• Mumbai, India
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Dr. Upasna Saxena

Dr. Upasna Saxena

MBBS, MD - Radiotherapy
  • Skills :
    Specialize in Image Guided Radio Therapy (IGRT), Stereotactic Body Radio Therapy (SBRT), Intensity Modulated Radio Therapy (IMRT), Stereotactic Radio Therapy (SRT), Stereotactic Radio Surgery (SRS), Brachytherapy, and Radiotherapy
highlights

Highlights

  • Dr. Upasna Saxena is a Radiation Oncologist with over 11 years of experience in the field.
  • She currently practices at HCG Cancer Centre, Mumbai, India.
  • Dr. Upasna Saxena has experience with chemotherapy and immunotherapy for solid tumors.
  • She has vast experience in all types of radiotherapy, both traditional and cutting-edge, including 3DCRT, IMRT, IGRT, VMAT, stereotaxy, respiratory gating, and brachytherapy.
  • She has a special interest in PET and MRI-based planning, image-guided brachytherapy, and adaptive radiotherapy.
  • Dr. Upasna Saxena has co-authored several papers that have been published in peer-review journals and presented in prestigious cancer conferences.
profile summary

Profile Summary

Dr. Upasna Saxena is a renowned Radiation Oncology has more than 11 years of experience. She is a gold medalist in MBBS. Currently, she is practicing in HCG cancer center Mumbai, India. She has previously worked at prestigious hospitals such as Thane’s Asian Institute of Medical Sciences and Delhi’s Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute.

Dr. Upasna Saxena specializes in cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, breast, gynecology, and pediatrics.

doctor experience

Experience of Dr. Upasna Saxena

Dr. Upasna Saxena is a well-known radiation oncologist with more than 11 years of experience.

trainng and certification

Training and Certifications

  • MBBS – Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, 2005
  • MD – Radiotherapy – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur, 2010
expertise

Expertise in Disease/Treatment

  • Image-Guided Radio Therapy (IGRT)
  • Stereotactic Body Radio Therapy (SBRT)
  • Intensity Modulated Radio Therapy (IMRT)
  • Stereotactic Radio Therapy (SRT)
  • Stereotactic Radio Surgery (SRS)
  • Radiotherapy
  • Brachytherapy (Internal Radiation Therapy)
  • Brachytherapy (Gynec, Head & Neck, Breast Malignancies)
  • External Beam Radiation For Prostate Cancer
language

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
awards and achievements

Awards and achievements

  • Outstanding performance in Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital – 2013
  • Gold Medalist in MBBS (Anatomy) – 2001
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Publications

  • S. Mitra, A. Mehta, S.K Gupta, A. Sharma, R. Louis, M.K.Sharma, U.Saxena, D.K Simson, A. Dewan; Primary Gastric Burkitt’s Lymphoma – Case report and literature review; Rare Tumors. 2014 Oct 27; 6(4): 5300.
  • Sharma MK, Mitra S, Saxena U, Bhushan M, Shrivastava H, Simson DK, Dewan A, Chauhan D. Is volumetric modulated arc therapy (RapidArc) better than intensity-modulated radiotherapy for gynaecological malignancies? A dosimetric comparison. J Cancer Res Ther. 2014 Oct-Dec;10(4):883-8.
  • Simson DK, Mitra.S, Sharma. M.K, Saxena U et al; A prospective study to evaluate the predictive factors, dosimetry and pathological response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal carcinoma by conformal radiotherapy techniques– Abstract, Indian Journal of Cancer, Nov 2013, Volume 50, Supplement 1, page no: S54
  • Abstract of the poster in Asian journal of oncology – IMRT in carcinoma cervix – maximizing the gain and nipping the side effects – RGCI experience
  • Abstract of poster presentation in Journal of carcinogenesis – Image-guided interstitial brachytherapy for the locally advanced disease after external beam radiotherapy in a case of carcinoma cervix – our institutional experience
membership

Memberships

  • AROI (Association of Radiation Oncologists of India)
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