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Dr. Aparna Dhar

Director - Hereditary, Precision Oncology & Genetic Counselling

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Max Institute of Cancer Care Lajpat Nagar - Delhi , India


Qualification

MMSC - Medical Genetics and Genetic Counseling, Research Fellowship (Genetics and Genomics), Medical Fellowship (Medical Genetics)

Languages

English Hindi

Work Experience

14 Years of Experience

Awards & Achivements

• Counseled over 10
000 families in hereditary cancers
• Clinical assistance in guiding patient treatment (Molecular Oncology): >1000 patient
• Dynamic Healthcare leadership award: Molecular Oncologist: Asia-GCC conference and awards for excellence and leadership in healthcare on August 26th 2023

Memberships

• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• European Society of Medical Oncology
• International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

Area of Interest

• Molecular Oncology
• Hereditary and Gynecological Cancers
• Cancer Genetics of Breast
Lung and GI
• Onco-fertility
• Telegenetics
• Educational aspects of genetic counseling
• Patient Advocacy

About Me

Dr Aparna Dhar is a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and University of Glasgow trained Medical Geneticist and Genetic Counselor. She is currently working at CORE Diagnostics as the Head of Department - Medical Geneticist and Genetic Counseling. She has been instrumental in setting up the Department of Medical Genetics and Genetic Counseling and building the team at CORE Diagnostics. Dr Aparna has over ten years of experience providing cancer genetic counseling to patients. She has also gained experience as a Research Fellow, Medical Geneticist and a Genetic Counselor at the Mayo Clinic, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, National Health Services (NHS) Scotland and Harvard Medical Foundation (Dubai). When she is not providing cancer genetic counseling to patients, Dr Aparna uses her clinical expertise to assist physicians with clinical genomic tests to guide patient care.

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