Rahul Kapoor

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, Max Super Speciality Hospital

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Rahul Kapoor is a pioneering head-and-neck surgeon whose work centers on the intersection of robotics and microvascular reconstruction. His primary research areas include robotic-assisted neck dissection, free flap reconstruction in oncologic surgery, and minimally invasive techniques to improve cosmetic and functional outcomes for patients with oral cavity malignancies. Kapoor’s major contributions lie in adapting robotic platforms—such as the modified BABA technique—for scar-free neck dissections, and in developing protocols for intraoral microsurgical anastomosis, a challenging procedure that eliminates external incisions. His 2018 paper on free flap reconstruction in robotic onco-surgeries (15 citations) provides essential technical guidelines for navigating the unique difficulties of this combined approach, while his 2024 work on robotic neck dissection (3 citations) advances the goal of truly scarless surgery. With a growing portfolio that includes a 2023 retrospective analysis of 30 intraoral anastomosis cases from a tertiary Indian center, Kapoor’s work is steadily shaping the future of head-and-neck cancer care, offering patients both oncologic safety and superior aesthetic results.