Dr. Santhosh Kumar N is a renowned Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist with over 15 years of experience in the management of head and neck cancers, complex oncologic surgeries, and advanced reconstructive procedures. He currently serves as Senior Consultant and Head of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at Aster Medcity, Kochi.

After completing his MBBS from Government Medical College, Calicut, Dr. Santhosh pursued his MS in Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) from JIPMER, Puducherry, one of India's premier medical institutions. He further specialized with a Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology from the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram.

Throughout his career, he has held key positions at leading cancer centers and tertiary care hospitals across Kerala, including MVR Cancer Centre, Aster MIMS, Malabar Cancer Centre, and Aster Medcity. His commitment to clinical excellence is complemented by active involvement in academic research, national and international presentations, and peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Santhosh is particularly known for his patient-centered approach, organ-preserving cancer treatments, functional rehabilitation after surgery, and expertise in managing complex head and neck malignancies.

He has also undergone advanced laser surgery training at the University Hospital Tübingen, Germany, and has received specialized training in robotic thyroid surgery.

Qualification

• MBBS
• MS – Otorhinolaryngology
• Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Expertise/Interest Area

Head and Neck Surgeries

• ROBOTIC THYROID SURGERY & TORS.
• Total laryngectomy
• Total laryngo-pharyngo-esophagectomy with gastric pull up.
• Conservative laryngeal surgeries
• Transoral micolayngeal LASER surgery.
• LASER excision in oral pre-malignant and malignant conditions
• Enbloc excision for advanced head and neck malignancies.
• Total / partial/ hemi glossectomy.
• Hemi / segmental/marginal madibulectomy
• Mandibulotomy / mandibular swing approaches
• Total and partial maxillectomy
• Transmaxillary approach

ENT Procedures:

• Tonsillectomy ( Cold steel, coablation & LASER)
• Tracheostomy
• Septoplasty , SMR
• Nasal Bone Fracture Reduction
• FESS
• ESS – Invasive & Non-invasive Fungal Sinusitis, Rhinosporidiosis, Inverted Papilloma, Nasal Polyposis, Bleeding polypus
• Esophagoscopy
• Bronchoscopy
• Flexible Nasendoscopy
• Direct Laryngoscopy / Hypopharyngoscopy
• LASER / Radiofrequency Turbinate Reduction
• Microlaryngeal Surgeries
• Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty
• Cortical Mastoidectomy / MRM
• Facial Nerve Decompression
• Stapedectomy
• Grommet insertion
• Adenoidectomy
• Juvenile Nasal Angiofibroma excision
• CSF Rhinorrhoea repair
• LASER Cordectomy / Arytenoidectomy
• Laryngotracheal trauma repair

Research and Publications

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

• Paper titled ‘Adenoid cystic carcinoma of Trachea’ was published Indian J Surg Oncol DOI 10.1007/s13193-015-0453-5 (August,2015).
  “Kumar N S*., Iype EM., Thomas S, Sankar UV. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Trachea. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology 2016, 7(1), 62–66.”
  Status: First author and corresponding author.
• Paper titled ‘Clinicopathological factors of cervical nodal metastasis and the concept of selective lateral neck dissection in the surgical management of carcinoma larynx and hypopharynx and its outcome’ was published in Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, in May, 2017.
  “Elizabeth Mathew Iype, Santhosh Kumar N*, Sreekanth S. Kumar, Bipin T Varghese & Jaya C. Jose , Clinicopathological Factors of Cervical Nodal Metastasis and the Concept of Selective Lateral Neck Dissection in the Surgical Management of Carcinoma Larynx and Hypopharynx and Its Outcome, Indian J Surg Oncol 2017, 1-4 .”
  Status: Second author and corresponding author.
• Paper titled ‘Thyroid Gland Involvement in Carcinoma Larynx and Hypopharynx-Predictive Factors and Prognostic Significance’ was published in Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/15225.7310, 2016 Feb, Vol- 10(2): XC05-XC07.
  “ Iype, E. M., Jagad, V., Nochikattil, S. K., Varghese, B. T., & Sebastian, P. Thyroid Gland Involvement in Carcinoma Larynx and Hypopharynx-Predictive Factors and Prognostic Significance. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2016 : JCDR, 10(2), XC05–XC07”.
  Status: Third author and corresponding author.
• Paper titled ‘A Comparative Study Of Temporalis fascia graft and Vein graft in Myringoplasty’ has been published in the Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.(21st March, 2012).
  “Parida PK, Nochikattil SK., Surianarayanan G, Saxena SK, Ganesan S. A Comparative Study of Temporalis Fascia Graft and Vein Graft in Myringoplasty. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2013, 65(Suppl 3), 569–574”.
  Status: Second author.
• Paper titled ‘Tracheal resection and anastomosis for malignancy: surgical and functional outcome’ was published in International Journal of Current Research, vol .7, issue 0313945-13947,march,2015.
  “Elizabeth Mathew Iype, Sisha Liz Abraham, Sivaraman Ganeashan, Arun Peter Mathew, Santhosh Kumar N*, Tracheal resection and anastomosis for malignancy: surgical and functional outcome, International Journal of Current Research 2015;7 (3):13945- 13947”.
  Status: Corresponding author.
• Paper titled ‘Life Course Socioeconomic Transition and its Association with Early Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Sequential Exploratory Mixed Method Study’ was published in Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/17800.8020, 2016 Jun, Vol-10(6): LO01-LO05.
  “Sankar Vadassery Uma, V Kutty Raman, N Kumar Santhosh, Life Course Socioeconomic Transition and its Association with Early Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Sequential Exploratory Mixed Method Study , Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2016:10(6): LO01-05”.
  Status: Third author.
• Paper titled ‘Subjective Global Assessment as a Pre-Operative Nutrition Status Screening Tool for Head and Neck Cancer Patients of a Tertiary Health Care Setting. Journal of Cancer Therapy, 13, 539-548. doi: 10.4236/jct.2022.138048.
  Surendran, S. , Sankar, U. , Nochikkattil, S. , Cheekapravan, R. , Warrier, N. and Babu, S. (2022)
  Status : Third Author
• Paper titled “Psychosocial impacts of quarantine among survivors of the Nipah virus infection: a qualitative study.” Journal of Global Health Reports. 2021;5:e2021092. doi:10.29392/001c.28993
  Radhakrishnan C, Sankar UV, Rajendran VR, Ashadevi, Vasudevan Jayasree, Ragini L Saritha, Ayisha Beevi R Beevi, Nochikkattil Santhosh Kumar
  Status: Co Author