New faculty spotlight: Srinivasa Chandra, M.D.

Srinivasa Chandra, M.D.

Srinivasa Chandra, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Srinivasa Chandra, M.D.
  • Hometown: Bangalore, India
  • Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery

Research/professional interests:

  • Head and neck surgical oncology;
  • oral and oropharyngeal cancers;
  • salivary gland tumors;
  • thyroid cancers;
  • laryngeal cancers;
  • skin cancers;
  • vascular tumors; and
  • microvascular reconstruction.

How I fell in love with dental & medical training/surgical oncology:
Over the past 30 to 50 years, there has been little change to survival outcomes in head and neck malignant disease. But diagnostic and reconstructive techniques have helped the survivors to a better quality of life. This challenge to improve outcomes interests me.

Degrees:

  • M.D., Saint George’s University, True Blue, Grenada
  • B.D.S., Manipal University, Mangalore, India
  • Internship and general surgery residency, Emory University, Atlanta
  • Residency, oral and maxillofacial surgery, UNMC
  • Fellowship, head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstructive surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine
  • Fellowship, Royal College of Surgeons of England

Memberships:

  • American Head and Neck Society
  • American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
  • American College of Surgeons
  • North American Skull Base Society
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I enjoy travel and long distance biking.
  • I enjoy reading.
  • I like to volunteer.