Dr. Vijay Agarwal

Dr (Prof) Vijay Agarwal is a medical oncologist with 25+ years of experience in cancer care. He is Professor and Lead Consultant, Medical Oncology at Apollo Hospitals, Bengaluru, consulting at Bannerghatta Road, Sarjapur Road and Seshadripuram.

With specialist training and clinical experience in the UK, Dr Vijay previously worked as a Consultant Medical Oncologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, and held senior roles at Aster Hospitals and HCG, Bengaluru, before joining Apollo in 2023.

Patients can consult him for head and neck, breast, lung, stomach, colon, kidney, bladder and ovarian cancers, as well as brain tumours, melanoma and soft tissue sarcoma.

He also offers second opinions and treatment for cancer that has returned or spread. He speaks English, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Agarwal's practice includes:

• Chemotherapy: Treatment with cancer medicines, used alone or alongside other therapies according to the cancer type and stage.
• Immunotherapy: Medicines that help the immune system recognise and attack cancer cells.
• Targeted therapy: Treatment directed at specific features of cancer cells, guided by relevant tumour test results.
• Hormone therapy: Medicines that block hormones or their effects in cancers that depend on them to grow.
• Precision and molecular oncology: Molecular testing, including next-generation sequencing when appropriate, to identify treatment targets. Biomarker results help assess which medicines may be suitable.
• Second opinion and advanced cancer treatment: Review of the diagnosis, scan and biopsy reports and treatment plan, along with care for recurrent, advanced and metastatic cancers.

Qualifications and Research

Dr Agarwal holds MBBS, MD, MRCP (UK), a PhD in Medical Sciences from Hull York Medical School and CCT (UK) in Medical Oncology.

His research focuses on tumour characteristics that may predict response or resistance to treatment. He has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications.

Book an appointment with Dr (Prof) Vijay Agarwal through HexaHealth at Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Sarjapur Road or Seshadripuram, Bengaluru. Contact our team for consultation fees and timings.