Meet the cancer consultants

I started in my role as Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician at Colchester Hospital in April 2019. I am also Gynaecology Oncology Lead.

I completed my basic medical training in India, with post-graduate degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. I completed further Obstetrics and Gynaecology speciality training in the East of England. I completed clinical fellowship in gynaecology oncology at the Christie Hospital in Manchester. I have a Bachelor of medicine / Bachelor of surgery (MBBS) degree, Master of Surgery (MS) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. I am a Member of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG).

I look after women with confirmed and suspected gynaecological cancer. I am a trained laparoscopic and robotic surgeon.

I am a member of:

• BGCS (British Gynaecology Cancer Society)
• BIARGS (British and Irish Association of Robotic Gynaecological Surgeons)

I am an accredited robotic surgeon with the Society of European Robotic Gynaecologists (SERGS).

My other interests include travelling and reading.

I have worked for the Trust since October 2013.

I have worked for the Trust since May 2014.

I have worked in the Cancer department at Colchester Hospital since 2010, subspecialized in management of breast cancer, head and neck cancer and thyroid cancer.

I am also involved in recruiting patients into cancer clinical trials. I completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Glasgow. I received my post graduate oncology training (2003-2009) at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Northern Centre for Cancer Care, James Cook Hospital and Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

I have worked at Ipswich Hospital since February 2018. Prior to this I worked in Glasgow and Norwich as a Gynaecology Oncology Fellow undertaking specialist training in the surgical management of gynaecological cancers. I did my Obstetrics and Gynaecology specialist training in the East of England Deanery, working at Ipswich Hospital as a SHO and Registrar. I look after women with cancers and pre-cancers of the ovary, womb, cervix, vulva and vagina. This includes planning operations, following up women after surgery and non-operative treatments as well.

I joined Colchester Hospital as a Consultant Oncologist in 2013. I graduated from medical school in 2003 with distinction and undertook specialist training in Clinical Oncology at Cambridge. I completed my MSc in Oncology from the Institute of Cancer Research, London with distinction in 2010 and was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists in 2010.

After my fellowship, I completed two years of clinical research at Cambridge Breast Unit from 2011-2013 looking at the use of advance radiotherapy techniques including Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT).

My clinical and research interest is in the field of breast cancer, malignant melanoma and Immunotherapy.  I have presented and published numerous papers at prestigious international scientific meetings and journals and I am principal investigator for several clinical trials at Colchester.

I am part of the teaching faculty for Royal College of Radiologist and Royal College of Surgeon and an educational supervisor for GP trainees.

I have worked in the Trust since 2011. I manage lung cancer, mesothelioma, prostate, bladder and kidney cancers. I worked in the East Midlands for five years before joining Colchester Hospital.

I am a Consultant Gynaecologist with sub-specialty training in gynaecological oncology.

I have special interest in breast cancer and hepatopancreaticobiliary cancer.

I have been a Consultant oncologist at Ipswich Hospital since 2009. My main sites of interest are breast cancer and urological malignancies (prostate, bladder, renal and testes).

I am Trust Lead for Cancer Research and Clinical Lead for Radiotherapy.