancer
- Hormone Therapy
- Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
- Immunotherapy
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Kaposi Sarcoma Treatment
- Lumpectomy
- Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment
- Metastatic Tumor Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Cancer Surgery
- Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer Treatment
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Treatment
- Oncological Surgery
- Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Penile Cancer Treatment
- PET CT Scan
- Proton Therapy
- Radiation Therapy
- Radioisotope Therapy
- Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) Treatment
- Robotic Cancer Surgery
- Skin Lymphoma Treatment
- Small Intestine Cancer Treatment
- Stomach Cancer Treatment
- Targeted Therapy
- Thymectomy
- Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment
- Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)
- Vaginal Cancer Treatment
- Vulvar Cancer Treatment
- Whipple Procedure
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL)
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adenosquamous Carcinoma
- Adrenocortical Carcinoma
- Adult Hodgkins Lymphoma
- AIDS-Related Cancer
- Ameloblastoma
- Anal Cancer
- Anaplastic Carcinoma
- Appendix Cancer
- Atypical Hyperplasia
- Atypical Spindle Cell Tumor
- Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) Treatment for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
- Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
- Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
- Benign Bone Tumors
- Benign Hematology
- Benign Lung Tumors
- Benign Soft Tissue Tumors
- Bile Duct Cancer, Stones, & Strictures
- Bladder Cancer
- Blood Cancer
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Marrow Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer During Pregnancy
- Breast Cancer Recurrence
- Bronchial Tumors
- Burkitt Lymphoma
- Cancer in Children
- Carcinoid Syndrome
- Carcinoid Tumor (Gastrointestinal)
- Carcinoid Tumors of the Lungs
- Cervical Cancer
- Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Colorectal Cancer
- Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
- Cyclic Neutropenia
- Desmoid Tumor
- Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
- Elevated PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Level
- Embryonal Tumors
- Eosinophilia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagectomy
- Esthesioneuroblastoma
- Estrogen Dependent Cancers
- Ewing Sarcoma
- Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor
- Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
- Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
- Fallopian Tube Cancer
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP): Inherited
- Follicular Lymphoma
- Free Flap Surgery for Treating Osteoradionecrosis
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
- Giant Cell Tumor
- Gum Tumor
- Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL)
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Heart Cancer
- Hepatocellular Cancer
- Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
- Hurthle Cell Carcinoma
- Hypopharyngeal Cancer
- Hypopharyngeal Cancer
- Immunotherapy
- In-situ Breast Cancer
- Incontinence After Prostate Surgery
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
- Intraocular Melanoma
- Invasive Breast Cancer
- Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
- Islet Cell Tumor
- Kaposi Sarcoma
- Large Cell Carcinoma
- Large Granular Lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia
- Leukemia
- Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cysts & Liver Tumors
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphatic Cancer
- Lymphocytosis
- Male Breast Cancer
- Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH)
- Malignant Mesothelioma
- Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors
- Mediastinal Tumor
- Medullary Carcinoma
- Melanoma
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Metastatic Cancer
- Metastatic Spinal Tumors
- Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary
- Metastatic Tumors
- Mouth Cancer
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndromes
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Neuroendocrine Tumor
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- NUT Midline Carcinoma
- Oncogenic Osteomalacia
- Ophthalmic Cancer
- Oral Cancer
- Oropharyngeal Cancer
- Osteosarcoma
- Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
- Ovarian Primary Peritoneal Cancer
- Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumor
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
- Paraganglioma
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Parotid Gland Tumor
- Pediatric Chordomas
- Pediatric Ependymoma
- Pediatric Germ Cell Tumor
- Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumor
- Pediatric Spinal Tumor
- Pediatric Vascular Tumors
- Penile Cancer
- Pharyngeal Cancer
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)
- Pineal Region Tumor
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Pleural Tumor
- Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
- Prostate Cancer
- PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome (Cowden Syndrome and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome)
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
- Rectal Cancer
- Recurrent Cancer
- Relapsed ALL
- Relapsed AML
- Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
- Renal Cell Cancer
- Retinoblastoma (Cancer of the Eye)
- Retroperitoneal Tumor
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Salivary Gland Cancer
- Sarcoma
- Sezary Syndrome
- Skin Cancer
- Skull Base Tumor
- Small Cell Carcinoma
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Spinal Tumor
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
- Stage 4 Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Sun Exposure & Skin Cancer
- Synovial Sarcoma
- Testicular Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Thrombocytosis
- Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
- Thymus Gland Tumor
- Thyroid Cancer
- Tracheobronchial Tumor
- Transitional Cell Cancer
- Urethral Cancer
- Uterine Sarcoma
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vascular Tumor
- Vulvar Cancer
- Wilms Tumor
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