23 YRS OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY EXPERIENCE

AFTER COMPLETING DM IN MEDICAL ONCOLOGY FROM THE PRESTIGIUOS CANCER INSTITUTE ADYAR IN 1996 ,MARCH, WORKED AT DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY ,GOVT.WOMEN AND CHILDREN HOSPITAL FOR 16 YRS ,TREATING WOMEN WITH OVARIAN,ENDOMETRIAL,CERVICAL CANCERS AND GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE ,ALSO RARE GYNECOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES

GENERAL MEDICAL ONCOLOGY AT  RAJIV GANDHI GOVT.GENERAL HOSPITAL FROM 2012,FEB TILL 2019,MAY AS PROFESSOR AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY,MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE ,CHENNAI

PRACTICING MEDICAL ONCOLOGY AR DR.RAI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER SINCE 1997 AT TEYNAMPET,CHENNAI 

MD.(GEN.MEDICINE), DM.(MEDICAL ONCOLOGY)

MEMBER – INDIAN SOCIETY OF MEDICAL AND PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY(ISMPO)

                      INDIAN SOCIETY OF ONCOLOGY (ISO)

                      EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY(ESMO)

PRESIDENT  - TAMILNADU MEDICAL AND PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGIST SOCIETY(TAMPOS)

1 “Best teacher award”  by The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai on the occasion of the Teacher’s Day Celebration held on 5^th September , 2012.

“Best Oncologist ”by Sun TV survey – 2011.

DNA Life awards  - Feb 2017 by Daily News and Analysis (DNA), Mumbai.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS :

Ø  Started Oncology carrier  at the Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Government Hospital for Women and Children in Aug 1992.

Treated thousands of women with Gyneacological cancers

Developed a followup and treatment protocol in June 1996 for Women with gestational trophoblastic disease at Women and Children Hospital.

Since then, the women with molar pregnancy had regular follow up and treated for any complications.

Because of the excellent management of Patients with gestational trophoblastic disease more patients were referred from all over the state to Women and Children Hospital for treatment and followup. Till now, treated over 1500 patients with GTD.

Worked in Women and Children Hospital till February 2012 (i.e 18 years)

Treated children with cancer during this period from Institute of Child Health and Government Hospital for Children.

Part of the Tumour board in Institute of Child Health and Government Hospital for Children for 16 years and made treatment of  children with cancer better.

Have hundreds of long term survivors from Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology  and Institute of Child Health and Government Hospital for Children.

Gave  expert talks on different aspects of cancer in other medical colleges and conferences in the State. (both Government and Private Medical Colleges)

Considered to be an expert in Gynaec oncology.

 Jr. Research Officer, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore-4, Tamil Nadu. India. (A reputed hospital in Asia) from 20.5.1986 to 7.5.1987.

Participated in International workshop on mutation analysis of hereditary cancers from 17.3.2002 to 26.3.2002 at Cancer Institute Adyar. Chennai. Underwent 6 months ‘Epidemiology training programme conducted at CEU – MMC from Sep 2001 to April 2002.

Participated  in  Epidemiology workshop  - NIE from 02.05.2016  to  04.05.2016  at  Ayyapakkam, Chennai

RESEARCH PROJECTS :

ICMR Project in Department of Medical Oncology:

Principal investigator:“To Study the prevailing patterns of Molecular aberrations in gastric cancer” funded by ICMR – ongoing project

Principal investigator : Hospital Based Cancer Registry in Sources of Registrations of already existing Population Based Cancer Registries (PBCRs) at Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata through NCDIR (ICMR), Bengaluru-ongoing project

TRIALS :

Ø  Principal Investigator in Trustuzumab trial in Metastatic Breast Cancer – Completed Project.

 Principal Investigator in Trustuzumab trial in Metastatic Breast Cancer – Ongoing Project.

Principal Investigator in Afatinib  trial in Oral Cancer – Completed Project.