Dr. Deep Lamichhane

Dr. Deep Lamichhane is a Consultant Surgical Oncologist at Kathmandu Cancer Center. He completed his MS in Surgery and pursued two separate, rigorous fellowships at Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata—India's premier dedicated cancer hospital—in Surgical Oncology and GI-HPB (Gastrointestinal-Hepatopancreaticobiliary) Surgery, spanning three years of advanced training. This rare dual-fellowship background equips him to handle cancers that do not respect clean anatomical boundaries, requiring expertise across multiple surgical domains.

Dr. Lamichhane performed the first Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) combined with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) in Nepal—a complex procedure for peritoneal carcinomatosis that was previously unavailable in the country. He has built the most advanced cancer surgery program at KCC, routinely performing breast conserving surgery, sphincter-preserving rectal surgery, complex HPB resections, pelvic exenterations, and salvage surgeries for recurrent cancers—all with outcomes comparable to leading South Asian cancer centers.

Beyond technical excellence, Dr. Lamichhane is known for planning complete treatment pathways, not just operating. Every case is reviewed through the KCC Multidisciplinary Tumor Board alongside medical and radiation oncologists, ensuring that surgery is one step in a carefully coordinated, protocol-driven plan. He was instrumental in starting surgical services at KCC and continues to lead the development of advanced cancer surgery in Nepal.

Dr. Lamichhane believes that surgery is never an isolated event but one step in a carefully coordinated treatment pathway. Every patient's case is discussed in the Multidisciplinary Tumor Board, integrating surgical, medical, and radiation oncology to deliver evidence-based, protocol-driven care from diagnosis through survivorship.