Rohit O. Mundhada

Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute

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Dr. Rohit O. Mundhada is a surgical oncologist whose research focuses on improving outcomes in colorectal cancer surgery, particularly through minimally invasive techniques and prognostic tools. His most cited work, "Prognostic Nutritional Index Prior to Rectal Cancer Resection Predicts Overall Survival" (2022, 21 citations), addresses a critical gap by demonstrating that the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) independently predicts survival in rectal cancer patients undergoing preoperative radiation and minimally invasive resection with diverting ostomies—a population previously underrepresented in the literature. This contribution highlights the importance of preoperative nutritional status in optimizing surgical outcomes. Dr. Mundhada also advanced surgical quality assessment with his 2025 study on "Textbook Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Total Mesorectal Excision," which proposes a composite benchmark integrating clinical and oncological endpoints. This work provides a standardized tool for comparing surgical performance and correlates textbook outcome achievement with improved long-term results. By bridging nutritional science and surgical quality metrics, Dr. Mundhada’s research offers practical frameworks for enhancing patient care and benchmarking excellence in rectal cancer surgery.