Dr. Sahithi Nishtala Consultant Radiologist
Years of Experience : 15+
Nationality : British
Languages Known : English, Hindi, Telugu
Biography
Dr. Sahithi Nishtala is an Oncology Imaging Radiologist with special interest in cancer imaging particularly gastrointestinal, gynecological, hematological and Body Imaging. After completing her Radiology training, she has a post CCT fellowship in oncology imaging and PET CT from The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, which is one of the largest specialty Oncology centers in the UK and Europe. Prior to joining Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, she has worked as a Consultant Radiologist with special interest in gastrointestinal and hematology imaging at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, UK, which is a busy tertiary level referral centre for trauma, neurosurgery treatment and surgery of all types of cancers including complex surgical and non-surgical treatments. She is experienced in reporting cancer scans including FDG-PET /CT (fluorodeoxyglucose) and complex post operative and post treatment scans. She is also proficient in performing ultrasound and CT guided biopsies and drains in the body. Dr. Sahithi has multiple posters and presentations at a variety of National and International conferences including European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Imaging and Radiological Society of North America.
Research & Publications
- 'Paradoxical fall in HDL cholesterol observed in a patient treated with rosiglitazone and pioglitazone' S Saraf, S Nishtala, H Paretti, N Capps, S Ramachandran The British Journal of Vascular Medicine, July/August 2009, Vol 9 Issue 4 186-190
- Radiology Lead for Trial: ‘A Phase III randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study evaluating the efficacy and safety of GDC-9545 combined with palbociclib compared with letrozole combined with palbociclib in patients with estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer’.
- Correlation between metabolic response on PET CT in oesophageal cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgical outcome (resection margin, recurrence and mortality)? A retrospective trial of patients at a tertiary centre over a 5-year period, in progress.
- A study of radiomics of primary oesophageal adenocarcinoma on PET CT in a tertiary cancer referral centre-is there a correlation with long term survival and recurrence rates?
Education & Training
- MBBS - N.T.R University of Health Sciences, India
- MRCOG 1 - The Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, UK
- FRCR - The Royal College of Radiologists, London, UK
