Surgical Oncology

Dr. Gurushankari B

Assistant Professor - Breast, Head & Neck Oncology

  • MBBS
  • MS General Surgery
  • M.Ch Surgical Oncology
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Dr. Gurushankari B
Speciality
Breast Oncology; Head and Neck Oncology
Department
Surgical Oncology
Highest qualification
M.Ch (Surgical Oncology)
Cancer Institute (WIA)-Chennai, 2023-2026
Experience
Internship- 2017-2018, JIPMER-Puducherry

About

Dr. Gurushankari Balakrishnan is a Surgical Oncologist with advanced training in Surgical Oncology from the Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai. She holds an M.Ch. in Surgical Oncology, M.S. and DNB in General Surgery, and FMAS.

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She is a University Gold Medalist in M.S. General Surgery from JIPMER, Puducherry, and an Institute Gold Medalist in Surgical Oncology. She has also received several academic distinctions, including the Dr. S.C. Mitra & Mrs. Geeta Mitra Gold Medal, Dr. S.B. Sen Memorial Prize for Best Postgraduate in Surgery, and Prof. B.N. Balakrishna Rao Medal.

Dr. Gurushankari has 40+ peer-reviewed publications, three book chapters and multiple invited reviews. Her academic interests include Breast Oncology, surgical de-escalation, biomarkers and multidisciplinary cancer care. She is committed to delivering evidence-based, personalized and patient-centered cancer care while advancing clinical research and surgical education.

Clinical areas of expertise

  • Her clinical expertise encompasses Breast and Head & Neck Oncology, with experience in breast-conserving surgery, mastectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, chemoport insertion, neck dissections, composite resections, hysterectomy, cytoreductive surgery, and other oncological procedures.
  • Breast Oncology
  • Head and Neck Oncology

Professional experience

  • Internship- 2017-2018, JIPMER-Puducherry

  • Senior Residency-2021-2022, JIPMER-Puducherry