Dr Gauri Kapoor
Director, Pediatric Hematology Oncology
Qualification
MD, PhD
Organization
Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi
Biography
Dr. Gauri Kapoor is a leading Pediatric Oncologist of National stature, she carries an experience of 30 years in Pediatric (Medical) Oncology.
Dr. Gauri Kapoor is an alumnus of Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. She earned her PhD in Molecular Oncology from University of Delhi (ACBR). She has also worked with Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA.
Currently, she is Director and Head of Department of Pediatric Hematology - Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre. She joined RGCI&RC in May 1997 and developed the Department of Pediatrics to its current premier status. Currently involved in clinical trials of CAR T cell and immunotherapy for refractory childhood cancers.
Her interest in academics and research is well known and she has more than 85 publications in indexed peer reviewed journals.
Special Interest:
Late effects of childhood cancer and survivorship
Sensitizing physicians and spreading awareness about childhood cancer
Molecular basis of childhood cancer and stem cell & cellular therapies
