Dr. Poovamma

Dr Poovamma is a renowned Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon working as Senior Consultant and Director of Breast Oncology at Cytecare Cancer Hospital. She has 19 years of experience and has worked as an expert in different cities in India. She was previously associated with Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center and Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore.

Doctor Poovamma has contributed to handling numerous complex medical cases in several hospitals. She is known for her attention to accurate diagnosis and treating patients empathetically. The speciality interests of Dr Poovamma are:

1. Oncoplastic breast conservative surgery
2. Lumpectomy
3. Sentinel lymph node biopsy
4. Scar less surgery of the breast-Mammotome-guided excision
5. Reduction and Augmentation mammoplasty
6. Modified radical mastectomy
7. Extended radical mastectomy
8. Skin sparing mastectomy
9. Subcutaneous mastectomy
10. Nipple areolar reconstruction
11. Use of prostheses and implants
12. Radio Immunoguided Ocult Lesion Localisation-ROLL
13. Snoll Technique
14. Symmeterization Surgery for the Contralateral Breast
15. Management of lymphedema
16. Management of pain
17. Symptom management in palliative patients

She is also an active member of:

• Breast Surgery International
• International Society of Surgery
• The Association of Breast Surgeons of India

Dr Poovamma completed her education as follows:

• MS General Surgery from B M Patil Medical College, Bijapur in 2009
• Fellowship in Breast Diseases from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India in 2011
• Certified in Pain and Palliation
• International Fellowship in Oncoplastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Breast Surgery from Marien Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Germany

She has also participated in research work and various workshops under the Surgical Oncology department and published many papers.

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