What is the specialty of Dr. Nidha Iqbal Shapoo?

Dr. Nidha Iqbal Shapoo specialty is Medical Oncologist

What is the experience of Dr. Nidha Iqbal Shapoo?

Dr. Nidha Iqbal Shapoo is Medical Oncologist with 10 years of experience.

What does a medical oncologist do?

A medical oncologist treats cancer using chemotherapy or other medications such as targeted therapy or immunotherapy.

What are the typical symptoms of cancer?

There may be Change in bowel or bladder habit, sore that does not heal, Unusual bleeding or discharge, Thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere, Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing, Obvious change in a wart or mole and hoarseness in voice.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by the medical oncologist ?

Tests like Biopsy, Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy, Bone Scan, Breast MRI, Colonoscopy, Computed Tomography (CT) Scan, Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) etc are performed.

How long does the chemotherapy session lasts?

Chemotherapy session varies in length and frequency, it depends on the individual treatment plan prescribed by the doctor. Some last as long as three or four hours, while others may only take an half-hour.

What is the difference between a surgical oncologist and a medical oncologist?

A medical oncologist treats cancer using chemotherapy or other medications, such as targeted therapy or immunotherapy wheras the surgical oncologist removes the tumor and nearby tissue during surgery.

Dr. Nidha Iqbal Shapoo, Medical Oncologist in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - Appointment

About Dr. Nidha Iqbal Shapoo

With 10+ years of experience, Dr. Nidha Iqbal Shapoo is one of the best Medical Oncologists in UAE.
She specializes in Screening, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer and soft tissue sarcoma, lymphoma and CML along with Immunotherapy and targeted therapy.
She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the European Society of Medical Oncology.
Dr. Nidha Iqbal Shapoo has several international publications, essays, and presentations to her name.
She has completed MBBS and MD from the Government Medical College, Jammu, India.
Dr. Nidha Iqbal Shapoo has done DM (Medical Oncology, 2015) from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
She achieved the Specialty Certificate in Medical Oncology from The Federation of Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom.
Dr. Nidha Iqbal Shapoo is well-versed in Hindi, Urdu and English.

Hospital

Location

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Special Interest

Screening, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer and soft tissue sarcoma, lymphoma and CML, Immunotherapy and targeted therapy.

List Of Treatments

Metastatic Tumors Treatment
Chemotherapy
Adrenal Cancer Treatment
Anal Cancer Treatment
Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
Bladder Cancer Treatment
Breast Cancer-Surgical
Cancer in Children
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP) Treatment
Castleman Disease Treatment
Cervical Cancer Treatment
Endometrial Cancer Treatment
Esophagus Cancer Treatment
Ewing Family of Tumors Treatment
Eye Cancer Treatment
Gallbladder Cancer Treatment
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD) Treatment
Hodgkin Disease Treatment
Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - ALL in Adults
Leukemia in Children
Liver Cancer
Lung Cancer Treatment
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Treatment
Small-cell Carcinoma Treatment
Lung Carcinoid Tumor Treatment
Skin Lymphoma Treatment
Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment
Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
Neuroblastoma
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) Treatment
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma In Children
Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer
Ovarian Cancer Surgery
Pancreatic Cancer
Penile Cancer Treatment
Prostate Cancer-Surgical
Retinoblastoma (RB) Treatment
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) Treatment
Salivary Gland Cancer
Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment
Skin Cancer
Skin Cancer - Melanoma
Stomach Cancer Treatment
Testicular Cancer Treatment
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment
Thyroid Cancer Treatment
Uterine Sarcoma
Vaginal Cancer Treatment
Vulvar Cancer Treatment
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
Wilms Tumor (Nephroblastoma)
Breast Biopsy
Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant
Oral Cancer - Surgical
Breast Cancer
Leukemia Treatment
Hairy Cell Leukemia - HCL
Fallopian Tube Cancer
Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor
Ovarian Primary Peritoneal Cancer
Medullary Carcinoma
Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment
Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumor
Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Colon Cancer Treatment
Adenocarcinoma - Glandular Cancer Treatment
Immunotherapy
Parathyroidectomy

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Work Experience of Dr. Nidha Iqbal Shapoo

Consultant, Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai

Associate Professor, Gulf Medical University, Ajman

Consultant, Thumbay Hospital, Ajman

Senior Consultant, Sultan Qaboos University Hopsital, Oman

Associate Consultant, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Associate Consultant, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Registrar, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

Consultant, Zulekha Hospital LLC - Sharjah

MBBS, Government Medical College, Jammu, India.

MD, Government Medical College, Jammu, India.

DM, 2015, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.

Iqbal N, Shukla NK, Deo SV, Agarwala S, Sharma DN, Sharma MC, Bakhshi S. Non-rhabdomyosarcomatous abdominopelvic sarcomas: Analysis of prognostic factors. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2016 Apr-Jun;37(2):100-5.
Iqbal N, Sharma A, Shukla N, Mohanti BK, Deo SV, Sahni P, Pal S, Pathy S, Raina V, Kumar L. Advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors: 10-years’ experience from a tertiary care centre. Trop Gastroenterol. 2015 Jul-Sep;36(3):168-73.
Gogia A, Iqbal N, Sharma MC, Raina V. Isolated Richter's transformation of brain parenchyma: Remission with DeAngelis protocol. Indian J Cancer. 2015 Jul-Sep;52(3):329-30.
Iqbal N, Shukla NK, Deo SV, Agarwala S, Sharma DN, Sharma MC, Bakhshi S. Prognostic factors affecting survival in metastatic soft tissue sarcoma: an analysis of 110 patients. Clin Transl Oncol. 2015 doi: 10.1007/s12094-015-1369-9.
Iqbal N, Sharma A, Iqbal N. Clinicopathological and treatment analysis of 13 extragastrointestinal stromal tumors of mesentery and retroperitoneum. Ann Gastroenterol. 2014; 28(1):27: 105-108.
Iqbal N ,Raina V. Successful Treatment of Disseminated Subcutaneous Panniculitis-Like T-Cell Lymphoma with Single Agent Oral Cyclosporine as a First Line Therapy. Case Rep Dermatol Med. 2014; 2014:201836. doi: 10.1155/2014/201836. Epub 2014 Nov 23.
Iqbal N, Sharma A, Raina V, Kumar L, Bakhshi S, Kumar R, Gajendra S. Poor Response to Standard Chemotherapy in Early T-precursor (ETP)-ALL: A Subtype of T-ALL Associated with Unfavourable Outcome: A Brief Report. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2014;30 (4):215-8. doi: 10.1007/s12288-013-0329-1. Epub 2014 Jan 19.
Iqbal N, Iqbal N. Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) in Cancers: Overexpression and Therapeutic Implications. Mol Biol Int. 2014; 2014:852748. doi: 10.1155/2014/852748. Epub 2014 Sep 7.
Iqbal N, Kumar L, Iqbal N. Update on salvage options in relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma after autotransplant. ISRN Oncol. 2014; 2014:605691. doi: 10.1155/2014/605691.
Gogia A, Raina V, Iqbal N, Murugan V. Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome in a patient of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2014;35 (1):120. doi: 10.4103/0971-5851.133740.
Iqbal N, Iqbal N. Imatinib: A Breakthrough of Targeted Therapy in Cancer. Chemother Res Pract. 2014; 2014:357027. doi: 10.1155/2014/357027. Epub 2014 May 19.
Kumar L, Iqbal N, Mookerjee A, Verma RK, Sharma OD, Batra A, Pramanik R, Gupta R. Complete response after autologous stem cell transplant in multiple myeloma. Cancer Med. 2014;3 (4):939-46.
Iqbal N, Sharma A. Cerebral venous thrombosis: a mimic of brain metastases in colorectal cancer associated with a better prognosis. Case Rep Oncol Med. 2013; 2013:109412. doi: 10.1155/2013/109412. Epub 2013 Jun 13.