Best oncologist in Chennai for Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer, Thoracic Cancer, Gynecological Cancer

• Dr Ashwathy is an accomplished Radiation Oncologist with special focus on Gastrointestinal Oncology and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy. She has trained at national and international centres of excellence in Oncology with experience of working with world-leaders in the fields of radiation Oncology as well as gastrointestinal Oncology. Her sub-specialty training involved a Fellowship in SBRT for Gastrointestinal and Lung tumors from the Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, Canada and in addition she has undergone observerships at the University of Pennsylvannia, Pennsylvannia, USA and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, USA in order to further enhance her expertise in proton therapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers. Her patient-centric approach to medical care is enabled by constant updation of the most recent advancements in the treatment modalities for cancer. Her keen involvement in clinical research is mainly focussed on liver cancer, lung cancer and cervical cancer as well as high- precision radiotherapy techniques such as SBRT and IGRT and she has contributed to several research papers as the key author.

Information

• Apollo Proton, Chennai ,Chennai
• 4/661, Dr Vikram Sarabai Instronic Estate 7th St, Dr. Vasi Estate, Phase II, Tharamani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600096

Education

• MBBS from Govt Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India in 2009
• MD Radiation Oncology from Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai in 2013 Diplomate of National Board of Examinations (DNB) in Radiation Oncology in 2014 Clinical Fellowship in Gastrointestinal and Lung Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy at the University of Toronto (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) , Toronto, Canada in 2018

Memberships

• Maharashtra Medical Council
• Tamil Nadu Medical Council
• Travancore-Cochin Medical Council
• Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI)
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)- 2018-2019
• European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology (ESTRO)- 2016
• American Brachytherapy Society (ABS)

Awards and Recognitions

• Parvati Devi Gold Medal” for Best Paper at the 34th Annual Conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROICON)

Experience

• Attached to Beacon Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (May 2019-present)
• Clinical Fellowship in GI & Lung SBRT at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada (Jul 2017-Jun 2018)
• Senior Residency at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India (Aug 2014-May 2017)
• Junior Residency at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India (May 2010- Apr 2013)
• Medical Officer at Community Health Centre, Kumarakom, Kottayam, Kerala as part of Rural Service obligation (Feb 2009- Jan 2010)
• Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship at Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram and affiliated hospitals (Jan 2008- Jan 2009)

Areas of interest

• Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer, Lung Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Liver Cancer.