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Dr. Karthiga Sivaprakasam

Dr. Karthiga Sivaprakasam

DMRT;DNB(RT)

Chief Consultant - Radiation Oncology

Dr. Karthiga Sivaprakasam
Dr. Karthiga Sivaprakasam

Biography

  • With 25 years of experience in Radiation Oncology, I initially graduated from Madras Medical College and completed my postgraduate and DNB training at the same institution. I began my career at Apollo Hospitals, Teynampet, in Chennai, where I gained valuable hands-on experience. I then advanced my expertise by joining Tawam-Johns Hopkins Hospital in Al-Ain, UAE, as a Specialist Radiation Oncologist, which broadened my perspective and increased my commitment to deliver high-quality oncology care. Since 2016, I have continued this commitment as a Consultant at GKNM Hospital, focusing on providing patient-centered treatment.

Clinical Expertise

  •  Expertise in providing complete,comprehensive clinical care for all radiation oncology patients with special focus on Gynecological cancers and Gastrointestinal cancers
  • Expertise in advanced radiation oncology techniques -IMRT,VMAT,SBRT,IGRT 
  • Expertise in Gynecological brachytherapy including Interstitial brachytherapy

Awards & Achievements

  • AAPL(American Association physician leadership course) in 2018
  • Best Employee Award at Tawam-Johns Hopkins Hospital Hospital in 2009. 
  •  Dr. A.L. Mudaliar’s Best Outgoing Student Award in Radiotherapy in 1999, 

Research and Publications

  • Co investigator for the National Cancer Grid multicentric audit: “Compliance to cervical cancer chemoradiation guidelines: A multicentric implementation audit” (2023).
  • Co-investigator in a randomized, active-controlled, multicentre, phase 2/3 trial on the immunogenicity and safety of a new quadrivalent HPV vaccine, published in Lancet Oncology (2023).
  • Co-author of A Comparative Study of RMI and ROMA in Women Presenting with an Adnexal Mass, published in the Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology (2018).
  • Contributor to Choroidal Metastases from Breast Carcinoma, published in the Pan Arab Journal of Oncology (2011).

Professional membership

  • Life time member - Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI)
  • Life time member of GIOS 

New OP Days

Mon to Sat 8 am to 5 pm

Clincal Experience

25 YEARS

Language

Tamil, English, Hindi