2 CION specialists for TolichowkiThey decide whether an operation can remove the cancer, and plan it with medical and radiation oncologists. Call to check where and when your doctor is in.
Surgical Oncologist
Head of Surgical Oncology
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What is true: A planned operation by a cancer surgeon does not spread the disease. Putting off surgery does give the cancer time to grow. This fear causes more harm through delay than the operation ever does.
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What is true: The time spent waiting can turn an operable cancer into one that cannot be removed. If you want to use other remedies, tell the surgeon, so they can check nothing interferes with the anaesthetic or healing.
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What is true: A successful operation means the planned tissue was removed safely. The tissue report shows whether more treatment is wise, and follow-up visits keep watch afterwards.
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What is true: Good surgeons expect questions and prefer families who understand the plan. Write your questions down and bring them.
Biopsy reports, scan films and CDs, blood tests and discharge summaries. Put them in date order if you can. Old ones matter too.
What is the aim of surgery? What will be removed? What happens if we wait? It is easy to forget them once you are in the room.
The family member who will help decide should hear the explanation first-hand. It saves repeating it, and the details later.
Your card and policy details let the care team check cover early, before a written estimate is prepared. CION's team helps with cashless insurance.
Every case goes to CION’s network tumour board, where these specialists from CION’s centres join your doctor. Ask for any of them when you book.
Decide whether an operation can remove the cancer, and when.
8+ years · MBBS, MS (General Surgery), M.Ch (Surgical Oncology), FMAS, FARIS (Ongoing)
10+ years · MBBS, MS (General Surgery), M.Ch (Surgical Oncology)
7+ years · MBBS, MS (General Surgery), M.Ch (Surgical Oncology), FMAS
5+ years · MBBS, MS (General Surgery), DrNB (Surgical Oncology), FALS Oncology
10+ years · MBBS, MS (General Surgery), DrNB (Surgical Oncology)
Treat cancer with carefully aimed radiation.
10+ years · MBBS, MD (Radiation Oncology), MPH
13+ years · MBBS, MD (General Physician), DNB (Radiation Oncology)
Treat cancer with medicines such as chemotherapy.
10+ years · MBBS, DM (Medical Oncology), MD (Radiation Oncology)
10+ years · MBBS, DNB (Internal Medicine), DM (Medical Oncology)
8+ years · MBBS (Gold Medal), DNB (General Medicine), DM (Medical Oncology) (Gold Medal)
8+ years · MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Medical Oncology) (Adyar, Chennai), ECMO, MRCP SCE (UK)
8+ years · MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DrNB (Medical Oncology), ECMO, MRCP SCE (Medical Oncology) (UK)
7+ years · MBBS, DM (Medical Oncology), MD (Internal Medicine)
Diagnoses and treats blood cancers and blood disorders.
10+ years · MBBS, MD (Immunohaematology & Blood Transfusion), Fellowship in Clinical Haematology (CMC Vellore)
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Ask the surgeon about each of these before the operation, not after.
After operations on the mouth, throat, stomach or bowel, eating may change for a while. Soft foods, smaller meals and advice from a nutrition team help you keep your strength.
You are shown how to keep it clean and what to watch for. Redness, heat, leaking or fever are reasons to call your care team.
Many people return to light work after some weeks. Heavy lifting waits longer. Your surgeon gives you a timeline for your own operation.
Worry, low mood and poor sleep are common after a cancer operation. Mention them at follow-up. Support is available, and asking for it is part of recovery.
The laboratory report on the tissue removed. It confirms the type of cancer and how far it had reached.
The edge of what was removed. A clear margin means no cancer cells were seen at that edge.
A small gland near the tumour. The report says whether any of the removed glands contained cancer.
An operation to relieve a symptom, such as a blockage or bleeding, rather than to remove the cancer.
Treatment after surgery to lower the chance of the cancer coming back.
It handles everything except the operation. You meet the surgeon here, agree the plan here, have any chemotherapy here, and return here for follow-up.
Chemotherapy is given at CION Tolichowki, usually as day-care, so you go home the same day. If your plan includes medicines before or after the operation, there is no need to switch to a different centre for them.
Most people need a few things done before surgery. A biopsy if one has not been taken, a scan to see how far the cancer reaches, and blood tests and a heart tracing to check fitness for an anaesthetic. Your care team tells you where each is done. Then the tumour board, where surgical, medical and radiation oncologists review the case together, agrees the order of treatment. Only after that do you hear the final plan, the hospital, how far it is, and a written estimate.
CION Cancer Clinics, 12-2-718, Khader Bagh Road, inside Premier Hospital, Padmanabha Nagar, Toli Chowki, Hyderabad 500008. It is near the Tolichowki bus stop and is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
People from Mehdipatnam, Attapur, Rethibowli, Nadeem Colony, Karwan and Langar Houz often find Tolichowki the easiest CION centre to reach. If Masab Tank or another CION centre suits you better, the same helpline books it.
Good to know
This page cannot tell you whether you need an operation. A surgeon who has read your reports can.
The same specialists and one helpline serve every CION location in Hyderabad. Pick the location nearest you, then the specialist you need.
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Address, timings and services on Khader Bagh Road
How operations are planned and followed up from here
Have a surgery plan from elsewhere reviewed
Which cancer specialist to see first
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Medically reviewed by Dr. Imaduddin Mohammed, Head of Surgical Oncology (MBBS, MS (General Surgery), M.Ch (Surgical Oncology)). Last reviewed October 2026. This page is general information for families from Tolichowki, not medical advice: your specialist advises on tests and treatment after seeing you.
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Dr. Imaduddin Mohammed, Head of Surgical Oncology at CION, sees patients at CION Tolichowki. Dr. Muralidhar Muddusetty is part of the same CION surgical team, and the care team tells you where and when he sees patients. Call the helpline to book a suitable time.
Do not assume so. CION Tolichowki does not perform operations. Your care team names the hospital where your operation takes place, and tells you how far it is from you, before your family agrees to anything.
A sore or patch in the mouth that has not healed after a couple of weeks should be seen by a specialist soon, especially if he chews tobacco or smokes. Many such sores are harmless. A surgeon can examine it and decide whether a biopsy is needed.
Yes. Chemotherapy is given at CION Tolichowki, usually as day-care. If your plan needs it before or after surgery, a medical oncologist plans it using the same records as your surgeon, so the timing of each step is agreed between them.
Yes. Bring the plan and every report behind it. The surgeon will tell you whether they agree with the operation, the timing and the approach, and explain any difference. A second opinion does not tie you to having treatment at CION.
CION's team helps with cashless insurance and gives you a written estimate before you start. Bring your insurance card and policy papers to your first visit, so the team can check your cover before the date is fixed.
The centre is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM. It is on Khader Bagh Road in Padmanabha Nagar, near the Tolichowki bus stop. Call before you come to make sure the surgeon is seeing patients that day.
Visits are close together at first, for wound checks and the tissue report, and then spaced further apart. Your surgeon gives you a schedule for your own cancer. Between visits, call the helpline about any new lump, bleeding, weight loss or pain.
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