Bhawna Sirohi

Dr. Bhawna Sirohi joined Tata Memorial centre (TMC) as consultant medical oncologist in GI and breast unit in May 2012 - she had originally trained at TMC in 1994. Prior to joining TMC, Dr Sirohi was Head of Medical Oncology at Artemis health institute from July 2010 to April 2012 and Director of Medical Oncology at Max healthcare between Oct 2009 and June 2010. She has been associated with a world renowned cancer institute- Royal Marsden Hospital, London for more than a decade and also worked for a year at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge UK. She has been an international leader in research in cancer and has published more than 80 papers in national and international journals and lectured worldwide. She has a special interest in treating breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver and gall bladder and colorectal cancers. She started New India Cancer Charity initiative (NICCI) in Nov 2010 to develop screening and early diagnosis of cancer in rural areas. She is on the committee of David Adams Leukaemia Fund, UK and on the management committee of CanSupport, a charitable organization dedicated to palliative care and a patron for voice of tobacco victims. She is an executive committee member of Indian Cooperative Oncology network (ICON) and Indian Society of Medical and Pediatric Oncology (ISMPO). Dr Sirohi has been a topper & Gold Medalist in medical college. She received the Royal Marsden award for excellence in 2000 for enhancing the trusts reputation. She is the editor of Indian Journal of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Journal of Cancer Research and therapeutics and editor-in-chief of the pancreaticcancerindia website. Dr Sirohi is the Secretary of the EBMT Nuclear Accident Committee and as part of this is involved with the UK Department of Health interdisciplinary Group on clinical care and service configuration following a radiation accident. Dr Sirohi is passionate about training and education of nurses, pharmacists, undergraduate and postgraduate students