


Dr. Jayanti Thumsi is one of the very few lady surgeons specializing in Breast Oncology Surgery and women-related surgical problems. She has over 18 years of experience in complete breast care with impressive training from some of the most prestigious institutions in India. Dr. Thumsi completed her MBBS and MS (General Surgery) from Grant Medical College and JJ group of Hospitals, Mumbai. She has also received Breast Oncology training from the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (Breast Unit) and training in Breast Reconstruction Surgery.
Her current area of focus remains in Breast related diseases and has performed over 3500 Breast surgeries till date including procedures like Breast Conservation Surgeries, Mastectomies, Non-palpable Breast Cancers, Microdochectomy, Benign (non cancerous) Breast Diseases, LD Flaps, Implant based and Breast Reconstruction Surgeries, Sentinel Lymph node biopsy, etc.
Dr. Jayanti Thumsi is also a member of several professional bodies such as the Indian Medical Association, Indian Society of Oncology and Association of Breast Surgeons of India.
She has keen interest in bringing about awareness in women about Breast cancer and has been very active in conducting more than 258 awareness programs and has educated 1,58,000 women so far. She has done a number of TV shows, Radio programs, written newspaper articles, YouTube videos, Facebook live programs, etc.
She has authored a book ‘Lump to Laughter’ which highlights the emotional journey of women going through breast cancer treatment with medically validated information. This book is already in its third edition.
She is the founder member and managing director of CREST Foundation, which is a NGO working on reducing the burden of cancer in our society. Under her leadership Global Hospital and CREST Foundation had organized ‘The World’s Largest campaign for Breast self-examination’ in which 2332 women were taught Breast Self - Examination in a single day. This event has been recognised by Limca book of records.
CREST Foundation has sponsored education for 3 deserving meritorious but under privileged students for completing MBBS.
Dr Jayanti has published many papers in various national and international journals. She has been an invited speaker in many national and international conferences. She is also involved in many research activities and clinical trials.
She is currently working as a Senior Consultant Breast Oncologist, In Charge of the Breast Oncology Department SPARSH Hospital, Bangalore.