Dr. Gopika Rajeev

Dr. Rajeev completed her MBBS at Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute in Thrissur in 2013. She went on to specialize in radiation oncology, earning her MD from the Cancer Institute, Chennai, in 2021. During her training she was selected for the Best Proffered Paper Award at the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) TN-PY State Conference in 2020, and she also earned a Certificate in Essentials of Palliative Care from the Indian Association of Palliative Care.

After completing her MD, she joined the Cancer Clinic at Tiruvallur Medical College as a Medical Officer in January 2022. There she worked with a network of palliative care workers to improve access to palliative care in the remote parts of the district. In October 2022 she moved to MIOT International Hospital in Chennai as a Registrar, where she worked with a multidisciplinary team and treated patients from more than 30 countries. In December 2023 she returned to the Cancer Institute (WIA) as Assistant Professor, where she focuses on the management of gynecological cancers, including brachytherapy. She deepened this focus by attending the AROI-ESTRO brachytherapy for gynecological cancers training program in Lucknow in 2025.Alongside her clinical work, Dr. Rajeev is an active researcher with a particular interest in cervical cancer. Her research has led to publications in several peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Rajeev also contributes to academic discussion and continuing education. She delivered a talk on the molecular classification and changing treatment strategies of endometrial cancer at the Mid Term Hemato Oncology Update 2025, and presented on the INTERLACE trial at the AROI TN-PY Core Debate in 2026. In 2025 she made an academic visit to Dr. Monica Olcina's Rad-Immune Lab at the Cancer Research Wing, University of Oxford. In August 2026 she completed an ICMR-funded training on advanced multi-omics techniques in molecular oncology, organized by the Cancer Institute (WIA).

Her professional strengths include brachytherapy, patient management, multidisciplinary collaboration, quality improvement initiatives, evidence-based practice, and effective communication.