Dr. Krishnakumar Thankappan

Dr. Krishnakumar currently serves as Professor at the Department of Head and Surgery and Oncology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (Amrita Hospital). He did his MBBS at T. D. Medical College, Alappuzha and obtained MS (ENT) from B.J. Medical College Pune in January 2002. During May 2002 - August 2005, he worked as a consultant ENT surgeon at KVM Hospital, Cherthala. Later, he joined Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences to obtain his MCh (Head and Neck Surgical Oncology) and successfully completed the same in June 2008. In July 2008, he joined Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York for a two-year fellowship program in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology. During the first year of the fellowship program, Dr. Krishnakumar was actively involved in research projects on the development of newer photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT) for head and neck tumors. During the second year, he was exposed to the entire clinical aspects covering ablative and reconstructive head and neck surgery with exposure to endoscopic skull base surgery. After completing the fellowship program, he joined Amrita Hospital in August 2010 as Associate Professor.
Having over 17 years of clinical experience and 10 years of academic experience, he has presented and published papers in national and international forums. Won the Young Investigator Award, at the Indian Co-operative Oncology network. He has more than 40 publications in international journals. He is the Regional Editor (Asia Pacific) of the Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction (AOCMF) and is a journal reviewer of more than 10 international journals including The Laryngoscope, Clinical Otolaryngology, Head and Neck. Has written a book titled “Basic Concepts in Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology”.