Dr Harjot Kaur Bajwa is one of the most passionate and best cancer specialists in Hyderabad. She is associated with American Oncology Institute, Hyderabad as a Consultant Radiation Oncologist & Brachytherapy Specialist. Dr Harjot is highly skilled in advanced techniques of external and internal radiation such as 3DCRT, IMRT, IGRT, SRS and SBRT, intracavitary brachytherapy and interstitial brachytherapy. Her keen areas of interest are gynecological cancers, head and neck cancers, soft tissue sarcomas, and prostate and rectal cancers.
- Advanced external beam radiotherapy techniques (3DCRT, IMRT, IGRT, SRS and SBRT)
- Brachytherapy procedures in various sites of the body
- 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
- DNB in Radiation Oncology - Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad
- MBBS - Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore
- AROI-ABS fellowship at University of California San Francisco (UCSF), USA in Gynecological & Prostate Interstitial Brachytherapy
- Brachytherapy visiting scholar, Washington University, St.Louis, USA
- Preventive oncology visitorship at All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Dr Harjot has experience of over a decade in her area of expertise. She has worked at some of the most reputed hospitals in India and abroad.
Awards & Achievements
- Awarded 2nd prize for Best Innovative Video at Brachytherapy workshop organized by Indian Brachytherapy Society, New Delhi (May 2019)
- Recipient of Dr G C Pant Young Doctor Award for Best Paper at 2nd Indian Cancer Congress, Bengaluru (November 2017)
- Awarded AROI-ABS Fellowship at 2nd Indian Cancer Congress, Bengaluru (November 2017)
- Recipient of Best Paper Award at National Conference of Brachytherapy (Indian Brachytherapy Society Conference IBSCON 2015)
- Appointed as Joint Secretary, AROI Telangana from January 2023 till present
- Appointed executive committee member of the Indian Brachytherapy Society (August 2022 till present)
- Invited as faculty in various national and international oncology conferences
- Reviewer for various international and national oncology journals
- Speaker for Varian Webinars on various topics related to brachytherapy
- Speaker for debate on EBRT vs Brachytherapy for Recurrent Carcinoma Prostate Post Radical Radiotherapy at the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India national conference (AROICON 2022)
- Proffered Paper Presentation at the World Congress of Brachytherapy 2021 on a study titled “Long-term outcomes of Carcinoma Buccal Mucosa treated with High Dose Rate Interstitial Brachytherapy”
- Poster presentation at the World Congress of Brachytherapy 2021 titled “Impact of Vaginal Reference Length on Organs at Risk Doses in Carcinoma Cervix Brachytherapy”
- Poster presentation at the World Congress of Brachytherapy 2021 titled “Comparison of vaginal doses and toxicities between two brachytherapy applicators in Carcinoma Cervix”
- Poster presentation at National Annual Conference of AROI - AROICON 2018, Trivandrum
- Proffered Paper Presentation at 2nd Indian Cancer Congress Nov 2017 on “Carcinoma vulva – Patterns of recurrence and treatment outcomes"
- Poster presentation at International Federation of Head & Neck Oncologic Societies (October 2016)
- Paper Presentation (selected for Best Paper and Fellowship Award category) at 37th AROI Conference (AROICON 2015)
- Trans-rectal ultrasound guided hybrid intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy in Carcinoma Cervix. Harjot Kaur Bajwa, Rohith Singareddy, Anil Kumar Talluri – accepted for publication in Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
- 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
- Registered member of Telangana State Medical Council
- Member of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI)
- Member of Indian Society of Oncology
- Member of European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)
- Member of Indian Brachytherapy Society (IBS)
- Member of American Brachytherapy Society (ABS)
