Dr. Rajesh Mistry 
Director
40 Years of ExperienceRobotic Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist
MBBS, MS, Fellowship
Reg. No.:5691, Delhi Medical Council
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
English, Hindi
Consultation Fee ₹ 1200
Book an AppointmentAbout Dr. Rajesh Mistry
- Dr. Rajesh Mistry is a renowned Surgical Oncologist with more than 40 years of experience.
- He is experienced in treating gastric cancers, head and neck cancers, and various benign and malignant thoracic conditions.
- He performed over 500 esophageal surgeries and 300 pulmonary surgeries since 2009.
- Dr. Mistry completed his MBBS in 1984 and MS in General Surgery from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai.
- He further earned a Fellowship in Esophageal Surgery from Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo.
- He also trained in Surgical Oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, in 1992.
- Dr. Mistry has conducted research as the lead investigator in trials focusing on different areas of oesophagal cancer (including the extent of nodal dissection, the use of induction chemotherapy, and a new approach to performing laparoscopic jejunostomy) and lung cancer (such as the role of PET-CT in lung cancer and pulmonary metastasectomy).
- He pioneered ‘submandibular salivary gland transfer’ in India to preserve salivary function in patients undergoing radiation therapy.
- He has written numerous scientific papers that have been reviewed by experts and has made contributions to sections of books.
- He is particularly interested in Thoraco-laparoscopic Oesophagostomy and Thoracoscopic Surgery.
- Dr. Mistry is a member of the Indian Society of Surgical Oncologists, the Indian Society of Oncology, the International Society for Disease of Esophagus, and the International Society for Lung Cancer.
Education
- MBBS, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai, 1984
- MS (General Surgery), King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai
- Fellowship in Esophageal Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo
Training & Certificates
- Training in Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 1992
Past Experience
- Professor, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parcel, Mumbai, 2009
- Assistant Surgeon (Head and Neck Oncology), Tata Memorial Hospital, 1992
Associations/Membership
- Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
- Indian Society of Surgical Oncologists (IASO)
- Indian Society of Oncology
- Indian Association of Bronchology (IAB)
- International Society for Disease of Esophagus (ISDE)
- International Society for Lung Cancer (ISLC)
Paper Published
Dr. Rajesh Mistry has over 100 publications to his name, some of which are mentioned below:
- Oak, Jyotsna & Unavane, Ojas & Subramanian, Aditya & Kulkarni, Bijal & Mistry, Rajesh. (2024). A rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus associated with thymoma-induced multiorgan autoimmunity. Internet Journal of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology. 12. 10.15305/ijrci/v12i1/382.
- Kaler, Amrit & Fatima, Sheereen & Dhurat, Omkar & Rane, Samrudhi & Limaye, Shweta & Umarji, Smitha & Tiwarekar, Yash & Nikam, Ankita & Kulkarni, Bijal & Athikari, Nevitha & Shaikh, Imran & Goyle, Sandeep & Mulchandani, Manoj & Kulkarni, Yogesh & Mistry, Rajesh. (2024). Role of Microsatellite Instability as Pan-Cancer Agnostic Marker of Solid Tumours in Personalized Medicine. Current Tissue Microenvironment Reports. 5. 1-9. 10.1007/s43152-024-00054-5.
- Fatima, Sheereen & Shaikh, Imran & Mistry, Rajesh & Kaler, Amrit. (2023). Long-term efficacy of osimertinib in de novo exon 19 deletion with T790M in an epidermal growth factor receptor mutated lung cancer patient in India. International Journal of Molecular and Immuno Oncology. 9. 1-4. 10.25259/IJMIO_16_2023.
- Kaler, Amrit & Bora, Nandini & Kavyashree, P. & Nikam, Ankita & Rane, Samrudhi & Tiwarekar, Yash & Limaye, Shweta & Vadera, Varsha & Nadkarni, Mandar & Kulkarni, Yogesh & Yuvaraja, T. & Shaikh, Imran & Goyle, Sandeep & Mistry, Rajesh. (2023). Mini review: Molecular pathology of personalized medicine in cancer susceptibility syndromes. International Journal of Molecular and Immuno Oncology. 8. 1-8. 10.25259/IJMIO_12_2023.
- Kaler, Amrit & Maskomani, Silambarasan & Ritambhara, & Kavyashree, & Vadera, Varsha & Choudhary, Vaibhav & Shaikh, Imran & Goyle, Sandeep & Mistry, Rajesh. (2023). Evolution of Biomarkers and Treatment Outcomes of Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer. Current Tissue Microenvironment Reports. 4. 1-23. 10.1007/s43152-023-00047-w.
- Fatima, Sheereen & Shaikh, Imran & Mistry, Rajesh. (2023). Long Term Response to Gefitinib in an Egfr Mutated Lung Cancer Even After A Solitary Recurrence: A Case Report and Literature Review. International Journal Of Scientific Research. 17-18. 10.36106/ijsr/1309465.
- Kaler, Amrit & Patel, Khushi & Patil, Harshali & Tiwarekar, Yash & Kulkarni, Bijal & Hastak, Meenal & Athikari, Nivetha & Rane, Samrudhi & Nikam, Ankita & Umarji, Smita & Shaikh, Imran & Goyle, Sandeep & Mistry, Rajesh. (2022). Mutational Analysis of EGFR Mutations in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma—An Indian Perspective of 212 Patients. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20. 758. 10.3390/ijerph20010758.
- Dubey, Anshita & Hastak, Meenal & Kulkarni, Bijal & Athikari, Nevitha & Mistry, Rajesh. (2020). An Audit Of Lung Carcinomas at A Tertiary Referral Centre. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies. 4. 10.32553/ijmbs.v4i1.862.
- Mistry, Rajesh & Qureshi, Sajid & Talole, Sanjay & deshmukh, Shital. (2008). Cervical lymph node metastases of squamous cell carcinoma from an unknown primary: Outcomes and patterns of failure. Indian journal of cancer. 45. 54-8. 10.4103/0019-509X.41771.
- Parikh, Purvish & Prasad, Nadun & Menon, Hari & Prabhash, Kumar & Vora, Amish & Agarwal, Jayprakash & Mistry, Rajesh & Pramesh, Cs & Tandon, S & Desai, Subhash. (2007). Treatment of advanced stage NSCLC with low dose gemcitabine and carboplatin in patients above age of 60 years: P2-296. Journal of Thoracic Oncology - J THORAC ONCOL. 2. 10.1097/01.JTO.0000284004.11512.69.
- Srinivas, Challapalli & Ghosh Laskar, Sarbani & Mistry, Rajesh & Pramesh, C.S. & Dinshaw, K.A.. (2007). Systematic overview of preoperative chemoradiation trials in esophageal cancer: In response to article by Ian Geh et al.. Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. 82. 106-7; author reply 107. 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.11.003.
- Pramesh, C.S. & Mistry, Rajesh & Agarwal, Jaiprakash & Bishnoi, Ramesh. (2007). Should Pleural Fluid Cytology Be Incorporated in the TNM Staging System for Operable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer?. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 82. 2338-9; author reply 2339. 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.109.
Field of Expertise
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) Therapy
- Benign and Cancerous Tumor Excision
- Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Brain Tumor Surgery
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