Dr. Jayanti Thumsi is a celebrated breast cancer specialist in Bangalore and has 24 years of experience exclusively in breast oncology. She completed her MBBS and MS (General Surgery) at Grant Medical College and JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, and holds advanced certification in Robotic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy from Taiwan.

She is the first surgeon in India to have performed and institutionalized Robotic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with TiLoop implant reconstruction. Over her career, she has performed more than 8,900 breast surgeries. She works alongside medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, physiotherapists, and counselors as part of a multidisciplinary approach to each case.

In 2014, she co-founded the CREST Foundation, a registered non-profit focused on breast oncology research, public education, and patient support. She also leads STHREE, a survivor support group of over 950 breast cancer patients and caregivers. She has conducted more than 357 breast awareness and screening camps across Karnataka, reaching over 6.58 lakh women. 

Academic Contributions

●        Authored "Lump to Laughter" (Blue Jay Publishers, 3rd Edition) -- a patient-facing book on breast cancer

●        Fellowship program mentor: 6 post-MS candidates trained in Breast Oncology

●        Speaker, World Cancer Congress, Geneva (September 2024)

●        Speaker, ASCO Annual Meeting (2014) and EBCC 9, Glasgow (2014)

●        Speaker at over 58 CMEs and national/international conferences, including FOGSI, AICOG, BSOG, and oncology forums in Sri Lanka, Kenya, Oman, Tanzania, and the Maldives

Awards and Honours

●        Limca Book of Records: "World's Largest Drive for Breast Self-Examination in India" -- 2,332 women trained in one day, Bangalore (October 2015)

●        Woman Achiever of Karnataka 2019, VRL Group / Digvijay TV / Vijaywani Newspaper

●        Kengal Hanumanthaiah Karnataka State Award 2019

●        The Chanakya Award (National Award), Public Relations Council of India -- Jury Special Award for Medical Inspiration (March 2020)

●        FKCCI Professional Woman Award (2023, 2025)

●        Stayfit Power Woman Award by Art of Living (2023)