Professional Bio
Dr. Dhara Pandya is a skilled Surgical Oncologist with vast and special interest in Breast Cancers and Allied Services. She is full-time associated with Zydus Cancer Hospital as a Consultant Breast Oncosurgeon. Dr. Pandya is passionate about comprehensive patient centric cancer care. And she is a lifetime member of various National and International Cancer bodies.
Educational Qualification
- M.B.B.S - R.C.S.M, GMC, Kolhapur, Maharashtra (2007)
- MS (General Surgery) - Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra (2015)
- DrNB Surgical Oncology - Bhagwan Mahavir Cancer Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan (2019)
Professional Training
- Observership - Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Maharashtra
- Essentials of Palliative Care course (2023)
Professional Affiliation
- Consultant Surgical Oncologist - Aayush Group of Hospitals ( Oswal & Samarpan ), Jamnagar, Gujarat
- Honorary Consultant Surgical Oncologist - M P Shah Medical Collegwe & G G Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat
- Junior Consultant- HCG ICS Khubchandani Cancer Centre, Colaba, Mumbai , Maharashtra
- Senior Resident in Department of General Surgery - Seth Gs & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai
- Senior Medical Officer - ESI Ulhasnagar
- Junior Resident in General OPD - Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai
Professional Expertise
- Screening, Risk Assesment & Benign Breast diseases
- Breast Cancer- Diagnosis & Treatment
- Sentinel Lymph node biopsy& Targeted axillary sampling
- Chemoport Insertions
- Guided procedures & Biopsies
Other Specific Areas of Interest
- Breast Conservation Surgeries
- All form of Oncoplasty surgeries
- Nipple & Skin Sparing Mastectomies
- Flap & Implant based Reconstructions
Clinical Expertise
- 6+ years of experience
- 150+ Chemoports insertions
- 500+ Breast Surgeries
- 10,000 + Cancer Patients treated
Society Memberships
- ASI (Association of Surgeons of India)
- IASO (Indian Association of Surgical Oncologist)
- ABSI (Association of Breast Surgeons of India)
- ISO (Indian Society of Oncology)
- ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- SSO (Society of Surgical Oncology)
- ESSO (European Society of Surgical Oncology)
- ESMO (European Society of Medical Oncology)
- IMA (Indian Medical Association)
- IAGES (Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons)
Awards
- Most Trusted Health Care Leadership Award- Surgical Oncologist (by Dynergic Buisness School & Golden Aim) - April 2025
- Most Dynamaic Health Care Leadership Award- Surgical Oncologist (by Dynergic Buisness School & Golden Aim) - December 2023
- Featured in Women Surgeons (International Platform) - July 2021
Research experience & activities
- Poster Presesntation at ESSO 43rd Congress at Antwerp, Belgium - October 2024
- Debate participation under National Board of Examination academics programme on topic - Stage 3 Lung Cancers - Surgery vs Only CT/RT
- Presented 2 posters and oral presentations during the tenure of General Surgery (National & State Level conferences) ( ASCION & MASICON respectively)
- Attended Research Methodology Workshop
- Utilised combined Fluroscien & Methylene Blue dye for sentinel lymph node biopsy in EBC to enhance detection accuracy
- Performed Intraoperative in vivo Sentinel Lymph node biopsy in Colorectal Cancer surgeries improving lymph node mapping & staging (Thesis)
Publications
- Title - Study of Laproscopic adhesiolysis in postoperative sdhesive intestinal obstruction.
Published in - 2018 in International Journal of Contemporary Medicine, Surgery & Radiology
- Title - A study of corelation between preoperative risk factors & various complicationsoccuring during & after laproscopic procedures.
Published in- August 2017 in Journal of Medical Sciences & Clinical Research
