Dr. Rupinder Sekhon is one of the leading gynaecologic oncologists of the country with special interest in ovarian cancer and cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC in recurrent ovarian cancer. She has a large number of surgeries in cervical and endometrial cancer under her credit. She has been instrumental in developing the department of gynae oncology to the state of the art in the country which is inclusive of colposcopy, laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, open and robotic gynaecologic surgeries. She is a Certified Robotic Console Surgeon since 2011 and has performed a large number of robotic surgeries for all kinds of gynae cancers. She has served in the Indian Air Force as a Classified Specialist Obs & Gynae for more than 16 years.
President:
- AOGIN - India (Asia-Oceania Research Organisation in Genital Infection and Neoplasia)
- ELECT AGOI (Association of Gynaecologic Oncologists of India)
Qualifications
- MD PGIMER, Chandigarh
- DGO, Govt. Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab
- MBBS, Govt. Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab
- Diploma in Advanced Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopy (Germany)
- Certified Robotic Gynae Surgeon (USA)
- FICOG (Fellow of Indian Colleges of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
Expertise:
- HIPEC, PIPEC and HITHOC
- Secondary cytoreductive surgery in ovarian cancer
- Recurrences in cancer endometrium
- Radical Vulvectomy with Inguinal Lymph node Dissection and other complex surgeries for vaginal & vulvar cancer.
- Robotic Radical Hysterectomy, Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection, Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection, Staging Laparotomy, Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection
Awards & Achievements
- First to be trained in Robotic surgery in Gynae Oncology at Conneticut, USA
- First to perform Peritonectomy and HIPEC in Ovarian cancer in North India
- Invited Speaker at MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Texas, USA
- IARC-IFCPC - Certified Trainer in colposcopy
- Advisory Board Member - MSD & GSK for HPV Vaccine
- Delivered key note addresses & chaired various national and International conferences
- Initiated PIPAC - HITHOC for Interval Cytoreductive Surgery in ovarian cancer.
- Commendation Award on 26 January Republic Day of India by Commander- in- Chief Air Force For Professional Excellence
- Best Gynaecologic Oncologist Delhi 2012, Awarded By Times Research Media
Memberships
- Member Ethics Committee ICPO (Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology)
- Member Oncology Committee AOGD
- Member Scientific Committee - IGCS 2016
- Visiting Fellow Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
- FOGSI (Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India)
- ISOPARB (Indian Society Of Perinatology And Reproductive Biology)
- IAGES (Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons)
- ISCCP (International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project)
- Executive Member ISCCP
- Executive Member IAGES
- Advisor Gynae Oncology Group
- ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
- Member IRB (Institutional Review Board) Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (2017 - 2023)
Trials
- Collaborator LACC Trial - Open Vs Robotic / Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy in collaboration with MD Anderson Cancer Centre USA and Queensland Cancer Centre Australia
- PDT- Use of PDT in Early Cervical Pre cancer Lesion- Pilot Study
- Associate Investigator Pilot Study - Human Papillomavirus Genotype Distribution in Cervical Cancer In India Result from a multi Center Study
Publications
- Sekhon R, Bhatla N. Gynecological cancer update. Asian Journal of Oncology. 2016 Jul 1;2(2):61.
- Modi KB, Sekhon R, Bora RR, Giri S, Jain V, Shah S, Suhas KR, Rawal S. An Audit on the Role of PET/CT in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer in a Tertiary Care Centre. Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology. 2016 Sep 1;14(3):1-6.
- Jain V, Sekhon R, Giri S, Hassan N, Batra K, Shah SH, Rawal S. Robotic-Assisted Video Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy in Carcinoma Vulva: Our Experiences and Intermediate Results. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2017 Jan 1;27(1):159-65.
- Batra Modi K, Sekhon R, Shah S, Giri S, Jain V, Mitra S, Rawal S. Recurrent Cancer of the Vulva: Clinicopathologic Prognostic Factors, Patterns of Recurrence, and Their Management. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. 2016 Dec 1;32(6):339-44.
- Giri S, Shah SH, Batra K, Jain V, Shukla H, Sekhon R, Rawal S. Presentation and Management of Inguinal Lymphadenopathy in Ovarian Cancer. Indian journal of surgical oncology. 2016 Dec 1;7(4):436-40.
- Jain V, Sekhon R, Giri S, Bora RR, Batra K, Bajracharya A, Rawal S. Role of Radical Surgery in Early Stages of Vaginal Cancer"”Our Experience. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2016 Jul 1;26(6):1176-81.
- Giri S, Shah SH, Batra Modi K, Rajappa SK, Shukla H, Shrestha E, Jain V, Sekhon R, Rawal S. Factors Affecting Perioperative Outcomes After CRS and HIPEC for Advanced and Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: A Prospective Single Institutional Study. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. 2017 Feb 1;33(1):4-11.
- Wani NH, Sekhon R, Giri S, Rawal SK. Hepatoid carcinoma of ovary: a very rare histopathological finding. International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2017 Jan 4;3(3):824-6.
- Giri S, Lal P, Rawal S, Sekhon R. Routine appendicectomy be performed as a part of surgical staging in ovarian cancer. International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2016 Dec 7;5(12):4263-5.
- Leblanc E, Narducci F, Bresson L, Hudry N, Sekhon R. Surgery for early stage endometrial carcinoma in the obese patient. Asian Journal of Oncology. 2016 Jul 1;2(2):63.
- Basu P, Roychowdhury S, Bafna UD, Chaudhury S, Kothari S, Sekhon R, Saranath D, Biswas S, Gronn P, Silva I, Siddiqi M. Human papillomavirus genotype distribution in cervical cancer in India: results from a multi-center study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2009 Jan 1;10(1):27-34.