Radiation Oncologist, Keynote Speaker, Cancer, Mental Health

The Early Days – Where It All Began

Born on 10th October in Prayagraj, which was called Allahabad back then, Dr. Meena Mishra is the eldest of three siblings. Her father, Late Dr. S.N. Tiwari, was a well-known General Surgeon in Allapur, and her mother, Late Smt. Vidya Tiwari, was a devoted homemaker. She was deeply spiritual, disciplined, and raised the children with strong values.
“From a young age, I remember hearing my mother say to someone, “I want my daughter to become a doctor.” That wish stayed with me and soon became my dream too” says Dr. Mishra.

A Dream Takes Root

Dr. Meena studied at St. Mary’s Convent School till Class 10. “I was always focused, and when I realized that UP board was better for medical entrance exams than ISC Board, I changed my school and sought admission in St. Anthony’s Convent on my own!”
According to Dr. Meena Mishra, in Class 11, something special happened. Her biology teacher, Ms. Abha, praised her dissection of the intact Nerve Ring of an earthworm and said, “Doctor Sahab, I don’t call you Doctor just like that—I visualize you in the white coat before you will do.”
“She even called me “Sardar Patel” at times—maybe she saw some strength in me I hadn’t seen in myself yet” recalls Dr. Mishra.
Sadly, she lost her mother in 1993 just after giving her first medical entrance exam. But she didn’t give up. She studied hard to make her mother’s dream come true—and finally, in 1994, cracked the national exam and got into NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur.

Becoming a Doctor With Determination

Medical college was tough but fulfilling. After completing MBBS, she cleared the PG entrance and went on to do MD in Radiation Oncology. Her practical training at Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital under amazing doctors like Dr. B. Paul Thaliath (Padma shri), Dr. Radha Rani Ghosh and Dr. B.K. Mishra shaped her.
“One of my biggest dreams was to train at Tata Memorial Hospital under Dr. K.A. Dinshaw—and I did!”
Later, Dr. Mishra joined Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital,Mumbai in 2007 where her mentor Dr. Nagraj Huilgol contributed to her grow professionally. She got the 1st opportunity to orally present the research work on Hyperthermia in cancers at 12th International Congress of Hyperthermic Oncology, New Orleans, USA in 2011.

In 2009, Dr. Mishra lost her father to cancer—a huge loss, but it pushed her to do more in life and keep his legacy going.

Chairperson at BBRFI
M.D., Meealantaas Pvt. Ltd.
Associate Consultant, Radiation Oncology, Fortis Hospital Gurgaon
Junior Consultant Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai; Neuro Oncology Fellow
Senior Resident at TATA Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

A New Chapter – Life with Dr. Alok Mishra

In 2011, she married Dr. Alok Kumar Mishra—a wonderful human being who shared her passion for science and people. Together, they started the in Brain Behaviour Research Foundation of India (BBRFI) Delhi in 2014. This is where Brainoscope/4D Brain Analysis was piloted for the next four years.

Brainoscope – A Fresh Way to Look at the Brain

In 2021, Dr. Meena Mishra launched MEEALANTAAS Pvt Ltd to take Brainoscope to the next level. She is the Founder & Managing Director of the women-led enterprise . It’s incubated at Anveshan Foundation (IGDTUW) and STEP Ghaziabad, and even got Seed Fund support from Startup India—a proud moment!

Brainoscope wasn’t just an idea—it was a game-changer. After it got featured in the Economic Times, the team from National Geographic’s MegaIcons contacted Dr. Alok Mishra for their show. The show explored if great people are born or made, and covered legends like Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, The Dalai Lama, Virat Kohli, Kiran Bedi, and Kamal Haasan. Dr. Alok Mishra husband featured as the brain analyst and the show was telecast on National Geographic channel in 192 countries of the world.
Brainoscope was done for new employees at companies like GAIL, IGL, and Horiba to help place the “right person in the right job”—and it really worked for the management.

Leading BBRFI – Heart Meets Head

In 2018, Dr. Meena Mishra was given the responsibility of Chairperson of BBRFI. Her first event was The Positivity Conclave and Awards, 2019—a platform to honour not just professional success, but qualities like empathy, humility, and courage in accomplished individuals of all fields.

“ I believe young people need to know that being smart is great—but being kind and grounded is equally important.”- Dr. Meena Mishra

When COVID hit, Dr. Mishra shifted to online cancer consultations (personally) and continued internships for psychology students under BBRFI. She was invited as expert in several online webinars, started her own weekly informative webinar series on mental health ‘Stay Strong India’ to name a few. The work never stopped…