About Dr. Harit Chaturvedi

  • Dr. Harit Chaturvedi is an eminent Surgical Oncologist practicing in New Delhi.
  • He has over 38 years of clinical experience and is renowned as one of India's top cancer specialists.
  • His expertise includes surgical treatment of various cancers, including breast, head and neck, oral, abdomen, and gastrointestinal tract.
  • Dr. Chaturvedi performs surgeries such as breast and lymph node removal, thyroid gland procedures, bowel resection surgery, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, breast-conserving surgery, small intestine operations, and prostate cancer surgery.
  • He is proficient in traditional and robotic surgical techniques, as well as radiofrequency ablation for various cancers.
  • Dr. Chaturvedi earned his MBBS and MS in General Surgery from GSVM Medical College, Kanpur University, in 1986 and 1990, respectively.
  • Later, he specialized in cancer surgeries by pursuing an MCh in Surgical Oncology from The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (TNMGRMU) in 1993.
  • He is a member of several national and international medical associations, such as the Indian Society of Oncology (ISO), the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO),  the Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), the Delhi Medical Association (DMA), and the Association of Breast Surgeons of India (ABSI).
  • Dr. Chaturvedi has performed live surgeries at various surgical workshops and has been advocating cancer awareness, particularly against tobacco, for the last 15 years through multiple foundations.
  • He has authored numerous publications on surgical oncology in prestigious medical journals.

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Education

  • MBBS, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur University, 1986
  • MS (General Surgery) GSVM Medical College,  Kanpur University, 1990
  • MCh (Surgical Oncology), The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (TNMGRMU), 1993

Past Experience

  • Senior Consultant (Surgical Oncology), Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, 2009
  • Senior Consultant (Surgical Oncology), Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, 2004
  • Senior Consultant (Surgical Oncology), Batra Hospital, 1999

Awards

  • Young Scientist Award - 1993

Associations/Membership

  • Indian Society of Oncology (ISO)
  • Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
  • Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
  • Delhi Medical Association (DMA)
  • President, Elect, Indian Association of Surgical Oncologists
  • President, Oncology Forum
  • Immediate Past President, India Society of Oncology
  • Founder President, Core Cancer Foundation
  • Member, Association of Surgeons of India
  • Member, Association of Breast Surgeons of India (ABSI)

Paper Published

  • Weekly chemotherapy instead of best supportive care alone must be considered for patients of small cell lung cancer with poor performance status, 2020
  • Genomic testing in early breast cancer (EBC) for low-middle-income countries (LMIC): Is it worth the cost? 2020
  • Genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in Indian population: A single institutional study, 2019
  • Addition of docetaxel or abiraterone to androgen deprivation therapy in metastatic castration-naive prostate cancer in South Asian population., 2019
  • Severity, implications, and understanding of cancer-related fatigue in cancer survivors of South Asian ethnicity., 2019
  • SVC Obstruction Secondary To Indwelling Central Venous Catheter – A Case Report,2018
  • Diagnostic Accuracy of MRI in Breast Cancer-A Study of 156 Cases, 2018
  • Angiosarcoma – A Case Report, 2018
  • EP-1244: Neoadjuvant Chemo Radiation followed by Surgery in Ca Esophagus - Retrospective Review from India. 2017
  • Weekly chemotherapy instead of best supportive care alone must be considered for patients of small cell lung cancer with poor performance status., 2020
  • Genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in Indian population: A single institutional study.2019
  • EP-1244: Neoadjuvant Chemo Radiation followed by Surgery in Ca Esophagus - Retrospective Review from India, 2017
  • Clinicoradiological Profile and Treatment Outcomes in Prostate Cancer at a Tertiary Care Cancer Center in India, 2020
  • Addition of docetaxel or abiraterone to androgen deprivation therapy in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer in Indian population, 2020
  • 203PLong term outcomes of 2-weekly docetaxel in metastatic high-volume hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, 2019
  • Case report- Primary hyperparathyroidism with Brown tumors masquerading skeletal metastases – Role of functional imaging in diagnosis and management, 2019
  • A Prospective Study of Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Low-Risk/Intermediate-Risk Early-Stage Endometrial Carcinoma Using Dual-Dye and Dual-Site and Injection Technique, 2019
  • 230PUtility of Gallium-68 PSMA PET/CT scan for staging and treatment of prostate cancer in the contemporary era: Study from a tertiary care cancer center in a developing country, 2018
  • 338PPalliative chemotherapy (CT) with or without cetuximab (CTX) in recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (R/M SCCHN): An Indian retrospective analysis, 2018
  • Significance of perineural invasion in locally advanced bucco alveolar complex carcinomas treated with surgery and postoperative radiation +/? concurrent chemotherapy, 2017
  • O28. Tumour depth and pattern of invasion: There is a relationship to neck nodal metastasis in oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas, 2011

Field of Expertise

  • Adrenal Cancer Treatment
  • Benign and Cancerous Tumor Excision
  • Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Breast Biopsy
  • CAR T-Cell Therapy
  • Carcinoid Tumor Treatment
  • Castleman Disease Treatment
  • Chemotherapy
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • Completion Thyroidectomy
  • D2 Gastrectomy
  • Endometrial Cancer Treatment
  • Endoscopic Tumor Removal
  • Ewing Family of Tumors Treatment
  • Fine Needle Aspiration
  • Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD) Treatment
  • Hormone Therapy
  • Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
  • Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
  • Immunotherapy
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
  • Kaposi Sarcoma Treatment
  • Lobectomy
  • Lumpectomy
  • Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment
  • Metastatic Tumor Treatment
  • Minimally Invasive Cancer Surgery
  • Mohs Surgery
  • Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer Treatment
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Treatment
  • Oncological Surgery
  • Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment
  • Penile Cancer Treatment
  • PET CT Scan
  • Proton Therapy
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Radioisotope Therapy
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) Treatment
  • Robotic Cancer Surgery
  • Skin Lymphoma Treatment
  • Small Intestine Cancer Treatment
  • Targeted Therapy
  • Thymectomy
  • Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment
  • Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)
  • Vaginal Cancer Treatment
  • Vulvar Cancer Treatment
  • Whipple Procedure
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL)
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Adenosquamous Carcinoma
  • Adrenocortical Carcinoma
  • Adult Hodgkins Lymphoma
  • AIDS-Related Cancer
  • Ameloblastoma
  • Anal Cancer
  • Anaplastic Carcinoma
  • Appendix Cancer
  • Atypical Hyperplasia
  • Atypical Spindle Cell Tumor
  • Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
  • Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) Treatment for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
  • Benign Bone Tumors
  • Benign Hematology
  • Benign Lung Tumors
  • Benign Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Bile Duct Cancer, Stones, & Strictures
  • Blood Cancer
  • Bone Cancer
  • Bone Marrow Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer During Pregnancy
  • Breast Cancer Recurrence
  • Bronchial Tumors
  • Burkitt Lymphoma
  • Cancer in Children
  • Carcinoid Syndrome
  • Carcinoid Tumor (Gastrointestinal)
  • Carcinoid Tumors of the Lungs
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
  • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
  • Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
  • Cyclic Neutropenia
  • Desmoid Tumor
  • Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
  • Elevated PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Level
  • Embryonal Tumors
  • Eosinophilia
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophagectomy
  • Esthesioneuroblastoma
  • Estrogen Dependent Cancers
  • Ewing Sarcoma
  • Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor
  • Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
  • Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
  • Fallopian Tube Cancer
  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP): Inherited
  • Fanconi Anemia (FA)
  • Follicular Lymphoma
  • Free Flap Surgery for Treating Osteoradionecrosis
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Gangrene
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
  • Giant Cell Tumor
  • Gum Tumor
  • Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL)
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Heart Cancer
  • Hemangiopericytoma
  • Hemophilia
  • Hepatocellular Cancer
  • Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
  • Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Hurthle Cell Carcinoma
  • Hypopharyngeal Cancer
  • Hypopharyngeal Cancer
  • Immunotherapy
  • In-situ Breast Cancer
  • Incontinence After Prostate Surgery
  • Inflammatory Breast Cancer
  • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
  • Intraocular Melanoma
  • Invasive Breast Cancer
  • Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
  • Islet Cell Tumor
  • Kaposi Sarcoma
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LHC)
  • Large Cell Carcinoma
  • Large Granular Lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia
  • Laryngeal Cancer
  • Leukemia
  • Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Liver Cysts & Liver Tumors
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphatic Cancer
  • Lymphedema
  • Lymphocytosis
  • Male Breast Cancer
  • Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH)
  • Malignant Mesothelioma
  • Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (MPNST)
  • Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Mediastinal Tumor
  • Medullary Carcinoma
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Melanoma
  • Meningioma
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma
  • Metastatic Cancer
  • Metastatic Spinal Tumors
  • Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary
  • Metastatic Tumors
  • Mouth Cancer
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndromes
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes
  • Nasal Cancer
  • Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
  • Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • NUT Midline Carcinoma
  • Oncogenic Osteomalacia
  • Ophthalmic Cancer
  • Optic Nerve Glioma
  • Oral Cancer
  • Oropharyngeal Cancer
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
  • Ovarian Primary Peritoneal Cancer
  • Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumor
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Paraganglioma
  • Paranasal Tumor
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes
  • Parathyroid Cancer
  • Parotid Gland Tumor
  • Pediatric Chordomas
  • Pediatric Ependymoma
  • Pediatric Germ Cell Tumor
  • Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumor
  • Pediatric Spinal Tumor
  • Pediatric Vascular Tumors
  • Penile Cancer
  • Pharyngeal Cancer
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)
  • Pineal Region Tumor
  • Plasma Cell Neoplasms
  • Pleural Tumor
  • Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
  • Polycythemia Vera
  • Prostate Cancer
  • PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome (Cowden Syndrome and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome)
  • Pulmonary Nodules
  • Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
  • Rectal Cancer
  • Recurrent Cancer
  • Relapsed ALL
  • Relapsed AML
  • Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
  • Renal Cell Cancer
  • Retinoblastoma (Cancer of the Eye)
  • Retroperitoneal Tumor
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Salivary Gland Cancer
  • Sarcoma
  • Sezary Syndrome
  • Sickle Cell Anemia
  • Skin Cancer
  • Skull Base Tumor
  • Small Cell Carcinoma
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Small Intestine Cancer
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  • Spinal Tumor
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
  • Stage 4 Cancer
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Sun Exposure & Skin Cancer
  • Synovial Sarcoma
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Throat Cancer
  • Thrombocytosis
  • Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
  • Thymus Gland Tumor
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Tracheobronchial Tumor
  • Transitional Cell Cancer
  • Urethral Cancer
  • Uterine Sarcoma
  • Vaginal Cancer
  • Vascular Tumor
  • Vulvar Cancer
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
  • Wilms Tumor

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