Dr. Swathi Prakash

Dr. Swathi Prakash is a highly skilled Consultant – Breast Surgery with 12+ years of medical experience in the diagnosis and surgical management of benign and malignant breast diseases. She completed her MBBS, MS (General Surgery), and MCh (Breast & Endocrine Surgery) from AIIMS, New Delhi, becoming the first surgeon in Tamil Nadu to earn an MCh in Breast Surgery. She specializes in breast cancer screening, breast-conserving surgery (oncoplasty), skin- and nipple-sparing mastectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, vacuum-assisted excision of fibroadenoma, breast reconstruction, wire localization surgery, ultrasound-guided breast procedures, and comprehensive breast cancer care. Dr. Swathi is also recognized for her expertise in advanced breast imaging interpretation, minimally invasive breast surgery, risk reduction strategies for hereditary breast cancer, and compassionate survivorship care.

Work Experience

• Consultant – Breast Surgery, Cancer Centre, Surgical Oncology, Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai 
• MCh (Breast & Endocrine Surgery) Trainee, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
• Contributor, National Institute of Cancer Prevention & Research (NICPR), Noida – Breast Cancer Screening & Healthcare Professional Training
• MS (General Surgery) Resident, Government Kilpauk Medical College / Government Royapettah Hospital, Chennai

• MBBS
• MS (General Surgery)
• MCh (Breast & Endocrine Surgery)

• Breast Pain (Mastalgia)
• Fibroadenoma
• Suspicious Breast Lesions
• Breast Cancer
• Male Breast Cancer
• Familial (Hereditary) Breast Cancer
• Phyllodes Tumor
• Breast Abscess
• Psychosocial & Survivorship Issues in Breast Cancer Patients

• Breast Cancer Screening
• Vacuum-Assisted Excision of Fibroadenoma
• Breast Lesion Excision Biopsy
• Ultrasound-Guided Aspiration and Drainage of Breast Abscess
• Breast-Conserving Surgery (Oncoplasty)
• Breast Reconstruction
• Wire Localization Excision for Non-Palpable Early Breast Cancer
• Modified Radical Mastectomy
• Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
• Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (using Nuclear Colloid or SPY Camera)

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