Dr. Rajshekhar C Jaka

Dr. Rajshekhar C Jaka

Consultant 

23 Years of Experience

Surgical Oncologist

MBBS, MS, DNB, Fellowship

Reg. No.:59258, Karnataka Medical Council

Manipal Hospitals, Jayanagar, Bangalore

Manipal Hospitals, Malleshwaram, Bangalore

Manipal Hospitals, Whitefield, Bangalore

English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu

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About Dr. Rajshekhar C Jaka

  • Dr. Rajshekhar C Jaka is a highly experienced surgical oncologist with over 23 years of experience in Bangalore, India.
  • Dr. Jaka specializes in robotic and laparoscopic surgeries for head and neck, gynecologic, gastrointestinal, thoracic, breast, and urologic cancers.
  • He holds an MBBS from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga University, and an MS in General Surgery from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.
  • He also holds two DNBs in General Surgery and Surgical Oncology from the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.
  • Dr. Jaka has undergone extensive training, including fellowships in Minimal Invasive Surgery from the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgical Oncology from Roswell Park Cancer Institute, New York, and the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) fellowship in the USA.
  • He has presented papers at numerous national and international conferences. He has several publications to his credit in journals such as the Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology and the Indian Journal of Surgery.
  • He is a member of several professional organizations, such as the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology, the Association of Breast Surgeons of India, the Association of Surgeons of India, the Surgical Society of Bangalore, and the Bangalore Oncology Group.

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Education

  • MBBS, Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga, 2001
  • MS in General Surgery, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, 2006
  • DNB in General Surgery, DNB board, New Delhi, 2007
  • Fellowship in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, USA, 2012
  • DNB in Surgical Oncology, National Board of Examination, India, 2013
  • Fellowship, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), USA

Training & Certificates

  • Training Certificate in Robotic Surgical Simulator (RoSS), Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, 2012

Past Experience

  • Chairman, Sankalpa Chase Cancer Foundation and Research Trust, 2017
  • Consultant Oncologist, R L Jalappa Hospital, SDUMC, 2009

Awards

  • Vidyaranya Award, 2011
  • Mysore Surgical Society Award, 2011
  • Millennium Gold Medal Award for Robotic Surgery, 2015

Associations/Membership

  • Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
  • Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
  • Association of Breast Surgeons of India (ABSI)
  • Bangalore Oncology Group
  • Surgical Society Of Bangalore

Paper Published

Dr. Jaka has published over 16 research papers in renowned journals. His research work includes:

  • Jaka, R. C., Mouli, N. C., Kumar, T. R., & Gokak, A. V. (2020). Multiple Intra-abdominal Leiomyosarcoma in a Single Patient. Indian journal of surgical oncology, 11(Suppl 1), 63–64.
  • Somashekhar, S. P., & Jaka, R. C. (2017). Total (Transthoracic and Transabdominal) Robotic Radical Three-Stage Esophagectomy-Initial Indian Experience. The Indian journal of surgery, 79(5), 412–417.
  • Somashekhar, S. P., Jaka, R. C., & Zaveri, S. S. (2014). A prospective randomized study comparing robotic-assisted hysterectomy and regional lymphadenectomy with traditional laparotomy for the staging of endometrial carcinoma -initial Indian experience. Indian journal of surgical oncology, 5(3), 217–223.
  • Jaka, R. C., Somashekhar, S. P., Zaveri, S. S., Ahmed, Z., & Ashwin, K. R. (2012). Intraperitoneal chemotherapy for epithelial ovarian cancer - single center experience. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, 3(3), 262–266.
  • Jaka, R. C., Zaveri, S. S., Somashekhar, S. P., Sureshchandra, & Parameswaran, R. V. (2010). Value of frozen section and primary tumor factors in determining sentinel lymph node spread in early breast carcinoma. Indian journal of surgical oncology, 1(1), 27–36.

Field of Expertise

  • Adrenal Cancer Treatment
  • Benign and Cancerous Tumor Excision
  • Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
  • Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Breast Biopsy
  • CAR T-Cell Therapy
  • Carcinoid Tumor Treatment
  • Castleman Disease Treatment
  • Chemotherapy
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • Completion Thyroidectomy
  • Endometrial Cancer Treatment
  • Endoscopic Tumor Removal
  • Ewing Family of Tumors Treatment
  • Fine Needle Aspiration
  • Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD) Treatment
  • Hormone Therapy
  • Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
  • Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
  • Immunotherapy
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
  • Kaposi Sarcoma Treatment
  • Lobectomy
  • Lumpectomy
  • Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment
  • Metastatic Tumor Treatment
  • Minimally Invasive Cancer Surgery
  • Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer Treatment
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Treatment
  • Oncological Surgery
  • Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment
  • Penile Cancer Treatment
  • PET CT Scan
  • Proton Therapy
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Radioisotope Therapy
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) Treatment
  • Robotic Cancer Surgery
  • Skin Lymphoma Treatment
  • Small Intestine Cancer Treatment
  • Targeted Therapy
  • Thymectomy
  • Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment
  • Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)
  • Vaginal Cancer Treatment
  • Vulvar Cancer Treatment
  • Whipple Procedure
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL)
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Adenosquamous Carcinoma
  • Adrenocortical Carcinoma
  • Adult Hodgkins Lymphoma
  • AIDS-Related Cancer
  • Ameloblastoma
  • Anal Cancer
  • Anaplastic Carcinoma
  • Appendix Cancer
  • Atypical Hyperplasia
  • Atypical Spindle Cell Tumor
  • Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
  • Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) Treatment for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
  • Benign Bone Tumors
  • Benign Hematology
  • Benign Lung Tumors
  • Benign Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Bile Duct Cancer, Stones, & Strictures
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Blood Cancer
  • Bone Cancer
  • Bone Marrow Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer During Pregnancy
  • Breast Cancer Recurrence
  • Bronchial Tumors
  • Burkitt Lymphoma
  • Cancer in Children
  • Carcinoid Syndrome
  • Carcinoid Tumor (Gastrointestinal)
  • Carcinoid Tumors of the Lungs
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
  • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
  • Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
  • Cyclic Neutropenia
  • Desmoid Tumor
  • Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
  • Elevated PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Level
  • Embryonal Tumors
  • Eosinophilia
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophagectomy
  • Esthesioneuroblastoma
  • Estrogen Dependent Cancers
  • Ewing Sarcoma
  • Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor
  • Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
  • Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
  • Fallopian Tube Cancer
  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP): Inherited
  • Follicular Lymphoma
  • Free Flap Surgery for Treating Osteoradionecrosis
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
  • Giant Cell Tumor
  • Gum Tumor
  • Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL)
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Heart Cancer
  • Hepatocellular Cancer
  • Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
  • Hurthle Cell Carcinoma
  • Hypopharyngeal Cancer
  • Hypopharyngeal Cancer
  • Immunotherapy
  • In-situ Breast Cancer
  • Incontinence After Prostate Surgery
  • Inflammatory Breast Cancer
  • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
  • Intraocular Melanoma
  • Invasive Breast Cancer
  • Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
  • Islet Cell Tumor
  • Kaposi Sarcoma
  • Large Cell Carcinoma
  • Large Granular Lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia
  • Leukemia
  • Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Liver Cysts & Liver Tumors
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphatic Cancer
  • Lymphocytosis
  • Male Breast Cancer
  • Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH)
  • Malignant Mesothelioma
  • Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Mediastinal Tumor
  • Medullary Carcinoma
  • Melanoma
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma
  • Metastatic Cancer
  • Metastatic Spinal Tumors
  • Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary
  • Metastatic Tumors
  • Mouth Cancer
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndromes
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes
  • Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • NUT Midline Carcinoma
  • Oncogenic Osteomalacia
  • Ophthalmic Cancer
  • Oral Cancer
  • Oropharyngeal Cancer
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
  • Ovarian Primary Peritoneal Cancer
  • Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumor
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Paraganglioma
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes
  • Parathyroid Cancer
  • Parotid Gland Tumor
  • Pediatric Chordomas
  • Pediatric Ependymoma
  • Pediatric Germ Cell Tumor
  • Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumor
  • Pediatric Spinal Tumor
  • Pediatric Vascular Tumors
  • Penile Cancer
  • Pharyngeal Cancer
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)
  • Pineal Region Tumor
  • Plasma Cell Neoplasms
  • Pleural Tumor
  • Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
  • Prostate Cancer
  • PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome (Cowden Syndrome and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome)
  • Pulmonary Nodules
  • Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
  • Rectal Cancer
  • Recurrent Cancer
  • Relapsed ALL
  • Relapsed AML
  • Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
  • Renal Cell Cancer
  • Retinoblastoma (Cancer of the Eye)
  • Retroperitoneal Tumor
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Salivary Gland Cancer
  • Sarcoma
  • Sezary Syndrome
  • Skin Cancer
  • Skull Base Tumor
  • Small Cell Carcinoma
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Small Intestine Cancer
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  • Spinal Tumor
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
  • Stage 4 Cancer
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Sun Exposure & Skin Cancer
  • Synovial Sarcoma
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Throat Cancer
  • Thrombocytosis
  • Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
  • Thymus Gland Tumor
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Tracheobronchial Tumor
  • Transitional Cell Cancer
  • Urethral Cancer
  • Uterine Sarcoma
  • Vaginal Cancer
  • Vascular Tumor
  • Vulvar Cancer
  • Wilms Tumor

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