Dr. Priya Tiwari

Dr. Priya Tiwari is Head - Medical Oncology at Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram. She trained at two major Indian academic centres, completing MBBS at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, followed by MD in Medicine and DM in Medical Oncology at AIIMS, New Delhi. Artemis also notes that she was an MBBS gold medallist.

Her practice covers systemic cancer treatment using chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy. Her clinical interests include breast and other gynaecological cancers, genitourinary malignancies, colorectal and hepatobiliary cancers, lung cancer, brain tumours, soft-tissue and bone sarcomas, and lymphoproliferative disorders.

She also works with cancer genetics and precision-medicine approaches when these are relevant to treatment planning.

Artemis lists procedures including chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted-drug administration, bone-marrow aspiration and biopsy, central or PICC line placement, lumbar puncture and pleurodesis. She is also involved in palliative and end-of-life care, so her oncology work extends beyond tumour-directed therapy to symptom control and treatment decisions across different stages of disease.

Dr. Tiwari speaks English and Hindi. Her academic profile includes publications in peer-reviewed journals and the Sasikala Award for best outgoing female candidate of the Institute of Medical Sciences in 2006.

For patients considering treatment, the final plan depends on pathology, stage, molecular findings, previous therapy, organ function and overall medical fitness. Multidisciplinary discussion can also be important when surgery, radiotherapy or molecularly selected treatment must be integrated with systemic therapy.