Dr. Kumar Gubbala is a prominent Gynaecological Oncologist at Apollo Proton Cancer Center, Chennai, with over 13 years of experience in the field. He is trained at some of the world’s most renowned cancer centers, including The Royal Marsden Hospital, London; The Christie’s Cancer Hospital, Manchester; and Oxford University Hospitals.
Dr. Gubbala is an expert in performing open, laparoscopic, and robotic gynaecological oncological surgeries. He specializes in treating cancers of the vulva, vagina, cervix, uterus, and ovaries, with a special interest in advanced ovarian cancer and recurrent disease. His surgical expertise includes complex cytoreductive surgeries and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with cytoreduction rates comparable to the best centers globally.
He is also skilled in fertility-preserving and nerve-sparing procedures, colposcopy, sentinel lymph node biopsies, and advanced surgical techniques such as exenterative surgery and extended pelvic resections for post-radiotherapy recurrences.
Areas of Expertise:
- Gynaecological Oncological Procedures – Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic
- Fertility Preserving and Nerve Sparing Procedures
- Colposcopy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Advanced Ovarian Cancers & Peritoneal Surface Malignancies – Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- Recurrent Cancers and Post-Radiotherapy Recurrences – Exenterative Surgery, Extended Pelvic Resections
- Mesometrial Resection and Therapeutic Lymph Node Excision (TMMR) for Cervical Cancers
- Clinical Trials and Research
