Dr. Shekhar Salkar Reviews

As a 28-year-old marine biologist, discovering a rare abdominal sarcoma during a research expedition was devastating. Dr. Salkar coordinated an emergency airlift and performed a groundbreaking organ-preserving surgery that allowed me to return to ocean fieldwork within six months,something I was told would be impossible.

My 82-year-old grandmother, a former classical dancer, developed metastatic colon cancer. Dr. Salkar's minimally invasive approach and personalized rehabilitation plan restored her mobility so completely that she performed a traditional dance at her great-granddaughter's wedding three months post-operation.

When our 7-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a rare pediatric liver tumor, Dr. Salkar created a cartoon-based explanation of her treatment and performed a precision surgery that left only a tiny scar. She now proudly calls it her 'special healing stripe' and wants to become a surgeon herself.

As a professional chef who lost my sense of taste to oral cancer treatment, Dr. Salkar's innovative reconstructive surgery not only removed the tumor but restored my olfactory function. I've since developed a new restaurant menu inspired by my recovery journey.

A construction worker who continued working with early-stage lung cancer, I avoided treatment until collapsing on site. Dr. Salkar's emergency thoracoscopy and rapid recovery protocol had me back supervising projects in weeks, with new appreciation for preventive care.

My husband's glioblastoma diagnosis at 45 seemed hopeless until Dr. Salkar proposed an experimental laser ablation technique. Two years later, he's not only cancer-free but has regained his ability to play piano,performing at our daughter's wedding last month.

As a transgender patient with breast cancer, I feared discrimination and misunderstanding. Dr. Salkar provided not only expert surgical care but created a truly affirming environment, coordinating with my endocrinologist to ensure continuity in my gender-affirming care throughout treatment.

A professional athlete with bone cancer in my dominant arm, I expected my career to end. Dr. Salkar's limb-salvage procedure and sports-specific rehabilitation helped me return to competitive cricket within a year, now with a titanium reinforcement I joke is my 'superarm'.

When my twin sister and I both developed hereditary gastric cancer, Dr. Salkar performed our surgeries sequentially and developed a sibling support protocol that turned our recovery into a bonding experience. We've since started a support group for genetic cancer families.

As a blind patient with thyroid cancer, Dr. Salkar created tactile models to explain the procedure and arranged for audio-described post-op instructions. His team's accessibility considerations made me feel seen in ways beyond my medical condition.

A fisherman who ignored a growing neck mass for years, I arrived with advanced carcinoma invading my vocal cords. Dr. Salkar's complex reconstruction preserved my voice so well that I can still sing traditional Goan fishing songs to my grandchildren.

My mother's pancreatic cancer diagnosis at 79 came with multiple comorbidities. Dr. Salkar assembled a geriatric-specific team and used enhanced recovery protocols that had her gardening again in three weeks,outliving initial prognosis by three years and counting.

As a COVID-19 survivor with newly diagnosed lung cancer, my compromised respiratory function made surgery risky. Dr. Salkar developed a novel oxygen-conserving technique and post-operative pulmonary protocol that addressed both conditions simultaneously.

A professional musician with hand sarcoma, I faced the prospect of losing my ability to play sitar. Dr. Salkar's nerve-sparing microsurgery and collaboration with a music therapist enabled me to perform at the India International Music Festival just nine months later.

When my autistic son needed emergency appendectomy during cancer treatment, Dr. Salkar modified the surgical environment to accommodate sensory needs and created visual schedules for his care. This trauma-informed approach prevented regression in his behavioral progress.