Dr.M.Banupriya

Dr.M.Banupriya

MBBS, MD(RT), FIAMS, CCEPC(PalliativeCare), Ph.D

Dr. M. Banupriya is a well known and renowned oncologist, practising in Chennai for the past fourteen years. She is currently the Director of Kalpavriksham Trust, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai. She is also a visiting consultant in various leading hospitals in Chennai.Dr Banupriya has been actively involved in social service right from her undergraduate days. What started out as helping poor patients raise funds for treatment has now grown to become a vibrant organization engaged in making healthcare accessible to all sections of the society with additional emphasis on educational support and occupational rehabilitation.

Dr. Banupriya completed her graduation from Government Medical College, Thoothkudi. During her undergraduate days, she was a star academic performer and actively took part in various extracurricular activities and charitable work. She was recognized for her charitable work by the Giants group in Thoothukudi and felicitated as Woman of the year, 2009. It was during this period that she established a foundation called ‘Kalpavriksham’ with the aim of providing medical and financial aid to those in dire need of the same. Countless people in their moment of crisis and for this she was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by Mr. GK Vasan, President of Tamil Manila Congress on occasion of Women's Day 08/03/2021.

Following her graduation, she enrolled in the prestigious Adyar Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai for her post-graduate studies. There she underwent extensive training in various techniques of Radiation Oncology. She was conferred the Best Outgoing Student medal for the year 2014 by Dr. V. Shantha, Chairperson of the Cancer Institute, Adyar (WIA), for her all-round performance as a resident during her training. The Dr. MGR Medical University, Tamil Nadu awarded her the Gold Medal for best performance in MD Radiation Oncology for the state of Tamil Nadu in the year 2014.

Dr. Banupriya is a practitioner with unmatched expertise in her field. She strives to provide ethical and good quality healthcare. With the intention of imparting the best medical care for those in need at an affordable cost, she established Kalpavriksham Trust at Chennai. Dr. Banupriya has adopted a holistic approach in treating her patients and treats various kinds of cancer with the latest radiation technologies with special emphasis on patient well being and early rehabilitation.

Dr. Banupriya is actively involved in community health initiatives, conducting numerous health camps focused on preventive care. Her work includes organizing mammogram screenings, performing Pap smears, and leading awareness talks on HPV vaccination. Through these efforts, Dr. Banu Priya is dedicated to promoting women's health and early detection of cancer at the grassroots level.

Professional Experience

• Chairperson and Senior Consultant Radiation Oncologist in Privaram Cancer and Research Institute,. Valasaravakkam May 2021 onwards
• Clinical Lead and Consultant Radiation Oncologist in Kauvery Cancer Institute, Alwarpet September 2020 to February 2021.
• Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Mehta’s Multispecialty Hospital, Chetpet, Chennai Sep 2020 till date.
• Visiting Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Apollo Cancer Speciality Hospital, Teynampet, April 2020 till date.
• Visiting Consultant Radiation Oncologist, VS Hospital, Chetpet from April 2020 till date.
• Visiting Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Pallikarnai, from April 2020 till date.
• Member, Institutional Ethics Committee (for Post Graduate Medical Students), Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Porur, Chennai from July 2019 till date.
• Visiting Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Billroth Hospital, Shenoy Nagar, from January 2015 till date.
• Visiting Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Kauvery HCG Cancer Centre, Alwarpet, Chennai from January 2015 till August 2020.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, SRM Medical University, Kattankulathur, January 2015to December 2016.
• Consultant Radiation Oncologist, SRM Institute for Medical Sciences (SIMS), Vadapalani, Chennai from January 2015 to March 2020.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS - Thoothukudi Government Medical College (2004-2010)
• MD (Radiation Oncology) - Cancer Institute(WIA), Adyar (MGR University) (2011- 2014)·
• FIAMS - Fellowship of Indian Medical Association Academy of Medical Specialities (2018)
• CCEPC - Certificate Course of Essentials of Palliative Care, Indian Association of Palliative Care (2019)
• Ph.D, currently pursuing at Saveetha Medical University.

Awards

• Gold Medal in MD Radiation Oncology Examination for the year 2014 by The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University - 2014
• Best Outgoing Student Award for the year 2014 in the Department of Radiation Oncology by Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai
• Travelling Fellowship Award in Indian Cancer Congress, Delhi - 2013
• Women Of The Year (2009) Award for Social Service by Giants Group
  International, Thoothukudi, 2009
• Lifetime Achievement Award awarded by Tamil Manila Congress party on the
  the occasion of Women’s Day March 6 , 2021

Memberships

• Life Member- Association of Radiation Oncologist of India
• Life Member- Indian Brachytherapy Society
• Life Member- Women Doctors Association of India (WDA)
• Life Member- European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
• Life Member – International Gynecological Cancer Society(IGCS)
• Life Member- Indian Medical Association, Chennai South
• Life Member- Indian Medical Association Academy of Medical Specialities (IMA
  AMS)

Publications

1. Banupriya Mohan, Suresh Bapu, Ranjan Kumar Mahapatra, Manikandan Lakshmanan. A rare presentation of solitary pineal region metastasis in a case of lung cancer. J Cancer Res Ther. Oct-Dec 2020; 16(6):1532-34. DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_762_19
2. Manikandan Lakshmanan, Vijay Kumar, Arun Chaturvedi, Sanjeev Misra, Sameer Gupta, Naseem Akhtar, Shiv Rajan, Banupriya Mohan, Kavitha Jain, Sudeep Garg. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: An Institutional Experience. Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology (2019)17:76. Published online 28 August, 2019. DOI: 10.1007/s40944-019-0322-1.
3. Banupriya M, Jagadeesan M, Ranjan Kumar Mahapotra, Parthiban B, Prasanna Karthik S. Solitary bone plasmacytoma in young age. Int J of Allied Med Sci and Clin Res 2019; 7(1): 106-9
4. Jagadeesan M, Banupriya M, Prasanna Karthik S, Kannan R, Mahendrakumar K, Mageshkumar S. An unusual case of adrenal insufficiency – Schmidt’s syndrome. Int J Pharm Bio Sci 2017; 8(2): B922-5
5. Jagadeesan M, Nithyananthan P, Banupriya M, Mahendrakumar K, Prasanna Karthik S, Kannan R. A study on clinical profile of Paraquat poisoning in a tertiary care hospital. Int J Adv Med 2017; 4:1088-91
6. Banupriya M, Selvaluxmy G Improved conformal technique to avoid marrow toxicity in chemoradiation of carcinoma uterine cervix, Indian Journal of Cancer, 2013;50(1)
7. Banupriya M, Selvaluxmy G Is positron emission tomography computed tomography and its parameters really useful in metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy of unknown primary? Indian Journal of Cancer, 2013;50(1)

Presentation

Paper Presentations

1. Comparison of different contouring methods of pelvic bone marrow and its correlation with hematological toxicity in carcinoma uterine cervix treated with concurrent chemoradiation. State AROI TN and PY chapter, 2014
2. Role of PET CT and its parameters in carcinoma of unknown primary presenting with metastatic neck nodes, State AROI TN and PY chapter, 2013
3. Improved conformal technique to avoid marrow toxicity in chemoradiation of carcinoma uterine cervix. 1st Indian Cancer Congress, Delhi, 2013

Poster Presentations

1. Improved Conformal Technique To Avoid Marrow Toxicity In Chemoradiation Of Carcinoma Uterine Cervix. 52nd Malaysia Singapore Congress Of Medicine July 2018, Kuala Lumpur
2. An Interesting Case Of Scorpion Sting Induced Myocarditis. 52nd Malaysia Singapore Congress Of Medicine July 2018, Kuala Lumpur
3. Is Positron Emission Tomography computed tomography and its parameters really useful in metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy of unknown primary?. 1st Indian Cancer Congress, Delhi, 2013
4. Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma, A rare case presentation and literature review. State AROI TN and PY chapter, 2012.