Specialist in | HCG Oncology

Introduction

Dr. Brindha is an expert in psycho-oncology and the group head of psycho-oncology at the HCG Cancer Centre. With years of training and certifications from renowned institutions such as the National Cancer Institute, USA, the UICC, the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, and St. Jude Children’s Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, she is well-equipped to provide tailored and effective care to her patients. As the founder-director of the Centre of Psycho-Oncology for Education and Research (COPER), she employs a holistic care approach that incorporates the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of her patients to ensure their well-being.

Area of Expertise

Dr. Brindha is the group head of psycho-oncology at HCG Cancer Centre.
Dr. Brindha’s primary area of interest is adult & paediatric psychology and her secondary area of interest is preventive psycho-oncology.

Research & Publications

Oncologists’ proficiency in identifying psychological distress in cancer patients: Hits and misses. 2014. Journal of Clinical Oncology 32, no. 15_suppl.
Quality of Life of Spouses of Breast Cancer patients. Int. J. of Allied Med. Sci. and Clin. Research Vol-3(3) 2015 [340-348].
Progress toward integrating Distress as the Sixth Vital Sign: a global snapshot of triumphs and tribulations in precision supportive care, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice: July 2019 - Volume 1 - Issue 1 - p e2.

Medical Breakthrough

Dr. Brindha is the founder-Director of the Centre of Psycho-Oncology for Education & Research (COPER), Bengaluru.
Dr. Brindha has authored Not Out: Winning the Game of Cancer, for which she received the Shresta Vaidyakiya Lekhana Prashasthi by Dr. P. S. Shankar Prathishtana, Gulbarga.
She has also received the “Vocational Excellence Award for outstanding contribution and singular efforts in the field of Psycho-oncology” by Rotary Dist 3190 and Rotary Bengaluru East, Bengaluru.

Awards & Accolades

She is the recipient of multiple fellowships from prestigious institutions such as the National Cancer Institute, USA and the UICC, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre and St. Jude Children’s Cancer Hospital & Research Centre.