Dr. Kanika Batra Modi is a highly skilled gynae-oncologist with over a decade of expertise in robotic, laparoscopic, and complex oncological surgeries. She is internationally trained in Germany, Australia, and the USA, and has pioneered advanced techniques in India. She has authored multiple research papers and actively contributes to guidelines for cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination. Dr. Modi is also an academic mentor and has trained several surgeons across India in robotic oncology.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS, DNB-MS, Fellowship Gynaecology Oncology (RGCIRC)
• Fellow IARC, IFCPC, WHO
• Fellow (ESGO), KEM, Germany
• Fellow (IGCS), Gynaecology Oncology, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney

Professional Experience:

• Dr. Kanika Batra Modi is currently working at Max Healthcare
• Proctor for robotic surgery, Intuitive India
• Trained minimally invasive – robotic and laparoscopic surgeon
• Fellow, ESGO, KEM hospital, Germany
• Colposcopy and Pre-invasive Cervical lesions Training, Royal Hospital, Sydney
• Fellow IARC, IFCPC
• Ex- Visiting Physician, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
• Fellowship (IGCS) Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney,
• Senior Residency and fellowship gynae oncology – Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre
• Post Grad – Safdarjung Hospital & VMMC
• MBBS – Maulana Azad Medical College

Professional Memberships:

• Association of Gynaecologic Oncologists of India (AGOI)
• Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI)
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
• International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS)
• Asian Society of Gynaecologic Oncology (ASGO)
• Association of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Delhi (AOGD)

Awards:

• Elected as Executive Council Member, Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Delhi, AOGD, Oncology Sub-committee, 2020-2022
• Awarded first for Video presentation , AGOICON, National annual conference of Gynaecologic Oncology – Nov, 2021
• Elected as Executive Council Member – Asia Ocean research organisation Genital Infections and Neoplasms (AOGIN), India, (2019-2021)
• Selected for CreDO – international workshop on clinical trials, training in March 2020, conducted by Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
• Selected for European Society of Gynaecologic Oncology, fellowship with full scholarship, 2019 to Klinic Essen Mitte, Essen, Germany under the mentorship of Prod Andreas Du Boius.
• Selected as “Young Doctor” from India by the Asian Society of Gynaecologic Oncology as an invited international speaker for the 5^th Asian Society of Gynaecologic Oncology workshop at Ajou University Hospital, South Korea, 2018.Participated as an author for the report publication in SGO for the same
• IGCS Fellow with full scholarship under Neville Hacker, Director, Gynaecologic Oncology, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, Australia, 2016.
• Best Oral Presentation ISCCP, 2017, “ Analysis of the predictive role of lymph node density, negative lymph node and LODDS on the survival of cervical cancer patients”
• Best Video presentation AGOICON, 2017, “Development of parametrium in cervical cancer”
• Best Poster presentation AGOICON, 2017 “Role of PET/CT in recurrent ovarian cancer”
• Best Oral presentation RGCON, 2016 “.Recurrent Cancer of the Vulva: Clinicopathologic Prognostic Factors, Patterns of Recurrence, and Their Management”
• Sushruta Award 2023
• Wommenovators award 2024
• Trained and Proctored over 30 surgeons across India

Research Papers & Publications:

• Batra Modi, K., Batra, S., Sardana, S. et al.An Audit on Factors Delaying Time to Chemotherapy in Stage IIB–IV Ovarian Cancer Patients After Primary Debulking Surgery. Indian J Gynecol Oncolog 22, 79 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40944-024-00843-8
• Modi KB. Uterine Sarcomas: Review and Update. Recent Advances in Endometrial Cancer. 2020:281-95.
• ISCCP, FOGSI Gynae Oncology, AOGIN India, Consensus Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening, HPV vaccination and Management in the COVID-19 Pandemic and beyond
• Factors Affecting Perioperative Outcomes After CRS and HIPEC for Advanced and Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: A Prospective Single Institutional Study. Giri S, Shah SH, Batra Modi K, Rajappa SK, Shukla H, Shrestha E, Jain V, Sekhon R, Rawal SJournal of Gynecologic Surgery. 2017 Feb 1;33(1):4-11.
• Role of Radical Surgery in Early Stages of Vaginal Cancer—Our Experience ,Jain V, Sekhon R, Batra K, Bajracharya A, Rawal S.. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2016 Jul 1;26(6):1176-81.
• Singh, V., Modi, K.B. et al., Prospective Study of Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Low-Risk/Intermediate-Risk Early-Stage Endometrial Carcinoma Using Dual-Dye and Dual-Site and Injection Technique Indian J Gynecol Oncolog (2019) 17: 32.
• Kanika Batra Modi., et al.“Psychosexual Impositions in Gynaecologic Cancer Patients - A Perspective”. Acta Scientific Cancer Biology6 (2018).
• Kong TW et al. Asian Society of Gynecologic Oncology International Workshop 2018. Journal of Gynecologic Oncology. 2018 Aug 30;30.
• Mitra S, Sharma MK, Kaur I, Modi KB et al. Vulvar carcinoma: dilemma, debates, and decisions. Cancer Manag Res. 2018;10:61-68. Published 2018 Jan 9. doi:10.2147/CMAR.S143316
• Jain V, Sekhon R, Giri S, Hassan N, Batra K, Shah SH, Rawal S. Robotic-assisted video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy in carcinoma vulva: our experiences and intermediate results. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2017 Jan 1;27(1):159-65Jain V, Sekhon R, Pasricha, Modi K B et al
• Clinicopathological Characteristics and Prognostic Factors of Synchronous Endometrial and Ovarian Cancers—A Single-Institute Review of 43 Cases International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer 2017;27:938-946