Work Experience

• 4 years in surgical oncology

• Chirukandath R, Babu A, Manjookaran A, Dev RM, Radhakrishnan L, Sreedharan
  SP. A histologic surprise in case of an Ileocolic intussusception in adult-diffuse large
  B cell lymphoma colon. European Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020;4(12):445-8.
• Babu A, Haridas TV, Siyad AA, Daniel BR, Radhakrishnan KN. Primary Jejunal
  Melanoma Presenting as Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Kerala Surgical Journal. 2022 Jan
  1;28(1):98-100.
• Babu A, Patel P, Lakhera KK, Singh S, Singhal PM, Kumar N, Mehta D. Defying
  expectations: follicular carcinoma thyroid with lung metastasis and elevated CA 125:
  images. European Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2023 Jun 1;7(6):130-1.
• Babu A, Lakhera KK, Patel P, Singh S, Sahni M, Nuttaki S, Singhal PM. “Flap of
  Hope: a Pectoralis Major Muscle Solution for Tracheal Resection Closure”: Case
  Report. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2023 Sep;14(3):553-5.
• Babu A, Sahni M, Lakhera KK, Patel P, Singh S. Unusual Presentation of Tonsillar
  Spindle Cell Neoplasm: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head
  & Neck Surgery. 2023 Dec;75(4):3910-1.
• Lakhera KK, Singhal PM, Patel P, Babu A, Daima M, Chatterjee A, Singh S, Gora
  BS, Agarwal NK. Reconstructing Small-Medium Sized Oral Cavity Defects-Our
  Experience with the Versatile Famm Flap. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and
  Head & Neck Surgery. 2023 Dec;75(4):3432-8.
• Singhal PM, Patel P, Lakhera KK, Babu A, Chatterjee A, Singh S, Gora BS, Agarwal
  NK. Can Lateral Thoracic Artery Preservation Improve Results in Large PMMC
  Flaps?–Our Experience of 61 Cases from Northern India. Indian Journal of
  Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 2023 Aug 4:1-9.
• Lakhera KK, Kumar V, Singhal PM, Patel P, Chatterjee A, Singh S, Babu A, Sharma
  RG. Epidemiological and Histopathological Analysis of Head and Neck Cancers in
  Northern India-A Retrospective Review. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head
  & Neck Surgery. 2023 Aug 30:1-6.
• Chirukandath R, Elangovan MP, Agil B, Cheedhamadathil RA, Dev AM, Sreekumar
  NK, John BP. Does Skin Preparation Influence Surgical Site Infection in Laparotomy
  Wounds: Comparative Evaluation of Preoperative Skin Preparation With 4%
  Chlorhexidine With 5% Povidone Iodine in Laparotomy Wounds: A Prospective
  Trial. European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences. 2020 Aug 30;2(4).
• Gora BS, Babu A, Patel P, Lakhera KK, Singh S, Daima M. “From Tumor Terror to
  Hematoma Hilarity: A Surgical Tale Unexpected”: Case Report.
• Sahni M, Singh S, Lakhera KK, Babu A, Sharma R. Maxillary Fibromatosis: A Rare
  Clinical Report and Its Review of Literature. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and
  Head & Neck Surgery. 2023 Sep 16:1-4.
• Gora BS, Sharma S, Patel P, Lakhera KK, Singh S, Babu A, Singhal PM, Agarwal
  NK. Bipaddle Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap (PMMC) for Complex Composite

  Oral Cavity Defects: An Experience of a Tertiary Cancer Centre. Indian Journal of
  Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 2023 Sep 16:1-8.

• Patel P, Singhal PM, Lakhera KK, Chatterjee A, Babu A, Singh S, Sharma S, Gora
  BS, Agarwal NK. Predicting recurrence in oral cavity cancers: a review of 116
  patients with buccal mucosa carcinoma in northwestern India. Archives of
  Craniofacial Surgery. 2023 Oct;24(5):211.
• Lakhera KK, Babu A, Patel P, Singh S, Singhal PM, Nutakki S, Mehta D, Daima M.
  Association Between Pre-operative 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Deficiency and Surgical
  Site Infection After Oral Cavity Oncology Surgery: a Cross-Sectional Study in a
  Tertiary Cancer Center in Northwestern India. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology.
  2023 Dec 22:1-7.
• Sulaniya C, Lakhera KK, Babu A, Patel P, Singh S, Mehta D, Singhal PM. Ovarian
  Germ Cell Tumors in North-Western India: A Comprehensive 3-Year Retrospective
  Study of 145 Cases at a Tertiary Cancer Hospital. Indian Journal of Surgical
  Oncology. 2024 Feb 3:1-8.
• Kumar N, Nutakki S, Patel P, Lakhera KK, Sulaniya C, Kumar A, Babu A, Singhal P,
  Gora BS, Singh S. Survival Trends Following Surgical Management in Carcinoma
  Vulva Patients During Covid 19 Pandemic: A Tertiary Care Hospital Study. The
  Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India. 2024 Feb 14:1-0.
• Kumar N, Patel P, Babu A, Lakhera KK, Singh S. Tumours Have a Mind of Its Own?
  Metaphorically Yes!. J Case Rep Clin Images. 2023: 6(1): 1135.
• Singh, S., Babu, A., Lakhera, K.K. et al. Inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma in a
  young woman with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Indian J Thorac
  Cardiovasc Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-024-01820-8
• Giant Renal Angiomyolipoma: A Rare and Formidable Challenge: A Case Report “
  Gora, B.S., Singh, S., Babu, A. et al. Giant Renal Angiomyolipoma: A Rare and
  Formidable Challenge: A Case Report. Indian J Surg Oncol 15 (Suppl 3), 456–459
  (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-024-02035-4
• Exploring Head and Neck Fibromatosis: A Case Series and Literature Review“ Babu,
  A., Singh, S., Patel, P. et al. Exploring Head and Neck Fibromatosis: A Case Series
  and Literature Review. Indian J Surg Oncol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-
  024-02010-z”
• Association of Breast Cancer Subtypes and Clinicopathological Factors with Axillary
  Lymph Node Positivity Amongst Women with Breast Cancer in Rajasthan: An
  Observational Analytical Study“Patel, P., Kumar, N., Babu, A. et al. Association of
  Breast Cancer Subtypes and Clinicopathological Factors with Axillary Lymph Node
  Positivity Amongst Women with Breast Cancer in Rajasthan: An Observational
  Analytical Study. Indian J Surg Oncol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-024-
  01987-x”
• Reinstating the pedicled pectoralis major myocutaneous (PMMC) flap: a reliable
  solution in the era of microvascular reconstruction for floor of mouth carcinoma “
  Patel, P., Babu, A., Lakhera, K.K. et al. Reinstating the pedicled pectoralis major
  myocutaneous (PMMC) flap: a reliable solution in the era of microvascular
  reconstruction for floor of mouth carcinoma. Eur J Plast Surg 47, 67 (2024).
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-024-02216-y”
• Trapezius Muscle Flap for Posterior Neck and Shoulder Defects Following Malignant
  Tumor Resection—A Case Series from a Tertiary Cancer Facility“ Lakhera, K.K.,
  Babu, A., Singh, S. et al. Trapezius Muscle Flap for Posterior Neck and Shoulder
  Defects Following Malignant Tumor Resection—A Case Series from a Tertiary
  Cancer Facility. Indian J Surg Oncol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-024-
  01967-1”
• Babu, A., Singh, S., Lakhera, K.K. et al. Assessing Complications and Outcomes of
  Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap in Head and Neck Oncology: Insights from 150
  Cases. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-024-02359-2
• Singh, S., Mehta, D., Lakhera, K.K. et al. Pedicled Anterolateral Thigh Flap: A
  Potential Workhorse Flap for Complex Regional Reconstruction—A Tertiary Cancer
  Center Experience. Indian J Surg Oncol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-024-02074-x
• Patel, P., Kumar, N., Babu, A. et al. Association of Breast Cancer Subtypes and
  Clinicopathological Factors with Axillary Lymph Node Positivity Amongst Women
  with Breast Cancer in Rajasthan: An Observational Analytical Study. Indian J Surg
  Oncol 15, 768–776 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-024-01987-x
• Singhal, P.M., Patel, P., Lakhera, K.K. et al. Solving the Dilemma of Reconstructing
  Full Thickness Lower Lip Defects: Our Experience with the Sandwiched Nasolabial
  Flaps. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-024-02245-x
• Kumar, N., Babu, A., Singh, S. et al. Patterns and Prevalence of Benign Breast
  Diseases: An Epidemiological Chart Review Analysis of 5965 Patients from North
  Western India. Indian J Surg Oncol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-025-02209-8
• Kumar, N., Babu, A., Lakhera, K.K. et al. From Fear to Victory: Surgical Triumph
  over the Largest Reported Giant Retroperitoneal Schwannoma -Images. Indian J
  Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-024-04249-w
• Beyond the Thyroid Bed: A Rare Case of Vagal Parathyroid Adenoma Causing
  Primary Hyperparathyroidism https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-025-05402-x
• Mehta, D., Singh, S., Sulaniya, C. et al. A Case Series Analysis and a Critical
  Literature Review of Uterine Sarcomas: An Orphan in the Womb!!. Indian J Gynecol
  Oncolog 23, 56 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40944-025-00988-0
• “Clinical Outcomes of Surgically Treated Locally Advanced Oral Cavity Squamous
  Cell Carcinoma with Infra-Temporal Fossa Involvement: A Tertiary Cancer Centre
  Experience”
• Singhal, P.M., Gora, B.S., Agarwal, N.K. et al. Revisiting the Forgotten Flap-Our
  Experience of Reconstructing the Oral Cavity in 18 Patients with the Infrahyoid
  Flap. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 77, 2945–2951 (2025).
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-025-05610-5
• Babu, A., Chatterjee, A., Singh, S. et al. Transforming Skin Graft Success: A
  Comprehensive Evaluation of Custom Orbital Skin Graft Stent (COST) vs. Bolster
  Mold Technique. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2025).
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-025-05664-5
• P. M.Singhal, P.Patel, K. K.Lakhera, S.Singh, and A.Babu, “Back to the
  Roots—Reconstructing Full Thickness Oral Cavity Defects in Women With the
  Versatile Bi-Folded PMMC Flap,” ANZ Journal of Surgery (2026): 1–7,

• Specialist Surgical Oncology – MVR cancer and research Institute – 2.6.2025 ongoing
• FALS – IAGES – 2025
• DrNB.(Surgical Oncology) – National Board of Examinations – 2026
• FMAS – AMASI – 2025
• M.Ch.(Surgical Oncology) – Sawai Man Singh Medical College and state cancer Institute Jaipur, Rajasthan – Rajasthan
  University of Health Sciences – 18.04.2022 to 17.04.2025
• One month observership – Indo American cancer institute , Hyderabad – 15.4.2024 to 14.5.2024
• MNAMS – NAMS – April 2024
• Senior Residency(General Surgery) – Government Medical college Thrissur, Kerala – Kerala University of health Sciences – 6 months duration(August 2022-march2023)
• D.N.B.(General Surgery) – National Board of Examinations – 2022
• M.S(General Surgery) – Government Medical college Thrissur, Kerala – University of health Sciences – 2022
• M.B.B. S – Government Medical college Kozhikode, Kerala(54 th batch) – Kerala University of health Sciences – 2016

• Third Prize in Surgery Quiz in CALSURG 2018
• Runners up in Surgery Quiz in AMALA medical college CME 2020
• Selected for zone Level in ASI TYSA 2020
• First Prize in Colorectal Quiz in BMCON 2024
• Best Video Presentation Prize in MIDCON 2024
• Best poster presentation in ASOCON AIIMS Delhi 2024
• Dr Mahesh Verma Fellowship by Rajasthan cancer society
• Maj Gen S.N.Shrivastava Fellowship by Rajasthan cancer society
• Dr(Capt.)Shanti Jain Memorial Travelling Fellowship by Rajasthan Cancer society
• Late Shri Prabhu Dayal Memorial Gold M.Ch Gold medal