The Department of GI Sciences at Apple Saraswati is a comprehensive unit equipped with;
GI sciences unit is equipped with advanced Endoscopy
Lab, Modular OTs and hi-tehc Intensive care unit. It is
supported with in-house & comprehensive GI & HPB
Oncology Department. GI & HPB Oncology services
comprises of dedicated GI&HPB Oncosurgery, Medical
Oncology & Radiation Oncology & Interventional
Oncology & Onco-pathology units.
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Diagnostic Biopsy Procedures
Surgeries:
1. Head & Neck Oncosurgeries
2.Oesophagus & GI Oncosurgeries
3.Thoracoscopic Oesophagectomy
4.Breast Oncosurgeries
5.Gynae Oncosurgeries
6.Laparoscopic & Open Colon Surgeries
7.Cytoreductive Surgeries & HIPEC
(Head & Neck , Breast, GI, Gyneoncology & Urooncology)
Dr. Nikhil Gulavani
MS(General Surgery)– Manipal Hospital, DNB ( General Surgery),
DNB ( Surgical Oncology)– Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
1. MRI Spectroscopy (Brain & Prostate)
2. MRI Brain Perfusion Study
3. MRI Diffusion Tensor Imaging (Tractrography)
4. Whole Body Diffusion Study ( For metastatic workup)
5. Triphasic contrast CT Imaging
6. CT Angiograms
Dr. Ganesh Avhad MD(Radiology)- G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Dr. Ashish Patil
MD(Radiology)- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences , Cochin
Fellow. Interventional Radiology – Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences , Cochin
Dr. Archana Patil
DNB (Radiology)- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences , Cochin
Dr. Kiran Patankar
MD(Radiology) , DMRD
Dr. Swati Thorat
MD(Pathology )- Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
Dr. Archana Shinde
MD(Pathology )- KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Dr. Supriya Jain
MD(Pathology )- Mysore Medical College
He is extensively trained in assessment & management of various solid organ tumours & haematological malignancies. The department is equipped with two dedicated wards for day care chemotherapies & Indoor Chemotherapies. It is supported by advanced adult & paediatric critical care units for treating medical complications in cancer patients.
1. Chemotherapy for solid organ malignancies & Haematological Malignancies
2. Immunotherapy
3. Hormonal Therapy
4. Targeted Therapy
5. Bone Marrow Transplant (proposed)
Dr. Akshay Shivchhand
MD(Medicine), G.S. Medical college & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
DM(Medical Oncology) – BJ Medical College & Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmadabad
The second unit is lead by Dr. Vijay Kumar K. He has completed his DNB Radiation Therapy form Apollo Hospital , west Bengal & also completed fellowship in Radiation therapy from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. His areas of expertise are Image Guided Radiation Therapy , Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS/SRT), Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), Intracavitory/ Intraluminal & Interstitial Brachytherapy.
The Radiation Oncology Department is equipped with state-of-art Linear Accelerator – Truebeam STx , Varial Medical System USA. Some of the important configuration of this system include,
2.5 mm Micro MLCs 6D Couch
kV CBCT 6 & 10 FFF energies
Respiratory Gating Accuros Xb algorithm
2. Rapid Arc (VMAT)
3. Image Guided RT (Kv IGRT)
4. Intensity Modulated RT (IMRT)
5. Adaptive RT
6. Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
7. Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (SRT)
8. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
Dr. Santosh D.
MD(Radiotherapy) – BJ Medical College & Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmadabad
Dr. Vijay Kumar K
DNB (Radiotherapy) – Apollo Hospital , West Bengal
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Diagnostic Biopsy Procedures
Surgeries:
1. GI Tract Surgeries
2. Liver Surgeries (Hepatectomy)
3. Radical Surgeries for Pancreatic Malignancies
4. Radical Surgeries for Gall bladder & CBD malignancies
5. Radical & Laparscopic Surgeries for Colon Cancers
6. Radical Surgeries for Carcinoma Rectum
7. Cytoreductive Surgeries & HIPEC
8. Surgeries for Splenic Malignancy
2. Lap Appedicectomy
3. Lap Colon Surgeries
4. Lap hernioplasties
5. Lateral Pancreatico-jejunostomy
6. Cardiomytomy & Fundoplication for Achalasia Cardia
Dr. Sagar Kurunkar
MS(General Surgery),
DNB ( GI Surgery) – G.S. Medical college & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
02 yr fellowship in GI & HPB Oncosurgery – Tata Memoral Hospital, Mumbai.