Dr. Shouptik Basu is a Surgical Oncologist currently associated with the Department of GI-HPB Surgery at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata. He completed his MBBS with Honours and was awarded the State Gold Medal in Surgery. He subsequently obtained an MS in General Surgery with a Gold Medal and was later awarded the prestigious Dr. B. Ramamurthy National Gold Medal for his DNB. He completed his MCh in Surgical Oncology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and holds Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
He has undergone training in robotic surgery, minimally invasive cancer surgery, and peritoneal surface malignancies. His clinical expertise includes gastrointestinal and colorectal cancers, minimally invasive and robotic oncological procedures and advanced peritoneal oncology.
Prior to joining Tata Medical Center, Dr. Basu served as a Consultant at Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute, Kolkata, where he led the Thoracic Oncology and Peritoneal Oncology services and gained extensive experience in gastrointestinal cancer surgery. He is actively involved in multidisciplinary cancer care, surgical education, and clinical research.
A passionate educator, Dr. Basu enjoys teaching and mentoring young surgeons. He has served as faculty on multiple educational platforms, focusing on practical and evidence-based surgical oncology. Dr. Basu has authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications, contributed chapters to oncology textbooks, and serves on the editorial boards of several international medical journals. His academic interests include innovation in surgical oncology, clinical decision-support systems, and the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in cancer care.