The department of Medical Oncology in Vydehi Cancer Centre has a dedicated and compassionate team of super-specialists who practice evidence-based cancer care for the management of solid and haematological malignancies in children and adults.
From its inception in 2007, the Department of Medical Oncology has been involved in patient care services in almost all divisions of Oncology including Breast, Gastrointestinal, Head & Neck, Lung, Bone, Soft tissue sarcomas, Gynaeconcology, Uro-oncology, Leukemia, Lymphoma and Pediatric tumours.
The Department of Medical Oncology is one of the most cost-effective center's of South India and provides specialised services in Inpatient and Day care setting and these services include both Allogenic and Autologous Stem cell transplant, HIPEC(Hyper thermic Intraperitoneal chemotherapy), Intravesical Chemotherapy and Intrathecal Chemotherapy apart from Conventional Chemotherapy
Sl. No.
Name
Designation
1.
Dr. Shashidhar.V
Professor & HOD
2.
Dr. Manjunath Irappa
Professor
3.
Dr. Veerendra Angadi
Asst. Professor
4.
Dr. Gorla Vishnu Priyanka
Sr. Resident
5.
Dr. Dasari Esther Praisy
Sr. Resident
6.
Dr. Chevireddy Praneetha
Sr. Resident
7.
Dr. Shruthi Swamy
Sr. Resident
8.
Dr. Shubha Supriya A
Sr. Resident
9.
Dr. Nitesh Anand
Sr. Resident
10.
Dr. Sachet Saxena
Sr. Resident
11.
Dr. Mohammed Hafeez
Sr. Resident
12.
Dr. Pooja D
Sr. Resident
13.
Dr. Praneeth Kumar
Sr. Resident
14.
Dr. Geetika Dandamudi
Sr. Resident
Day care Chemotherapy services for various solid malignancies like cancers of breast, lung , colon , stomach , prostate , cervix , head and neck etc
Day care Chemotherapy services for various hematological malignancies like Non- Hodgkins Lymphoma, Hodgkins Lymphoma , Multiple myeloma etc
Inpatient facilities for treatment of various hematologic malignancies like blood cancers (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias , Acute Myeloid Leukemias, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemias , Chronic Myeloid leukemias )
Inaptient facilities for administration of neo-adjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapies for bone cancers and soft tissue sarcomas
Sophisticated and Dedicated Bone Marrow Transplant
( Stem cell transplant ) unit for performing Allogenic and Autologous transplants
Immunotherapy and Monoclonal antibody treatment for various cancers
HIPEC (Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy) administration for various cancers like ovarian cancers, stomach and colon cancers , pseudomyxoma peritonei.
Intrathecal chemotherapy administration for various hematological cancers
Hormonal treatment for various cancers like breast , prostate etc
Supportive services
Bone marrow aspiration /Bone marrow biopsies
Intrathecal chemotherapy administration
Lumbar punctures / abdominal and thorasic paracentesis (ascitic and pleural fluid tapping)
Chemoport usage , flushing and dressing
Specialty Clinics
Leukemia Clinic- Tuesdays , 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Breast Clinic – Wednesdays , 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gynaecology-oncology Clinic – Thursdays , 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Outpatient Facilities –
Outpatient consultation rooms with waiting zone
Counselling rooms
Minor OT
Day care facility
Medical Social worker Services
Inpatient Facilities –
Dedicated Bone Marrow Transplant Unit for both Allogenic and Autologous Stem cell Transplants
Medical Oncology wards with dedicated , well trained and compassionate nursing staff with separate male and Female wards
Intensive care unit with well trained Intensivist
Paediatric intensive Care Unit with trained paediatricians
Interventional Radiology services – a.Image guided biopsies b.Central Venous catheters – PORT , PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) c.Nerve blocks for pain palliation d.Transarterial Chemoembolisation e.Radio frequency ablation