Dr. Indoo Ammbulkar Specialist in Medical Oncology

Introduction

Dr. Indoo Ammbulkar is a senior medical oncologist who specialises in the management of breast cancer, lung cancer, genitourinary cancers, gynaecological cancers, and head and neck cancers. Her expertise lies in administering different types of systemic therapies, namely chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. She is also an advocate for preventive oncology, early detection, genetic testing for cancer, and survivorship.

Area of Expertise

•Dr Indoo has vast experience in administering high dose chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy for solid tumours and haematological malignancies.

•She is also experienced in treating severe cases of young and old patients diagnosed with gynaecological cancers, colorectal cancers and germ cell tumours.

•She has treated around 2000 cases of breast cancer so far in different stages.

•She has a special interest in the treatment of breast cancer, especially Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), lymphomas and lung cancers.

•She takes particular interest in the treatment of breast cancer, lung cancer,genito urinary,gynecological,head and neck cancers.

•She takes active participation in awareness activities for cancer prevention,early detection,genetic testing for cancer and survivorship.

Research & Publications

•Safe and efficacious use of procedural sedation and analgesia by non-anesthesiologist in pediatric hematology -oncology unit. Anupama Borker Indumati Ambulkar et al. Indian Pediatr 2006,Apr 7;43(4):309- 314.

•Leukaemias. Indumati Ambulkar,S.H.Advani.Principles and practice of Geriatric Medicine,2015 p 558-567.

•Emergence of an unrelated highly aberrant clone in an AML patient at relapse four months after peripheral stem cell transplantation. Agerwal Sandhya, Ambulkar Indu et al. Indian journal of human genetics.Sept 1,2007.

•Taxane based neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced esophageal cancer: a single centre experience. I.B.Ambulkar. J Clinic Oncol 2007 ASCO annual meeting proceedings part 1 vol.25,no.18S (June 20 supplement) 2007:15143.

•Clinical profile of patients with primary gastric lymphoma: a single centre experience. Indumati B.Ambulkar, Sandeep Goyle et al. Blood(ASH annual meeting abstracts)Nov 2007;110:4451.

•Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel,5-fluorouracil and cisplatin is effective in the management of locally advanced carcinoma of pyriform fossa. I.B. Ambulkar, S. Goyle, S.H. Advani. J Clin Oncol 26:2008(May 20 suppl;abstr 17039).

•Anemia. Indumati Ambulkar, S.H.Advani. Geriatric Care, third edition,2008,p 464-467. Leukaemia. Indumati Ambulkar, S.H.Advani. Geriatric Care, third edition,2008,p 478 485.

•Presentation trends of breast cancer patients at a single centre institute in India.J Clin Oncol 26:2008(May 20,suppl;abstr 11571).

•Anaemias.Indumati Ambulkar,S.H.Advani.Principles and practice of Geriatric Medicine,2015 p 542-547.

Awards & Accolades

•She is a member of the Maharashtra Medical Council and Medical Council of India (MCI).

•She is member of many national and international oncology societies.

•She is the recipient of Distinguished service award for valuable contribution by Geriatric society of India and Global healthcare excellence awards 2018 for Among best oncologist and Haematologist in Mumbai in 2018.

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