Doctor discovery · Medical Oncology
Chennai has longstanding cancer referral pathways and international desks serving South Asia and the Gulf. The useful question is whether pathology, the required drug, day-care monitoring and urgent review sit inside the named programme. Cards appear only when the live CMS links a clinician to Chemotherapy in Chennai. Placement is not a ranking, medicine-stock claim, treatment-volume claim or outcome promise.
Quick answer
Medical oncology uses anticancer medicines such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and hormone therapy. The appropriate regimen, dose, route and number of cycles depend on pathology, stage, biomarkers, previous treatment, organ function and the patient’s goals; a medical oncologist must review those factors before treatment or cost can be estimated.
Medical oncology is the specialty responsible for assessing and delivering systemic anticancer treatment. Unlike surgery or radiation, a systemic medicine can circulate through the body, although route, tissue penetration and biological target differ by treatment. The medical oncologist interprets pathology, stage, molecular findings, prior response and the patient’s health to define treatment intent and choose an evidence-based regimen.
Chennai has longstanding cancer referral pathways and international desks serving South Asia and the Gulf. The useful question is whether pathology, the required drug, day-care monitoring and urgent review sit inside the named programme. Cards appear only when the live CMS links a clinician to Chemotherapy in Chennai. Placement is not a ranking, medicine-stock claim, treatment-volume claim or outcome promise. 9 listed medical oncology specialists currently appear for Chennai, across 4 hospitals in the catalog.
A doctor appears only when the GAF catalog records the matching Medical Oncology specialty, location and, where selected, exact procedure relationship. Results are not ranked by outcomes or medical superiority.
This directory uses professional catalog information and exact specialty and procedure relationships. It does not constitute a medical ranking, guarantee availability or replace a case review by a qualified medical oncologist.
Chennai International Airport: Airport access can be comparatively direct for several hospital districts. Heat and humidity still make long transfers difficult after an infusion, particularly when nausea, diarrhoea or fatigue develops. Choose an air-conditioned stay close to the infusion campus and keep flights flexible through the first cycle. A short airport road does not remove the need for nadir blood counts or toxicity review.
9 medical oncologists and 4 hospitals currently match this city and specialty filter. This directory uses professional catalog information and exact specialty and procedure relationships. It does not constitute a medical ranking, guarantee availability or replace a case review by a qualified medical oncologist.
Medical Oncology treatment costs in Chennai, India · Chennai Medical Oncology city guide
Specialists
9 catalog records match the current filters. Ordering is alphabetical by city and name, not a ranking.
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Senior Consultant, Medical Oncologist
Dr. (Brig) S. Viswanath is Senior Consultant, Medical Oncologist at Rela Hospital in Chennai, India. He has practised medical oncology in India for 17+ years experience. The systemic list covers CAR-T Cell Therapy, Horm…
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Clinical Lead and Senior Consultant
Dr. Arun Ramanan V is Clinical Lead and Senior Consultant at Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai in Chennai, India. He has practised medical oncology in India for 16+ years experience. The systemic list covers Chemotherapy, T…
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Senior Consultant
Dr. J. Jebasingh is Senior Consultant at Rela Hospital in Chennai, India. He has practised medical oncology in India for 33+ years experience. The systemic list covers Chemotherapy, Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy wh…
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Senior Consultant
Dr. K. R. Gopi is Senior Consultant at Rela Hospital in Chennai, India. He has practised medical oncology in India for 30+ years experience. The systemic list covers Hormone Therapy, Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy w…
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Professor and Head of Medical Oncology
Dr. K. V. S. Latha is Professor and Head of Medical Oncology at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, with more than 35 years of experience. Her listed specialization is medical oncology and her qualifications are MBBS and MD. Her…
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Director of Oncology Services
Dr. M. A. Raja is Director of Oncology Services at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, with more than 42 years of experience. His profile records two specializations, medical oncology and hematology, and his qualifications are M…
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Head of Department & Senior Medical Oncologist
Dr. Prasad E is Head of Department & Senior Medical Oncologist at Apollo Proton Cancer Centre in Chennai, India. He has practised medical oncology in India for 22+ years experience. The systemic list covers Chemotherapy…
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Consultant
Dr. Sujith Kumar Mullapally is Consultant at Apollo Proton Cancer Centre in Chennai, India. He has practised medical oncology in India for 9+ years experience. The systemic list covers Chemotherapy, Targeted Therapy and…
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Clinical Lead and Senior Consultant
Dr. Syed Ismail Nawab John is Clinical Lead and Senior Consultant at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, with more than 16 years of experience. He is listed in both medical oncology and hematology, and his qualifications are MBB…
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Clinical decisions
These are planning questions, not a scoring system. Technique, campus and follow-up still have to be confirmed in writing.
Treatments
Each therapy keeps its canonical cost guide. Doctor lists only include exact procedure mappings.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy uses cytotoxic medicines that damage rapidly dividing cancer cells and may be given by infusion, injection or tablets in repeating treatment-and-recovery cycles. An infusion regimen is prepared by oncology pharmacy and given in day-care over minutes or hours; some regimens use oral or injected medicines. Each cycle includes treatment days and a recovery interval.
Medical oncologists for ChemotherapyChemotherapy treatment in India
9 mapped specialists
Immunotherapy
Cancer immunotherapy uses medicines or cellular approaches intended to help the immune system recognise or attack cancer; checkpoint inhibitors are the commonest systemic example in routine solid-tumour care. Most checkpoint medicines are intravenous infusions repeated every few weeks; schedules differ by drug and indication. Cellular or vaccine approaches are separate products and should not be hidden under a generic immunotherapy quote.
Medical oncologists for ImmunotherapyImmunotherapy treatment in India
9 mapped specialists
Targeted Therapy
Targeted therapy uses a medicine aimed at a molecular alteration, receptor or signalling pathway that matters to a particular cancer rather than treating all cancers as biologically alike. Some targeted medicines are tablets taken daily; others are injections or infusions on repeating schedules. Oral treatment still needs prescribing, interaction checks, toxicity monitoring and reliable supply.
Medical oncologists for Targeted TherapyTargeted Therapy treatment in India
9 mapped specialists
Hormone Therapy
Hormone therapy, also called endocrine therapy, blocks hormone production or receptor signalling in cancers that depend on hormones, particularly selected breast and prostate cancers. Treatment may be a daily tablet, periodic injection, or a combination. Long duration makes continuity, adherence and management of chronic effects more important than one clinic visit.
Medical oncologists for Hormone TherapyHormone Therapy treatment in India
4 mapped specialists
CAR-T Cell Therapy
CAR-T cell therapy collects a patient's T cells, genetically engineers them to recognise a cancer target, expands them, then returns them after lymphodepleting treatment. The pathway includes apheresis, off-site or on-site manufacturing, possible bridging therapy, lymphodepletion, a single cell infusion and close post-infusion monitoring.
Medical oncologists for CAR-T Cell TherapyCAR-T Cell Therapy treatment in India
3 mapped specialists
Cities
City pages use live catalog counts. Empty combinations are omitted rather than published as thin URLs.
Hospitals
Counts are current doctor relationships at each campus. A hospital profile remains the canonical campus page.
Chennai · 3 listed medical oncologists
Medical Oncology hospitals in ChennaiChennai · 3 listed medical oncologists
Medical Oncology hospitals in ChennaiChennai · 2 listed medical oncologists
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Medical Oncology hospitals in ChennaiRelated conditions
These links come from the specialty guide taxonomy. They are not inferred from a doctor’s procedure list and are not a claim of individual doctor expertise.
Breast cancer
Pathology, stage, hormone receptors, HER2 status, genomic context and previous treatment determine whether chemotherapy, endocrine, targeted, immune or antibody-drug conjugate therapy may be considered.
Lung cancer
Histology, stage, performance status and molecular testing can distinguish chemotherapy, immunotherapy and alteration-directed treatment pathways.
Gastrointestinal cancers
Site, stage, resectability, pathology and relevant biomarkers shape perioperative, advanced-disease and selected intraperitoneal treatment decisions.
Gynecologic cancers
Systemic therapy may be used before or after surgery or for recurrent disease, with maintenance, targeted, immune or intraperitoneal approaches limited to appropriate protocols.
Genitourinary cancers
Kidney, bladder, prostate and other genitourinary cancers use different combinations of endocrine, cytotoxic, immune and targeted treatment after disease-specific review.
Head, neck and other solid tumours
Medicine selection depends on primary site, pathology, stage, previous local treatment and validated biomarkers rather than one solid-tumour package.
Leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma
Haematological cancers may require disease-specific systemic regimens, CNS-directed treatment, transplantation or selected cellular therapy under a haematology-led pathway.
Treatment guides
Canonical long-form articles remain the authoritative resource. This directory does not rewrite them.
Costs
These are the existing GAF cost guides. They are not doctor-specific prices.
Chemotherapy
View cost guide · $1,500–$8,000+
Immunotherapy
View cost guide · $15,000–$45,000
Targeted Therapy
View cost guide · $8,000–$30,000
Hormone Therapy
View cost guide · $1,000–$4,500
Precision Oncology
View cost guide · $2,000–$7,000
Molecular Targeted Therapy
View cost guide · $10,000–$32,000
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
View cost guide · $18,000–$50,000
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
View cost guide · $2,500–$10,000
Adjuvant Chemotherapy
View cost guide · $2,500–$10,000
Palliative Chemotherapy
View cost guide · $1,500–$7,000
Antibody-Drug Conjugate Therapy
View cost guide · $25,000–$70,000
Maintenance Therapy
View cost guide · $4,000–$18,000
Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
View cost guide · $5,000–$14,000
Intrathecal Chemotherapy
View cost guide · $3,000–$10,000
CAR-T Cell Therapy
View cost guide · $80,000–$180,000
Bone Marrow Transplantation
View cost guide · $25,000–$70,000
Stem Cell Transplantation
View cost guide · $22,000–$65,000
Dendritic Cell Therapy
View cost guide · $8,000–$22,000
Guides
The quick answer on this page is summarised from GAF Healthcare’s Medical Oncology treatment guide. That guide remains the canonical article for clinical context, treatment options and planning.
A medical oncologist evaluates the relevant diagnosis, explains suitable therapies, coordinates treatment-specific assessment and follow-up, and discusses alternatives and material risks. The specialty guide provides clinical context without ranking individual doctors.
9 catalog records currently match this Chennai listing. Filter by city, hospital or documented procedure. “Best” is the discovery heading for that search intent, not a clinical ranking.
Listed medical oncologists currently appear in Delhi NCR (49), Mumbai (7), Bengaluru (8), Chennai (9), Hyderabad (13). Counts are directory facts, not quality scores.
The catalog currently maps medical oncologists to Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy, Hormone Therapy, CAR-T Cell Therapy. Procedure pages are published only when enough exact doctor relationships exist.
Hospitals with current listings include MGM Healthcare, Chennai, Rela Hospital, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai. A hospital profile remains the canonical campus page.
Use the compare tray to place two to four listed specialists side by side on experience, qualifications, hospital, city and mapped procedures. Comparison uses catalog fields only.
Use the stored India planning range as the stored India planning range. No verified Chennai-only tariff is stored. Final pricing requires the drug, dose, number of cycles and an itemized hospital letter.
Only profiles dynamically matched to this exact CMS procedure should appear. If no card appears, that is a catalog gap rather than a hidden list or ranking.
The regimen, medicine names, brand or biosimilar basis, dose, cycle count, day-care, tests, supportive medicines and emergency-admission policy.
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