Dr. Ramesh Sarin

About
Dr.(Mrs) Ramesh Sarin is a Senior Consultant in Surgical Oncology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi. She specializes in breast cancer and breast diseases. Dr (Mrs) Sarin did her MBBS and MS in General Surgery from the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi in 1962 & 1996 respectivley. She worked in UK for 6 years and obtained her FRCS (Edin) degree in 1972. With a burning desire to serve her own country she returned back in 1975 and joined as an Assistant Professor at her Alma Mater, AIIMS. Even while working at AIIMS she was awarded Special Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the prestigious cancer centre - The Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Centre, New York for one year, which not only helped her in refining surgical techniques but changed her outlook and perspective to treating cancer patients as a whole. At AIIMS Dr Sarin was later promoted as Associated Professor with attachment to the Rotary Cancer Centre the cancer centre of the AIIMS.
She has the unique distinction of having started the first ever Breast Cancer Clinic at AIIMS. This clinic as its name suggests was exclusively devoted to breast cancer, and set a design for similar clinics elsewhere for comprehensive care of breast cancer. In 1986 the government of United Arab Emirates invited her to set up a cancer centre. She organized the complete cancer centre there including radiation, medical and surgical services. She spent ten fruitful years in Abu Dhabi, providing the region with their own comprehensive and leading cancer centre. Dr Ramesh Sarin joined Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in 1996 and has dedicated her services to patients with Breast Diseases in particular Breast Cancer. She offers the latest surgical treatment for breast cancer including conservative breast surgery, sentinel node biopsy and all kinds of breast reconstructive surgeries.

Fellowships / Memberships
    Association of Surgeons of India.
    Endocrine Society of India.
    Indian Association of Cancer Chemotherapists.
    Oncology Section of Association of Surgeons of India - Member of Governing Body.
    Indian Society of Clinical Oncology - Honorary Joint Secretary

Awards and Achievements
1.      Invited to visit the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, as a visiting investigator and Special Fellow in Surgery for August 1979 to August 1980.
2.      Visited center for Medical Education, University of Dundee in Scotland, in September 1981, under the sponsorship of the Government of U.K.
3.      Visiting Professor in Surgery at the Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai.
4.      Visiting Lecturer on Oestrogen Receptors in Breast by Banaras University.
5.      Participated in the symposium on Hormones and Cancer by Associated of Physicians of India.
6.      Delivered keynotes address in Surgical Teachers Convention at Kanpur, under the auspices of the University and National Academy of Medical Sciences, in March 1982.
7.      Guest Speaker on Teaching Methods in Life Sciences organized by the University in Andhra Pradesh, India.
8.      Organised symposium on Recent Trends in Surgery for continuing medical education for post graduate training.
9.      Received highest Gold Medal award at the 33rd Annual Meeting of Surgeons in India in December, 1982, for the best

Work Experience
    Worked in UK for 6 yrs, where I obtained FRCS degree.
    Assistant Prof. of surgery at AIIMS from Jan.1975 to Dec.1982.
    Associate Prof. of surgery at AIMMS from Jan 1983 till 1986.
    Fellow ship in surgical Onclogy at Memorial Sloane Kettering cancer centre Newyork in 1979 to 1980
    Head surgical oncology at Mafrao Hospital on Ministry of health, Abu Dhabi UAE ( helped in starting a cancer centre in UAE)
    Founder member and initiated and atarted Indian Society of Oncology (ISO) the only platform in India for Oncology Meetings.

Medical Council Registration
16448

Special Interests
    Conservative breast surgery
    Sentinel node biopsy
    All kinds of breast reconstructive surgeries
    Surgical management

Research and Publications
    Kapur, B.M.L. Guleria, J.S. Ghei, R.N. Sarin R. Leukaemic Infilration of the breast Indian Journal of Cancer 5, 287, 1968
    Kapur B.M.L., Sarin R.Gigantomastia International Surgery 50, 480, 1968
    Sarin.R, Kapur. B.M.L Carcinoma of Prostate presenting as an epigastric lump Indian Journal of Cancer 6, 114, 1969
    Upadhyaya. P, Rao. B.N.B, Nayak. N.C., Sarin R. Use of low molecular weight dextran in experimental haemorrhagic shock The Indian Practitioner 23, 561, 1970
    Upadhyaya. P, Rao B.N.B, Nayak. N.C. Sarin R.Experimental evaluation of low molecular weight dextran therapy in irreversible hemorrhagic shock Indian Journal of Medical Research. December. 1970
    Kapur. B.M.L, Upadhayay, P. Sarin. R., Gupta R.K.Squamous cell carcinoma of Renal Pelvis International Surgery February, 1971.
    Sarin R.Surgical mangemnt of acure upper gastrointestinal bleeding in portal hypertension Bulletin of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. 2, 281, 1977
    Kapur, M.M. Sarin. R. Vinod Kumar Evaluation of Propranolol in the pre - operative control of thyrotoxicosis Indian Journal of Medical Research 67, 453 - 461, 1978
    Sarin. R., Prakash. ACancer of the mouth Cancer Foundation News Vol. XI, December, 1980.
    Kapur. M.M., Ahuja, M.M.S, Sarin. R.Cushing syndrome Jr. Assoc. Physicians of India 29, 537, 1981
    Kapur. M.M, Verma, K. Sarin R., Kochupillai. N. Ahuja. M.M.S. Thyrotoxicosis and thyroiditis Jr. Assoc. Physicians of India. 29, 537, 1981.