Dr. Yashaswini Shivashankara
Consultant Radiotherapy
Consultant radiation oncologist with an MD in the specialty, over 20 years' experience, and board membership of the Emirates Society of Radiation Oncology.
Experience20-25
NationalityIndia
About
Dr. Yashaswini delivers radiotherapy for cancers of the breast, head and neck, lung, digestive and urinary systems, and brain, alongside gynaecological, paediatric, and blood cancers. Her special interest is stereotactic radiotherapy: highly focused treatment with technologies such as CyberKnife and Gamma Knife, shaped to target the tumour and spare healthy tissue. She works in multidisciplinary teams and supports patients through treatment, survivorship, and long-term follow-up. She is also certified in low-dose radiotherapy for osteoarthritis and has published widely in oncology journals.
Specialty
Qualifications
MBBS
MD (Radiation Oncology)
MBA (Hospital Management)
Certified in Low-Dose Radiotherapy (LDRT) for OsteoarthritisJointGlow Clinical Certification Program USA2026
Areas of expertise
Breast cancerGynaecological cancersHead and neck cancersLung cancerGastrointestinal malignanciesGenitourinary cancersLymphomaPaediatric malignanciesBrain tumoursStereotactic body radiotherapy (sbrt)Stereotactic radiosurgery (srs)Precision and personalised radiation oncology
Special interests
Advanced radiation therapy expertiseStereotactic radiosurgery (srs)Stereotactic body radiotherapy (sbrt)Volumetric modulated arc therapy (vmat)Intensity modulated radiotherapy (imrt)Image guided radiotherapy (igrt)Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3dcrt)Adaptive radiotherapyMri and pet-ct guided radiotherapy planningDeep inspiratory breath hold (dibh)Respiratory motion management and gated vmatImage-guided adaptive brachytherapy
