Dr. Jayashree Natarajan

Her academic work has received international recognition, including the International Development of Education Award for Best Paper, the FIGO–Chien-Tien-Hsu Fellowship Award, the Young Doctors Travel Grant and first prizes for oral presentations at major national and international meetings. Her clinical and academic interests include complex cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer, fertility-preserving surgery such as radical trachelectomy, minimally invasive gynaecologic oncology and innovative approaches to cervical cancer screening.

A strong advocate of cancer prevention, Dr. Jayashree has played an important role in HPV vaccination and cervical cancer prevention initiatives, including leadership of the Cancer Institute's HPV vaccination implementation programme and technical advisory contributions to the Tamil Nadu state programme. She has contributed to national guidelines, HPV vaccine research, cervical cancer screening research and innovative technologies including portable colposcopy, fluorescence-guided surgery and AI-assisted cancer detection.

With publications in national and international journals and extensive experience as a speaker, faculty member, researcher, mentor and scientific judge, Dr. Jayashree combines clinical oncology with a strong commitment to prevention, innovation and patient safety. Her professional philosophy is centred on advancing cancer care while keeping the woman—not merely the cancer—at the heart of treatment.