Conferences / Projects

Conferences Organized
1. Special Oncology Session on "Hyperthermia : Cancer Treatment" at Oncology Meet Programme by AdipoLABs
2. Speaker at The Evidence Behind Hyperthermia Therapy - CME Webinar by Alpha Specialist.
3. Speaker at Global ONCOnversation 2022 - National & International Perspectives on Cancer Care.
4. New Vistas at NNPR - Veterinary Oncology Foundation in Collaboration with Indore Cancer Foundation & NDVSU
5. President, First biennial meeting of Society for Radiation Research, 2016
6. Convenor - Indian Association of Radiation Biology, 2013
7. President - International Conference on Radiation Biology (ICRB-2012) Nov 2012
8. Patron - 8th Biennnial Convention of Hyperthermic Oncology & Medicine. Indore, Feb., 2012
9. Patron - 7th Biennnial Convention of Hyperthermic Oncology & Medicine.
10. Organizing Secretary - 6th Biennnial Convention of Hyperthermic Oncology & Medicine. April 2010 Banglore
11. Organizing Secretary - 5th Biennnial Convention of Hyperthermic Oncology & Medicine. April 2009
12. Organizing Secretary - 4thBiennnial Convention of Hyperthermic Oncology & Medicine and 28th ICHS International Meeting, January 2007 Mumbai
13. Organizing Secretary - 3rd Biennnial Convention of Hyperthermic Oncology & Medicine. April 2003
14. Organizing Secretary, 2nd International Convention of Indian Association of Hyperthermic Oncology & Medicine, held in March 2000, in Mumbai, India.
15. Treasurer, Asia Pacific conference held in December 1997 in Mumbai, India.
16. Co-ordinator of the Symposium on Hyperthermia & Radiomodifiers held in February, 98, in Puri, India.
17. Organizing Secretary, Low Level Radiation and Living State, and International Seminar, Mumbai, 1992.
18. Organizing Secretary, computerized Treatment Planning System for Developing Countries, Mumbai, 1990.
19. Organizing Secretary, V Biennial conference of Indian Association of Cancer Chemotherapists, February, 1989.
Research Projects
1. 2DG a multicentric trial in GBM in collaboration with Dr. Reddy's laboratories from 2006-200
2. Studies on oxidative stress of various cancer patients undergo chemotherapy, radiotherapy and to evaluate those as surrogate markers for immediate clinical response. Co-Investigator of the study sponsored by DAE, BRNS, Mumbai - 2009-2011. Sanction no: 2008/35/11/BRNS/3095
3. Hyperthermia with radiation in the treatment of locally advanced Head and Neck Cancers. ICMR-project sanction no. 5/13/44/2003-NCD-III
4. Evaluation of hypoxic cell sensitizers with different mechanisms - Chlorpromazine and AK-2123 (Sanazole) - a project sanctioned by Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, sanction no. 4/8/97-R&D-II/1656, 1997-2001
5. Gemitabine once a week with radical radiation - A phase I trial. A clinical trial with Fulford (India) 2000
6. Ethyol - As Radioprotector. In collaboration with Fulford (India) in 1997
7. Paclitaxel And Radiation - A Phase I Study. In collaboration with Fulford (India) 1996
8. Modulation of radiation response with interferon-? in the treatment of head and neck cancer. In collaboration with Fulford (India) 1996
9. Evaluation of AK-2123 as a radiosensitizer in cancer of cervix. A project sanctioned and funded by International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1995.
10. Evaluation of CPZ as a radiation sensitizer in the treatment of advanced cancer of cervix with radiation alone - project supported by BRNS, India, 1993
11. AK-2123 pharnacodynamics in collaboration with Dr. C.K.K. Mishra, BARC, Mumbai in 1993
12. Scatter radiation from the primary breast and its implication in carcinogenesis, project supported by AERB, India, 1992
13. Tissue and dose rate compensators in clinical practice, project supported by AERB, India in 1992
Few Lectures Delivered In The Past
1. 1. AK-2123 with discontinuous accelerated hyperfractionated radiation in the treatment of head and neck cancer, presented at the XXIII Annual Conference of the Association of Clinical Biochemists of India, held in December 1996, at Kerala, India
2. Ethyol – As Radioprotector at the 19th Annual National Conference & Continuing Medical Education, AROI, Indore, 26th –28th December 1997
3. Hyperthermia in India at the Second Congress of the Asian Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, held in Japan from 28-30th September 1998.
4. Clinical and research aspects of hyperthermia in India at the XXII Meeting of the International Clinical Hyperthermia Society (ICHS) held in California, USA, from 23-25th September 1999.
5. Senazole – a nitrotriazole as a hypoxic cell sensitizer of radiation, presented at 19th Annual Convention of Indian Association for Cancer Research held at Thrissur, Kerala, India from 21-22nd January 2000.
6. Radiation protection: biological basis and clinical experience, presented at Radiobiology 2000 – International Conference on Radiation Biology, held in Trivandrum, Kerala, from 17th-19th February 2000.
7. Endovascular Brachytherapy at the Workshop on Brachytherapy – contributions towards cancer cure, held from 31-1st April 2000, in Ludhiana, India.
8. Studies on the effects of dietary fat on hyperthermia and radioprotective effect of whole body hyperthermia in mice, at the 8th International Congress of Hyperthermic Oncology, held in Seoul, Korea, from 26-29th April 2000.
9. Radiation in conservation of breast cancer. Indian Society of Oncology, Patna, India, 6th April, 2002
10. Management of breast cancer . Indian Medical Association, 8th April 2002
11. Teaching session in DRP, BARC, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, India on Clinical Dosimetry. 11th April, 2002
12. Clinical Dosimetry of ionizing radiation – a clinical perspective AMPI, 18th October 2002
13. Fractionation in Clinical Radiation Oncology presented at RTCON 2002, 24th National Conference of AROI, held from 21-2th November, 2002 in Banglore, Karnataka
14. Management of rectal cancer and role of radiation, Annual conference of Association of Surgeons of India, 28th January, 2003
15. Management of Radiation waste. Invited talk at SCHCPUNE, on 10th May 2003
16. Senazole a nitrotriazole as a hypoxic cell sensitiser of radiation. Cytoprotectors in Oncology, at Cochin, Kerala on 29th June 2003
17. Participated as faculty for scientific meeting, “Grand Rounds in Gastrointestinal Cancer” Mumbai , 2-4 April 2004.
18. Hyperthermia and Radiation in the treatment of Head & Neck Cancer, ICHO, St. Louis Missouri USA April 20-24,2004.
19. Hyperthermia and Radiation in the treatment of Head & Neck Cancer presented at Kadota Fund International Forum 2004, Awaji Island Hyogo Japan June 14-18 2004.
20. Contextual radiation & tumour biology in cognoscenti, invited talk at World Federation Neurosurgeons, held in Jaipur 11-12 October 2004
21. An Overview of Radiation Therapy in the treatment of Breast Cancer, Lecture at B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, Mumbai, 19th Oct 2004
22. Hyperthermia in Head & Neck Cancer –an institutional experience, presented at AROICON 2004 held at Ludhiana, 26-28th Nov. 2004
23. Radiation Oncology, lecture at CPS held on 11th Feb. 2005
24. Radiation Oncology, lecture at CPS held on 15th Feb.2005
25. Metamorphosis of Radiotherapy Technology, lecture at CPS held on 11th March, 2005.
26. Phytotherapeutics of Cancer lecture at Defense Research and Development,(DRDO) New Delhi, India held on 4th October 2005.
27. Hyperthermia in Head and Neck Cancer, XXVII ICHS Annual Meeting to be held in Florence at the Arthotel Mirò on October 27th-28thOctober,2005.
28. Radiation sensitivity Radiation Oncologist Perspective at BARC Mumbai held on 16th November 2005
29. Lecture on Biosensors seeking Cancer Screening Cancer , at Ahmedabad held on 21 st Jan.2006
30. Lecture on Role of Radiation biology in Clinical Practice, at Gawahati, Assam, held on 7th April 2006
31. Lecture on A primer on Hyperthermic Oncology at ACTREC, Kharghar Mumbai on 9th May 2006.
32. Lecture on 2 DG A New Radiation Sensitiser in Glioma at Mumbai held on 12th May 2006.
33. Lecture on Hyperthermic oncology Interstitial at Bangalore held on 20th May 2006.
34. Lecture, Apoptosis or prognostication in patients with cervical cancer undergoing radiotherapy, at BARC on 31st July 2006
35. Invited Lecture on Hyperthermia – ‘Cold Facts and Hot Prospects’, at Nara, Japan in September 2006.
36. Lecture on Role of radiotherapy in management of breast cancer, at Indian Medical Association, Mumbai on 29th October 2006
37. “2DG a New Radiation Sensitizer for Gliomas,” invited guest lecture at the International Symposium on Application of 2DG in the management of cancer, on 9th of November, 2006 in Delhi.
38. Radiotherapy: A critical cog in breast cancer therapeutics”, Lecture at Kandivali, Mumbai, August 2008
39. “Euthanasia”, at Panchgani Oct 2010
40. “Hyperthermia with radiation in Locally advanced head and neck cancers”, Japan, Oct 2010
41. “Dealing with half truths in communication with terminally ill”, 16th Convention of Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica, Mumbai, Feb 2011
42. “Advances in Radiation Biophysics”, lecture at Mumbai University, Feb., 2011
43. “Physical and biological principles of hyperthermia in cancer therapeutics”, lecture at Mumbai University, Feb 2011
44. 'In Quest of Justice in health care & Oncology’ – Feb 2011
45. “Maximizing patient benefit in MCRC”, Mumbai, May 2011
46. “Awareness & Cancer detection camps – Radiotherapy, at Kandivali, Mumbai, May 2011
47. “Prophalytic cranial RT in ALL” at Cuttack, Aug 2011
48. “Radiation techniques in head and neck cancers”, lecture at Malad Sept. 2011
49. Hyperthermia with EBRT in advanced Head and Neck Cancer’, Munich
50. Hyperthermia and Radiation in the treatment of Head and Neck Cancer, The Netherlands
51. 'Manipulating Radiation Response Prostectis & physical modalities Mangalore, April 2012
52. Colorectal Cancer at Taiwan
53. ‘Radiotherapy management of Oral cancers’ at Kalyan – Jun 2012
54. Looking back- Auditing Hyperthermia in Oncology , ESHO ,June , 2014
55. Primer to Hyperthermia in Oncology – IAHOM meeting , Nepal, February, 2014
56. Lecture on Understanding Fractionation
57. Nuances of Radiation Oncology, Air India
58. An appraisal of Hyperthermia in Head & Neck Cancer- A single insitut ion experience.
59. Evolution of JCRT, achieving excellence in science publishing , China
60. Imaging in Radiation Oncology- An audit & a road map for the future.
61. Editors responsibility peer review Journal
62. Ethics in Oncology
63. Role of ERBT with concurrent chemotherapy & Hyperthermia in advance Head & neck , IAHOM , Patna
64. An Introduction to contemporary techniques for Head & Neck cancer, BSES Hospital

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