Management and Governance

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Management

The Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar is governed by a distinguished body of leaders committed to advancing cancer care, research, and oncology education in India.

Our Leadership

The leadership team guides the work of Adyar Cancer Institute and supports its commitment to patient care, research, education and cancer prevention. It works towards making cancer services accessible and responsive to the needs of patients and their families.

Shri. N.L. Rajah

Shri. N.L. Rajah

Chairman

Senior Advocate
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The Cancer Institute is growing from strength to strength on account of a strong commitment to this great institution by all of you. The role of all of us in the governing council is to ensure that we create an appropriate ecosystem for this growth to flourish. Our collective endeavour to create awareness about cancer and to ceaselessly work for its eradication and treatment must be inspired by the lofty vision of the great past leaders of this institution. I hope and pray that our efforts will not go in vain.
Dr. E. Hemanth Raj

Dr. E. Hemanth Raj

Vice Chairman

Surgical OncologistCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
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Through innovation and compassion, we continue to push the boundaries of oncology care and research.
Shri. Srivats Ram

Shri. Srivats Ram

Vice Chairman

Managing DirectorWheels India Limited, Chennai
Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan

Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan

CEO & Medical Director

CEO & Medical DirectorCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
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The Cancer Institute epitomises a proud legacy of excellence in patient care, education, and research, while continually striving to innovate and improve outcomes. We remain committed to delivering high-quality, affordable, and compassionate care, and to shaping the future of oncology through collaborative research, integrity, and service to society.

Governing Body

The Governing Body provides direction for the Institute. It ensures that the organisation works in line with its objectives, policies and responsibilities.

Shri. N.L. Rajah

Shri. N.L. Rajah

Chairman

Senior Advocate
Dr. E. Hemanth Raj

Dr. E. Hemanth Raj

Vice Chairman

Surgical OncologistCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
Shri. Srivats Ram

Shri. Srivats Ram

Vice Chairman

Managing DirectorWheels India Limited, Chennai
Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan

Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan

CEO & Medical Director

CEO & Medical DirectorCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
Shri. R. Seshasayee

Shri. R. Seshasayee

Ex-officio Chairman

Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
Dr. Krishnamurthi Sundaram

Dr. Krishnamurthi Sundaram

Member

Clinical ProfessorDepartment of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA
Shri. Vijay Sankar

Shri. Vijay Sankar

Member

ChairmanThe SANMAR Group Chennai
Dr. T.S. Ravikumar

Dr. T.S. Ravikumar

Member

Surgical Oncologist & Healthcare Leader
Shrimati. Girija Vaidhyanathan

Shrimati. Girija Vaidhyanathan

Member

Former Chief SecretaryGovt of Tamil Nadu
Dr. T. Gnana Sagar

Dr. T. Gnana Sagar

Member

Former Director & Senior Medical OncologistCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
Shri. Vardhman Jain

Shri. Vardhman Jain

Member

Founder & Vice ChairmanAccess Healthcare Services (P) Ltd, Chennai
Shri. C.N. Raghavendran

Shri. C.N. Raghavendran

Member

C.R. Narayana Rao (Consultants) Pvt Limited
Dr. S. Suresh

Dr. S. Suresh

Member

DirectorMediscan Systems, Chennai
Shri. R. Shankar Raman

Shri. R. Shankar Raman

Member

Whole-time Director & CFOLarsen & Toubro Limited
Dr. Mayil Vahanan Natarajan

Dr. Mayil Vahanan Natarajan

Member

Orthopedic SurgeonM.N. Orthopedic Hospital, Chennai
Shri. Vinod Kumar Jain

Shri. Vinod Kumar Jain

Member

Siyat House, Chennai
The Director General

The Director General

Member (Govt Official)

Indian Council of Medical Research
Director of Medical Education

Director of Medical Education

Member (Govt Official)

Directorate of Medical EducationGovt. of Tamil Nadu
Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser

Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser

Member (Govt Official)

Govt. of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi
Shri. V. Venugopal

Shri. V. Venugopal

Secretary

Chief Financial OfficerCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee oversees the implementation of policies. It coordinates activities across the Institute to support the smooth functioning of its services and departments.

Shri. N.L. Rajah

Shri. N.L. Rajah

Chairman

Senior Advocate
Dr. E. Hemanth Raj

Dr. E. Hemanth Raj

Vice Chairman

Surgical OncologistCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
Shri. Srivats Ram

Shri. Srivats Ram

Vice Chairman

Managing DirectorWheels India Limited, Chennai
Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan

Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan

CEO & Medical Director

CEO & Medical DirectorCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
Dr. Arvind Krishnamurthy

Dr. Arvind Krishnamurthy

Member

Deputy Medical Director,Professor, Head - Surgical OncologyCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
Dr. Krishnamurthi Sundaram

Dr. Krishnamurthi Sundaram

Member

Clinical ProfessorDepartment of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA
Dr. Vijayanand Pandurangan

Dr. Vijayanand Pandurangan

Member

Honorary Research Director, Cancer Institute (WIA), AdyarProfessor, La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Dr. T. Gnana Sagar

Dr. T. Gnana Sagar

Member

Former Director & Senior Medical OncologistCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
Dr. T.S. Ravikumar

Dr. T.S. Ravikumar

Member

Surgical Oncologist & Healthcare Leader
Shri. Vijay Sankar

Shri. Vijay Sankar

Member

ChairmanThe SANMAR Group, Chennai
Shri. Vardhman Jain

Shri. Vardhman Jain

Member

Founder & Vice ChairmanAccess Healthcare Services (P) Ltd, Chennai
Dr. Swaminathan R

Dr. Swaminathan R

Member

Associate Director, ProfessorDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Cancer RegistryCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
Smt. Varalakshmi V

Smt. Varalakshmi V

Member

Associate Director - AdministrationCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
Shri. V. Venugopal

Shri. V. Venugopal

Secretary

Chief Financial OfficerCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee oversees the planning and use of the Institute's financial resources to sustain patient care, treatment, research, education and other essential services.

Shri. N.L. Rajah

Shri. N.L. Rajah

Chairman

Senior Advocate
Dr. E. Hemanth Raj

Dr. E. Hemanth Raj

Vice Chairman

Surgical OncologistCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
Shri. Srivats Ram

Shri. Srivats Ram

Vice Chairman

Managing DirectorWheels India Limited, Chennai
Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan

Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan

CEO & Medical Director

CEO & Medical DirectorCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar
Shri. Vijay Sankar

Shri. Vijay Sankar

Member

ChairmanThe SANMAR Group, Chennai
Shri. R. Shankar Raman

Shri. R. Shankar Raman

Member

Whole-time Director & CFOLarsen & Toubro Limited
Shri. Vardhman Jain

Shri. Vardhman Jain

Member

Founder & Vice ChairmanAccess Healthcare Services (P) Ltd, Chennai
Shri. Srinivas Acharya

Shri. Srinivas Acharya

Member

Shri. V. Venugopal

Shri. V. Venugopal

Secretary

Chief Financial OfficerCancer Institute (WIA), Adyar

Heads of the Department & Incharges

The Heads of Departments and In-charges manage the clinical, academic, research and administrative functions of the Institute.

Dr. Arvind Krishnamurthy

Dr. Arvind Krishnamurthy

Deputy Medical DirectorProfessor & HeadDepartment of Surgical Oncology
Dr. Swaminathan R

Dr. Swaminathan R

Associate DirectorProfessorDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Cancer Registry
Smt. Varalakshmi V

Smt. Varalakshmi V

Associate Director (Administration)
Dr. Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

Dr. Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

Professor & HeadDepartment of Medical Oncology
Dr. Priya Iyer

Dr. Priya Iyer

Professor & HeadDepartment of Radiation Oncology
Dr. Ujwala P W

Dr. Ujwala P W

Associate Professor & HeadDepartment of Gynecological Oncology
Dr. Thirumoorthi N

Dr. Thirumoorthi N

Associate ProfessorIn‑ChargeDept of Medical Gastroenterology
Dr. Ashok Kumar R

Dr. Ashok Kumar R

Consultant & InchargeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine
Dr. Meenakshi V V

Dr. Meenakshi V V

Professor & HeadDepartment of Palliative Medicine
Dr. Punitha C

Dr. Punitha C

Professor & HeadDepartment of Anaesthesia & Pain Management
Dr. Shirley S

Dr. Shirley S

Professor and DeanHead - Oncopathology
Dr. Karthigaiselvi M

Dr. Karthigaiselvi M

Senior Consultant Radiologist & InchargeDepartment of Radio Diagnosis & Imaging
Dr. Thuthi B

Dr. Thuthi B

Consultant & HeadDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry
Dr. Packia Nancy R

Dr. Packia Nancy R

Assistant Professor & HeadDepartment of Microbiology
Dr. Malliga J S

Dr. Malliga J S

Associate Professor & HeadDepartment of Cancer Screening (Preventive Oncology)
Dr. Deepa Devi G

Dr. Deepa Devi G

Assistant Professor & HeadDepartment of Transfusion Medicine
Dr. Sridevi V

Dr. Sridevi V

Professor
Dr. Vijayalakshmi R

Dr. Vijayalakshmi R

Professor and HeadDepartment of Cancer Biology
Sabita K

Sabita K

Professor and InchargeDepartment of Molecular Oncology
Dr. Vivekanandan N

Dr. Vivekanandan N

Professor & HeadDepartment of Medical Physics
Dr. Srinivasan Vijay

Dr. Srinivasan Vijay

Scientist D & HeadDepartment of Physiotherapy
Dr. Surendran V

Dr. Surendran V

Professor and HeadDepartment of Psycho Oncology
Dr. Rama R

Dr. Rama R

Head - EpidemiologyIncharge of Dietetics
Dr. Thendral R

Dr. Thendral R

Associate Professor & Incharge of Hospice
Shri. Venugopal V

Shri. Venugopal V

Chief Financial OfficerDepartment of Finance and Accounts
Shri. Rajasekar R

Shri. Rajasekar R

General ManagerCorporate Social Responsibility & Special Projects
Shri. Rajesh Krishnamurthi

Shri. Rajesh Krishnamurthi

HeadDepartment of Information Technology
Smt. Ajitha S

Smt. Ajitha S

Chief Human Resource and Communication Officer
Smt. Srividhya Shankar

Smt. Srividhya Shankar

General Manager - HeadDepartment of Purchase
Dr. Priya Jovita Mary Martin Daniel

Dr. Priya Jovita Mary Martin Daniel

Professor - Medical OncologyIncharge - Pharmacy & Stores
Col. Pradeep V

Col. Pradeep V

General Manager OperationsDepartment of Administration