Faculty

Contact
- Email harishk.rmc@msruas.ac.in
- Phone +8040502917
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Dr. Harish K
Professor & HOD
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School
Medical College
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Department
Department of Surgical Oncology
An Alumnus of prestigious Cancer Institute of Adyar in the year of 1995 (M.Ch - Surgical Oncology). Started the department of Surgical Oncology in Ramaiah Medical College & Hospitals since 1996. Since then there is progressive growth in the department. Published more than 60 articles in various national and international Journals. He has been the guiding light behind the start of Surgical Oncology department and its progress. Associate editor of Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology since 10 Years
Qualifications
- MCh Surgical Oncology
Cancer institute (WIA) Adyar, Chennai & The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, 1995
- MS (General Surgery)
Bangalore Medical College,1991
- MBBS
Mysore Medical College, 1987
Experience
Total Years of Experience
31 Years
- Harish K. Imaging in breast cancer. In Synopsis of breast cancer 1999; p 14-24. Publication of Karnataka state chapter of Association of surgeons of India.
- Harish K. Imaging in cancer of oral cavity. In Synopsis of oral cancer 2000; p 23-25. Publication of Karnataka state chapter of Association of surgeons of India.
- Harish K. Tumor Markers. In Surgery 2000; CME proceedings 2000; p25-36. Publication during CME surgery held at Bangalore.
- Harish K. Management of soft tissue sarcoma. In Current surgical practice 2003; p. 57-70. Publication of Karnataka state chapter of Association of surgeons of India.
- Harish K, Gopinath KS. Chapter 9, Nonmalignant ulcers in oncology practice, pp53-64. 2007, Text Book: Management of Wound Healing. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, India.
- Harish K, Multidisciplinary therapy in cancer, chapter in Recent Advances in Surgery. Ed 10. Roshan Lall Gupta, 2004 Ch 3, pg 58-75.
- Both the papers on ‘Aggressive chondroblastoma’ and ‘Locally advanced colorectal carcinoma’ won best paper awards.
- The papers on ‘Intraperitoneal chemotherapy’ and ‘new technique on bridge for loop colostomy’ won the second best paper awards at Surgical Society of Bangalore in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2007.
- Awarded ‘Karnataka Bhushana’ by Karnataka Pratibhavardhaka Academy (NGO) on 14th June 2009.
National Journal Papers
- Harish K, Ravi R. Role of Tobacco in penile carcinoma. British Journal of Urology 1995; 75: 375-7.
- Gopinath KS, Harish K. Reoperation for breast cancer. Indian Journal of Surgery 2001; 63 (3): 235-40.
- Harish K, Gopinath KS. Sternalis: Importance in surgery of the breast. Surgical Radiologic Anatomy 2003; 25(3-4): 311 – 4.
- Harish K, Ashok AC, Alva NK. Benign fibrous histiocytoma of falciform ligament – a case report. BMC Surgery 2003; 3:7.
- Harish K, Alva NK, Arun Kumar SP, Mangala Gouri SR. Cytological diagnosis of non-ulcerative penile neoplasms – report of two cases. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2003; 29(6): 358-9.
- Harish K, Alva NK, Janaki MG. “Primary” aggressive chondroblastoma of the humerus: a case report. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2004; 5:9.
- Harish K. Management of primary malignant epithelial parotid tumors (review article). Surgical Oncology 2004; 13(1): 7 – 16.
- Harish K, Mangala Gouri SR. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid metastasizing to liver – case report. BMC Cancer 2004; 4: 41.
- Harish K, Nirmala S. Treatment outcomes of locally advanced colo-rectal carcinoma. International Seminars in Surgical Oncology 2004; 1:8.
- Balaji S Pai, Harish K, Venkatesh MS, Udayshankar, Deepti Jermely. Ethmoidal osteoid osteoma. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat disorders 2005; 2:5.
- Harish K. Neck dissections: from radical to conservative (review article). World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2005; 3:21.
- Harish K. Sentinel node biopsy: concepts and current status. Frontiers in Bioscience 2005; 10: 2618-2644.DOI: 10.2741/1726 PMID: 15970524
- S Balaji Pai, RM Lalitha, Kavitha Prasad, Saraswathi G Rao, K Harish. Giant cell tumor of the temporal bone – a case report. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2005; 5:8
- Harish K, Raju SLN, Nagaraj HK. Recurrent renal cell carcinoma presenting as gastrointestinal bleed – a case report. Minerva Urologica e Nephrologica (Italian Journal of Urology and nephrology) 2006; 58(1): 87-90.
- Harish K. Thyroglobulin: current status in differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Endocrine Regulations. 2006; 40(2): 53-67.
- Ashok AC, Harish K. Transduodenal enucleation of insulinoma in the head of pancreas: a novel approach. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2008;97:173–175. doi:10.1002/jso.20852
- Harish K, Dharmalingam M, Himanshu M. Study Protocol: Insulin And Its Role In Cancer. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 2007, 7:10.
- Harish K. The loop stoma bridge – a new technique. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2008; 12:958–961.
- Harish K. Thyroid carcinoma with discharging sinus – a rarity: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2008, 2:64.
- Mysorekar VV, Harish K, Kilara N, Murali S, Giridhar AG. Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of the chest wall: A case report and review of literature. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology. 2008; 51(2)
- Harish K, Murali S, Kilara N, Mahesh M, Manjunath CS. Cutaneous Ulceration in Thyroid Lymphoma. Thyroid. 2008, 18(8): 909-10.
- Harish K, Karthik SR, Majunath CS. Broad ligament cystic lymphangioma: A case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2008; 2:310.
- Harish K. Recurrent large thoracic desmoids. Singapore Medical Journal. 2008; 49(11): e322-e324.
- Harish K, Deepak KL. The real “rodent” ulcer! Surgery. 2008;144:834-5.
- Harish K. Urethral carcinoma mimicking scrotal cancer. Journal of Indian Medical Association. 107(2): 108.
- Venkatesh MS, Harish K. Giant breast hamartoma. Indian Journal of Surgery. 2009; 71: 50-1.
- Harish K. Editorial. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2010; 1(4): 277.
- Harish K. S Krishnamurthy—Tribute to a Doyen in Oncology. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2010; 1(4): 356-57.
- Harish K, Madhu YC. Extensive radiation fibrosis and lymphedema. Surgical Chronicles. 2011; 16(1): 59.
- Harish K, Madhu YC. Femoral Port Placement – Report of Two Cases. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2011.
- Harish K, Madhu YC. Chemoport anchoring – the in-situ technique. Surgical techniques development. 2011; vol 1, e9.
- Harish K, Madhu YC. Ulcerated nodal metastasis in penile carcinoma. Open Journal of Urology, 2011, 1,89-90.
- Madhu YC, Harish K. Locally advanced breast cancer. Surgical Chronicles. 2011; 16(3): 183.
- Harish K, Madhu YC. Image of the month, Archieves of Surgery, 2012; 147(7): 680-1.
- Expression of thyroid stimulating hormone receptor, Octamer-binding transcription factor 4 and Intracisternal A particle-promoted polypeptide in human breast cancer tissues Expression of TSHR, OCT4 and IPP: A possible role in human breast cancer growth Horm Mol Biol Clin Invest 2012;9(3):173–178.
- Harish K, Madhu YC. Inadvertent Port: Catheter Placement in Azygos Vein. Int J Angiol 2012;21:103–106.
- Harish K. Editorial- Current and Evolving surgical strategies in thoracic oncology. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology 2013; 4(2): 94-95.
- Madhu YC, Harish K, Gotam Pipara. Complete resection of a giant ovarian tumor. Gynecologic Oncology reports, 2013; 6: 4-6.
- Madhu YC, Harish K. Accessory Right Hepatic Artery and Its Implications for a surgeon. Indian journal of Surgery 2013; 75(suppl): S492-S494.
- Koushik ASK, Harish K, Avinash HU. Principles of radiation oncology: A Beams eye view for a surgeon. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology 2013; 4(3): 255-62.
- Harish K. Editorial. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology 2013; 4(4): 325
- Viyaykumar H, Pai SA, Harish K, Sunita BD. A Study of New Techique of Loop Stoma Bridge in Tertiary Care Hospital. International Journal of Recent Trends in Science and Technology 2014; 10(1): 67-71.
- Harish K. Editorial. Indian J Surg Oncol (June 2014) 5(2):93
DOI 10.1007/s13193-014-0324-5 - Kakkar AK et al Harish K. Preoperative Enoxaparin Versus Postoperative Semuloparin Thromboprophylaxis in Major Abdominal Surgery A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg 2014;259:1073–1079.
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000430 - Harish K. Chemoport skin erosion – our experience. Int J Angiol 2014;23:215–216.
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1353734. - Vinayak Maka, Krishnamachar Harish. Multiple chest wall swellings in adult Burkitt’s lymphoma. Lancet 2014; 384: 2244.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61608-1 - Harish K. Totally implantable chemoport device insertion technique – Pictoral Essay. MedPulse – International Medical Journal January 2015; 2(1): 34-39
- Gopinath KS, Harish K. Practical Clinical Oncology 2014 – Book Review. Indian J Surg Oncol (December 2014) 5(4):327.
DOI 10.1007/s13193-014-0368-6 - Krishnamachar Harish, Agrahara Sreenivasa Kirthi Koushik. Editorial - Multidisciplinary teams in thoracic oncology-from tragic to strategic. Ann Transl Med 2015;3(7):89
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.01.31 - Harish K, Kirthi Koushik AS. Editorial. Indian J Surg Oncol (June 2015) 6(2):93–94
DOI 10.1007/s13193-015-0427-7 - Naik BM, Girish G, Harish K et al. PANCREATICO DUODENAL NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOURS – OUR EXPERIENCE OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 2015; Vol. 4, Issue 09, January 29; Page: 1428-1434
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2015/201 - Kamath SM, Pingali S, Girish G, Harish K. Primary synchronous mesenteric neuroendocrine tumors: Report of a rare case with review of literature. Can Res Ther 2015;11(3):662.
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.138108 - Jyosthna Elagundula, Harish K. Radiation Induced Duodenal Stump Blowout! Indian J Surg Oncol (March 2016) 7(1):130–132
DOI 10.1007/s13193-016-0488-2 - Kumaraswamy Mohan Kumar, Harish K. Keratoacanthoma of the oral cavity with osteomyelitis of the mandible. Southeast Asian Journal of Case reports and Reviews 2016; 5(2): 2252-55
- Vidya DC, Gnajekar S, Shalini CN, Harish K, Murthy NS. Spirituality and its association with psychological distress in cancer patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, India. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2016 Jul;3(7):1812-1815
- Harish K. From the Desk of the Editor. Indian J Surg Oncol (September 2016) 7(3):269
DOI 10.1007/s13193-016-0545-x - Ram Charith Alva, Kirthi Koushik Agrahara Sreenivasa, Janaki Manur Gururajachar, Arul Ponni Thiru Raju, Mohan S. Kumar, Ramesh S. Bilimagga, Gurunath Kilara, Harish Krishnamachar, Satish Chandramouli. The nuances of brachytherapy taught by teachers from beyond:Questionnaire-based assessment of the first cadaveric hands-on brachytherapy workshop in India. Brachytherapy 2016; 15: 593-597.
- Tejesh C. Anandaswamy, Geetha C. Rajappa, Harish Krishnamachar. Vasoplegic syndrome during Whipple procedure. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2017; 36: 151–152.
- Harish K. From the Desk of the Editor. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2017; 8(2): 95.
DOI 10.1007/s13193-017-0643-4 - Harish Krishnamachar, Ram Charith Alva and Kirthi Koushik Agrahara Sreenivasa. Novel Training Methods for the New Age Oncologist. Clinics in Oncology 2017; 2: 1283
- K. R. Vinitha, M. S. Roopakala and K. Harish. Insulin Resistance and Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol 2017; 61(4): 411-415.
- Mohankumar Kumaraswamy, Veena P Waiker, Mysore S Venkatesh, Krishnamachar Harish. Study of Risk Factors in Patients Where Pectoralis Major Flap was used in Head and Neck Onco-reconstruction. Chirugia Plastyczna 2018; 6(1):1-7.
DOI: dx.doi.org/10.15374/ChPiO2018002 - Harish K. From the Desk of the Editor. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2019; 10(3): 415-16.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-019-00949-y - Sanah Tazeen, Kavitha Prasad, Krishnamachar Harish, Parimala Sagar, Aravind S. Kapali, and Satish Chandramouli. Assessment of Pretreatment Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet/Lymphocyte Ratio in Prognosis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020; 78:949-960.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2020.01.001 - Harish K, Kapali AS. Desk of the Editor. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2020;
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-020-01211-6
- Bangalore Surgical Society (Life)
- Indian Medical Association (Life)
- Association Of Surgeons Of India (Life)
- Bangalore Oncology Group (Life)
- International College Of Surgeons (Life)
- Indian Association Of Surgical Oncologists (Life)
Fellowship
- Fellow of Association of Indian Surgeons (FAIS) - 1999
- Fellow of International College of Surgeons (FICS) - 2000
- Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons (Glasgow) (FRCS) - 2015
- Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS) - 2015