Dr. Abhijith George

Qualification

BDS, MDS (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), Fellowship in Oral Oncosurgery.

Experience

• More than 5 year experience in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
• Have undergone training in Microvascular surgery, Implantology.

Areas of Expertise

• Head and neck cancer management.
• Reconstruction of head and neck defects
• Maxillofacial Implants
• Maxillofacial trauma
• Facial esthetics and reanimation procedures.
• Robotic head and neck surgery

Other Information

Publications:

• Evaluation of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes as a prognostic indicator of head-and-neck squamous cell carcinomas: A prospective study.January 2022 Journal of Precision Oncology 2(1) DOI: 10.4103/jpo.jpo_4_21
• Hemodynamic changes during exodontia in hypertensive and normotensive patients following injection of local anesthetics with and without epinephrine: a prospective comparative study. Rev Esp Cir Oral Maxillofac 2022; 44(1): 9-15 / DOI: 10.20986/recom.2022.1296/2021.
• Evaluation of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes as a Prognostic Indicator of Head-and-Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas. A Prospective Study. Journal of Precision Oncology 2(1):p 19-24, Jan–Jun 2022. | 2
• Submandibular gland – The victim of neck dissection.December 2021 Oral Oncology 123(2):105591Follow journal. DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105591
• Effects of intraoperative placement of tetracycline, tetracycline + gelatin sponge, and placebo on postoperative pain after mandibular molar extraction: A comparative prospective study.National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery 12(2):p 211-218, May–Aug 2021. | DOI: 10.4103/njms.NJMS_47_20
• Should ultrasound-guided resection be the new norm for oral tongue resections? June 2021 Oral Oncology 118(Suppl 1):105372. DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105372
• Association between central and peripheral circulating tumor cell (CTC) clusters in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC): A prospective, observational study. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2020 38:15_suppl, e15548-e15548 https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.e15548
• A relook at how we assess tumor margins: Is it ‘TIME’ for new criteria? Oral Oncology, 2020-12-01, Volume 111, Article 104980 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104980
• Soft tissue deposits: Surrogate marker for distant metastasis? Head & Neck. 2020;1– 2. 10.1002/hed.26410 DOI: 10.1002/hed.26410
• Cervical soft tissue deposits: An under-evaluated entity. Oral Oncol. 2020 Nov;110:104842. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104842.
• Modified compartmental resection - Is mandibulotomy access justified?. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.08.037
• Mystery behind the missing teeth after maxillofacial trauma- a case report and management protocol. J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg doi: 10.5125/jkaoms.2020.46.6.422
• Extraction of permanent maxillary posterior teeth using only single buccal infiltration of 2% lidocaine. 2018 IJADS. https://www.oraljournal.com/pdf/2018/vol4issue3/PartF/4-3-60-567.pdf
• Ranula Arising From Sublingual Gland. Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports. https://www.saspublishers.com/article/15359/download/
• Variations in the retromandibular approach to the condyle- transparotid versus anteroparotid transmasseteric- prospective clinical comparative study. Journal of Stomatology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2019.06.008
• An Outlook on Variants of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Amidst the Dura and Pleura with a Case Report on Ackerman’s Tumour of Hard Palate. Saudi Journal of Medicine (SJM) https://saudijournals.com/media/articles/SJM_48_575-579_c.pdf

Courses/CME Organised:

• Web talk - “Current concepts in mandibular resection, reconstruction and prosthetic rehabilitation” as part of Kocher’s Klub on 17.07.3021
• 2nd Biostatistics for clinicians as part of Kocher’s Klub at VPS Lakeshore from 09.04.2022 to 10.04.2022
• Tracheostomy nursing care program at VPS Lakeshore on 21.05.2022
• Coordinated an International Conference with workshop ‘LARYNX 2022’ as Course Coordinator held at VPS Lakeshore and Le Meridien from 15.07.2022 to 17.07.2022

Paper presentation:

• ASCO-American Society of Clinical Oncology- SP-90 Incidence, survival pattern and subsite analysis in patients with habit and non-habit related OSCC July 2021 Oral Oncology 118:8-9l. DOI: 10.1016/S1368-8375(21)00377-8.
• ASCO-American Society of Clinical Oncology. P-91 Correlation of outcomes with prognostic factors in early node negative and node positive Oral cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma patients July 2021 Oral Oncology 118:9.DOI: 10.1016/S1368-8375(21)00378-X
• AOMSI Karnataka State Conference -13,14,15 October 2022: Current concepts in conservative mandibular resection, reconstruction.
• 45th AOMSI Annuall Conference - 2,3,4 th December 2021. Boat vs Block resection in Mandible.
• Ameloblastoma cyst or tumour? – KOMSCON 2017 ,AJIDS, MANGALORE (Scientific Paper)
• Paranasal Augmentation in paranasal hypoplasia- Gnathopedia 2018, KMC Manipal, Manipal (Scientific Paper)
• Broken miniplates. A complication in fracture fixation. KLE Dental College, Belgaum, Karnataka