Dr. Shahanika Yadav
Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist
Dr. Shahanika Yadav is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with fellowship training in head and neck surgical oncology. Her clinical focus at CoreOnco is the early part of the pathway most often missed — examining, biopsying and diagnosing lesions in the mouth while they are still small enough to treat simply.
Training & qualifications
- FellowFellowship, Head & Neck Surgical OncologySynergy Super-Speciality Hospital & Cancer Institute, Gorakhpur
- MDSOral & Maxillofacial SurgeryBabu Banarasi Das University (BBDCODS), Lucknow, 2020–2023
- BDSBachelor of Dental SurgeryPurvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, Gorakhpur, 2012–2019
- ObserverHead & Neck Oncology observershipHind Medical College, Lucknow
Appointments held
- ·Senior Resident, Department of Dentistry — Autonomous State Medical College, Amethi
- ·Attending Consultant, Department of Head & Neck Oncology — Synergy Super-Speciality Hospital & Cancer Institute, Gorakhpur
Academic & research
Her wider training is in oral and maxillofacial surgery — maxillofacial trauma, temporomandibular joint disorders, orthognathic and pre-prosthetic surgery — alongside the head and neck oncology fellowship. She has run oral cancer awareness talks in schools and colleges, and screening camps for the general public.
Procedures performed
- 01Biopsy and diagnosis of benign and malignant oral lesionsThe step that decides everything else — and the one most often delayed
- 02Maxillofacial trauma surgeryOpen reduction and internal fixation of facial fractures
- 03Grafting and reconstructive proceduresRebuilding bone and soft tissue of the jaws
- 04Orthognathic and temporomandibular joint surgeryCorrection of jaw position, movement and function
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