Dr. Sindhu Paul Kavalakkat

Dr Sindhu Paul Kavalakkat is a consultant radiation oncologist in Bengaluru with 23 years of experience, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road.

She trained at Christian Medical College, Vellore, one of India's most respected radiation oncology programmes, and has built specialised expertise in IMRT, IGRT, stereotactic radiosurgery, brachytherapy, and advanced palliative radiotherapy across a broad spectrum of solid tumour and central nervous system malignancies.

She consults in English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil.

Area of Expertise

Head and Neck and Brain Tumour Radiation

Dr Sindhu Paul Kavalakkat manages patients with head and neck cancers and brain tumours using advanced image guided and stereotactic radiation techniques:

• IMRT for head and neck cancers
• Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumours
• IGRT for set up accuracy
• Radiation for benign and malignant brain tumours
• AVM radiosurgical management

Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery

Dr Kavalakkat delivers highly precise stereotactic treatments for intracranial and extracranial targets using advanced radiation delivery systems:

• Stereotactic radiosurgery
• Stereotactic body radiotherapy
• Hypofractionated SRS
• Single and multi fraction SBRT
• Frameless and frame based radiosurgery

Brachytherapy and Gynaecological Radiation

Dr Sindhu Kavalakkat manages women with gynaecological cancers using both external beam radiation and high precision brachytherapy:

• HDR brachytherapy
• LDR brachytherapy
• Gynaecological cancer radiation
• Intracavitary brachytherapy
• Combined external and brachytherapy planning

Gastrointestinal and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Radiation

Dr Kavalakkat manages patients with rectal, gastrointestinal, and soft tissue sarcoma malignancies using multimodality radiation approaches:

• Short course radiotherapy for rectal carcinoma
• Soft tissue sarcoma radiation
• Retroperitoneal sarcoma management
• Leiomyosarcoma multimodality management
• Gastrointestinal radiation oncology

Palliative Radiotherapy and Metastatic Disease

Dr Sindhu Paul Kavalakkat manages patients with advanced and metastatic cancer using structured palliative radiation protocols to improve quality of life:

• Hypofractionated palliative radiotherapy
• Metastatic spinal cord compression management
• Total body irradiation
• Bone metastasis radiation
• 3D conformal radiotherapy for palliation

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Government Medical College, Thrissur, 2003
• DMRT, Christian Medical College, Vellore
• MD Radiotherapy, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 2009
• DNB Radiotherapy, National Board of Examinations, 2012
• Karnataka Medical Council Registration No. 108109, 2014

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Expert Panellist, Multimodality Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma, CMC Vellore, 2018
• Expert Panellist, Multimodality Management of Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma, CMC Vellore

Research and Publications

• Hypofractionated Palliative Radiotherapy and Palliative Care in Indian Patients with Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression, Interventional Pilot Study, CMC Vellore
• Role of Short Course Radiotherapy in the Management of Early Operable Carcinoma Rectum, Surgeons Oncology Meet, MMC Chennai
• Hypofractionated SRS in the Management of AVM, Department of Neurosurgery, CMC Vellore
• Assessment of Setup Uncertainties in the Management of Head and Neck Cancers, AROI Tamil Nadu Chapter
• Multimodality Management of Leiomyosarcoma, National AROI Meet
• Role of IMRT in the Management of Head and Neck Cancers, Amala Cancer Hospital, Thrissur

Professional Memberships

• Association of Radiation Oncologists of India
• Karnataka Medical Council

Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru

Previous Associations

• Christian Medical College, Vellore, Department of Radiation Oncology

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