Dr Tejinder Kataria

Medanta- The Medicity Chairperson,
Division of Radiation Oncology
MBBS, MD

tejinder.kataria@medanta.org

A very renowned radiation oncologist from India, Dr Tejinder Kataria has many firsts to her credit.  She has been instrumental in setting up radiation oncology practice at many private hospitals in India including Medanta-The Medicity

Leading a dedicated team of professionals, she provides integrated cancer care using state of the art technology including India’s first Cyberknife VSI (has treated over 100 patients since the technology came to India in October 2012), first Infinity Linear Accelerator with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) and Synergy –S with beam modulator and SRS facilities. She is also the first in the country to start permanent iodine 125 seed implants for prostate cancer.

She deftly uses stereotactic radiation with micro multi leaf collimation, whole body stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT), image guided radiotherapy (IGRT),intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) total body irradiation (TBI), integrated brachytherapy with low & high dose rate seed implants, 3-D conformal radiation (3D CRT), PET-CT, MRI, SPECT, DSA and CT-Simulator fusion for effective cancer treatment planning.

She performs intracavitary brachytherapy for cancer cervix under general/spinal anesthesia with planning and dosimetry for bladder and rectal points at each insertion and is involved in performing interstitial implants for oral cavity, breast cancer, soft tissue sarcomas, intraluminal therapy for cholangio carcinomas, bronchogenic and esophageal cancers and surface moulds.

Dr Kataria initiated 3-D conformal and intensity modulated radiotherapy in India using physical intensity modulators, after her training at DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany. At the same time she started the 3-D conformal radiation with Leibinger micro-multileaf collimator attachment to existing KD-2 Mevatron and introduced the MLC based intensity modulated radiotherapy back in 2004.

Dr Kataria is well versed with the use of Simulators, CT/MR planning, photon and electron applications, use of treatment planning computers for forward and inverse planning, low, medium, pulsed and high dose rate brachytherapy.

She is a consultant with IAEA and is Trainer for QUATRO (Quality Assurance for Trainers in Radiation Oncology) and a teacher for post graduate Radiation Oncology programs at various universities in India and overseas under the aegis of IAEA.

With her efforts, quality assurance in radiotherapy has been accepted under the National Cancer Control Programme in India as one of the prime focus for development, besides expansion of well-equipped radiotherapy facilities across the various regional cancer centers.  

Dr Kataria has many publications to her credit; she regularly contributes in international and national journals with articles on radiation oncology, radiation therapy, molecular biology, brachytherapy, radiotherapy, head and neck cancers, brain tumors, cancers of  breasts, lungs, esophagus (food pipe), colon, rectum, pancreas, liver, cholangio carcinomas & lymphomas, abdominal malignancies etc

She is also Editor, North Zone for AROI journal since 2012 and is on the editorial board of Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy and Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. She was reviewer for practical reviews in cancer management sponsored by John Hopkins University, School of Medicine and Oakstone Medical Publishing between 2003-2009 and is a reviewer for International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics since 2003. She was the guest editor for Journal of International Medical Science Academy in 2005.

 

Schedule

  • Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri
    10:00 am – 01:30
    02:30 pm – 04:30
  • Wed, Sat
    10:00 am – 01:30

Specialization

Dr Kataria’s core expertise is on providing cancer care in a multi-modality setting along with surgeons and medical oncologists. She is well versed in the art & science of providing integrated cancer care for brain tumors and cancers of head and neck, breasts, lungs, esophagus (food pipe), colon, rectum, pancreas, liver, cholangio carcinomas & lymphomas etc.

    Education

    Dr Tejinder Kataria completed her undergraduate studies including internship and housemanship in 1985 at Snowden Hospital & Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India.

    She went on to complete her post-graduation including residency in Radiation Oncology from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India from 1985-1990.

    She was an Assistant Professor at PGIMER, Chandigarh and started the Ir-192 Interstitial Brachytherapy under DST funding before moving to Central Health Services through UPSC merit as a teaching faculty at Maulana Azad Medical College from 1992-1996.

    In 1993 she received AROI fellowship & in 1995 the Commonwealth Scholarship from Leeds UK. In 2005 she also received CCST in Clinical Oncology from Specialist Training Authority, British Institute of Radiology. She was made a Fellow of International Medical Science Academy in 2003 and a Fellow of Indian College of Radiation Oncology in 2015.

    For the last 22 years she has worked at some of India’s leading hospitals and cancer care centers including Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi (1996-2007), Artemis Health Sciences Institute, Gurgaon (2007-2009) before joining Medanta Cancer Institute, Medanta-The Medicity in 2009.

    Location

    Gurgaon, Haryana (India)

    Key Achievements

    • First in the country to start permanent iodine 125 seed implants for prostate cancer (Medanta-the Medicity)- 2013

    • Editor-‘Frontiers in Radiation Oncology’ published by INTECH-2013

    • Commissioned the first Cyberknife VSI in the country (Medanta-the Medicity)-2012

    • Editor, North Zone for AROI journal since 2012 and is on the editorial board of Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy and Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics.

    • Commissioned the first VMAT Linear accelerator in the country (Medanta -the Medicity)-2010

    •First IGRT in north India in 2007 at Artemis Health Sciences Institute

    •Started 3-D conformal radiation with Leibinger micro-multileaf collimator attachment to existing KD-2 Mevatron and introduced the MLC based intensity modulated radiotherapy (RGCIRC) in 2004

    •First to start physical intensity modulator based IMRT in the country (RGCIRC) in 2002

    •First to start high dose rate (HDR) based interstitial implants for head and neck cancers at RGCIRC in 1996

    •Developed the equivalence model for pulse dose rate (PDR) and low dose rate (LDR) in a mouse sarcoma model in 1995

    •Developed the model for India Club Radium Needles for HDR oral cancers in 1994

    •Set up iridium wire implant therapy at PGIMER in 1991

    Affiliations & Memberships

    • Fellow International Medical Science Academy
    • Founder Member of Indian College of Radiation Oncology (ICRO).
    • Member of Delhi Medical Association under the flagship of parent Indian Medical Association.
    • Life Member Indian Society of Radiation Biology since 1998.
    • Life member of the Breast Cancer Foundation India since 1997
    • Life Member of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India since 1987 (AROI).
    • Life member of Association of Medical Physicists of India since 2003.
    • Member of the Association of British Scholars, since 2003, British Council, New Delhi.
    • International Member of American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology since 1999 (ASTRO).
    • Member of European Society of Radiation and Therapeutic Oncology since 1995 (ESTRO).
    • ISO 9000: 2000, Transition Auditor, June 2002.
    • ISO 9001 and 14001 Quality and Environmental Management Systems, January 2000.
    • Member of British Oncology Association since 1994-2002 (BOA).
    • Overseas Member of British Institute of Radiology for 1993-1995 (BIR).

    Publications

    1. Malignant Obstructive Jaundice – Brachytherapy as a tool for palliation

    Sandeep Jain, Tejinder Kataria, Shyam Singh Bisht, Deepak Gupta, Subramani Vikraman, Sanjay Baijal, Randhir Sud. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy (2013/volume 5/number 2)

    1. Comparison of Geometrical Uncertainties in Breast Radiation Therapy with Different Immobilization Methods

     Kanan Jassal, Bisht S, Kataria T, Sachdev K, Choughle A and Supe S. Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy. (J Nucl Med Radiat Ther, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 30, 2013)

    1. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation of Parotid Gland in Radiation Induced Xerostomia

    Khanna Deepti, Kataria Tejinder and Guha N Suma et al. ISRN Radiology

    1. Perception of Quality in a Radiation Oncology Department: Is it different for patients and healthcare providers?

    Kataria Tejinder, Sharma Kuldeep, Pareek Puneet et al, IJC.

    1. Homogenity Index: An objective tool for assessment of conformal radiation treatments

    Kataria T, Sharma K, Subramani V, Karrthick KP, Bisht SS. Journal of Medical physics 2012 Oct;37(4):207-13.

    1. Set up Uncertainities: Online correction with X-Ray Volume Imaging(X-VI.)

    Kataria Tejinder, Abhishek A, Chadha P.et al. J Cancer Res Ther.2011 Jan-Mar;7(1):40-6.

    1. Pulmonary Metastasis from Renal Synovial Sarcoma Treated by Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: A Case Report and review of literature

    Kataria Tejinder, Janardhan Nandigam, Abhishek Ashu, Sharan Gautam, K. Mitra, Swarupa. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics.Jan-Mar;6(1):75-9, 2010.PMID20479551

    1. Synchronous Malignant Vagal Paraganglioma with Contralateral Carotid Body Paraganglioma Treated by Radiation Therapy

    Tejinder Kataria, Shyam Singh Bisht,  Swarupa Mitra, Ashu Abhishek, Suryaprakash Potharaju, Devlina Chakarvarty. Rare Tumors. 2010; vol 2, No.2 (e21): 57-59. http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/rt.2010.e21, PMID: 21139824

    9. Reverse Boost with Interstitial implants in the Treatment of Early Stage Breast Carcinoma

    Tejinder Kataria, Sidharth Sahni,Swarupa Mitra, Ashu Abhishek, Nandigam Janardhan Brachytherapy Bulletin of Indian Brachytherapy Society.  July-Sept.2009; 1(3), 4-10.

    10. Radiotherapy in Management of Ovarian Cancers; Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology

    Kataria Tejinder, Tangaonkar Shravan,Dec,2007

    1. Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy in Abdominal Malignancies: Our experience in reducing the dose to normal structures as compared to the gross tumour

    Tejinder Kataria, Sheh Rawat, Sujit N. Sinha et al, JCRT, December 2006-Vol. 2(4):161-5.PMID17998698

    1. Dose Reduction to Normal Tissues as Compared to the Gross Tumour by Using Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy in Thoracic Malignancies

    Tejinder Kataria, Sheh Rawat, Sujit N. Sinha, et al. Radiation Oncology, doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-1-31 29th August 2006 (BIOMED- Central) published online.PMID16939650.

    1. Partial Breast Irradiation – Alternative to Protracted Radiation in Breast Conservative Surgery

    Tejinder Kataria Sethi. Journal of International Medical Science Academy, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp.59-60, January-March, 2006.

    1. Primary Testicular Lymphoma: A Case Report

    Ashok K. Vaid, Komal Bhatia, Dinesh C. Doval, Vineet Talwar, Neeraj Prakash, Tejinder K. Sethi. Haema, 9 (2): pp. 286-289, 2006.

    1. Impact of 6MV Photon Beam Attenuation by Carbon Fiber Couch and Immobilization Devices in IMRT Planning and Dose Delivery

    Munjal R.K., Negi P.S., Babu A.G, Sinha S.N., Anand A.K., Kataria T. Journal of Medical Physics,Vol. 30, No.4, October-December 2005.

    1. Intracranial Metastasis from Adenocarcinoma of Cervix: A Case Report

    Yoodhvir Singh Nagar, Narender Shah, Sheh Rawat, Tejinder Kataria. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 15(3): 561-3, May-Jun; 2005.

    1. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Carcinoma Cervix- Does it have a prognostic relevance?

    Sethi TK, Bhalla NK, Jena AN, Rawat S, Oberoi R. J Cancer Res Ther – Vol.1, Issue 2, pp. 103-107, June 2005.

    1. Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy and its scope in Radiation Oncology

    Tejinder Kataria. Journal of International Medical Science Academy, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp.35-38, January-March, 2005.

    1. Radiation Therapy- What is new?

    Editorial. Tejinder Kataria. Journal of International Medical Science Academy, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp.7-9, January-March, 2005.

    1. Radiation Oncology and Molecular Biology-The Frontiers Ahead

    Diganta Hazarika, Tejinder Kataria. Journal of International Medical Science Academy, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp.13-15, January-March, 2005.

    1. Heavy Particle Beams and Their Clinical Application

    Yoodhvir Singh Nagar, Tejinder Kataria. Journal of International Medical Science Academy, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp.42-46, January-March, 2005.

    1. Newer Technology in Radiation Therapy for Oral Cancer

    Tejinder Kataria. Journal of International Medical Science Academy, Vol. 16, No.1, Jan-Mar, 2003.

    23. Tumour Growth Delay in Single Acute, Continuous Low Dose Rate and Pulsed High Dose Rate Irradiation in Rodent Model

    Sethi, B. Dixon, A. Flynn, D. Ash, Radiotherapy Oncology Vol. 43, Issue 2, pp 203-209, May 1997.

    24. Replacement of Hairpin and Loop Implants by Optimised Straight Line Sources

    Sethi, D. Ash, A. Flynn, G. Workman. Radiotherapy Oncology 39:2, 117-122, May 1996.

    25. Carcinomatous Meningitis in Carcinoma Breast

    Ravi, T. Sethi, S.C. Sharma, R. Nijhawan and B.D. Gupta. Bull PGI 27: 35-39, 1993.

    26. Selective Embolization of Internal Iliac Artery in Uncontrolled Haemorrhage from Carcinoma Cervix

    Ravi, T. Sethi, K. Suman, M. Gulati, B.D. Gupta. Bull PGI, Dec 1992.

    27. Radiation Therapy of Oesophageal Cancer: Role of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy

    R.K. Sur, D.P. Singh, S.C. Sharma, M.T. Singh, R. Kochhar, P.S. Negi, T. Sethi, F.D. Patel, S. Ayyagari, S.P.S. Bhatia, B.P. Gupta. Int. Jl Radiation Oncol. Biol. Phys. 22: 1043-1046, 1992.

    1. Optimization of Treatment Schedule Using High Dose Rate Intraluminal Therapy with External Irradiation in Carcinoma of the Oesophagus- A Preliminary Report

    R.K.  Sur, S.C. Sharma, R. Kochhar, P.S. Negi, D.P. Singh, T. Sethi, B.D. Gupta. Endocurietherapy / Hyperthermia Oncology, 7: 49-52, 1991.

    29. Radiation Therapy in the Management of Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia

    Sethi, K. Joshi, S.C. Sharma and B.D. Gupta. British Jl. of Radiology, 1990. 63; 648-650.