Dr. Rajinder Kaur Saggu

Work Experience

• Dr. Rajinder Kaur Saggu is currently working at Max Healthcare
• Senior Consultant, Apollo Spectra Hospital, New Delhi, March 2022 – May 2023
• Visiting Consultant, Surgical Oncology, Specialist Breast Services, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, February 2022 – May 2023
• Consultant, Surgical Oncology, Specialist Breast Services, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, 2015 – February 2022
• Attending Consultant, Surgical Oncology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, 2010-2015
• Trainee in Breast Oncology and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, M D Anderson Cancer, Houston. Texas. 2009
• Senior Research Fellow, Breast unit, (Surgical Oncology) at Tata Memorial Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai. 2009
• Senior Registrar, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. 2004 – 2007
• Senior Resident, SGRD Hospital, Amritsar 2003

Education & Training

• Senior Research Fellow in Breast Surgery – Tata Memorial Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai (2009)
• Master of Surgery (MS), General Surgery, Govt. Medical College, Patiala, Punjab (2002)
• Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S), Govt. Medical College, Miraj, Maharashtra (1998)

Memberships

• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Association of Breast Surgeons of India (ABSI)
• ​Member of Delhi Breast Oncology Group (DBOG)
• ​Member of Breast Imaging Society of India (BISI)
• Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
• Associate Fellow of American College of Surgeons (FACS)

Awards

• Awarded certificate for Excellence in Healthcare (Women Cancer) issued by International Broadcast Media, Dec 2020
• Involved actively in increasing the awareness about women cancers and organisation of various camps and talks
• Founder and Chairperson of Charitable Organisation - GNCCT, actively involved in spreading awareness about breast cancer
• Established a Breast Unit at Apollo Spectra Hospitals, Karol Bagh
• Awarded certificate for “Rising India Women Achiever’s Award” on International Women’s Day 2020
• Formed a Breast Cancer Support Group by the name “Moving On” for women diagnosed with breast cancer and caregivers
• Authored a book “Moving On” published in 3 languages, on breast cancer awareness, life after breast cancer with survivor stories

Speciality Interest

• Breast Diseases Management (Benign and Malignant)
• Conventional Breast Conservation Surgery
• Oncoplastic Breast Conservative Surgery (Level I, II and selected level III cases)
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy (Dual tracer technique)
• Chemoport insertions
• Early diagnosis & Screening of breast cancer
• Family history & risk assessment