Ratna Parikh
Breach Candy Hospital , Mumbai, India
Biography
DR MRS RATNA PARIKH- completed my post-graduation in general surgery from Grant Medical College, Mumbai – India in the year 1994. Worked at BY L Nair charitable hospital for 6 yrs. Trained undergraduate as well as postgraduate students. Thereafter worked with Dr Praful B Desai, cancer surgeon ex director of the renowned Tata Memorial Cancer Centre, Mumbai. I had special training in women’s cancer. I visited MD Anderson and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre’s to train in breast cancer. I was bestowed the Fellow of the American College of surgeons in 2012. Presented national and international papers. Published articles and case studies in Indian journals. Co-ordinating editor of the book Practical Clinical Oncology by Dr Desai. Contributed four chapters in the book including on breast cancer. Presently I am attached to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. Dr Desai who is the co-author of this paper was responsible for initiating and setting up this community cancer centre in a rural area, Barshi in Maharashtra. All the information provided in the abstract is our personal experience.
Abstract
Abstract : Experiences in organisation of Breast cancer facilities in rural India