Dr. Prathima Sivaguru
Consultant — Radiation Oncology
Dr. Prathima Sivaguru is a Radiation Oncologist with 14 years of clinical experience at tertiary cancer centres in Bengaluru, Hubli and Mumbai. Her practice focuses on precise, image-guided radiotherapy and brachytherapy, alongside ongoing community work in cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination. She is registered with the Karnataka Medical Council (India) and the General Medical Council (UK).
• Management of head & neck, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynaecological, breast and CNS cancers
• External beam radiotherapy: VMAT, IMRT, 3DCRT, IGRT, SBRT, gating and DIBH (breath-hold)
• Brachytherapy: HDR (Iridium-192) for gynaecological, oral cavity, oesophageal and hepatobiliary (ILBT) sites
• Platforms: Ethos, Trilogy, Tomotherapy, Cyberknife, Novalis Tx, Clinac 2100/2300, Siemens ONCOR, Siddharth II
• Multidisciplinary tumour boards, quality audits and mentoring of junior physicians
• Cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination outreach in rural and peri-urban Karnataka
• Life Member — Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI)
• Member — European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)
• Member — American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
Selected Publications:
• Aal AM, Lakshman VB, Sivaguru P, Chandramathy VA. Pre-treatment neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and cervical cancer outcomes in Indian women. Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 2026.
• Suneetha N, Poojari M, Pratheema S, et al. Gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm in carcinoma pancreas post SBRT. Pancreatology, 2024.
• Kaladhar C, Suneetha N, Prathima S, Belliappa MS. Treatment outcomes of HDR interstitial brachytherapy in SCC of the oral tongue. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2016.

