Dr Harish N L

Dr. Harish N L is a highly skilled Surgical Oncologist with 12+ years of experience, specializing in minimally invasive surgery and robotic cancer surgery. He has extensive expertise in gastrointestinal oncology, breast cancer surgery, gynecological cancers, urological cancers, Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Head & Neck Cancers and hepatobiliary oncology. After earning his M.Ch in Surgical Oncology from Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, he pursued advanced training in robotic and minimally invasive cancer surgery at Severance Hospital, South Korea.

Dr. Harish N L serves as a Consultant Surgical Oncologist at Continental Hospital, Hyderabad, where he performs complex cancer surgeries with a focus on laparoscopic and robotic-assisted techniques. He has authored 25+ PUBMED-indexed research papers, accumulating 857+ citations and an h-index of 11. His contributions to oncology research, clinical trials, and cancer awareness initiatives have been widely recognized.

Dr. Harish N L has received numerous awards, including the Best Surgical Video Award (2023) and the Guinness World Record Contribution (2024) for cervical cancer awareness. As an active member of ASCO, ESSO, IASO, and SSO, he continues to innovate in cancer treatment and surgical oncology, striving to improve patient outcomes through advanced techniques and research-driven care.

• Colorectal Surgical Oncology Observership, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata
• Advanced Training in Minimally Invasive & Robotic Colorectal Surgery (Korea), Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
• Professional Diploma in Clinical Research, Catalyst Clinical Services, New Delhi
• M.Ch (Surgical Oncology), Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Ahmedabad
• M.S. (General Surgery), Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• M.B.B.S, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka

• Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology
• Colorectal Cancer Surgery
• Gynecological cancers
• Urological cancers
• Soft Tissue Sarcomas
• Surgical Oncology
• Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS)
• Robotic Surgery
• Breast Cancer Surgery
• Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Oncology
• Head & Neck Surgical Oncology
• Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
• Gastrointestinal Surgery-Cancers of the Stomach, Colorectal Cancers
• Breast Oncoplastic Surgery
• Thoracic Oncology-Cancers of the Lung and Esophagus
• Gynae-Oncology-Cancers of Ovary, Uterus, Endometrium and Cervix
• Minimal Access Surgery

• Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology
• Colorectal Cancer Surgery
• Gastrointestinal Cancers
• Surgical Oncology
• Minimally Invasive Cancer Surgery
• Robotic Surgery
• Breast Cancer Surgery
• Head & Neck Cancer Surgery
• Liver & Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
• Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery
• Reconstructive Cancer Surgery
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgeries
• Breast and Thoracic Cancers
• Gynecologic Cancers
• Head and Neck Tumours

1. “Smith International Surgical Scholarship” by Cleveland Clinic Florida to attend International Colorectal Disease Symposium 2025 at Florida – February 2025and observership at Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida.
2. “Travel Grant/Award” by the Indian Council of Medical Research – October 2024 to attend the ESSO 43 congress at Antwerp, Belgium.
3. “Poster In Spotlight” on A comparative study on sentinel node biopsy by ICG dye with that of pelvic lymph node dissection in Endometrial carcinoma at the European Society of Surgical Oncology congress at Antwerp Belgium – October 2024.
4. “Best IASO Fellowship Award” for ProMise Classifier-Defined Mutational Landscape of Endometrial Cancer in India: A Multicenter Observational Analysis at the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology annual Congress - September 2024.
5. ”Best Poster Award” at the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology annual Congress (IASO NATCON) - September 2024.
6.  “Best Oral Paper Award” for ‘Transforming Awareness into Action: A Guinness World, A Comprehensive Survey on Cervical Cancer and its Prevention at the World's Largest Cervical Cancer Awareness Event ’ at the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology annual Congress (IASO NATCON) - September 2024.
7. "Professional Enhancement Grant" by the Tata Education and Development Trust for visiting fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Colorectal Surgery 2023.
8. “Best Surgical Video Award” for ‘Elimination Of Dog Ears Anastomosis By Invagination Of Rectal Stump In Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery’ at the Indian Cancer Congress (ICC).
9. "Highest Score (First)" in Gujarat University & Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad, India in Practical exams conducted for awarding the degree of MCH in Surgical oncology in 2020.
10. "1st Prize" in Oncology quiz contest held in Ahmedabad in May 2019.
11. “Vattikuti Scholar Award” to attend the meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, November 2019 at Pondicherry, India
12. “Best Oral Paper Award” for ‘Clinicopathological Profile And Prognostic Evaluation of Neuroendocrine carcinoma of oesophagus: a single institute experience of 8 years’ at the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO) Midterm conference- March 2019.
13. "Top percentile" in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) – Superspeciality Entrance test 2017 for admission in M.Ch Surgical Oncology at the Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad, India.
14. "1st rank in Entrance examination (Part A)" for Senior Resident in Liver Transplant Unit, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute (SGPGI), Lucknow, UP in 2016.
15. "National Level Post-graduate Surgery Quiz" at National Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India (ASICON-2014) – Represented Rajasthan Chapter- Second Place.
16. “Best Poster Award” for ‘Achalasia Cardia - Initial Surgical Experience’ at the (RAMAS) International annual conference September 2013.
17. “Einstein” award of the Undergraduate Batch of MBBS-2005 awarded by J.J.M Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka in 2011.
18. "Best Outgoing Student in Physics" Award by the Sri Vidya Mandir PU College, for highest score in Physics in Pre University – 2005.