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The Best Chemotherapy
Doctors in Hyderabad —
and How to Choose Yours.
You've been told you need chemotherapy. Right now, the word itself feels like the second diagnosis. The doctor you choose matters as much as the drug they prescribe.
Dr. C. Raghavendra Reddy
Kukatpally
Straight talker
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Dr. T. Raghavender Reddy
L B Nagar
No question left unanswered
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Dr. Naresh Gundu
Ameerpet · Kompally
Latest protocols · AIIMS
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Dr. N. Kiranmayee
Ameerpet · Kompally
Misses nothing
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Dr. Owais Mohammed
Masab Tank · Banjara Hills
Financial clarity · Ex-Tata Memorial
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We know what's
on your mind.
Three fears almost every patient walks in with. Here are the direct, honest answers — before you even call us.
"Will I be able to live my life during treatment?"
The honest answer
Your protocol is built around your life — not the other way around. Precise dosing, personalised scheduling, and bedside nutrition support are specifically designed to reduce disruption. Many CION patients continue working through cycles.
Psycho-oncology support at the bedside · every session
"Will I just be a number in a system?"
The honest answer
Your drug is prepared in front of you. Your nurse knows your protocol. A care coordinator calls you every week between sessions. Your genetic counsellor stays involved throughout — not just at diagnosis.
Best nurse-to-patient ratio in private oncology
"Can we actually afford to complete the treatment?"
The honest answer
CION's chemo administration is at least 15% less than comparable private hospitals — and 25–30% less with several protocols. Your doctor gives you a full cost breakdown before your first session. No surprises mid-treatment.
All drug company patient support passed through in full
What's Actually Different
Chemotherapy here vs everywhere else
The drug protocols follow international NCCN guidelines regardless of where you go. What differs is everything around the drug.
Most private hospitals
CION
Queue and waiting room before your chair
Chair ready in under 15 minutes. Zero target wait.
Drug prepared out of sight
Prepared in front of you — always
Infusion done, then leave
Onco-nutrition + psycho-oncology at bedside during session
On your own between sessions
Weekly coordinator phone call — catches issues before they escalate
Standard protocol for most patients
Genetic counsellor personalises your protocol throughout — not just at start
Price revealed after you've already started
Full cost breakdown before your first session. No surprises.
Drug company patient support programmes often not passed through
All drug company support programmes identified and passed to you in full
The drug protocols — NCCN guidelines — are the same. The experience of going through treatment is entirely different.
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Meet the Full CION Specialist Team
17 senior cancer specialists. One panel for your case.
Trained at AIIMS, Tata Memorial, and leading international centres. Combined 150+ years of experience. Use the tabs below to filter by specialty — medical, surgical, radiation — or browse the full team. Every complex chemotherapy case is reviewed by 3+ specialists together.
Medical Oncologist
Dr. C. Raghavendra Reddy
MBBS(Gold Medal), DNB(General Medicine), DM(Medical Oncology)(Gold Medal)
Medical Oncologist
Dr. Bharati Devi Gorantla
MBBS, MD(General Medicine), DM(Medical Oncology)(Adyar,Chennai), ECMO, MRCP SCE(UK)
Medical Oncologist
Dr. Owais Mohammed
MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DrNB (Medical Oncology), ECMO, MRCP SCE (Medical Oncology) (UK)
Medical Oncologist
Medical Oncologist
Surgical Oncologist
Dr. Muralidhar Muddusetty
MBBS (AIIMS), MS (Surgery) (AIIMS), DNB (Surgical Oncology), MRCS (Edinburgh)
Surgical Oncologist
Surgical Oncologist
Surgical Oncologist
Dr. Vinay Mamidala
MBBS, MS(General Surgery), M.Ch(Surgical Oncology), FMAS, FARIS(Ongoing)
Surgical Oncologist
Radiation Oncologist
Radiation Oncologist
Radiation Oncologist
Hematologist
Interventional Radiologist
Dr. Mohammed Imran
Surgical Oncologist
Dr. Vajja Sandeep Kumar
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), DrNB (Surgical Oncology), FALS Oncology
Surgical Oncologist
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Did you know?
There are only ~1,000 certified genetic counsellors in all of India. CION has 4 — available to every chemo patient, throughout treatment, at no extra charge.
Because Pretending Money Isn't Real Helps No One
The cost conversation your current hospital probably skipped
Chemotherapy is expensive. Most private hospitals don't tell you the price until after you've already started — because by then, stopping feels impossible. That's not how we work.
CION's chemotherapy administration cost is at least 15% less than comparable private facilities in Hyderabad. For several treatment protocols, it's 25–30% less. That's not a discount — it's how we've structured our costs deliberately, because patients who stop treatment early due to financial pressure have measurably worse outcomes. Completing the full protocol matters. We price to make that possible.
Before your first session, your doctor will give you a clear breakdown of what your protocol costs. Every cycle. Every drug. No surprises mid-treatment.
Get a Cost Estimate Before You DecideCION vs. Comparable Private Facilities
Most treatment protocols
≥15% less
Select protocols
25–30% less
Drug company patient support
Fully passed through
Cost estimate before first session
Always, no obligation
Financial options discussed by doctor
Every patient
All major drug company patient support programmes are identified and passed through to patients in full — no deductions.
Something Most Pages Don't Tell You
Your chemotherapy nurse matters
Your chemotherapy nurse matters
as much as your doctor
The oncologist designs your protocol. But the nurse is with you for the entire infusion. A poorly inserted line is not just uncomfortable — it can cause extravasation, where the drug leaks into surrounding tissue instead of the vein. In serious cases, this causes tissue damage. In all cases, it means the drug isn't reaching where it needs to go. CION nurses are specifically trained in extravasation prevention and management, and we maintain a nurse-to-patient ratio that gives each nurse the time to do their job properly.
Best
Nurse-to-patient ratio
in private oncology
in private oncology
0 min
Target wait time
before & after chemo
before & after chemo
NCCN
Guidelines followed
for every patient
for every patient
Zero waiting time before and after your session is a deliberate operational decision — not a marketing claim. When you're immunocompromised and fatigued, sitting in a waiting room for an hour is not just inconvenient. It's a health risk. We schedule precisely so that doesn't happen.
Happening at the Bedside, Not After It
Three things that happen
Three things that happen
during your chemo session
Chemotherapy takes time. At CION that time is used deliberately — not just to administer the drug, but to actively support the whole person receiving it.
Onco-Nutrition Support
A specialist onco-nutritionist works with you at the bedside during your infusion. What to eat between cycles, what to avoid, how to maintain strength when appetite drops — addressed specifically for your drug, your body, and your cycle schedule. Not generic diet advice. Protocol-specific nutrition.
Psycho-Oncology Support
A trained psycho-oncologist is available during your session. Anxiety, fear, the emotional weight of what's happening — these are not separate from your treatment. They affect how your body responds to it. Addressing them at the bedside, in real time, isn't a luxury. It's part of getting the best outcome from the drug itself.
Genetic Counselling Throughout
Most hospitals involve a genetic counsellor only at the diagnosis stage. At CION, your genetic counsellor stays involved for the duration of your treatment — reviewing how your specific cancer is responding and helping refine your protocol accordingly. Personalised treatment isn't a one-time decision. It's an ongoing process.
Between Sessions
You're not on your own between cycles.
Most of the anxiety during chemotherapy doesn't happen in the clinic. It happens at 11pm, when you're not sure if what you're feeling is normal, and you don't know who to call.
Every CION chemo patient receives a weekly phone call from a care coordinator between sessions. It's not a check-in for our records. It's a real conversation — from someone who knows your protocol, knows what cycle you're in, and knows what to listen for.
Early escalation is how we keep hospitalisation rates low. A reaction caught on day 4 doesn't become an emergency on day 7.
01
How are you actually feeling?
Fatigue, nausea, appetite, sleep — your coordinator listens specifically for what your protocol is known to cause at this stage of the cycle.
02
Questions you've been sitting with
Things you forgot to ask the doctor. Symptoms that started two days ago. Anything. The call is long enough to cover it.
03
Escalation if anything needs it
If something warrants the doctor's attention, your coordinator escalates immediately. You don't navigate that yourself.
04
Next session confirmed
Your next appointment is confirmed before the call ends. No chasing, no rebooking on your own.
7 Chemo Centres in Hyderabad · Pick yours
CION chemotherapy is closer than you think.
Same panel of specialists at every centre. Same NCCN protocols. Same drug-prepared-in-front-of-you standard. Pick the closest one and call directly — or let us pick for you.
CION Ameerpet
CION Kukatpally
CION L.B. Nagar
CION Tolichowki
CION Masab Tank
CION Banjara Hills
CION Kompally
CION Balanagar
CION Siddipet
CION Sangareddy
Not sure which centre fits best? Tell us where you are — we'll suggest the closest one with the right specialists.
Help me pick the right centre
Beyond Hyderabad
35+ centres across Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Travelling for chemotherapy? We may have a CION partner centre right where you are.
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Don't see your city? Call 18002028726 — we'll find your nearest CION partner centre.
From Patients Who've Been Through It
What chemotherapy at CION
What chemotherapy at CION
actually felt like
★★★★★
“Dr. Raghavendra Reddy explained my protocol using an analogy I actually understood. For the first time, I felt like I was making an informed decision, not just following instructions. The room was so quiet I almost forgot where I was.”
PK
Priya K.
Kukatpally · Breast Cancer
★★★★★
“Dr. Owais sat with us and put three treatment options on the table — with the cost of each. Nobody had done that before. My family and I left knowing exactly what we were committing to. That honesty changed everything for us.”
RM
Ravi M.
Tolichowki · Colorectal Cancer
★★★★★
“The coordinator called every week. The first few times I thought it was just procedure. Then on cycle 4 I mentioned something small and she escalated it immediately. Turned out it needed attention. I'm convinced that call kept me out of hospital.”
SN
Sunitha N.
L B Nagar · Ovarian Cancer
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Questions We Hear Every Day
Before you call us,
Before you call us,
here are the honest answers
This depends significantly on your protocol, your overall health, and how your body responds to the specific drugs involved. What CION can tell you honestly: our personalised dosing approach, bedside nutrition support, and precise cycle scheduling are specifically designed to reduce the disruption to daily life. Many patients do continue working — particularly on oral regimens or between infusion cycles. Your doctor will give you a realistic picture based on your specific protocol before your first session, not after.
Yes. Call us at 1800-202-8726 in the morning and we will do our best to fit you in the same day across any of our 7 Hyderabad locations. If you have a preferred doctor, mention it when you call — we'll check their availability first.
The primary difference is focus. A multi-speciality hospital runs cancer care as one department among many. CION runs only cancer care — which means the chemo chairs are dedicated, the nurses are specialist oncology nurses, the waiting time is near zero, the drug is prepared in front of you, and the allied support (nutrition, psychology, genetic counselling) happens at the bedside during your session rather than through a separate referral chain. The protocol quality follows NCCN international guidelines regardless of facility size.
CION's chemotherapy administration is at least 15% less than comparable private facilities — and with several protocols, 25–30% less. We also ensure that every drug company patient support programme applicable to your treatment is identified and passed through to you in full. Call us for a cost estimate before your first appointment. It's free, it's specific to your protocol, and there's no obligation to proceed.
Your care coordinator calls you every week between sessions — and you also have a direct number to reach them. If something concerns you between calls, you call. They know your protocol and they know what to escalate. You are not navigating this alone. One of the explicit reasons we do weekly connects is to catch reactions early — before a manageable issue becomes a hospitalisation.
Most hospitals use genetic counsellors only once, at diagnosis, to assess hereditary risk. At CION, your genetic counsellor stays involved throughout treatment. They review how your specific cancer is responding to the drug, identify whether molecular markers suggest a protocol adjustment would improve response, and help your doctor personalise your treatment as the treatment progresses. India has approximately 1,000 certified genetic counsellors in the entire country. CION has 4, available to every patient at no extra charge.
Read through the five doctor profiles above and see who feels right. If you want the straight-talker with great analogies — Dr. C. Raghavendra Reddy in Kukatpally. If you want someone who won't let you leave with a single question unanswered — Dr. T. Raghavender Reddy in L B Nagar. If you want the one who's tracking the latest evidence — Dr. Naresh Gundu in Ameerpet or Kompally. If you want warmth, detail, and someone who misses nothing — Dr. Kiranmayee in Ameerpet or Kompally. If financial clarity and real options matter — Dr. Owais Mohammed in Masab Tank, Banjara Hills, or Tolichowki. Still not sure? Call us at 1800-202-8726 and we'll match you.
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