Dr. Akshay Tiwari

Dr Akshay Tiwari is the Head of Musculoskeletal Surgical Oncology at Max Institute of Cancer Care, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket. He is a fellowship trained Musculoskeletal/ Orthopaedic oncologist and has been exclusively involved for more than a decade in the care of patients suffering from cancers/ tumors of bone and soft tissue. Extensively trained in this highly specialised field, his areas of interest are primary malignant bone tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, benign aggressive bone tumors and metastatic bone disease. Dr Akshay is credited with setting up the first exclusive Musculoskeletal/ Orthopaedic oncology unit in Delhi- NCR, and has performed more than 1500 surgeries exclusively for patients suffering from bone and soft tissue tumours.  The first Stryker Nav 3 Navigation system for orthopedic oncology in India was set up at Max Institute of Cancer Care, Saket, and its use was pioneered by Dr Akshay Tiwari.

Dr Akshay has been trained at world-renowned institutes of excellence in musculoskeletal oncology i.e Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Italy, and Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai , and has numerous national and international publications and presentations on musculoskeletal oncology to his credit. He is on the Orthopedic Oncology Editorial Boards of renowned journals and his area of surgical expertise includes limb salvage surgery for bone and soft tissue tumors, reconstructive orthopedic surgery and surgical management of spinal tumors. Being one of the very few orthopedic surgeons in the country dedicated purely to bone and soft tissue tumors , he has developed keen interest in surgeries such as internal hemipelvectomy, extra corporeal radiotherapy and reimplantation of bone tumors, total femur replacement and en bloc resection of sarcomas of the spine and rotationplasty.

As the Head of Musculoskeletal Surgical Oncology at Max Institute of Cancer Care, Dr Akshay proudly leads a team of professionals who adhere strictly to evidence based principles combined with innovations individualized to the needs of the patient , in order to completely  remove/ treat the disease while maintaining the form and function of the limb affected by cancer. 

 

Work Experience

• Dr. Akshay Tiwari is currently working at Max Healthcare
• Senior resident (Orthopedics) - Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals
• Consultant Orthopedic Oncologist, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Delhi
• Head, Orthopedic Oncology Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Delhi

Education & Training

• Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Oncology- Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Italy
• Diploma in Tissue Banking, Singapore
• Bone and Soft Tissue Unit, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
• MS Orthopedics- Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi
• MBBS, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata

 

Memberships

• Indian Orthopedic Association
• Delhi Orthopedic Association
• IMSOS (Musculoskeletal Oncology Society)

Awards

• Honours (Distinction) in third professional MBBS exams
• Governor’s Medal for securing highest marks in second professional MBBS exams
• Gold Medal for highest marks in Anatomy in first professional MBBS exams
• First runner-up in semi-finals in All India Medi Mind Quiz
• Awarded a Fellowship in Orthopedic Oncology by Delhi Orthopedic Association at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
• Best Published Paper award at RGCON, 2011
• Best Paper Award at ICC, 2013

Speciality Interest

• Cancer Care/Oncology
• Musculoskeletal Surgical Oncology 
• Musculoskeletal Oncology
• Pediatric (PED) Oncology
• Surgical Oncology