Dr. Kasturi Baruah

Dr. Kasturi Baruah is a dedicated and compassionate medical oncologist with a strong academic and clinical background. She has previously completed her MD in Radiation Oncology from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, one of India’s top cancer care institutions. With over a decade of experience in the field of oncology, Dr. Kasturi Baruah brings a unique blend of expertise in both radiation and medical oncology, allowing her to approach cancer care holistically. She is especially trained in administering chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and managing autologous stem cell transplants for a wide range of cancers including breast, lung, head & neck, gastrointestinal, and hematologic malignancies. She is also an active researcher and has presented and published several papers at reputed national and international conferences, including ASCO (Chicago), ESMO Asia (Singapore), Asia Pacific BMT conference in Indonesia and Indian Cancer Congress. Her research focuses on real-world oncology data, novel drug combinations, and improving treatment outcomes in low and middle-income settings. Dr. Kasturi is deeply committed to offering evidence-based, patient-centric care and stays updated with the latest global advancements in cancer treatment.

Treatments/Procedures Offered

• Chemotherapy for solid and blood cancers
• Targeted therapy
• Immunotherapy
• Autologous stem cell transplantation
• Head & Neck, GI, Breast, and Lung cancer management
• Cancer care in low-resource settings

Name of Institue(s)

• Doctorate of Medicine (DM) Medical oncology Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology Bengaluru, Karnataka Ongoing 2022-2025 (2021 Batch)
• Doctor of Medicine (MD) Radiation Oncology Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, Maharashtra 2016 -2019
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Assam Medical College Dibrugarh, Assam 2008-2013

• European society of medical oncology (ECMO) certificate
• Society for Immunotherapy for cancer (SITC) certificate in cancer immunotherapy
• First prize in oral paper presentation: “Unravelling the enigma of Pancytopenia” API conference 2023 Karnataka chapter
• First prize in oral paper presentation: Prospective single arm study of combination of capecitabine and cyclophosphamide combination in advanced head and neck cancer - Dr Advani legendary oncology series Mumbai 2024
• ISMPO - TYSA (The Young Scientist Award) 2023 Medical oncology semifinalist (All India)

• Internship Assam Medical College Dibrugarh, Assam 2013-2014
• Medical officer Department of Medicine Chabua District hospital Dibrugarh, Assam 2014-2015
• Senior Residency Department of Radiation Oncology Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, Maharashtra 2019-2020