Co-Founder, Medical Director and CEO, Karkinos Kerala

BSC, BDS, MB CHB, MD (USA), FDSRCS, FFDRCS, FRCS, FRCS ED, AB

Moni Abraham Kuriakose has previously served Narayana Health City,  Bangalore as director of surgical oncology and director of Mazumdar Shaw Centre for Translational Research. Prior to this he had the following assignments-

(1) Chairman of Head and Neck Institute, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin,

(2) Attending Surgeon, and Professor, New York University,

(3) Professor and Vice Chairman Head and Neck Oncology and Director of Research, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, New York.

He is currently visiting professor at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and New York University. His clinical interests are management of advanced head and neck cancer, skull-base surgery, 3D planning and functional reconstruction. His research laboratory focus on understanding biology of oral cancer stem cells and targeting it to prevent oral cancer and using novel technology platform for early detection of the cancer. He has over 200 peer reviewed publications and five international patents to his credit. He is the author of a four-volume textbook titled `Contemporary Oral Oncology’ and the Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Oral Cancer” by Springer-Nature group. He has served Indian head and neck cancer society (FHNO) as its past president and is the President Elect of International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO).

• Ex-Director, Surgical Oncology, Narayana Health City and ex-Director of Mazumdar Shaw centre for translational research
• Attending Surgeon and Professor at New York University; has 200 peer reviewed publications and 5 international patents
• Professor and Vice-Chairman, Head and Neck Oncology and Director of Research, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, New York
• President-elect of International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO) and Ex-President of Indian head and neck cancer society (FHNO)