Specialist in | HCG Oncology

Introduction

Dr. Jayanti Thumsi is a celebrated breast cancer specialist in Bangalore and has 24 years of experience exclusively in breast oncology. She completed her MBBS and MS (General Surgery) at Grant Medical College and JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, and holds advanced certification in Robotic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy from Taiwan.

She is the first surgeon in India to have performed and institutionalized Robotic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with TiLoop implant reconstruction. Over her career, she has performed more than 8,900 breast surgeries. She works alongside medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, physiotherapists, and counselors as part of a multidisciplinary approach to each case.

In 2014, she co-founded the CREST Foundation, a registered non-profit focused on breast oncology research, public education, and patient support. She also leads STHREE, a survivor support group of over 950 breast cancer patients and caregivers. She has conducted more than 357 breast awareness and screening camps across Karnataka, reaching over 6.58 lakh women.

Area of Expertise

● Dr. Jayanti Thumsi is the Lead Surgical Oncology Consultant and Robotic Surgeon who can be consulted at HCG Cancer Hospital, Hebbal, a well-known oncology hospital in North Bangalore.

● Her practice covers the complete spectrum of breast disease, from non-palpable lesions and high-risk surveillance to advanced and metastatic breast cancer.

● Her clinical focus is on oncological precision combined with preservation of form and function, which, for women with breast cancer, often matters as much as the surgery itself. She is one of the very few surgeons in India with an exclusive full-time commitment to breast oncology.

● Dr. Thumsi specializes in the following areas:

⮚ Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy with TiLoop implant reconstruction

⮚ Breast conservation surgery (BCS) and oncoplastic procedures

⮚ Mastectomy with immediate and delayed reconstruction (LD flap, TRAM, DIEP)

⮚ Implant-based breast reconstruction

⮚ Sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary surgery

⮚ Localization and surgery for non-palpable breast lesions

⮚ Multidisciplinary tumor board-based management

⮚ Survivorship care and psycho-oncology support

Research & Publications

● Worse event-free and relapse-free survival in financially disadvantaged patients with breast cancer in South India. Poster presented at: EBCC 9; 2014 Mar; Glasgow, UK. Abstract 141.

● Outcomes in financially disadvantaged patients with breast cancer in south India. J Clin Oncol. 2014;32(15 Suppl):e17501.

● Poor prognostic factors and differences in chemotherapy lead to poorer outcomes in financially disadvantaged patients with breast cancer in South India. Oral presentation at: Breast Oncology Conference 2014: Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer; 2014; Kochi, India.

● A handy diagnostic tool for preventive therapy based on prior estimation of metastasis. Int J Sci Res. 2015;4(2). ISSN 2319-7064.

● Worse event-free and relapse-free survival in financially disadvantaged patients with breast cancer in South India. J Cancer Policy. 2017;13:75–80.

● Analysis of risk factors in breast cancer: experience from a single centre from South India. Arch Onco Res Ther. 2020;2(1):1–9.

● Integration of exome-seq and mRNA-seq using DawnRank, identified genes involved in innate immunity as drivers of breast cancer in the Indian cohort. PeerJ. 2023;11:e16033.

● Global transcriptome profiling of ST09 treated breast cancer cells identifies miR-197-5p/GPX3 antioxidant axis as a regulator of tumorigenesis. Int Immunopharmacol. 2025 Feb 20;148:114127.

Medical Breakthrough

● First surgeon in India to have performed and set up Robotic Nipple Sparing Mastectomy with the TiLoop implant reconstruction program.

Awards & Accolades

Academic Contributions

● Authored "Lump to Laughter" (Blue Jay Publishers, 3rd Edition) -- a patient-facing book on breast cancer

● Fellowship program mentor: 6 post-MS candidates trained in Breast Oncology

● Speaker, World Cancer Congress, Geneva (September 2024)

● Speaker, ASCO Annual Meeting (2014) and EBCC 9, Glasgow (2014)

● Speaker at over 58 CMEs and national/international conferences, including FOGSI, AICOG, BSOG, and oncology forums in Sri Lanka, Kenya, Oman, Tanzania, and the Maldives

Awards and Honours

● Limca Book of Records: "World's Largest Drive for Breast Self-Examination in India" -- 2,332 women trained in one day, Bangalore (October 2015)

● Woman Achiever of Karnataka 2019, VRL Group / Digvijay TV / Vijaywani Newspaper

● Kengal Hanumanthaiah Karnataka State Award 2019

● The Chanakya Award (National Award), Public Relations Council of India -- Jury Special Award for Medical Inspiration (March 2020)

● FKCCI Professional Woman Award (2023, 2025)

● Stayfit Power Woman Award by Art of Living (2023)

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