HCG Hospitals
HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd.(HCG Hospitals), founded by Dr. BS Ajaikumar is focused on cancer care. HCG's primary focus is on cancer care, advanced screening and diagnostics. Its headquarter is in Bangalore, a Metro city in South India. HCG is a combined pool of 450 + specialists across various domains.
HCG centers are carefully arrayed to facilitate the highest quality clinical care for patients from all walks of life.
HCG's operations are spread across 20 cities in India by its expansion into Tier II and III cities, towns, and villages.HCG has also set up a comprehensive cancer center in Nairobi, Kenya.
Why HCG?
HCG is India's largest provider of cancer care and is at the frontline of the fight against cancer It has a network of 24 comprehensive cancer centers all over India. HCG has brought up-to-date cancer care to the doorstep of millions of people with cancer.
HCG (HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd) is a healthcare organization headquartered in Bangalore with a combined pool of 450 plus specialists across various domains
Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics
Understanding the molecular landscape of cancer has helped develop diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers for clinical oncology. Recent developments in targeted cancer therapies have added colossal demand for accurate, faster, large-scale DNA sequencing technologies. HCG has profiled over 2000+ patients with various malignancies
CyberKnife
CyberKnife is a fully robotic radiation therapy platform precisely targeting and destroying tumors with high doses of radiation in less time.
On the other hand, CyberKnife uses real-time imaging and auto-adjustment features to realign the radiation beams in these cases and precisely target the tumor.
CyberKnife's precision technology allows radiologists to deliver high-dose radiation to the target area in less duration.
Da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System is the latest surgery platform. It uses tiny incisions instead of more extensive incisions. This surgical system has robotic arms that support a higher skill, enabling the surgeon to perform a complex surgical procedure with precision and enhanced flexibility. One of the robotic arms has a camera supporting 3D imaging of the surgical site. Throughout the surgery, the surgeon will be seated at the da Vinci Surgical System console, where they will control the robotic arms.
Technology At HCG :
Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics
Understanding the molecular landscape of cancer has helped develop diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers for clinical oncology. Recent developments in targeted cancer therapies have added colossal demand for accurate, faster, large-scale DNA sequencing technologies.
HCG has profiled over 2000+ patients with various malignancies
Speciality Procedures
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Medical
Oncology
Surgical Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Medical Oncology
Chemotherapy (also called chemo) is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy works by stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells, which grow and divide quickly. But it can also harm healthy cells that divide quickly, such as those that line the mouth and intestines or cause hair to grow. Damage to healthy cells may cause side effects.
Often, side effects get better or go away after chemotherapy is over. This can be given before surgery or radiotherapy called neoadjuvant therapy or after called adjuvant chemotherapy. Chemotherapy may be used to destroy cancer cells that have come back (recurrent cancer) or spread to other parts of the body (metastatic cancer). Earlier there used to be less number of chemotherapy drugs but today we have several options of giving 1st, 2nd and 3rd line drugs. Low dose metronomic chemotherapy is also showing some promising results and could be used to treat the cancer as a chronic disease.
- Haemato-oncology
- Paediatric oncology
- Centre for breast health
- Preventive oncology
- Day care chemotherapy
- Patient counselling
- Integrative oncology
Team of Oncologists
Dr. Sachin Suresh Jadhav
Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant
- Dr. Sachin is heading Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation at Bengaluru HCG Network.
- Dr. Sachin is a renowned Haematologist and BMT Physician who has successfully carried out 680 bone marrow transplants.
- His expertise is in treating blood disorders and stem cell transplants as per international quality standards. His other
- areas of keen interest include eosinophilia treatment, thalassemia, chelation therapy, and lymphatic drainage.
- Dr. Sachin has done over 680 BMT cases and 5000 blood cancer cases.
- Dr. Sachin has completed his Fellowship from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, in Leukemia/BMT
- and gained hands-on clinical experience in Immunology and Paediatric BMT at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
- Dr. Sachin has built 7 BMT programs in India.
- He leads 7 transplant centers across the HCG network. His team has performed over 1400 transplants.
- Dr. Sachin was a part of several research projects in BMT, leukemia, lymphoma, and aplastic anemia & published various papers in both national and international journals.
Dr. Indoo Ammbulkar
Medical Oncology
- Dr. Indoo has vast experience administering high-dose chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy for solid tumors and hematological malignancies.
- Dr. Indoo has handled over 3000 cancer cases so far and is also experienced in treating severe cases of young and old patients diagnosed with gynecological, colorectal, and germ cell tumors.
- She has treated almost 2000 breast cancer cases to date in different stages of cancer. Also, she is interested in treating breast cancer, especially Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), lymphomas, and lung cancer. She has active participation in awareness activities for cancer prevention, early detection, genetic testing for cancer, and survivorship.
- Dr. Indoo received the 'Distinguished Service Award for valuable contributions by the Geriatric Society of India and the Global Healthcare Excellence Awards 2018 for being the Best Oncologist and Haematologist in Mumbai.
Srinivasa B J
Medical Oncologyt
- Dr. Srinivasa has pioneered the field of medical oncology.
- He is experienced in managing significant types of cancer with a keen interest in managing solid cancers GI cancers, head and neck cancers, lymphoma, myeloma, and thoracic cancers.
- He is also thoroughly trained in providing intraperitoneal chemotherapy for GI and gynecological cancers.
- Dr. Srinivasa performs precision care in the diagnosis and cancer management through genomic-based cancer treatment.
- Dr. Srinivasa has handled over 10000 cases so far.
- Dr. Srinivasa strongly believes in the effectiveness of cancer awareness and serves as an active advocate of the cancer awareness program.
Surgical Oncology
There have been several innovations in how there treatments have been imparted to cancer patients over the years. Surgery has been moving from a more radical approach towards organ preservation, shorter hospital stay, less post-operative morbidity and minimally invasive and robotic surgeries.
The intent of surgery can be to cure, manage or down stage cancer or symptom control. This is usually the primary treatment of choice in many early stage solid malignancies.
- General onco surgeries
- Gynaec onco surgeries
- Breast surgeries
- Uro oncology
- Ortho oncology
- Oral onco surgeries
- Head and neck surgeries
Team of Oncologists
Dr. Krithika Murugan
Surgical Oncology
- Dr. Krithika Murugan is a renowned onco-surgeon specializing in breast and oncoplastic surgery.
- She has been working with HCG for the last 10 years and has performed more than 8000 oncosurgeries till date.
- Dr. Krithika Murugan is a renowned oncosurgeon with breast and oncoplastic surgery expertise.
- She has been working with HCG for the last 10 years and has performed more than 8000 oncosurgeries till date.
- Dr. Krithika has its prime focus on breast cancer. Her specialist interest spans the conservation of breast, oncoplasty,
- reconstruction including nipple reconstruction, use of genomics in the breast cancer management, and tumor
- microenvironment of the cancer of breast.
- She has also been actively involved in research projects centered on breast cancer. Currently, she is also involved in
- investigating the role of minimally invasive surgery, including robotic surgery, in treating breast cancer.
Vishal Rao
Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
- Dr. Vishal is the Group Director for Head & Neck Surgical Oncology and Robotic Surgery at HCG Cancer Centre, Bengaluru.
- He is the dean of the Centre for Academic Research, HCG Academics.
- He is highly skilled in treating benign and malignant tumors in the regions of the oral cavity (mouth), thyroid, neck,
- voice box, parotid, and salivary glands.
- Dr. Vishal is an expert in performing complex neck surgeries like radical and modified neck dissections, carotid body
- tumors, other vascular tumors, and parapharyngeal space tumors.
- He also has a special interest in cancer prevention and tobacco control programs.
- Dr. Vishal has handled over 10000 cases till now.
Radiation Oncology
Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells by damaging their DNA directly or create charged particles (free radicals) within the cells that can in turn damage the DNA. X-rays, gamma rays, and charged particles are types of radiation used for cancer treatment. The radiation used for cancer treatment may come from a machine outside the body (external radiotherapy), or it may come from radioactive material placed in the body near Tumor cells (brachytherapy) or injected into the bloodstream (I131 for thyroid cancers). A patient may receive radiation therapy before, during, or after surgery, depending on the type of cancer being treated. The type of radiation therapy may vary of the size of the Tumor, and location of the Tumor.
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy uses hundreds of tiny radiation beam-shaping devices, called collimators, to deliver a single dose of radiation and modulating different doses to different areas of the Tumor. Intensity guided Radiotherapy using repeat imaging CT and PET scans to reduce dose to normal tissues and enhance dose to specific areas of Tumor. Stereotactic radio surgery (SRS) can deliver one or more high doses of radiation to a small Tumor by using accurate image-guided Tumor targeting and patient positioning systems. Therefore, a high dose of radiation can be given without excess damage to normal tissue. Electron beams are also used to irradiate superficial tumors such as on skin while protons beams are shown to have fewer side effects than normal photons in treating deeper tissues. Hyperthermia has also been used in conjunction with radiation to improve the treatment outcomes in several cancers.
Spread across 20 centers, we provide expert cancer care to over 35,000 new cancer patients every year. We're also the recognized leaders in cancer care two years in a row, having established ourselves as a center for advance, complicated and recurrent cancers. In recognition of our work, we have been awarded 'Leader of the Year' 2011 and 2012, and the 'Excellence in Indian Health Care' Awards.
Team of Oncologists
Sridhar PS
Radiation Oncology
- Dr. Sridhar specializes in CyberKnife and is thorough in managing neurological and benign tumors, hepatobiliary,
- prostate, and pancreatic cancers.
- His expertise lies in advanced high-precision radiotherapy techniques like 3D CRT, IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, tomotherapy,
- oncology imaging, and chemoradiotherapy.
- Some key areas of his interest are functional radiosurgery, high precision radiotherapy, genomics, and radiogenomics
- Dr. Sridhar has performed over 2700 CyberKnife surgeries.
- Training and Certifications
- Dr. Sridhar has obtained training in whole-body stereotactic robotic radiosurgery from Stanford University.
- He has authored and co-authored over 135 publications in various national and international journals.
Lohith Reddy
Radiation Oncology
- Dr. Lohith's expertise is in treating cancers in the head & neck region, breast, prostate, and brain.
- Dr. Lohith heads the precision oncology initiative at HCG and is well-versed in radiomics and radio-genomics, focusing
- on personalized cancer therapy.
- He is trained in high-precision radiotherapy techniques, such as 3D CRT, IMRT, IGRT, SART, SBRT, proton therapy, carbon
- ion therapy, and brachytherapy.
- Dr. Lohith has handled over 1650 cancers so far.
Dr. Trinanjan Basu
Radiation Oncology
- Dr. Basu's areas of expertise include treating head & neck cancers with IMRT/VMAT and an application of SRS/SBRT in
- malignancies of the brain, spine, lung, and prostate.
- He is also experienced in PET-CT-based treatment planning and evaluation for head & neck malignancies. He knows better
- and improved techniques to spare the normal structures and assess and improve the quality of life.
- His ambitions include- analyzing and documenting contemporary imaging-based outcome analysis (PET-CT and MRI) for
- diversified cancer sites and PET-CT and MRI-based radiomics data, and MRI linac-based treatments for cancer.
- Dr. Basu has handled over 2000 oncological cases so far.
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