Dr. Rahul Roy Chowdhury

Dr Rahul Roy Chowdhury is a consultant gynaecological oncologist in Kolkata with 38 years of experience including 19 years as a specialist in gynaecological cancer surgery, peritonectomy, laparoscopic oncological procedures, and clinical trials, currently practising at Manipal Hospital Salt Lake and Manipal Hospital Mukundapur.

He holds the FRCOG from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, completed specialisation in gynaecological oncology at the Oxford Cancer Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, and spent 15 years practising in the United Kingdom before returning to India to establish advanced gynaecological oncology services in Kolkata.

He consults in English, Bengali, and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Ovarian Cancer Surgery

Patients with ovarian cancer requiring complex open and peritonectomy-based cytoreductive surgical management are managed by Dr Rahul Roy Chowdhury with specialist gynaecological oncology surgical expertise:

• Pelvic and upper abdominal surgery for ovarian cancer
• Peritonectomy and cytoreductive surgery
• Radical pelvic floor clearance for advanced ovarian cancer
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Post-cytoreduction care and oncology follow-up

Cervical Cancer Surgery

Patients with cervical cancer requiring radical surgical intervention are managed by Dr Roy Chowdhury with specialist cervical cancer surgical expertise developed at the Oxford Cancer Centre:

• Radical pelvic floor clearance for cervical cancer
• Laparoscopic pelvic nodal clearance for cervical cancer
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Radical hysterectomy and pelvic surgery
• Clinical trial participation for advanced cervical cancer management

Endometrial Cancer Surgery

Patients with endometrial cancer requiring minimally invasive surgical staging and nodal clearance are managed by Dr Rahul with advanced laparoscopic oncological expertise:

• Laparoscopic pelvic nodal clearance for endometrial cancer
• Laparoscopic retroperitoneal nodal clearance
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Minimally invasive endometrial cancer staging
• Multidisciplinary tumour board management

Vulvar Cancer Surgery

Patients with vulvar cancer requiring specialist surgical intervention are assessed and managed by Dr Roy Chowdhury with dedicated vulvar cancer surgical expertise:

• Vulvar cancer surgical management
• Inguino-femoral lymph node dissection
• Radical vulvectomy
• Vulvar cancer staging and follow-up
• Multidisciplinary oncology care for vulvar malignancy

Laparoscopic Gynaecological Oncology

Patients requiring minimally invasive approaches to gynaecological cancer surgery are managed by Dr Rahul Roy Chowdhury with advanced laparoscopic oncological surgical techniques:

• Laparoscopic pelvic and retroperitoneal dissection
• Minimally invasive cancer staging procedures
• Laparoscopic lymphadenectomy
• Robotic-assisted oncological surgery assessment
• Minimally invasive recurrence management

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Rahul Roy Chowdhury currently consults at:

• Manipal Hospital, Salt Lake, Kolkata, Consultant
• Manipal Hospital, Mukundapur, Kolkata, Consultant

Previous Associations

• Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Kolkata, Consultant
• West Bank Hospital, Kolkata, Consultant
• Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Howrah, Visiting Consultant
• Oxford Cancer Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, UK, Gynaecological Oncology Specialisation (2003 to 2007)

Academic and Leadership Roles

• Local Mentor, In-Country IGCS Fellowship, India
• LMIC Representative, 1st Endometrial Cancer Consensus Conference for Clinical Research (ECCC-CR), Seoul, Korea (2023)
• Resource Person and Trainer in Gynaecological Oncological Surgery, Chittagong Medical College, Bangladesh
• Founding Member, Kolkata Gynecological Oncology Trials and Translational Research Group
• Participated in sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials in advanced cervical cancer
• Faculty and trainer at multidisciplinary tumour boards across institutions

Research and Publications

Dr Roy Chowdhury has contributed to peer-reviewed oncology research in international indexed journals:

• Ghosh DD, Chowdhury RR, et al. "In-silico Analysis of TCGA Data Showing Multiple POLE-like Favourable Subgroups Overlapping with TP53 Mutated Endometrial Cancer: Implications for Clinical Practice in Low and Middle-Income Countries."
• Mandal P, Bhattacharjee B, Sen S, Chowdhury RR, et al. "Predominance of Genomically Defined A Lineage of HPV16 over D Lineage in Indian Patients from Eastern India with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix." Translational Oncology, 2021 Oct; 15(1): 101256.
• Kurtz JE, Gebski V, Chowdhury RR, et al. "Incorporating Patient Centered Benefits as Endpoints in Randomized Trials of Maintenance Therapies in Advanced Ovarian Cancer: A Position Paper from the GCIG Symptom Benefit Committee." Gynecologic Oncology, 2021 May

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, University of Calcutta (1988)
• MRCOG, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London
• FRCOG, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London (2015)
• Certificate of Completion of Training, Professional Medical Education and Training Board, UK
• Gynaecological Oncology Specialisation, Oxford Cancer Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, UK (2003 to 2007)

Professional Memberships and Registrations

• West Bengal Medical Council (Registration No. 46578, since 1988)
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Fellow
• Association of Gynaecological Oncologists of India
• Gynae Cancer InterGroup, Member
• Kolkata Gynecological Oncology Trials and Translational Research Group, Founding Member
• Indian Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
• Asia Oceania Genital Infections and Neoplasia
• Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society, Kolkata

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