After completing her training in Internal Medicine (MD) from JIPMER, Puducherry in 2014, she completed her Medical Oncology (DM) training from Kidwai Institute of Oncology in 2017. She has presented multiple papers and won many laurels during her residency, including being the runner up in the TYSA-ISMPO scholarship in March 2017. She then worked with Dr SH Advani from February 2018 to September 2018. She joined PD Hinduja Hospital as an Associate Consultant in October 2018. She worked as a Junior Consultant from July 2019 till March 2020. She has begun her tenure as Consultant Medical Oncologist from 1st April, 2022. She has not only gained significant clinical experience, but has also been actively involved in the DNB teaching programme of the department. She also has contributed to the Onco-collect Registry of the department. She successfully completed the prestigious ECMO certification from European Society of Medical Oncology in September 2021. She endeavours to continue teaching and research, along with her pursuit of clinical excellence.
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Specialities
First name
Suparna
Last name
Rao
Designation
Consultant - Medical Oncology
Qualifications
MBBS, MD
Areas of expertise
• Solid tumours such as breast, gynecological and genitourinary cancers. Others include lung, gastrointestinal malignancies.
• Hematological malignancies including Lymphomas and Myeloma.
• Special interest in immunotherapy and targeted therapies.
• Hematological malignancies including Lymphomas and Myeloma.
• Special interest in immunotherapy and targeted therapies.
Professional Affiliations
- European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
- Indian Society of Medical & Pediatric Oncology (ISMPO)
Honours & Awards
- Dr. M. K. Meera Memorial Gold Medal for Securing highest marks in Pathology in M.B.B.S. (Phase 1) examination of RGUHS, Karnataka – February 2007
- Dr. S. D. Deodhar All India intercollegiate Post Graduate Rheumatology Quiz – First Prize during IRACON 2012 at Ahmedabad – November 2012
- 34th ICON Conference - Best Poster Award at Hyderabad, March 2016
- 36th ICON Conference – 1st Prize in Intercollegiate Oncology Quiz Competition, Lucknow, March 2017
- ISMPO-TYSA - 1st Runner up – April 2017
- European Society of Medical Oncology certification – September 2021
Publications
- “Occupational exposure and tuberculosis among medical residents in a high burden setting: an open-cohort study.” Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 20(9):1162-67 & Editorial in pg 1139 of the same issue.
- “Clinical Profile, treatment and outcomes of patients with mantle cell lymphoma treated in a tertiary care centre in South India.” Clin Cancer Investig J 2016; 5:369-73.
- “A case series of patients with de novo Philadelplia-positive acute myeloid leukemia at a tertiary care centre in South India – clinical profile outcomes, and review of literature.” J Appl Hematol 2016; 7:66-9.
- “Is colorectal cancer in young (<40 years) different from those in the elderly (> 40 years): Experience from a regional care centre.” Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2017 Oct-Dec; 38(4): 466–470.
- “Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL)- a retrospective study from a regional care centre in South India.” – Indian J Cancer. Jan-Mar 2018;55(1):66-69.
- Real-World Outcomes of Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Multi-Centric Registry From India. Front. Oncol. 11:799948. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.799948
CLINICAL CASE REPORTS & ABSTRACTS
- Unusual cutaneous reactions to pemetrexed in a patient with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. OGH Reports. 2017:6(1):38-9
- A rare case of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) arising from the parotid gland in a patient with Sjogren’s syndrome. OGH Reports. 2017:6(1):26-7
- Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia (APML) in an adult patient presenting with multiple lytic bony lesions, the first of its kind – A case report with review of literature. OGH Reports. 2017;6(2):80-2
- Disseminated tuberculosis with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Published as an Abstract in American Society of Hematology 120/21/4686 in 2012
- Sporadic Hypokalemic paralysis caused by osmotic diuresis in diabetes mellitus. J Clin Neruosci 2014;21(7):1267–68
PRESENTATIONS
- “Disseminated tuberculosis with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)” in JIPMER Scientific Society Meeting in March 2013
- “A case series of patients with de novo Philadelphia-positive acute myeloid leukemia at a tertiary care centre in South India – clinical profile, outcomes and review of literature” at ISMPO Conference, November 2015, Mumbai
- 34th ICON Conference – “Clinical profile, treatment & outcomes of colorectal cancer in young (age < 40 years) at a tertiary care centre in South India.” at Hyderabad, March 2016
- “Clinical profile, treatment and outcomes of patients with mantle cell lymphoma treated in a tertiary care centre in South India.” – At ACOS New Delhi April 2016
- “A rare case of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) arising from the parotid gland in a patient with Sjogren’s Syndrome” - At ACOS New Delhi April 2016
- “Clinical profile, treatment & outcomes of colorectal cancer in young (age < 40 years) at a tertiary care centre in South India.” In ISMPO-TYSA Zonal round in Chennai, March 2017.
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