Dr. Rupinder Sekhon
Chairperson
18 years of experienceGynecologist and Obstetrician
MD, MBBS, DGO, Fellowship
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Dr. Rupinder Sekhon is a prominent Gynaecologic Oncologist specializing in ovarian cancer, cytoreductive surgery, and HIPEC for recurrent ovarian cancer. With more than 18 years of professional experience, her expertise includes a significant number of surgeries for cervical and endometrial cancer. She played a key role in advancing the gynae oncology department to a modern level in the country, incorporating colposcopy, laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, and open and robotic gynecologic surgeries. After completing her MBBS from Government Medical Coll., Amritsar, Punjab, she also achieved an MD from PGIMER, Chandigarh, and a DGO from Government Medical Coll., Amritsar, Punjab, and a Diploma in Advanced Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopy, Germany. Since 2011, she has served as a Certified Robotic Console Surgeon, undertaking numerous robotic surgeries for various gynae cancers. Dr. Sekhon served in the Indian Air Force as a Classified Specialist OBS & Gynae, contributing to her wealth of professional experience. She is a well-known part of organizations such as Ethics Committee Inst. of Cytology and Preventive Oncology (ICPO), Oncology Committee AOGD, Scientific Committee - IGCS 2016, Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), Indian Society Of Perinatology and Reproductive Biology (ISOPARB), Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (IAGES), and International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP).Education
MBBS, Govt. Medical Coll., Amritsar, Punjab MD, PGIMER, Chandigarh DGO, Govt. Medical Coll., Amritsar, Punjab Diploma in Advanced Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopy, Germany Certified Robotic Gynae Surgeon, USA a fellow of Indian Colleges of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FICOG) Visiting Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USAAwards
First to be trained in Robotic surgery in Gynae Oncology in Connecticut, 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 keynote addresses & chaired various national and International conferences Initiated PIPAC-HITHOC for Interval Cytoreductive Surgery in ovarian cancer. Commendation accolade on 26 January Republic Day of India by Commander-in-Chief Air Force For Professional Excellence Best Gynaecologic Oncologist Delhi, Awarded By Times Research Media, 2012
Paper Published
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 professional 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 the 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 multicenter study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2009 Jan 1;10(1):27-34.
Area of Expertise
- Colporrhaphy
- Stress Urinary Incontinence Surgery
- Trachelectomy
- Uterine Artery Embolization
- Vulvectomy
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding