Dr. Sandeep Nayak is one of the leading Surgical Oncologist in India and Head of Surgical Oncology at KIMS Hospital, Bangalore. He is a Pioneer of Laparoscopic & Robotic Cancer Surgery. He has performed, demonstrated and trained many students in minimally invasive cancer surgery (laparoscopic and robotic surgery) in gynecological oncology, uro-oncology, head and neck oncology, thoracic surgery and general surgical oncology. His special interests include esophageal cancer, rectal cancer, oral cancer, thyroid, etc. ‘Cancers have better outcome when surgery is performed by surgical oncologists.' Robotic and Laparoscopic surgery have long-term outcomes similar to open surgery with much less complications."