Dr. Kataria joined Medanta Cancer Institute in Oct, 2009 and has been instrumental in setting up the Division of Radiation Oncology. The division has a dedicated team of professionals to provide integrated cancer care using the state of the art equipment. It is equipped with India's first Infinity Linear Accelerator with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) and Synergy -S with beam modulator and SRS facilities. The Integrated Brachytherapy Unit from Nucletron is a first for northern part of India and is capable of treating patients with low dose rate seed implants as well as high dose rate brachytherapy. Dr Kataria has been instrumental in commissioning, the latest techniques of stereotactic radiation with micro multi leaf collimation, whole body stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT), Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT), Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)and 3-D Conformal Radiation (3D CRT), PET-CT, MRI, SPECT, DSA and CT-Simulator fusion for treatment planning. Prior to this, she had been instrumental in starting the Department of Radiation Oncology at Artemis Health Institute in 2007 and Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute in 1996.

Medical Qualification

CCST (Clinical Oncology) British Institute of Radiology (UK) 2005

DNB (Radiotherapy) National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) 1993

MD (Radiotherapy) Jawaharlal Nehru Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (India) 1987

FIMSA International Medical Science Academy 2003

Commonwealth Scholar British Council 1994-1995

AROI - Leeds Fellow Association of Radiation Oncology of India 1993

Department Institute

Cancer Institute - Division of Radiation Oncology

Expertise

• Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), SRS

• Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT)

• Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)

• Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)

• Brachytherapy

Doctor's Experience

• Medanta - The Medicity Chairperson-Radiation Oncology Since 2009

• Artemis Health Institute, Head Radiation Oncology 2007-2009

• Indraprastha University, Professor 2007

• Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Senior Consultant 1996-2007

• Maulana Azad Medical College, Associate Professor 1994-1996

• Maulana Azad Medical College, Assistant Professor 1992-1993

• Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Assistant Professor 1991-1992

Memberships & Certifications

• Indian College of Radiation Oncology

• Association of Radiation Oncologists of India

• Indian Society of Radiation Biology

• Association of Medical Physicists of India

• American Society of Radiation Oncology

• European Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology

Awards & Accomplishments

• National Education Scholarship Merit 1977

• Himachal State Scholarship MBBS 1978

• DGHS Scholarship MD, Radiotherapy 1985

• National Excellence Award Humanitarian Work in Cancer 2002

• Best Paper Award, AROI/National Cancer Congress Breast Irradiation / IMRT in Head & Neck Cancers 2010 / 2003

• International Health Professional of the Year Radiation Oncology 2006

• Marquis Who's Who in Science & Engineering Radiation Oncology 2007

• Marquis Who's Who in the World Radiation Oncology 2009-2010

Publications

• Set up uncertainities: Online correction with X-Ray Volume Imaging(X-VI.) Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics 2011 Jan-Mar 7(1):40-6

• Pulmonary metastasis from renal synovial sarcoma treated by Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy : A Case Report and review of literature Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics Jan-Mar;6(1):75-9, 2010.PMID20479551

• Synchronous malignant vagal paraganglioma with contralateral carotid body paraganglioma treated by radiation therapy Rare Tumors 2010; vol 2, No.2 (e21): 57-59

• Reverse Boost with Interstitial implants in the treatment of early stage breast carcinoma Brachytherapy Bulletin of Indian Brachytherapy Society July-Sept.2009; 1(3), 4-10

• Radiotherapy in management of Ovarian cancers Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology Dec, 2007

• Intensity modulated radiotherapy in abdominal malignancies: Our experience in reducing the dose to normal structures as compared to the gross tumour Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics December 2006-Vol. 2(4):161-5.PMID17998698

• Dose reduction to normal tissues as compared to the gross tumour by using intensity modulated radiotherapy in thoracic malignancies Radiation Oncology 29th August 2006 (BIOMED- Central) published online.PMID16939650

• Partial Breast Irradiation - Alternative to protracted radiation in breast conservative surgery Journal of International Medical Science Academy 19, No. 1, pp.59-60, January-March, 2006

• Primary testicular lymphoma: a case report Haema 2006, 9 (2): pp. 286-289

• Intracranial metastasis from adenocarcinoma of cervix: a case report Intentional Journal Gynaecology Cancer 5(3): 561-3, May-Jun; 2005

• Magnetic resonance imaging in carcinoma cervix- does it have a prognostic relevance? Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics Vol.1, Issue 2, pp. 103-107, June 2005

• Newer technology in radiation therapy for oral cancer Journal of International Medical Science Academy Jan-Mar, 2003, Vol. 16, No.1