Dr. Ashwin Rajagopal

Dr Ashwin Rajagopal is a surgical oncologist with 21 years of clinical experience. He holds a DNB in Surgical Oncology and a DNB in General Surgery from the National Board of Examinations, and an MBBS from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences.

He is a member of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the Medical Council of India. He has previously served at Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, and Manipal Hospital Varthur Road in Bengaluru.

Whether a patient has breast cancer, a gynaecological malignancy, a gastrointestinal cancer, peritoneal surface malignancy requiring HIPEC, or needs robotic cancer surgery, breast conservation surgery, or oncoplastic reconstruction, Dr Ashwin Rajagopal provides thorough evaluation and structured surgical oncology care.

He is fluent in English, Hindi, and Kannada.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Ashwin Rajagopal offers comprehensive surgical oncology care with dual DNB credentials, international fellowships from the University of Pittsburgh USA and Hospital Paul Brousse Paris France, and expertise spanning breast, gynaecological, gastrointestinal, and peritoneal surface malignancies.

Breast Cancer Surgery and Oncoplasty

Patients with breast cancer, suspicious breast lumps, or those requiring oncoplastic reconstruction receive structured surgical care from Dr Ashwin Rajagopal including breast-conserving surgery and sentinel node biopsy.

• Breast-Conserving Surgery (lumpectomy with oncoplastic techniques)
• Modified Radical Mastectomy
• Oncoplastic Breast Surgery and reconstruction
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
• Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
• Breast Reconstruction coordination
• Excision Biopsy for suspicious breast lumps

Gynaecological Oncology

Patients with ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer, or other gynaecological malignancies receive structured surgical management from Dr Ashwin Rajagopal.

• Total Abdominal Hysterectomy with Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy
• Radical Hysterectomy for cervical cancer
• Staging Laparotomy for ovarian cancer
• Cytoreductive Surgery for advanced ovarian and peritoneal malignancies
• Gynaecological cancer staging and resection

Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC

Patients with peritoneal surface malignancies, pseudomyxoma peritonei, appendiceal tumours, or colorectal peritoneal metastases receive advanced cytoreductive surgical care from Dr Ashwin Rajagopal. He received advanced training in HIPEC during his fellowship at Hospital Paul Brousse Paris.

• Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) for peritoneal surface malignancies
• HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy)
• Peritoneal Carcinomatosis assessment and management
• Pseudomyxoma Peritonei surgical management
• Appendiceal Cancer management

Robotic and Laparoscopic Oncological Surgery

Patients with cancers amenable to minimally invasive or robotic surgical approaches receive structured care from Dr Ashwin Rajagopal with training in robotic surgery from the University of Pittsburgh USA.

• Robotic Cancer Surgery
• Laparoscopic Oncological procedures
• Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery

Gastrointestinal Oncology

Patients with stomach cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, liver tumours, or other GI malignancies receive structured surgical management from Dr Ashwin Rajagopal.

• Gastrectomy for stomach cancer
• Colectomy and Anterior Resection for colorectal cancer
• Liver Resection for liver tumours
• Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple's procedure)
• Colorectal Cancer staging and resection

Sentinel Node Biopsy and Minimally Invasive Oncology

Patients requiring minimally invasive cancer staging or sentinel node evaluation receive structured care from Dr Ashwin Rajagopal.

• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (breast and melanoma)
• Minimally Invasive Cancer Staging
• Laparoscopic Staging procedures

Credentials and Trust

• MBBS, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru (2005)
• DNB (General Surgery), National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (2009)
• DNB (Surgical Oncology), National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (2013)
• Fellowship in Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• Fellowship in Surgical Oncology, Hospital Paul Brousse, Paris, France

He has previously served at Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, and Manipal Hospital Varthur Road in Bengaluru.

He is registered with the Karnataka Medical Council (Registration No. 70607, 2005).

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Ashwin Rajagopal has contributed to surgical oncology through his clinical work, international fellowship training, and practice across breast, gynaecological, gastrointestinal, and peritoneal surface malignancies.

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