He received his medical undergraduate and post graduate degree from Gulbarga University and Bangalore University, respectively and has MCh (advanced fellowship) in Surgical Oncology from the prestigious Kidwai Memorial Hospital, Bangalore. Dr Akbar is a highly recognized expert in surgical oncology and is one of the very few surgeons in India to have specialized in minimally invasive and organ sparing therapies. When compared to conventional surgery, the highly specialized organ sparing surgeries help in significantly reducing the physical pain and faster recovery without compromising on cancer control