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Dr. Pramod Kumar Julka

Vice Chairman


Cancer Care / Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Medical Oncology, Breast Cancer

Experience: 45+ Years

Gender: Male

Prof.(Dr.) Atul Sharma

Vice Chairman


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology

Experience: 26+ Years

Dr. Meenu Walia

Vice Chairman - Medical Oncology (Breast, Gynaecology, Thoracic)


Cancer Care / Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Medical Oncology, Breast Cancer

Experience: 34+ Years

Gender: Female

Dr. Gopal Sharma

Principal Director - Medical Oncology (Breast, Thoracic, Gynaecology)


Cancer Care / Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Medical Oncology, Breast Cancer

Experience: 24+ Years

Gender: Male

Dr. Devavrat Arya

Senior Director


Cancer Care / Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Medical Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Breast Cancer, Molecular Oncology & Cancer Genetics

Experience: 19+ Years

Gender: Male

Dr. Sandeep Batra

Senior Director


Cancer Care / Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Medical Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Breast Cancer

Experience: 15+ Years

Gender: Male

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Dr. Hari Goyal

Principal Director - Medical Oncology


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology

Experience: 31+ Years

Gender: Male

Dr. Alok Gupta

Senior Director & Head - Medical Oncology


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology

Gender: Male

Dr. Sameer Khatri

Senior Director - Medical Oncology


Cancer Care / Oncology, Medical Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology

Gender: Male

Dr. Sajjan Rajpurohit

Senior Director


Cancer Care / Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Medical Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Breast Cancer, Paediatric (Ped)/Medical Oncology

Experience: 21+ Years

Gender: Male

Dr. Kumardeep Dutta Choudhury

Director


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology

Experience: 18+ Years

Dr. Amol Shankar Dongre

Director - Medical Oncology


Medical Oncology

Experience: 19+ Years

Gender: Male

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Dr. Vikas Goswami

Director - Medical Oncology (Head & Neck, Gastrointestinal, Urology, Musculoskeletal)


Cancer Care / Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Medical Oncology

Experience: 21+ Years

Gender: Male

Dr. Sachin Gupta

Director


Cancer Care / Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Medical Oncology, Breast Cancer

Experience: 21+ Years

Gender: Male

Dr. Esha Kaul

Director - Medical Oncology (Haematology, Hemato – Oncology, BMT)


Bone Marrow Transplant, Cancer Care / Oncology, Medical Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Haematology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology

Experience: 13+ Years

Gender: Female

Dr. Muzammil Shaikh

Director


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Molecular Oncology & Cancer Genetics

Gender: Male

Dr. Chandragouda Dodagoudar

Director


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Paediatric (Ped)/Medical Oncology

Dr. Shefali Sardana

Associate Director – Medical Oncology


Cancer Care / Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Medical Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Breast Cancer

Experience: 16+ Years

Gender: Female

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Dr. Waseem Abbas

Associate Director - Medical Oncology


Cancer Care / Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Medical Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Breast Cancer

Experience: 14+ Years

Gender: Male

Dr. Ramandeep Singh Arora (Paed Onco)

Associate Director


Cancer Care / Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Hematology, Medical Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Paediatric (Ped)/Medical Oncology

Experience: 23+ Years

Gender: Male

Dr. Nivedita Dhingra

Associate Director - Medical Oncology (Haematology, Hemato – Oncology, BMT)


Bone Marrow Transplant, Cancer Care / Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Haematology, Medical Oncology

Experience: 12+ Years

Gender: Female

Dr. Adwaita Gore

Associate Director


Cancer Care / Oncology, Medical Oncology, Molecular Oncology & Cancer Genetics

Gender: Male

Dr. Gautam Goyal

Associate Director - Medical Oncology


Cancer Care / Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Medical Oncology, Breast Cancer

Experience: 11+ Years

Gender: Male

Dr. Disha Tiwari

Associate Consultant - Medical Oncology


Medical Oncology

Gender: Female

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Dr. Nagender Sharma

Principal Consultant


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Breast Cancer

Experience: 7+ Years

Gender: Male

Dr. Aditya Vidushi

Senior Consultant


Cancer Care / Oncology, Medical Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Breast Cancer, Paediatric (Ped)/Medical Oncology

Dr. Suresh Advani

Senior consultant


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology

Dr. Rahul Darshan Arora

 Senior Consultant - Hematology & Bone Marrow Transplant Physician


Cancer Care / Oncology, Medical Oncology, Hematology Oncology

Gender: Male

Dr. Deepankar Bhattacharya

Senior Consultant - Medical & Hemato-Oncology


Hematology Oncology, Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology

Gender: Male

Dr. Bhuvan Chugh

Senior Consultant –Medical Oncology


Cancer Care / Oncology, Medical Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology

Experience: 12+ Years

Gender: Male

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Dr. Prachi Jain (Pediatric Oncology)

Senior Consultant - Medical Oncology (Hemato - Oncology, Paediatrics)


Cancer Care / Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Hematology, Medical Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Neuro Oncology

Experience: 13+ Years

Gender: Female

Dr. Amit Saklani

Consultant - Medical Oncology


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Palliative Care, Breast Cancer

Experience: 2+ Years

Gender: Male

Dr. Sahil Bambroo

Consultant


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology

Gender: Male

Dr Anshul Gupta

Consultant - Oncology & Oncosurgery


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Molecular Oncology & Cancer Genetics

Gender: Male

Dr. Neha Gupta

Consultant


Medical Oncology

Dr. Niraj Agarwal

Associate Consultant - Medical Oncology


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology

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Dr. Akanksha Chhabra

Associate Consultant


Medical Oncology

Experience: 10+ Years

Gender: Female

Dr. Rohit Kapoor

Associate Consultant - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology & BMT


Hematology , Bone Marrow Transplant, Cancer Care / Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Hematology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Medical Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Hematology Oncology

Gender: Male

Dr. Rakesh Kumar Sharma

Associate Consultant


Medical Oncology

Dr. Kanika Sharma

Associate Consultant


Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Breast Cancer

Experience: 8+ Years

Gender: Female

Dr. Runu Sharma

Consultant – Medical Oncology


Cancer Care / Oncology, Medical Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Paediatric (Ped)/Medical Oncology, Palliative Care, Breast Cancer

Experience: 4+ Years

Gender: Female

Dr. Neha Singh

Associate Consultant - Pain & Palliative Care


Pain Management, Medical Oncology

Gender: Female

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Dr. Mukesh Bang

Visiting consultant - Medical Oncology & Hemato Oncology


Cancer Care / Oncology, Medical Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Hematology Oncology

Experience: 16+ Years

Gender: Male

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Frequently Asked Questions

A chemoport is a small medical device implanted under the skin, allowing easy access to a patient's bloodstream to deliver chemotherapy drugs and other medications.
Chemoports simplify the process of administering chemotherapy by providing a reliable and long-term access point for medication infusion, reducing the need for repeated needle sticks.
A chemoport is inserted during a minor surgical procedure under local anesthesia. A small incision is made in the chest or upper arm, and the port is placed in a suitable vein with its catheter threaded into a larger blood vessel.
Chemoport insertions are performed under anesthesia, so discomfort during the procedure is minimal. However, patients may experience some soreness or discomfort at the incision site afterwards, which can be managed with pain medication.
The procedure can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour, depending on individual factors and the experience of the medical team.
Typically, a chemoport needs time to heal and settle in place before it can be used. The healthcare team will provide instructions on when you can start using your chemoport for chemotherapy treatments.
Chemoports are designed to remain in place for an extended period, often several months to years, depending on the treatment duration and the patient's specific needs.
To access a chemoport, healthcare professionals use a specialized needle to puncture the port's silicone septum, allowing for the infusion of chemotherapy drugs or other medications.
Yes, a chemoport can be used for blood draws, eliminating the need for repeated needle sticks. However, this will require a different type of needle for blood withdrawal.
Proper care of a chemoport involves keeping the insertion site clean, following sterile procedures during port access and medication administration, and regularly flushing the port to prevent blockages.
While the risk of infection is relatively low, there is a slight possibility of infection at the chemo port site. Maintaining good hygiene, following sterile procedures, and promptly reporting any signs of infection to your healthcare provider is crucial.
Chemoports may increase the risk of blood clots (thrombosis). However, healthcare professionals take precautions to minimize the risk by flushing the port regularly and prescribing blood-thinning medications when necessary.
Chemoports are generally designed to allow for normal physical activities. However, some restrictions, like avoiding heavy lifting or contact sports, are advised to reduce the risk of dislodging or damaging the port.
Yes, a chemoport can be removed once the treatment is completed or if it is no longer needed. The removal procedure is relatively straightforward and can be performed under local anesthesia.
Chemoport insertion does result in a scar, but the size and visibility depend on factors like the incision location and individual healing. The scars are typically small and can fade over time.
Chemoport insertion is generally safe, but as with any medical procedure, there are some risks. These include infection, bleeding, damage to blood vessels or surrounding tissues, and rare instances of port malfunction or migration.
Yes, chemoports can be used for other types of intravenous therapy, such as the administration of antibiotics, blood products, or other long-term medications requiring reliable access to the bloodstream.
Yes, chemoports can be used in pediatric patients to facilitate chemotherapy treatment. The appropriateness and suitability for a specific child are determined by doctors based on individual factors.
Allergic reactions to the materials used in chemoports are rare. However, if you have known allergies to certain metals or medical-grade silicone, it is essential to inform your healthcare provider before the procedure.
Chemoports are not typically used for radiation therapy. Radiation treatments are usually administered externally or internally through different methods specific to the radiation treatment plan.
Yes, a chemoport can be used for blood transfusions if it has been appropriately flushed and accessed using the necessary equipment and protocols.
Yes, a chemoport can be used for the administration of intravenous contrast agents during imaging scans like CT scans or MRI scans, if compatible with the specific port design and protocols.
Chemoports should only be accessed and manipulated by trained healthcare professionals familiar with the proper technique to ensure patient safety and minimize complications.
In rare cases where complications or issues arise with a chemoport, it may need to be removed. The healthcare team will make the decision to remove the port based on the specific situation and individual needs.
Once healed, a chemoport should not significantly interfere with daily activities, including sleeping and bathing. However, it's important to follow any specific care instructions provided by your healthcare providers to ensure proper maintenance and function of the port.