Profile Summary

Medical Qualifications: M.D. D.N.B. (Radiation Oncology)

Years of experience: 30 Years

Areas of expertise:

• Speciality interest in treatment of head and neck, breast, and gynaecological malignancies.
• She started the precision radiotherapy program at Jaslok Hospital in 2008 with Conformal Radiotherapy, Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy, Image guided Radiotherapy and over the last fifteen years the program has grown with thousands of patients being receiving the treatment and getting benefitted.
• She has specialist interest in delivering precision radiotherapy, with special interest in precision radiotherapy techniques like SABR, SBRT, SRT, SRS, Volumetric Arc Radiotherapy and Image Guidance.

Introduction

Introduction:

Dr Sharmila Agarwal M.D. D.N.B. (Radiation Oncology), our Head and the Director Department of Radiation Oncology comes with thirty years of rich experience in the field of Radiation Oncology. After completing her graduation and post-graduation from one of the premier and Government Institute of India Osmania Medical College in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, she completed her senior residency from the premier cancer centre in India Tata memorial Hospital. She is working in Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre since 2002, as senior Consultant and since 2016 as Head and Director.

Dr Agarwal before joining Jaslok Hospital worked as Consultant Radiation Oncologist in Indian Cancer society’s Lady Ratan Tata Medical Research Centre.  She has served as an expert advisor and member technical committee for development of Oncology, in Cama and Albless Hospital which is a women and children speciality hospital of Government of Maharashtra, and Bethany Hospital, Thane.

Dr Agarwal has sub speciality interest in treatment of head and neck, breast, and gynaecological malignancies. She started the precision radiotherapy program at Jaslok Hospital in 2008 with Conformal Radiotherapy, Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy, Image guided Radiotherapy and over the last fifteen years the program has grown with thousands of patients being receiving the treatment and getting benefitted. She has specialist interest in delivering precision radiotherapy, with special interest in precision radiotherapy techniques like SABR, SBRT, SRT, SRS, Volumetric Arc Radiotherapy and Image Guidance.

Dr Agarwal has actively participated in various capacities in more than 300 meetings both at national and international level and authored chapters on role of radiotherapy in breast, cervical malignancies and laryngeal and hypopharyngeal malignancies. Principal investigator of trial “Prevalence of HPV infection in newly diagnosed cases of head and neck malignancies” conducted at Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai.

Dr Agarwal is also Teacher and Guide for post graduate students of Radiation Oncology examination being conducted by National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.

Dr Agarwal has been voted by as Top Doctor in city of Mumbai in Radiation Oncology category for last several years.

 

Some of the Latest Research Work in the Department of Radiation Oncology:

• Study of Outcomes in patients treated with Reirradiation for recurrent head and neck cancers.
• Outcomes and toxicity of patients treated with IMRT and IGRT for head and neck cancers.
• Prospective subjective evaluation of change in swallowing function and dietary pattern using performance status scale for head and neck cancers (PSS-HN) scale for patients of head and neck cancer undergoing curative intent Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy
• Prospective, Subjective Assessment of distress level and change in distress level in patients of head-neck or breast cancers using NCCN Distress Thermometer and Problem List.
• Prospective, subjective assessment of diurnal variation in xerostomia post radiotherapy for head and neck carcinoma patients.
• Dosimetric evaluation of heart and its segments and coronaries comparing deep inspiration breath hold technique DIBH) to free breathing technique (FB) in patients of carcinoma left breast treated with external radiation.

Awards Publications

Awards Publications:

• Authored a chapter titled “Radiotherapy management of Carcinoma of Cervix” in a book published by Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Society of India, edited by Dr. C.N. Purandare. ISBN 9788180619090, Jaypee Publishers  
• Authored a chapter titled “Role of Radiation in Management of Carcinoma Breast” in a book published by Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Society of India, edited by Dr. C.N. Purandare. ISBN 9788180619090, Jaypee Publishers 
• Authored a Chapter titled “ Radiation and chemotherapy  in larynx and hypopharyngeal cancer”, chief editor Dr.Sultan A.Pradhan ,ISBN : 81-900857-2-7 published by Lloyds Publishing House ,Mumbai  
• POSTER Preliminary Results of IGRT Treatment in Head Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma – a Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre Experience  M. Roy, S. Agarwal, S. Goswami, B. Goswami, Abstract September 2011 European Journal of Cancer Vol. 47Supplement 1, Page S566 
• POSTER Prospective Study on Comparison Between 3D CT Based Volumetric Planning With Conventional Planning Using Orthogonal X-rays, in HDR Brachytherapy for Carcinoma Cervix – Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre Experience K. Singe, S. Agarwal, B.C. Goswami Abstract  September 2011 European Journal of Cancer Vol. 47Supplement 1, Pages S532-S533 
• EP-1169 Evaluation of swallowing function with PSSHN scale for head and neck cancer patients undergoing IMRT, Agarwal, Mukherjee, Kalyani etal Abstract Green Journal (RTOG) ,ESTRO 38, 133,supplement 1,S647,April 1 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8140(19)31589-0,volume  
• PO-1122 Prospective assessment of diurnal variation of Xerostomia in treated head neck cancer (HNC) patients S. Agarwal, A. Doshi , N. Kalyani et.al Abstract  Green Journal ,ESTRO 2022, Volume 170, Supplement 1, S954-S955. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8140(22)03086-9  
• South Asian Declaration—Consensus Guidelines for COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients Thirumalairaj R, Parikh P. M, Agarwal A , Agarwal S. et al. South Asian J Cancer 2021;10:3–8. DOI  https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1731909 ISSN 2278-330X 

 

Memberships

• Life Member Association of Radiation Oncologists of India. (AROI)  
• Life Member Indian Co-operative Oncology Network (ICON) 
• Life Member Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) 
• Full Member Supporting Ambassador European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and       
• Oncology (ESTRO) 
• Member American society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)