Sindu Vivekanandan

Consultant clinical oncologist

Biography

Sindu Vivekanandan is a consultant in clinical oncology (cancer) at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT). She specialises in prostate cancer. She studied at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' medical school and then went onto complete her clinical oncology training in Cambridge and East of England. She was awarded a distinction for her Masters in Oncology by the Institute of Cancer research. She gained her Doctorate degree in radiation related normal tissue toxicity modelling from the University of Oxford.

Sindu has a special interest in UK-wide radiation quality improvement projects. She is a member of the Royal College of Radiologists Clinical Oncology Quality Improvement and Audit Committee (COQIAC). She is the prostate cancer co-lead for South East London and Kent and Medway radiotherapy operational delivery network.

She also has an interest in education and is involved in teaching medical students at King' college London (KCL). She is a clinical tutor, educational supervisor and quality improvement project supervisor for medical students at King's College London (KCL). Sindu held the role of college tutor and education lead for clinical oncology at GSTT and continues to be an educational supervisor for clinical oncology trainees and fellows at GSTT. 

Education and training

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 2018
  • Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR), London, 2014
  • Masters in Science (MSc) in oncology first class with distinction, Institute of Cancer Research, University of London, 2013
  • Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), London, 2008
  • Medicine and surgery (MBBS), King's College London, 2004
  • Bachelors in Science (BSc) Honours in physiology with basic medical sciences, King's College London, 2001

Research interests

  • Normal tissue radiation toxicity modelling

Her work has been presented at international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.

Awards

  • National Cancer Research Institute prize award, 2017
  • Cancer Research UK doctoral research fellowship, 2014
  • Distinction in MSc in oncology, 2013

Last updated: July 2024

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