Gynaecological Oncology

Dr. Amy Jose

Assistant Professor

QualificationsMBBS • MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) • Post Doctoral Fellowship in Gynaecological Oncology • DNB (Obstetrics and Gynaecology), Directorate of National Board of Examinations, 2014 • Certificate Course in Essentials of Palliative Care- Sep 2021 (IAPC) • Basic Course in Biomedical Research- Nov 2021(NPTEL, IITM) • Fellowship and Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery - Feb 2024 (Medicity) • Fellowship in hysteroscopy (Medicity) • Training in basic and advanced pelvic laparoscopic surgery - June 2024 (International school of surgical anatomy- ISSA)
SpecialtiesGynaecological malignancies
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About Dr. Jose

Dr Amy Jose is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gynaecological Oncology at the Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, with over six years of specialised experience in the surgical management of gynaecological malignancies. Her clinical practice is strongly focused on advanced oncologic surgery and multidisciplinary cancer care.

A Gold Medalist during her postgraduate training, she completed super specialty fellowship training in Gynaecological Oncology at Christian Medical College, Vellore (2017–2019), where she gained high-volume exposure to complex pelvic oncologic procedures. She further holds a Fellowship and Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery (2024), along with formal training in palliative care and biomedical research.

Her surgical expertise includes radical cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer, comprehensive staging and radical procedures, pelvic exenteration, and retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy. She is trained in Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) and sentinel lymph node mapping for endometrial and vulvar cancers. She performs laparoscopic and robotic oncologic surgeries, integrating minimally invasive approaches where oncologically appropriate.

Areas of Expertise

Radical surgeries
* Ovarian Cytoreductive surgeries - including extensive peritonectomy and visceral resection
* Radical hysterectomy- nerve preserving
* Retroperitoneal nodal dissection (pelvic, para-aortic)
Minimal invasive procedures
*Robotic surgery
*Laparoscopic surgery
*Hysteroscopy
Cervical cancer preventive and screening procedures
* Colposcopy

Education & Training

Degrees

MBBS
Madurai Medical College, The TamilNadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai • 2004-2009
MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
Govt medical College Trivandrum, Kerala University of Health Sciences • 2011-2014
Post Doctoral Fellowship in Gynaecological Oncology
Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University • 2017-2019

Fellowships

DNB (Obstetrics and Gynaecology), Directorate of National Board of Examinations, 2014
Certificate Course in Essentials of Palliative Care- Sep 2021 (IAPC)
Basic Course in Biomedical Research- Nov 2021(NPTEL, IITM)
Fellowship and Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery - Feb 2024 (Medicity)
Fellowship in hysteroscopy (Medicity)
Training in basic and advanced pelvic laparoscopic surgery - June 2024 (International school of surgical anatomy- ISSA)

Experience

Assistant Professor: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Cancer Institute
(WIA), Adyar, Chennai (September 2019 – Present)
Postdoctoral Fellow: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Christian Medical
College, Vellore (July 2017 – June 2019)
Assistant Professor: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Medical Sciences, Nellur, Kancheepuram (September 2016 – July 2017)
Medical Officer: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Durgabhai