Dr. Shwetha Seetharam

Pediatric Oncology

Designation :

Associate Consultant

Dr. Shwetha is an Associate Consultant in Pediatric Oncology. She completed her MD in Pediatrics from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore (2007-2010) and DM in Pediatric Oncology, from Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. She specializes in Haematological malignancies and solid tumors in pediatrics.

Dr. Shwetha has received extensive training in the management of leukemias, lymphomas, and solid tumors including neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Wilm’s tumor, and various bone tumors during her tenure in Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.

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DM Pediatric Oncology
MD Pediatrics
MBBS

Pediatric Oncology including Leukemia, Lymphoma and Solid tumours occurring in the Pediatric age group

Publications:

Seetharam S, Thankamony P, Gopakumar KG, Nair RA, Jacob PM, Jagathnath Krishna KM, Rajeswari B, Nair M, Guruprasad CS, Prasanth VR. Outcomes of pediatric mixed phenotype acute leukemia treated with lymphoid directed therapy: Analysis of an institutional series from India. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 May;38(4):358-366. doi: 10.1080/08880018.2020.1871453. Epub 2021 Feb 26. PMID: 33635170.
Seetharam S, Thankamony P, Jacob PM, Nair RA. Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma of bone in children: A close mimicker of Ewing's sarcoma. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2018;39:385-7.
Seetharam S, Thankamony P, Gopakumar KG, Krishna KM. Higher incidence of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion during induction chemotherapy of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Indian children. Indian J Cancer. 2019 Oct 1;56(4):320
Gopakumar KG, Seetharam S, KM JK, et al. Risk-based management strategy and outcomes of tumor lysis syndrome in children with leukemia/lymphoma: Analysis from a resource-limited setting. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018;e 27401.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.27401
Gopakumar KG, Thankamony P, Seetharam S. Treatment of tumor lysis syndrome in children with leukemia/lymphoma in resource-limited settings—Efficacy of a fixed low-dose rasburicase. Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 2017 May 19;34(4):206-11
Chandar R, Seetharam S, Gopakumar KG, Appanraj P, Cs G, Rajeswari B, Nair M, Thankamony P. Paraneoplastic Demyelinating Sensorimotor Neuropathy Delaying the Diagnosis of an Underlying Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Child. J Oncol Pract. 2018 Oct;14(10):629-631.
Boddu D, Thankamony P, Guruprasad CS, Nair M, Rajeswari B, Seetharam S. Effect of imatinib on growth in children with chronic myeloid leukemia. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2019;36(4):189-197. doi:10.1080/08880018.2019.1610119
Bhat KG , Seetharam S. Effect of HAART on haematological profile of pediatric HIV patients. Karnataka Pediatric Journal. 2013 March 28 (1): 16-20.