Dr. Vandana Jain

Professional Journey

Achievements

• Successfully organised the prestigious RGCON 2025, RGCIRC’s 23^rd Annual International Conference on Gynecologic Oncology from 21st – 23rd March 2025 as Organising Secretary of the Conference and HOD Gynecologic Oncology RGCIRC
• Demonstrated a groundbreaking Live “Robotic -Assisted Video Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy for Carcinoma Vulva” at RGCON 2025
• Successfully Performed a Live Surgery: “Robotic Radical Hysterectomy with Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection” by SSI Mantra Robotic System at SMRSC 2025 held at Gurugram in March 2025
• Performed the first ever Robotic Hysterectomy by Tele-Surgery on SSI Mantra Robotic System at RGCIRC Delhi from SSI Headquarters at Gurugram
• Collaborated and contributed to an international trial “SUROVA Trial” on Ovarian Cancer as one of the Principal Investigators.
• Proctor for da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
• Course Director: DrNB Gynae Oncology, RGCIRC, Delhi
• Certified as Robotic Console Surgeon for the Da Vinci Xi Surgical system by Intuitive: March 23, 2020
• International Observer-ship in Gynae Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC), New York, USA under the mentorship of Dr. Abu Rustam: April 2019-May 2019
• International Observer-ship in Gynae Oncology at Royal Hospital for Women, Australia under the mentorship of Prof. Neivelle Hacker: October 2018-November 2018
• Attended EMEA Gynaecological Oncology Symposium on Abdomino-Pelvic Procedures, held by Johnson & Johnson Institute at Hamburg, Germany: July 2018
• Attended AICC-RCOG-NZ Comprehensive Colposcopy Course (Approved by the International Federation of Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology): May 2018
• Clinical Observer-ship/Training in the Department of Gynae Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai: August 01, 2016 to August 31, 2016
• Clinical Visiting Fellow, Division of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology, Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Centre, Saket, Delhi: July 18, 2013 to August 17, 2013
• Hands on Gynaecological Endoscopy Training Programme at Dr. Ramesh Hospital, Bangalore: October 01, 2013 to October 31, 2013

Awards

• Awarded Chairman’s Appreciation Award on 28^th Foundation Day of RGCIRC.
• Poster presentation on “Isolated Lymph Node Recurrence in EOC: Management and Outcome” and Video presentation on “Robotic Anterior Pelvic Exenteration” at IGCS 2024 held in Dublin in October 2024.
• Presented Video on “R-VEIL in CA Vulva” and an Oral presentation on “Salvage Robotic Anterior Pelvic Exenteration in CA Cervix post Chemo-Radiation: Our Experience” at SERGS 2024 held in Madrid, Spain in June 2024.
• Awarded AGRS-Vattikuti Scholar Award with cash prize of $ 500 for Video presentation as well as AGRS-Champion Award with cash prize of $ 250 for Paper presentation at RoboGynIndia 2023 held at Hyderabad in August 2023.
• Presented Poster on “Salvage anterior extenteration in cervical cancer” at ESGO 2023 Istanbul, Turkey.
• Awarded First prize with the title of AGRS-Vattikuti Scholar and cash prize of $ 500 for Video presentation at RoboGyn India 2022 the inaugural conference of the Association of Gynecological Robotic Surgeons held with Vattikuti foundation at Hyderabad in August 2022.
• Presented Poster on “Evaluation of factors predicting recurrence in Borderline Ovarian Tumors” at ESGO 2019, Athens, Greece.
• Invited as Speaker on “Robotic surgery in Gynecologic Oncology” at IMA-DNZ, ANNUAL CON 2019, 24th February 2019.
• Awarded Travel Grant by IGCS for attending Shingo Fujii Young Doctors Summit 2018 at Kyoto, Japan.
• Presented Poster on “Carcinosarcoma of ovary: A Single Institute Experience with Surgical Cytoreduction and Platinum based Chemotherapy”at IGCS 2018 at Kyoto, Japan.
• Oral Presentation on “Carcinosarcoma of ovary” at ICC 2017 held at Bengaluru.
• Invited as Speaker on “R-VEIL in Carcinoma Vulva” at BITS’ 5th International Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2017, held in May 2107 at Prague, Czech Republic.
• 1st Prize for Video presentation on “R-VEIL in Carcinoma Vulva” during RGCON 2016.
• 3rd Prize for Poster presentation on “Synchronous Endometrial and Ovarian Cancers” during AGOICON 2015.
• Presented Y-GOG award Paper in AGOICON 2015 on “Role of Radical Surgery in early Stages of Vaginal cancer”.
• Presented Poster on “Role of Radical surgery in Early stages of Vaginal Cancer” in IGCS 2016, Lisbon, Portugal

Publications (As First Author):

• Jain V, Sekhon R, Giri S, Bora RR, Batra K, Bajracharya A, Rawal S. Role of radical surgery in early stages of vaginal cancer- our experience. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2016 Jul; 26(6):1176-81
• Jain V, Sekhon R, Giri S, Hassan N, Batra K, Shah SH, Rawal S. Robotic-Assisted video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy in carcinoma vulva – Our Experiences and intermediate results. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2017 Jan; 27(1): 159-65.
• Jain V, Sekhon R, Pasricha S, Giri S, Batra Modi K, Shrestha E, Ram D, Rawal S. Clinico-pathological characteristics and prognostic factors of synchronous endometrial and ovarian cancers- A Single Institute Review of 43 Cases. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2017 June; 27(5): 938-46.
• Jain V, Sekhon R, Giri S, Rawal S. Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor of Fallopian Tube: A Case Report. Obstet Gynecol Int J 2017, 7(6): 00268
• Jain V, Sekhon R, Ali I, Rawal S. Tertiary Cytoreductive Surgery in a Case of Platinum Sensitive Recurrent Ovarian Cancer. Obstet Gynecol Int J 2018, 9 (2): 00300
• Jain V, Pundir S, Sekhon R, Mishra A, Vishwakarma G, Kamboj M. Nayyar N, Rawal S. Carcinosarcoma of ovary: A Single Institute Experience with Surgical Cytoreduction and Platinum based Chemotherapy. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. 2019 Feb 14; 35(4): 224-231.
• Jain V, Panayach A, Bhatia S, Debnath S, Gupta N, Thakur S, Rawal S. A single institute experience with borderline ovarian tumors with particular emphasis on factors predicting recurrence, management of recurrent disease and survival outcome. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. 2021; 37: 214-221.
• Jain V, Debnath S, Rawal S. Salvage robotic anterior pelvic exenteration for cervical cancer: technique and feasibility. J Robot Surg. 2021; 15:945-953.
• Jain V, Debnath S, Gupta N, Rawal S. Robotic radical parametrectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy: Technique and feasibility. Journal of Current Oncology. 2021;4: 58-60.
• Jain V, Debnath S, Sharma A, Kamboj M, Mohanty A, Rawal S. Isolated lymph node recurrence in epithelial ovarian cancer- management and outcome. Journal of visceral surgery. 2023 Jun;160(3):169-179.

Other publications:

• Jahnvi V, Jain V, Debnath S, Rawal S. Single institute experience with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and interval debulking surgery in advanced endometrial cancer. (Article submitted and under review in Indian journal of surgical oncology)
• Mohanty A, Sawhney A, Gupta S, Rao V, Periyasamy G, Mohanty S, Jain V. Sex differences in SARS-CoV-2 infections, anti-viral immunity and vaccine Responses. Asian pacific journal of tropical medicine 2022; 15(3):97-105.
• Sharma A, Kamboj M, Panaych A, Gupta G, Pasricha S, Jain V, Mehta A. Assessment of mismatch repair protein expression by immunohistochemistry in endometrial carcinomas with clinicopathological correlation: A study from Indian Tertiary Cancer Care Centre. International journal of molecular and Immuno oncology 2020; 5: 101-107.
• Nayyar N, Sekhon R, Jain V, Naithani A, Rawal S. Clinical Outcomes of Robotic Versus Open Radical Hysterectomy in Endometrial Cancer Staging: An Experience at a Tertiary Referral Care Center. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. 2019 Oct 4; 35(5): 279-284.
• Bajracharya Shakya A, Jain V, Sekhon R, Rawal S, Mehta A. Diagnostic accuracy of intraoperative frozen section in ovarian neoplasms: experience in a tertiary oncology centre. Kathmandu University Medical Journal. 2018 July-Sept; 63(3):259-62.
• Modi KB, Sekhon R, Bora RR, Giri S, Jain V, Shah S, Suhas KR, Rawal S. An Audit on the Role of PET/CT in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer in a Tertiary Care Centre. Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology. 2016 Sep 1;14(3):1-6.
• Batra Modi K, Sekhon R, Shah S, Giri S, Jain V, Mitra S, Rawal S. Recurrent Cancer of the Vulva: Clinicopathologic Prognostic Factors, Patterns of Recurrence, and Their Management. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. 2016 Dec 1;32(6):339-44.
• Giri S, Shah SH, Batra K, Jain V, Shukla H, Sekhon R, Rawal S. Presentation and Management of Inguinal Lymphadenopathy in Ovarian Cancer. Indian journal of surgical oncology. 2016 Dec 1;7(4):436-40.
• Giri S, Shah SH, Batra Modi K, Rajappa SK, Shukla H, Shrestha E, Jain V, Sekhon R, Rawal S. Factors Affecting Perioperative Outcomes After CRS and HIPEC for Advanced and Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: A Prospective Single Institutional Study. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. 2017 Feb 1;33(1):4-11.