Dr. Vivek Sukumar
Surgical Oncologist
GI, Colorectal & Peritoneal Cancers
MBBS, MS General Surgery, MRCS, MCh Surgical Oncology
- Experience
- 13+ years
- Speaks
- English · Hindi
Cancers treated
- Gastrointestinal
- Gynaecological
About Dr. Vivek Sukumar
Dr. Vivek Sukumar is a gastrointestinal and peritoneal surface surgical oncologist with a special interest in colorectal cancer. Dr. Sukumar has performed over 100 cytoreductive surgeries in two years. Dr. Sukumar completed an MCh at Tata Memorial Hospital and uses AI tools in surgical planning.
Treatments offered
Peritoneal & HIPEC
Gastrointestinal
- Advanced pelvic oncology
- Colorectal cancer surgery
Robotic & minimally invasive
- Laparoscopic cancer surgery
Career
- Specialty Surgical Oncology Hospitals (Andheri, Ghatkopar, Vashi)Surgical Oncologist (GI & peritoneal surface oncology) · 2021–Present
- Tata Memorial Centre, MumbaiSurgical oncology (colorectal & peritoneal surface oncology division) · 2019–2023
Education & Training
- Fellowship, HPB Surgery / HPB Oncology (under Prof Choi)Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, South Korea · 2023
- Fellowship, GI & Peritoneal Oncology2021
- MCh, Surgical OncologyTata Memorial Hospital, HBNI · 2019
- MRCSRoyal College of Surgeons, England · 2013
- MS, General SurgeryGovernment Medical College, Thrissur (Kerala University of Health Sciences) · 2013
- MBBSAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham · 2009
Research & Publications
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Reviews & guidelines
- 2026Principles of cytoreductive surgery for primary and metastatic peritoneal malignancies-the PSOGI-ESGO-ISSPP Lyon consensus (opens in a new tab)Lancet Oncol
- 2026The INDEPSO-ISPSM Consensus on Peritoneal Malignancies-Management of Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2025The INDEPSO-ISPSM Consensus on Peritoneal Malignancies: General Principles of Cytoreductive Surgery and Technical Considerations (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2025The INDEPSO-ISPSM Consensus on Peritoneal Malignancies-Mucinous Appendiceal Neoplasms and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2025The INDEPSO-ISPSM Consensus on Peritoneal Malignancies-Minimally Invasive Surgery for Peritoneal Malignancies (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2025The INDEPSO-ISPSM Consensus on Peritoneal Malignancies-Diagnosis and Management of Peritoneal Mesothelioma (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2025The INDEPSO-ISPSM Consensus on Peritoneal Malignancies-Gastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastases (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2025Peritonectomy procedures for peritoneal surface malignancies: PSOGI-ESGO-ISSPP Lyon consensus (opens in a new tab)Br J Surg
- 2025Peritonectomy to enhance adequate cytoreductive surgery in peritoneal surface malignancy: review of nomenclature and boundaries (opens in a new tab)Br J Surg
- 2025The INDEPSO-ISPSM Consensus on Peritoneal Malignancies-Methodology (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2025INDEPSO-ISPSM consensus on peritoneal malignancies - Enhanced recovery after surgery in cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with/without hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) (opens in a new tab)Gynecol Oncol Rep
- 2024INDEPSO-ISPSM Consensus on Peritoneal Malignancies: Management of Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases (opens in a new tab)JCO Glob Oncol
- 2021State-of-the-art surgery for recurrent and locally advanced rectal cancers (opens in a new tab)Langenbecks Arch Surg
Led by Dr. Sukumar
- 2023Laparoscopic low anterior resection in a case of locally advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant short course radiation: A surgical perspective - A video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2022Laparoscopic Anterior Resection With Supratrigonal Cystectomy in a Case of Locally Advanced Sigmoid Cancer (opens in a new tab)Dis Colon Rectum
- 2022Learning curve analysis for lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in rectal cancers - Outcomes improve with experience (opens in a new tab)Eur J Surg Oncol
- 2022Step by step demonstration of laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection in rectal cancer - A video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2022Laparoscopic management of small bowel obstruction after abdominoperineal resection and a unique method to prevent it-A Video Vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2022Robotic intersphincteric resection with bilateral seminal vesicle excision in a case of locally advanced rectal cancer - A video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2020Colorectal Services in Covid-19 Times: Minimally Invasive Surgery and Enhanced Recovery, the Need of the Hour (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2020Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Presenting as a Scalp Mass (opens in a new tab)J Gastrointest Cancer
- 2015Demographic and Etiological Patterns of Gastric Outlet Obstruction in Kerala, South India (opens in a new tab)N Am J Med Sci
- 2015A Case of Recurrent Eccrine Porocarcinoma with Regional Lymph Nodal Metastasis, Arising on a Bowen's Disease Patch (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg
Co-authored
- 2026Systematic total parietal peritonectomy for peritoneal mesothelioma-perioperative and oncological outcomes in an Indian cohort of 100 patients (opens in a new tab)Eur J Surg Oncol
- 2026Baseline Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Circumferential Resection Margin Predicts Long-term Survival in Rectal Adenocarcinoma: Experience from a Tertiary Care Center (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2025Adjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Compensate for an Inadequate Right Colon Cancer Surgery: High Peritoneal Recurrence Rates Indicate Need for Altered Treatment Paradigms (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2023Functional Results After Nerve-Sparing, Sphincter Preserving Rectal Cancer Surgery: Patient-Reported Outcomes of Sexual and Urinary Dysfunction (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2023Bilateral Thoracic Cytoreductive Surgery for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei of Appendiceal Origin (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2023Factors predicting successful resolution and long-term outcomes of benign anastomotic strictures following rectal cancer surgery (opens in a new tab)Eur J Surg Oncol
- 2023Avoiding conversion in laparoscopic resections for locally advanced rectal cancers: A video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2022Feasibility and Safety of Taxane-PIPAC in Patients with Peritoneal Malignancies-a Retrospective Bi-institutional Study (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2022Learning curves for minimally invasive total mesorectal excision beyond the competency phase - a risk-adjusted cumulative sum analysis of 1000 rectal resections (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2022Laparoscopic extended inter-sphincteric resection for low rectal cancer involving the levator-ani muscle complex: A video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2022Incidence and Treatment Outcomes of Rectovaginal Fistula After Rectal Cancer Resection (opens in a new tab)Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg
- 2022Robotic-assisted abdominoperineal resection with extended total mesorectal excision - A video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2022Outcomes of rectal cancer patients with a positive pathological circumferential resection margin (opens in a new tab)Langenbecks Arch Surg
- 2022Bladder preserving robotic pelvic exenteration for locally advanced rectal cancer-technique and short-term outcomes (opens in a new tab)J Surg Oncol
- 2021Optimal neoadjuvant strategy for signet ring cell carcinoma of the rectum-Is TNT the solution? (opens in a new tab)J Surg Oncol
- 2021V-Y Gluteal Advancement Fasciocutaneous Flap for Reconstruction of Perineal Defects After Surgery for Anorectal Cancers- A Single-Center Experience (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2021Systematic approach to laparoscopic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in rectal cancers - a video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2021Laparoscopic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for anorectal melanoma - A video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2021Mucinous tumours of the rectum - Call for a change in neoadjuvant strategy (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2021Inadvertent complications during laparoscopic colorectal surgery and their management - a video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2021Nerve-sparing laparoscopic low anterior rectal resection - a video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2021Long-term oncological outcomes of the sphincter preserving total mesorectal excision with varying distal resection margins (opens in a new tab)J Surg Oncol
- 2021Safety and feasibility of sphincter preservation surgery in low lying rectal cancers (opens in a new tab)J Surg Oncol
- 2021Nonrestorative low anterior resection portends increased local recurrences - results from the Dutch snapshot research group (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2021Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for synchronous metastases from colorectal cancer - a video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2021Impact of surgical staging for aggressive histology rectal cancers: a retrospective review (opens in a new tab)ANZ J Surg
- 2021Two-Stage Turnbull-Cutait Pull-Through Coloanal Anastomosis for Low Rectal Cancers (opens in a new tab)JAMA Surg
- 2021Minimally invasive versus open pelvic exenterations for rectal cancer: a comparative analysis of perioperative and 3-year oncological outcomes (opens in a new tab)BJS Open
- 2020Robotic Rectal Surgery in India: the Financial Viability and Lack of Collective Collaboration Still Remains the Biggest Challenge (opens in a new tab)Indian J Surg Oncol
- 2020The impact of circumferential tumor location on the clinical outcomes of rectal cancers receiving neoadjuvant chemoradiation and surgery-does it really matter? (opens in a new tab)Eur J Surg Oncol
- 2020Novel use of the Bakri balloon to minimize empty pelvis syndrome following laparoscopic total pelvic exenteration (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2020Laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision of left colonic lesion - a video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2020Laparoscopic low anterior resection with extended total mesorectal excision for locally advanced rectal cancer - a video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
- 2020Laparoscopic supralevator posterior exenteration in a case of previous laparoscopic ovarian transposition - a video vignette (opens in a new tab)Colorectal Dis
Awards & Leadership
- Best PaperShort-term outcomes of parenchymal-sparing liver surgery in metastatic colorectal malignancy, Indian Cancer Congress · 2023
- Best VideoIOUS-guided parenchyma-sparing liver resection, Indian Cancer Congress · 2023
- Best VideoLaparoscopic extended TME and laparoscopic cytoreduction + HIPEC in rectal cancer, KSELS (Korean Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons) · 2021
- Best PosterOutcomes of definitive treatment of signet ring cell carcinoma of the rectum, ACRSICON · 2020
- Outstanding PosterRobotic supralevator posterior exenteration of locally advanced rectal cancer, SISSO 2020, Korea · 2020
- University Topper and Best Outgoing StudentMS General Surgery, Kerala University of Health Sciences