Dr. Aditi Bhatt  (GI and Gynec Onco Surgeon & HIPEC specialist)

Doctors / Zydus Hospitals Ahmedabad

She is an expert in 'Peritoneal surface oncology' that deals with peritoneal cancer- stage 4 abdominal cancer. Till few years ago, these cancers were treated with chemotherapy alone and patients survived only a few months. With surgical treatment, some of these patients can have a prolonged survival and can even get cured.

Dr. Aditi Bhatt has obtained special training in performing cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC for these cancers at a world renowned center in France. She is one of the first surgeons to start performing such surgeries in the country and has one of the largest experiences of over 150 procedures.

The outcome of this treatment depends on the quality of the surgery which takes around a 100 procedures to master.

She was also one of the first surgeons to start performing PIPAC in the country She has published several scientific papers and a book on this subject and has organized workshops for training other Indian surgeons.

At Zydus we have the first dedicated unit for the treatment of peritoneal cancer offering both HIPEC and PIPAC in Gujarat. Such treatment needs expertise in other specialities as well like medical oncology, anesthesiology and intensive care, radiology and pathology which is available at our center.

This treatment is expensive and represents a substantial financial burden to patients with stage 4 cancer who may have already spent a lot on other treatments. At Zydus we offer this treatment at a substantially lower cost compared to the few other such centers in the country thus making it affordable for most patients.


Current Employment (November 2017)
  • Currently working at Zydus Hospitals, Ahmedabad

Education
  • 2009 - Master of Chirurgie (Mch) in Surgical Oncology, Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), B J Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  • 2005- Master of Surgery in General Surgery, B J Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
    Gold medal for highest marks in MS (General Surgery)
  • 2001- MBBS, B J Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Fellowships
  • Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris, France (March-May, 2010)
  • Paul Brousse Hospital and hepatobiliary centre, Paris, France (June-2010)
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer center (May 2102)

Awards
  • Gold medal for securing the highest marks in MS (General Surgery), Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. (2009)
  • Best abstract award at the 10th world congress on peritoneal surface malignancies, Washington DC (Nov 2016) www.psogi.com

Published scientific papers
  • Bhatt, A., Prabhu, R., Sethna, K., et al. (2017). The 'homemade' HIPEC machine ' a cost-effective alternative in low-resource countries . Pleura and Peritoneum, 0(0), pp. -. Retrieved 3 Dec. 2017, from doi:10.1515/pp-2017-0022
  • Bhatt, A., Mehta, S., Ramakrishnan AS et al. Setting up of the Indian HIPEC registry- a registry for Indian patients with peritoneal surface malignancies. Indian J Surg Oncol (2017) 8: 527. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-017-0693-7
  • Bhatt A1, Sheshadri D, Chandan G, Ramaswamy V, Pandey J, Bhorkar N, Agrawal D, Mehta S. Outcomes of cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC for pseudomyxoma peritonei of appendiceal origin from two Indian centers: A preliminary five-year experience. J BUON. 2017 Jan-Feb;22(1):251-257
  • CRS and HIPEC for PMP- Use of the LC-CUSM to determine the number of procedures required to attain a minimal level of proficiency in delivering the combined modality treatment (in press)
  • Bhatt A1, Sheshadri D, Chandan G, Ramaswamy V, Pandey J, Bhorkar N, Agrawal D, Mehta S. Outcomes of cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC for pseudomyxoma peritonei of appendiceal origin from two Indian centers: A preliminary five-year experience. J BUON. 2017 Jan-Feb;22(1):251-257
  • Kamath GD, Bhatt A, Ramaswamy V. A Rare Case of Adenoma Malignum: Preparing for the Unforeseen.J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2017 Feb;67(1):70-73
  • Bhatt A, Mittal S, Gopinath KS. Safety considerations for Health care Workers involved in Cytoreductive Surgery and Perioperative chemotherapy. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2016;7(2):249-257. doi:10.1007/s13193-016-0503-7
  • Bhatt A, Glehen O. The role of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) in Ovarian Cancer: A Review. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2016;7(2):188-197. doi:10.1007/s13193-016-0501-9
  • Bhatt A, Go'r' D. Cytoreductive Surgery plus HIPEC for Peritoneal Metastases from Colorectal Cancer. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2016;7(2):177-187. doi:10.1007/s13193-016-0499-z
  • Bhatt A, Mehta S, Seshadri RA, et al. The Initial Indian Experience with Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC in the Treatment of Peritoneal Metastases. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2016;7(2):160-165. doi:10.1007/s13193-016-0500-x
  • Mehta SS, Bhatt A, Glehen O. Cytoreductive Surgery and Peritonectomy Procedures. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2016;7(2):139-151. doi:10.1007/s13193-016-0505-5
  • S. J. Valle, N. A. Alzahrani, W. Liauw, P. H. Sugarbaker, A. Bhatt, D. L. Morris Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) Methodology, Drugs andBidirectional Chemotherapy. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2016 Jun; 7(2): 152'159. Published online 2016 Feb 5. doi: 10.1007/s13193-016-0498-0
  • Rangole Ashvin , Bhatt Aditi, Jain Nikhilesh Preoperative Management of Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Indian journal of surgical oncology p1-7. Online first 22 June 2016
  • Review article titled 'Management of Recurrent Carcinomas of the Uterine Cervix', Oncology Reviews April 2011 (Springer)

As Editor
  • Associate guest editor of the special issue of the Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology-Volume 7 Issue 2, 2016
  • Editor- Management of peritoneal metastases- Cytoreductive surgery, HIPEC and beyond (Springer) (in press)

Reviewer

Served a reviewer for

Annals of surgical oncology, European journal of surgical oncology, Future medicine and PLOS one journals, Indian Journal of surgical oncology, Indian journal of gastroenterology, Indian journal of gynecologic oncology, Indian Journal of surgery


Workshops organized
  • Organized Ist HIPEC workshop in India with the peritoneal surface oncology group international (PSOGI)- Bangalore April 2015
  • 2ND HIPEC workshop with ACOS meeting in Delhi- 2016
  • 3rd HIPEC workshop with the Indian cancer congress in Bangalore in 2017

As Faculty at Conferences
  • ESSO advanced HIPEC course, Genk, October 2017
  • PSOG1 2016
  • NATCON IASO 2016- Session moderator- Management of peritoneal cancers
  • NATCON IASO 2015Guest lecture- HIPEC for ovarian cancer
  • ISMPOCON 2016 panelist; moderator
  • Best of ASCO 2016 and 2014 ' panelist
  • UGICON Ahmedabad, 2017- HIPEC for gastric cancer (debate)
  • AGOICON 2017- Minimally invasive surgery for ovarian cancer(debate)
  • IASO NATCON 2012 Guest lecture on HIPEC for ovarian cancer
  • Surgical Society of Bangalore annual Meeting 2012: Guest lecture on Cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC for peritoneal carcinomatoses
  • Tech and Tech Conference at the Banglalore Convention Centre 2011: Technological advances in Surgical Oncology: Role of HIPEC

Papers and posters presented
  • Best abstract- Indian HIPEC registry- A registry for Indian patients with peritoneal surface malignancies. 10th World congress of peritoneal surface malignancies, Washington DC, USA, Nov 2016
  • 6 posters presented at the same meeting
  • Initial experience with CRS and HIPEC for PMP - 9th world congress on peritoneal surface malignancies, Amsterdam 2014
  • Factors affecting recurrence in SCC of the Buccal Mucosa: A study of 250 cases- Our experience. Poster in Indian Association of Surgical Oncology and British Association of Surgical Oncology conference held at Hyderabad, September 2008
  • Two Synchronous Malignancies of the Buccal Mucosa with Field Cancerisation: Paper presented at the Gujarat Society of Head and Neck Oncology Annual Meeting, Ahmedabad. December 2008
  • Insulinoma: A Rare Pancreatic Tumour. Paper presented at Clinical Conference held at Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad, October 2007
  • The Expanding role of RFA in Surgical Oncology Paper presented at Clinical Conference held at Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad, July 2008
  • 'The Effect of Preoperative Chemotherapy on Loco regional disease in women with Operable and Locally Advanced Breast Cancer'
    - Our Experience at GCRI .Paper presented at Clinical Conference held at Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad, February 2009