Orators
Dr. RM Tiwari Oration
Topic : Learning from successes and failures on the road to integrating Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy in Head & Neck Cancer
November 8, 2025 | 02:00 PM
FRCP FRCR FRSB PHD
PROFESSOR, BIOLOGICAL CANCER THERAPIES, INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH, JOINT HEAD OF THE DIVISION
OF RADIOTHERAPY AND IMAGING,
ROYAL MARSDEN NHS FOUNDATION
Dr. PA Shah Oration
Topic : Evolution In Treatment For Advanced Thyroid Cancer: Targeted Therapy, Lmmunotherapy & Surgery
November 7, 2025 | 02:00 PM
M.D., F.A.C.S., FACE
PROFESSOR, HEAD AND NECK SURGERY,
SECTION CHIEF, HEAD AND NECK ENDOCRINE
SURGERY,
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, HOUSTON,
TEXAS
Foundation Oration
Topic : Skull Base Surgery... A path less trodden
November 7, 2025 | 04:00 PM
MS, DNB, DORL, FACS, MNAMS , EPGDHA,
CONSULTANT HEAD & NECK SURGEON
PAI CLINIC, P.D. HINDUJA HOSPITAL, KHAR
GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL, PAREL, MUMBAI
FORMER PROFESSOR & CHIEF
HEAD & NECK SERVICES, TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, MUMBAI
EDITOR
STELL & MARAN’S TEXTBOOK OF HEAD AND NECK SURGERY AND
ONCOLOGY, 6TH EDITION
Dr. LH Hiranandani Oration
Topic : The Art and Science of Healing: Tradition vs Technology in Modern Head & Neck Cancer Management
November 8, 2025 | 02:45 PM
Dr. Snehal G. Patel is an Attending Surgeon in the Head and Neck Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Professor of Otolaryngology at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York.
He is an internationally renowned expert in the multidisciplinary treatment of complex tumors of the head and neck area and is especially interested in minimally invasive image-guided treatment approaches.
Dr. Patel has a special interest in developing new technology and approaches for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer.