Dr. Shwetal Sonvane

Dr. Shwetal Sonvane is a Consultant Surgical Oncologist with advanced surgical oncology training from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. She specializes in the comprehensive surgical management of breast, gynecologic, gastrointestinal, thoracic, head and neck, thyroid, and soft tissue cancers. Her clinical expertise also includes breast oncoplasty, minimally invasive and robotic oncosurgery, cytoreductive surgery (CRS), and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) for peritoneal surface malignancies.

• MCh Surgical Oncology
  All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
  July 2022 – July 2025
• MS – General Surgery
  Government Medical College, Surat
  June 2016 – May 2019
• MBBS
  SMIMER Medical College, Surat
  July 2008 – March 2014

International Conference

• PSOGI, Lyon, France (September 2024)
  • Poster Presentation:
    CRS with HIPEC in Colorectal Peritoneal Metastasis: A Clinical Retrospective Observational Study from a Tertiary Cancer Care Center

National Conferences

• NATCON 2021, New Delhi
• IASO Zonal Conference, Jodhpur (2022)
• INDEPSO, Kolkata (2023)
• NATCON, Bengaluru (2024)
• IASO Puri MIDCON (2025)

Regional Conferences & CMEs

• MAX Cancer Congress (2023)
• ASOCON 2024 – AIIMS Surgical Oncology Conclave
• AIIMS NCI Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgical Oncology Workshop, Delhi

Workshops Attended

• Cadaver Course – Minimally Invasive Thoracic Oncology Conference, AIIMS New Delhi (2023)
• Johnson & Johnson Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Course, Chennai (2025)
• Robotics in Gastrointestinal Hands-on CME Course, Bangalore (2025)s

• Consultant Surgical Oncologist, Shalby Hospital, Surat
• Senior Resident, Department of Surgical Oncology, AIIMS, New Delhi
• Completed MCh Surgical Oncology training at AIIMS, New Delhi
• Extensive experience in managing complex cancer surgeries involving:
• Breast cancers
• Oral cavity and head & neck cancers
• Gastrointestinal cancers
• Thoracic cancers
• Gynecologic cancers
• Thyroid cancers
• Soft tissue sarcomas
• Specialized experience in Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) and HIPEC for peritoneal surface malignancies

• IASO Best Video Presentation Award – NATCON, Bengaluru (2024)
  Laparoscopic Intersphincteric Resection
• IASO Best Paper Award – Puri MIDCON (2025)
  Critical Anatomical Evaluation of Sphincter Complex in Low Rectal Cancer Tumors
• Best Poster Award – Puri MIDCON (2025)
  Microbiome Dynamics and Gut Dysbiosis in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Patients
• Best Poster Award – Puri MIDCON (2025)
  Long-Term Survival Outcomes of Gastric Cancer Following Curative Surgery with D2 Lymph Node Dissection
• Best Poster Award – OFCON, Delhi (2023)
  Impact of CRS and HIPEC on the Immune Tumor Microenvironment in Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
• Best Video Presentation Award – ASOCON, AIIMS Surgical Oncology Conclave (2024)
  Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring

• Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
• Association of Breast Surgeons of India (ABSI)
• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Breast Cancer Surgery

• Breast conservation surgery
• Mastectomy
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Axillary surgery
• Oncoplastic breast surgery

Gynecologic Oncology

• Surgery for ovarian cancer
• Cervical cancer surgery
• Endometrial cancer surgery
• Management of other gynecologic malignancies

Gastrointestinal Oncology

• Colorectal cancer surgery
• Gastric cancer surgery
• Intestinal cancer surgery
• Sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer
• Surgery for advanced abdominal malignancies

Thoracic Oncology

• Surgical treatment of lung cancer
• Esophageal cancer surgery
• Mediastinal tumor surgery
• Minimally invasive thoracic oncologic procedures

Head & Neck Oncology

• Surgery for oral cavity cancers
• Comprehensive management of head and neck malignancies

Peritoneal Surface Malignancies

• Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS)
• Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)

Thyroid Cancer Surgery

• Thyroidectomy
• Neck node dissection for thyroid malignancies, when indicated

Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery

• Limb-sparing and trunk sarcoma resections
• Multidisciplinary oncologic management

• Ray M, Pathak B, Venugopal R, Sonvane S.
  Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Outcomes From a Tertiary Cancer Care Center in India.
  Cureus, 2024;16(11):e73658.
  DOI: 10.7759/cureus.73658
• Sonvane S, Gupta NK, Saikia J, Rathore R, Akhtar S, Ray M.
  Ovarian Cancer Metastasis to Lung Parenchyma without Peritoneal Dissemination: A Rare Case.
  Cancer Plus, 2022;4(2):379.
  DOI: 10.18063/cp.v4i2.379
• An Observational Study on Etiopathogenesis and Management in Fistula-in-Ano.
  DOI: 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20205350
• A Clinical Study of Outcome of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in 30 Cases of Locally Advanced Breast Carcinoma.
  DOI: 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20195398