Dr. Pragati Singhal

Dr Pragati Singhal is a Consultant Breast Oncoplastic Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist in Kolkata with 12 years of experience in breast cancer surgery, oncoplastic reconstruction, and surgical oncology, currently practising at NH Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Mukundapur, RB Diagnostic, Lake Town, ILS Bariatric Care, Salt Lake, and Premier Medical Centre, Ballygunge.

She holds a Fellowship in Breast Onco Surgery from Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata and is a Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) in Breast Surgery, placing her among a select group of breast surgeons in India with formal European specialist certification.

She consults in English and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Breast Conservation Surgery

Dr Pragati Singhal manages patients with early and locally advanced breast cancer using tissue-preserving surgical techniques that prioritise oncological safety alongside cosmetic outcomes:

• Breast conservation surgery
• Wire-guided wide local excision
• Lumpectomy
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Axillary clearance

Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

Dr Singhal combines oncological resection with advanced reconstructive techniques to optimise both cancer control and body image outcomes:

• Skin sparing mastectomy
• Nipple sparing mastectomy
• Reduction mammoplasty
• Therapeutic mammoplasty
• Oncoplastic volume displacement

Breast Reconstruction

Patients requiring post-mastectomy or post-conservation reconstruction are managed with autologous flap and implant-based techniques:

• Latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction
• Chest wall perforator flap reconstruction
• Implant-based breast reconstruction
• Post-mastectomy reconstruction
• Chemoport insertion and removal

Surgical Oncology

Dr Pragati manages patients with a range of surgical oncology conditions beyond breast cancer with structured clinical assessment and operative planning:

• Soft tissue tumour surgery
• Phyllodes tumour excision
• Benign breast disease surgery
• Pilonidal sinus surgery
• General surgical oncology

Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Evaluation

Patients presenting with breast symptoms, lumps, or screening findings are assessed with clinical and image-guided diagnostic workup before definitive surgical planning:

• Clinical breast examination
• Image-guided biopsy
• Preoperative staging evaluation
• Multidisciplinary treatment planning
• Post-neoadjuvant surgical decision making

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (2014)
• MS General Surgery, Dr DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai (2020)
• Fellowship in Breast Onco Surgery, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata (2021)
• Fellowship in Surgical Oncology
• FEBS Breast Surgery, Fellow of the European Board of Surgery in Breast Surgery
• Advanced Training in Breast Cancer Surgery and Oncoplasty, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata
• West Bengal Medical Council Registration No. 70542 (2014)

Clinical Experience and Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• NH Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Mukundapur, Kolkata, Consultant
• RB Diagnostic, Lake Town, Kolkata, Consultant
• ILS Bariatric Care, Salt Lake, Kolkata, Consultant
• Premier Medical Centre, Ballygunge, Kolkata, Consultant

Previous Associations

• Peerless Hospital, Kolkata, Consultant

Research and Publications

• 10-Year Retrospective Analysis of Phyllodes Tumour of Breast, Tata Medical Centre, 2024
• Clinically Node Negative T4B Breast Cancer is a Poor Indication of Axillary Clearance: A Single Centre Experience, Breast Cancer Summit, 2023
• Diagnosis and Management of Phyllodes Tumour of the Breast: 5-Year Study of a Tertiary Care Centre, International Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 2021
• Is Limberg Flap Better than Excision and Primary Closure for Treatment of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus: A Prospective Randomised Study of 30 Cases, International Surgery Journal, February 2021
• Recurrent Malignant Phyllodes Tumour of the Breast in a Young Nulliparous Female, International Journal of Surgery Science, 2020

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Fellowship Travel Grant for Poster on Optimizing Axillary Surgery in Patients with Breast pCR post NACT, European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC 13), 2022
• First Prize, Surgical Video Competition, 47th ICON Conference, 2022
• First Prize, Paper Presentation on Benign Breast Diseases in Reproductive Age Group, ASICON 2018, Chennai
• First Prize, Poster Presentation on Traumatic Dislocation of Testis, ASICON 2018, Chennai
• First Prize, Poster Presentation on Recurrent Malignant Phyllodes Tumour in a Young Nulliparous Female, Medinspire 2019
• First Prize, Poster Presentation on Chest Wall Perforator Flap Techniques and Outcome, ABSICON 2021

Professional Memberships

• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Association of Breast Surgeons of India (ABSI)
• Oncological Society of Bengal
• European Board of Surgery (EBS)

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