Dr. Hemant B. Tongaonkar

About Dr. Hemant B. Tongaonkar

Dr. Hemant B. Tongaonkar is a Surgical Oncologist with over 36 years of experience. He completed his MBBS and MS (General Surgery) from the University of Mumbai. He is an esteemed member of the American Urological Association, the Urological Society of India, the International Gynaecologic Cancer Society, the Indian Society of Oncology, the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology, etc. His interests include diagnosing and treating Urological cancers, Adrenal tumors, Gynaecological cancers, Ultra-radical cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer, etc. He emphasizes personalized or individualized treatment with the aim of organ function, fertility and quality of life preservation, and morbidity reduction. Dr. Tongaonkar is also interested in proponent evidence-based, multidisciplinary management, including aggressive radical surgical protocols to optimize outcomes & innovative approaches, e.g., robot-assisted surgery.