About :
Dr Harjot Kaur Bajwa is one of the top Radiation Oncologists in India. She has over 7 years of experience in the Radiation Oncology department. She is working as a Consultant Radiation Oncologist and brachytherapy Specialist at the Citizens Specialty Hospital, Hyderabad.
Dr Harjot has been appointed as Joint Secretary, AROI Telangana in January 2023 and Executive Committee member of the Indian Brachytherapy Society in August 2022. She has been also invited as a faculty in various national and international oncology conferences and a reviewer for various international and national oncology journals.
Qualifications :
- MBBS - Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore (2011)
- DNB (Radiation Oncology) – Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad (2016)
Area Of Expertise :
- Advanced external beam radiotherapy techniques (3DCRT, IMRT, IGRT, SRS and SBRT)
- Brachytherapy procedures
- Intracavitary brachytherapy for gynecological cancers using image-guided techniques
- Advanced interstitial brachytherapy for gynecological cancers, head and neck cancers, soft tissue sarcomas, prostate, and rectal cancers
- Transrectal ultrasound-guided brachytherapy procedures
Awards :
- Awarded Second prize for Best Innovative Video at a Brachytherapy workshop organized by the Indian Brachytherapy Society in New Delhi, May 18-19 (2019)
- Received Dr G C Pant Young Doctor Award for Best Paper at the 2nd Indian Cancer Congress, Bengaluru held in November (2017)
- Awarded AROI-ABS Fellowship at 2nd Indian Cancer Congress, Bengaluru held in November (2017)
- Received Best Paper Award at the National Conference of Brachytherapy (Indian Brachytherapy Society Conference IBSCON (2015)
Publications :
- Long-term outcomes of Carcinoma Buccal Mucosa treated with High Dose Rate Interstitial Brachytherapy. Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Rohith Singareddy, Krishnam Raju Alluri. Brachytherapy. March 2022 issue, Vol.21, Issue 2, p224-228
- Comparison of vaginal doses and toxicities between two brachytherapy applicators in Carcinoma Cervix. Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Anil Kumar Talluri, Aijaz Maqbool et al. Brachytherapy. March 2022 issue, Vol.21, Issue 2,151-157
- Dosimetric predictors of acute bone marrow toxicity in carcinoma cervix —experience from a tertiary cancer center in India. Rohith Singareddy, Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Mahendra M Reddy, Krishnam Raju Alluri. Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy 2021, Volume 26, Number 2, pages: 259-265
- Outcomes of Freehand Interstitial Brachytherapy in advanced Gynaecologic malignancies. Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Rohith Singareddy, A Krishnam Raju. Brachytherapy. Sep-Oct 2020 issue, Vol.19, Issue 5, p669¬673
- Development of an Indigenous Low-Cost Multichannel Cylinder Applicator for Vaginal Tumors. Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Rohith Singareddy, A Krishnam Raju et al. Brachytherapy. Sep-Oct 2020 issue, Vol.19, Issue 5, p674-78
- High Dose Rate Interstitial Brachytherapy in Oral Cancer - Its Impact On Quality Of Life. Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Rohith Singareddy, A Krishnam Raju. Brachytherapy. May — June 2016 issue, Vol. 15, Issue 3, p381-386
- Preoperative Chemoradiation in Carcinoma Esophagus: Experience from a Tertiary Cancer Center in India. Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Rohith Singareddy, Mahendra M Reddy et al. Indian .1 Med Paediatr Oncol. 2018;39:272-5
- Evaluation and validation of IBA I'MatriXX array for patient-specific quality assurance of tomotherapy. N V. N Madhusudhana Sresty, A K Raju, B N Reddy, VC Sahithya, Y Mohmd, G D Kumar, T A Kumar, T Rushdi, S Aparna, G D Prasad, Harjot Kaur Bajwa. J Med Phys 2019;44:222-7
- Selection of patient for gated treatment based on the information from 4DCT imaging in stereotactic body radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer. NVN Madhusudhana Sresty, A.Krishnam Raju, Harjot Kaur Bajwa et al. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice. Nov 2018. 1-5. 10.1017
- Carcinoma vulva patterns of recurrence and treatment outcomes: A single-institution experience. Rohith Singareddy, Harjot Kaur Bajwa, A Krishnam Raju, Mahendra M Reddy, Rajeev G. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics (JCRT), Oct-Dec 2019 issue, Vol.15, p1328-31
- Isolated Orbital Metastasis in Occult Rectal Adenocarcinoma — A Case Report. Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Rohith Singareddy, V Sudhakar Kumar. Southeast Asian Journal of Case Report and Review (SEAJCRR). 2016; 5(1): 2151-2156
- Long-term outcomes of Carcinoma Buccal Mucosa treated with High Dose Rate Interstitial Brachytherapy. Bajwa, H.K, Singareddy R, Krishnam Raju A. Radiotherapy and Oncology, Volume 158, S9, May 2021
- Comparison of vaginal doses and toxicities between two brachytherapy applicators in Carcinoma Cervix. Bajwa, H.K, Singareddy R, Krishnam Raju A et al. Radiotherapy and Oncology, Volume 158, S143, May 2021
- Impact of Vaginal ReferenIce Length on Organs at Risk doses in Carcinoma Cervix Brachytherapy. Bajwa, H.K, Singareddy R, Krishnam Raju A et al. Radiotherapy and Oncology, Volume 158, S153, May 2021
- CT and MRI-based Gross Target Volume comparison in vestibular schwannomas. Bhudevi Sowbhagya N. Kulkarni, Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Rohith Singareddy et al. Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy. May —June 2017; Volume 22(3), p193-200
- Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of The Salivary Gland - Long Term Outcomes From A Tertiary Cancer Center In India. Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Rohith Singareddy, A Krishnam Raju, Mahendra M Reddy. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. Online 2nd Jan 2020
- Does Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Improve Outcomes in pT1-2No Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients with Isolated Perineural Invasion? Rohith Singareddy, Harjot Kaur Bajwa, A Krishnam Raju et al. J Dentisry & Oral Disorders. 2016; 2(4): 1019
- Incidence of stage migration as per American Joint Committee on Cancer eighth edition in head and neck carcinomas: Experience from a tertiary cancer center in India. Rohith Singareddy, Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Krishnam Raju Alluri. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. Volume 14 ¬Supplement Issue 4 — 2018. S875
- Impact of perinodal spread on outcomes in carcinoma tongue post-surgery and adjuvant chemoradiation. Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Rohith Singareddy Divya Shiva, Krishnam Raju Alluri. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. Volume 14 - Supplement Issue 4 — 2018. S872
- Soft Tissue Sarcomas of Head and Neck: A Tertiary Cancer Center Experience. Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Rohith Singareddy, A Krishnam Raju et al. J Head Neck Physicians Surg.2016; 4, Suppl 1: S66
- Clinicopathology of Salivary Gland Neoplasms: Long Term Follow up from a Tertiary Cancer Center in India. Rohith Singareddy, Harjot Kaur Bajwa, A Krishnam Raju et al. J Head Neck Physicians Surg.2016; 4, Suppl 1: S57
- A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Three-Dimensional Image Guided Intracavitary Brachytherapy and Conventional Brachytherapy for Dosimetry in Carcinoma Cervix. Rohith Singareddy, Harjot Kaur Bajwa, T. Anil Kumar et al. International Journal of Scientific Research. May 2016 issue, volume 5, issue 5, p218-221
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents — Long Term Follow Up from A Tertiary Cancer Centre In India. Rohith Singareddy, Harjot Kaur Bajwa, A Krishnam Raju. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics (JCRT). Suppl 1-2017- Vol. 13, Issue 7, S170
- Soft-Tissue Sarcomas of The Extremities - Patterns of Failure And Factors Predictive Of Recurrence. Rohith Singareddy, Harjot Kaur Bajwa, A Krishnam Raju, Yugandhar Reddy. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics (JCRT). Suppl 1-2017- Vol. 13, Issue 7, S171
- Impact of pathological extranidal extension on prognosis in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma — A tertiary cancer center experience. Rohith Singareddy, Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Krishnam Raju Alluri. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics (JCRT). Suppl 2-2019- Vol. 15, S251
- Survival and patterns of failure in oral cancers: Single institution retrospective study. Abdul Wahab Abdullah, Rohith Singareddy et al Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. Volume 12 - Supplement Issue 1— 2016. S64
- Knowledge and awareness of carcinoma cervix, screening, and vaccination strategies among relatives of cancer patients: A tertiary cancer center study. Shiva Divya, Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Rohith Singareddy, Krishnam Raju Alluri. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics (JCRT). Suppl 2- 2019-Vol. 15, S222
- Dissertation on Image Guided Brachytherapy vs Conventional Brachytherapy in Carcinoma Cervix: A Prospective Cohort study (Aug 2013-June 2015)
