Dr. Faheem Ahmed Abdulla

Dr. Faheem Ahmed Abdulla is a board-certified Surgical Oncologist with specialized expertise in Thoracic Oncology, Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, Colorectal Cancer Surgeries, Gynecological Cancer Surgeries, Peritoneal Malignancies and HIPEC, Robotic and Advanced Laparoscopic Cancer Surgeries. He currently serves as a Consultant in the Department of Surgical Oncology at Aster International Institute of Oncology, Calicut. Skilled in both open and minimally invasive techniques, including keyhole and robotic surgery, he is particularly experienced in managing complex cancers of the breast, colon, rectum, lung, and gynecological organs. His special interest in HIPEC procedures for peritoneal malignancies is noteworthy.

Dr. Faheem graduated from Government Medical College, Kannur (2009) and completed his MS in General Surgery from Government Medical College, Calicut (2015). He was awarded DNB in General Surgery (2015) by the National Board and was recognized as the Second Best Postgraduate in Surgery at the All-India level. He pursued MCh in Surgical Oncology (2020) from RCC, Trivandrum, where he was honored with the Best Outgoing Postgraduate – Golden Scalpel Award, followed by DrNB in Surgical Oncology (2021).

His international credentials include MRCS (Edinburgh, UK), FALS in Oncology (2021), Fellowship of European Board of Surgical Oncology (FEBS, 2023 – Silver Medal, Florence, Italy), and Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons (FACS, Chicago, USA, 2025).

Dr. Faheem’s training includes thoracic cancer surgery at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, laparoscopic colorectal surgery at TMH, and keyhole & robotic lung cancer surgery at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, the world’s largest lung cancer center.

Publications

• Chandramohan, K., Abdulla, F.A. & Thomas, S. Periampullary Carcinoma Complicated by a Transpancreatic Hepatomesenteric Trunk—a Case Report of an Extremely Rare Vascular Anomaly. Indian J SurgOncol11, 142–146 (2020).
• Abdulla FA, Mohandas PG, Sasi MP. Oral contrast radiography evaluation in adhesive intestinal obstruction. Int J Res Med Sci 2016;4:2719-24.
• Abdulla FA, Sasi MP. Schwannomatosis of Cervical Vagus Nerve.Case Rep Surg. 2016;2016: 8020919. doi:10.1155/2016/8020919 .
• Mayadevi L, Geetha Kumary BS, Sudam MW, Abdulla F, Veerabhadran B, Muralee M, et al. The city of hope quality of life stoma questionnaire: Malayalam translation and validation. Indian J Palliat Care 2019;25:556-61.
• Prospective evaluation of pattern of care and quality of life in patients undergoing esophagectomy at a high-volume regional cancer centre in South India. F.A. Abdulla, K. Chandramohan, M. Muralee, M.W. Sudham, B.V. M. Annals of Oncology, Volume 31, Supplement 6, 2020.
• Completion thyroidectomy in differentiated thyroid cancer- a prospective analysis. F.A. Abdulla, J.Riju , S. Thomas, R. Rajan. Indian J Surg Oncol 10, 99–141 (2019).
• K, C., Muralee, M., Mathew, A.P. et al. Validation of Malayalam Translation of Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Esophageal (FACT-E) Questionnaire. Indian J Surg Oncol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-024-02183-7.
• Abdulla FA, Wagh M, Muralee M, et al. Prognostic implications of nodal yield in rectal cancer after neoadjuvant therapy: is nodal yield still relevant post Neoadjuvant therapy? Indian J Surg 2022;84:954–60.
• Vallathai, S., Kuruvilla, S., Kanhirangad, L., Kanjirakadu Parameswaran, K., & Ahmed Abdulla, F. (2024). Amyloid goiter with diffuse thyrolipomatosis: a rare entity. International Surgery Journal, 11(5), 840–842. https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20241155

Memberships:

1. American College of Surgeons
2. Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK
3. American Society of Clinical Oncologists
4. Society of Surgical Oncology, USA
5. Association of Surgeons of India
6. Indian Association of Surgical Oncologists
7. Kerala Association of Surgical Oncologists
8. Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons