Dr. Narayana Subramaniam is a national and international award-winning head and neck oncology and reconstructive surgeon. His expertise lies in ablative surgery of the oral cavity, oropharynx, salivary glands, thyroid, larynx, pharynx, sinonasal cavity and anterior skull base, with significant experience in a salvage (post-radiotherapy) and re-operative setting. He also performs regional and microvascular (free) flap reconstruction, with a special interest in facial nerve reanimation, prefabricated dental rehabilitation (jaw-in-a-day) and secondary reconstruction (delayed reconstruction of post-cancer defects).

Passionate about research, he has written a popular textbook on head and neck cancer, published over one hundred and twenty articles and/or book chapters (h-index 14), and given over one hundred talks and lectures in national and international forums.

He has trained over 25 fellows from 6 countries and was designated a Professor by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

He is passionate about innovation; his team has performed pioneering work in jaw reconstruction, performing the world’s first bilateral zygomatic implant perforated free flap, as well as combining patient-specific implants with free flap reconstruction for complex jaw defects. He has also published a novel technique on access to the infratemporal fossa for complex tumours and on novel transcriptomic alterations in chewing tobacco-related oral cancer. He serves on the All-India Managers Association (AIMA) Young Leaders Council, is the Oncology Mentor for GE India’s Edison Accelerator program and has mentored numerous startups in the healthcare-technology space. In his new role at SPARSH, in additional to complex head and neck surgery for benign and malignant disease, he will focus on rapid clinical application of emerging technologies, improving clinical outcomes and reducing cost through digital intervention and innovation, as well as improving patient experience.