Dr. S. M. Shuaib Zaidi

Dr. S. M. Shuaib Zaidi is Principal Director & Unit Head - Surgical Oncology at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Sector-128, Noida. Max Healthcare currently lists 27+ years of experience and a practice spanning thoracic, gynaecologic, head-and-neck, gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatobiliary surgical oncology.

His operative interests include lung and oesophageal cancer surgery, VATS and robotic cancer surgery, together with surgery for mediastinal, head-and-neck, gastrointestinal and HPB tumours. His work includes advanced thoracic-oncology and minimally invasive training, which is relevant when deciding whether an open, thoracoscopic or robotic approach is technically appropriate.

Dr. Zaidi completed MBBS at Maulana Azad Medical College, MS General Surgery at Safdarjung Hospital, DNB Surgery and MCh Surgical Oncology at Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai. He subsequently completed a fellowship in advanced thoracic oncologic surgery and VATS at Oita University Hospital, Japan, and robotic-surgery training at IRCAD in Strasbourg, France.

His recorded achievements include performing robotic oesophagectomy and lung-cancer lobectomy in Delhi in 2011. His academic record includes work on a modified radical-neck-dissection technique and professional recognition including a Best Research Paper Award at ASCO-GI and recognition during his Oita University fellowship.

For an oncology opinion, pathology, staging scans and previous treatment records should be reviewed before surgery is recommended. Lung, oesophageal, GI, HPB and head-and-neck cancers often require multidisciplinary planning with medical oncology, radiation oncology, gastroenterology or other specialists; the final operation depends on stage, anatomy, resectability, prior therapy and overall fitness.