Dr Esha R Shanbhag | Gynea oncologist in Bangalore

Dr. Esha R Shanbhag

Associate Consultant - Gyneacological Oncology

MBBS, MS(OBG), DNB, MRCOG(UK), Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncosurgery, European board-certified Gynecologic Oncologist (ESGO) Robotic surgeon, Certified HIPEC and PIPAC surgeon
Languages
English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Konkani
Overview

Dr Esha R Shanbhag is an Associate Consultant in Gyneoncology with 7 years of experience. She completed MBBS from the prestigious Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) in 2013. She later went on to complete her Masters in Obstetrics and Gynecology from the Institute of National Importance (INI)-Jawaharlal Institute of Post graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry in the year 2017. She completed her DNB in OBG in the year 2018 from NBE. 

She developed interest in Gyneoncology and further pursued specialty training in gyneoncology with a Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncosurgery (RGUHS affiliated) from the esteemed KIDWAI Memorial Institute of Oncology. At KIDWAI memorial hospital, she underwent intensive training in advanced oncology management. Post training, she also worked at the KIDWAI memorial hospital to enhance her surgical skills.

Dr Esha is a proud member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (MRCOG), United Kingdom. She is a European board-certified Gynecologic Oncologist (ESGO). She is a trained Robotic surgeon (Intuitive). She is committed to academics, research and training and has several international and national publications to her name. She is known for her commitment and patient centric approach in all her previous workplaces.

She is currently serving as an executive member of Karnataka state chapter of AGOI association.

Area of expertise
  • Comprehensive treatment of all the Gynecological malignancies - cervical cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, vulvar cancer
  • Robotic surgery
  • Cytoreductive surgeries in Ovarian Cancer and HIPEC, PIPAC
  • Gestational trophoblastic diseases including choriocarcinoma
  • Preventive Oncology- cervical cancer screening, Colposcopy, treatment of precancerous lesions
  • Fertility sparing and Risk Reducing Surgeries
  • Hereditary women cancers, Genetic testing
  • Gynecological Cancers during pregnancy
  • Treatment of complex gynecological conditions
     
Awards and recognitions
  • One among the toppers in the pre-medical entrance exams.
  • Topped in RGUHS Fellowship Gynecologic Oncosurgery examination 
  • Faculty talk with proffered video presentation on PIPAC in AGOICON 2023 in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa 
  • Faculty talk in AGOICON 2024, Kochi, Kerala
  • Certified PIPAC training course By International society for the study of pleura and Peritoneum(ISSPP) in March 2024, Aster International Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru
  • Oral presentation at early career workshop on Escalated dose of Chemotherapy during PIPAC in IGCS 2024, Dublin, Ireland
  • ESSO Advanced Course on the Management of HIPEC after CRS at Berlin, Germany in March 2025

Membership

  • Life Member of the Association of Gynecologists of India (AGOI).
  • Bangalore Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (BSOG).
  • Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecological Society of India (FOGSI).
  • European Society of Gynecological Oncology (ESGO).
  • Karnataka Medical Council (KMC).
  • Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology(RCOG).

Publications

  • Original article- "CRS-HIPEC following neo-adjuvant pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) with systemic chemotherapy in primarily advanced inoperable epithelial ovarian cancer: An ISPSM collaborative study" published in The Journal of Clinical Oncology in June 2024
  • Original article- "Lymph Node Metastasis and Patterns of Recurrence in Vulvar Carcinoma: 10 Years’ Single Center Experience" published in the Indian journal of surgical oncology in February 2023
    Original article- "Surgical Site Infections following Caesarean Section: A Longitudinal Study" published in the Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SAFOG) as a first author in May-June 2021, Volume 13, Issue 3.
  • Case report- "Wilson Disease Presenting during Pregnancy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma" published in the Journal of Obstetric Medicine (SAGE) as a second author in September 2018 volume 11 issue 3.
  • Original article- "Maternal and Neonatal Outcome in Placenta Previa and Adherent Placenta: A Retrospective Study in a tertiary care Centre" published in The New Indian Journal of OBGYN in the year January 2018 in volume 2 No 2.
  • Case report- "Management of vulvar lymphedema of filarial origin in a pregnant woman and its outcome" published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research in January 2019.

Presentations at Conferences

  • Poster presentation- "Evaluating Dose Intensification Of Pressurised Intraperitoneal Aerosolised Chemotherapy In Recurrent Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer With Peritoneal Involvement: A Single-Center Randomised Control Trial" at ESGO annual conference in Rome, Italy in February 2025
  • Poster presentation- "Impact Of Surgical Complexity On Clinical Outcomes In Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery For Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: A Tertiary Center Study" at ESGO annual conference in Rome, Italy in February 2025
  • Poster presentation- "Enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in ovarian carcinoma– a prospective study to assess compliance rate, impact on clinical outcomes" at IGCS annual global Meeting In Dublin, Ireland in September 2024 
  • Surgical video presentation- "Fluorescence guided total robotic parietal peritonectomy, cytoreductive surgery and closed HIPEC" at IGCS annual global Meeting In Dublin, Ireland in September 2024 
  • Poster presentation- "LY.M.P.H.A for primary prevention of breast cancer related lymphedema" at IGCS annual global Meeting In Dublin, Ireland in September 2024 
  • Oral Paper presentation- Surgico-pathological profile predicting recurrence in invasive carcinoma vulva- a retrospective observational study" at YGOG session in the annual conference of KSC-AGOI on December 2020.
  • Oral Paper presentation- "The role of salvage surgery and feasibility in recurrent malignant ovarian germ cell tumors- A regional Cancer Institute experience" at the annual conference of AGOICON 2021.
  • Oral paper presentation- “Diagnostic accuracy of imaging in placenta previa and adherent placenta and its clinical correlation” in Karnataka State Radiology Conference 2018.
  • Poster – “A rare case presentation of Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy” presented at the Obstetric and Gynecological Society of Southern Indian conference in Chennai, India on 12th November 2016.
  • Oral Paper presentation – “Surgical Site Infections following Cesarean Section- a Longitudinal Study” presented at Obstetric and Gynecologic Society of Pondicherry (OGSP) on 16th October 2016.
  • Poster – “Surgical Site Infections following Cesarean Section- a Longitudinal Study” presented at Annual Research Day 2016 held in JIPMER, Pondicherry, India on September 10, 2016.