Dr. Nivedita Sarkar currently serve as Assistant Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Faridabad
Interests
Part of ADD ASPIRIN trial (A phase III, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial assessing the effects of aspirin on disease recurrence and survival after primary therapy in common non-metastatic solid tumours) under the aegis of MRC UK as a delegated co-investigator from January 2022 to February 2023.
Part of PRIME trial (Randomised controlled trial of Prostate Radiotherapy In high risk and node positive disease comparing Moderate and Extreme hypofractionation) in collaboration with TMH, Mumbai from January 2022 to February 2023.
Part of HYPORT adjuvant trial (Hypofractionated radiation therapy comparing a standard radiotherapy schedule over three weeks with a novel one week schedule in adjuvant breast cancer – an open label randomised controlled trial) a multi-institutional study led by TMC, Kolkata from January 2022 to February 2023.
Part of Audit of outcomes in oral carcinoma at Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata leading to an outcome prediction model from January 2022 to February 2023
Qualification
2008 to 2014 : Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
2015 to 2017 : Post-graduate Diploma in Radiation Oncology from KIDWAI Cancer Institute (Regional Cancer Centre), Bangalore affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
2016 : Palliative medicine course under Indian Society of Palliative Medicine
January 2018 : Neil Joseph fellowship (Association of Radiation Oncologists of India) in advanced radiation techniques like CyberKnife and Tomotherapy from HCG Cancer Hospital
April 2018 – August 2020 : Post-graduate DNB degree in Radiation Oncology from Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore affiliated with National Board of Education, New Delhi, India.
January 2022 to February 2023 : Fellowship in Clinical Oncology – Tata Medical Center
Work Experience
October 2020 to December 2021 : Junior consultant in Radiation Oncology, Narayana Health, Gurugram
June 2017 to April 2018 : Senior registrar in Breast Oncology, Narayana Health City, Bangalore
Brachytherapy Experience
Performed intracavitary, interstitial and vaginal brachytherapy for gynaecological cancers independently at KIDWAI and Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital.
Performed head and neck cancer as well as breast cancer interstitial brachytherapy independently at Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital.
Assisted in prostate brachytherapy and hepatobiliary brachytherapy at Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital.
Assisted in IORT breast brachytherapy at Narayana Health City, Bangalore.
Awards
Best Oral Paper Presentation and Gold Medal 2016, International Cancer Congress, Nagpur
Dr M S Gujral Gold Medal 2017, Indian Cancer Congress, Bangalore
