Publications*

* Last Updated December 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Pooja Nandwani Patel, Sumit Goyal, Anand Shah, Mehul Gohel, U Suryanarayan. Prospective study of sequential volumetric changes of parotid gland in early oropharyngeal carcinoma treated by Intensity Modulated Radiation therapy: An institutional experience South Asian J Cancer 2018;7:55-7
• Saheli Saha, Sumit Goyal, Ritika Harjani Hinduja, Pooja Nandwani Patel, U Suryanarayana. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of buccal mucosa with acute myeloid leukemia case report International journal of scientific research Vol 6, Issue 11, November 2017: 25-26
• Pooja Nandwani Patel, Maitrik Mehta, Sumit Goyal, Mehul Gohil, U. Suryanarayana. Results of 2 Dimensional Postoperative Radiotherapy Treatment in Carcinoma Buccal Mucosa Patients: A Regional Cancer Centre Experience Acta Medica International Jul - Dec 2016 Vol 3, Issue 2:116-120
• Sumit Goyal, Pooja Nandwani Patel, Mehul Gohil, U. Suryanarayana. Larynx preservation rate in laryngeal cancer patients treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy: An Institutional review of 250 patients Acta Medica International Jul - Dec 2016 Vol 3, Issue 2:141-145
• Pooja Nandwani Patel, Sumit Goyal, Mehul Gohil, Ritika Harjani Hinduja, U. Suryanarayana. “High risk and poor prognostic features determining aggressiveness of disease in post operative locally advanced cases of oral cavity carcinoma: an institutional experience”, Asian Pacific Journal Health Sciences, 2015; 2(4S):32-35
• P. K. Nandwani, R. Vyas, M. Mehta, S. pelagade. “Dose Delivery Verification and Accuracy Assessment Of Stereotaxy In Patients Treated With X Knife: Indian Experience” International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics Vol. 81, Issue 2, Supplement, Pages S868-S869
• P. K. Nandwani, R. K. Vyas, M. J. Mehta. “Efficacy and Toxicity of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor along with Platinum based concurrent chemoirradiation in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck” International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics Volume 78, Number 3, Supplement, Page S105
• P. K. Nandwani, R. K. Vyas, D.C. Bhavsar, M. J. Mehta, P. V. Iyer. “Effect of Chemoirradiation on levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-I) and Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-II) in patients with stage IIIB cancer of uterine cervix.” International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics Volume 75, Number 3, Supplement, Page S361
• Pooja Nandwani Patel, Rakesh Kumar Vyas, Jay Prakash Neema, U. Suryanarayan and Devang C. Bhavsar. “Evaluation of acute and late toxicity in locally advanced gynecological malignancies treated with interstitial brachytherapy using MUPIT”. Brachytherapy, Volume 7, Issue 2, April-June 2008, Page 125
• R. K. Vyas, P. N. Patel, J. C. Neema. “Study of P53 Oncoprotein Expression and S-Phase Fraction to predict Radiotherapy Response in Patients with Oropharyngeal Carcinoma.” International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics Volume 75, Number 3, Supplement, Page S422
• M.J. Mehta, P. Nandwani Patel, J. Neema, R. Vyas. “Efficacy and Response Analysis of TPF (docetaxel, Cisplatin, 5-fu) Followed by Concurrent Chemoradiation versus Concurrent Chemoradiation Only in Patients with Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinomas of Head and Neck.” International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics Vol. 81, Issue 2, Supplement, Page S543
• Sumit Goyal, Shikha Dhal, U Suryanarayana, Pooja Nandwani Patel, R K Vyas. “Assessment of PTV margin in head and neck cancer: An Institutional Study”. Indian Journal of Applied Research: Volume 7, Issue 11, November 2017, Page 39-40
• Samip Pansora, Pooja Nandwani Patel, Apoorva Patel, Priti Trivedi. “Case Report on Choroid plexus carcinoma of lateral ventricle of brain”. Paripex – Indian Journal of Research: Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2017, Page 9-10
• Pooja Nandwani Patel, Rakesh K Vyas, Devang C Bhavsar, UK Suryanarayan, Satish Pelagade, Dipak Patel. “Analysis of X-knife and surgery in treatment of arteriovenous malformation of brain”. Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics: October- December 2008, Volume : 4, Issue : 4.(169-172)
• Nandwani Pooja K., Vyas Rakesh K, Neema JP, Suryanarayan Unnikrishan K, Bhavsar Devang C. “Retrospective analysis of role of interstitial brachytherapy using template (MUPIT) in locally advanced gynecological malignancies”. Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics: April-June 2007, Volume 3, Issue 2. (111-115)
• Patel Nandwani Pooja, Patel Apurva, U Suryanarayana, Pandya Shashank. “An audit of Malignant Melanoma Patients treated in three years at single institute: our Regional Cancer Centre Experience”. GCS (Gujarat Cancer Society) Research Journal: April 2018, Volume 20, Page 49-53
• Patel Nandwani Pooja, Vyas R. K., Bhavsar Devang, Talukdar Phulkumari, Mehta Maitrik, Patel Mazal. “Leiomyosarcoma of Deep Soft Tissues in Extremities at Multiple sites - Rare Case Presentation”. GCS (Gujarat Cancer Society) Research Bulletin: April 2009, Volume 11, Page 158-161
• Patel Nandwani Pooja, Vyas R. K., Bhagwati S. N., Muzumdar Girish. “Dysembroplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor: A rare brain tumor”. GCS (Gujarat Cancer Society) Research Bulletin: April 2009, Volume 11, Page 154-157
• Vyas. R. K., Patel Nandwani Pooja, Desai Ekta. “Recurrent Leiomyosarcoma of Frontal Region- A Rare Soft Tissue Tumor”. GCS (Gujarat Cancer Society) Research Bulletin: April 2009, Volume 11, Page 150-153
• Patel Nandwani Pooja. “Article entitled Problems Faced by Young Radiotherapists” Published in AROI Newsletter June 2008, Volume 4, Issue 2

Other academic activities:

• Organizing Secretary for 41st AROICON (National Conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India), Ahmedabad, 28th November – 1st December 2019
• Executive Committee Member of National Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) for 2018-2020
• Joint Secretary for Indian College of Radiation Oncology (ICRO) for 2018-2020
• Secretary of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India AROI –Gujarat Chapter for 2019-2021
• Assistant Editor for our National Journal of our Association JCRT (Journal Cancer of Research and Therapeutics)
• Member of Editorial Board of The Cancer Immunology Journal
• Reviewer for Acta Medica International Journal
• Recognized Teacher and Examiner for MD Radiation Oncology under Gujarat University
• Recognized Examiner for MD and DNB course at various universities
• National Faculty at Indian College of Radiation Oncology (ICRO) for post graduate students of Radiation Oncology from all over the country
• Member Secretary, Scientific Review Committee and Ethics Committee for Non-Interventional Research Projects at Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad
• Member Secretary, Serious Adverse Event Committee, Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad
• Member, Ethics Committee, Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad
• Member, Women Development Cell and Member, Website Committee, Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad
• Academic Incharge for Postgraduate students registered for MD (Radiation Oncology) at Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad
• Cancer Awareness talk In “Terapanth Jain Samaj”, Ahmedabad, 22nd February 2019
• Successfully completed Public Awareness Program on 31st May 2018, No Tobacco Day at Riverfront Ahmedabad
• Executive Committee Member of National Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) for 2016-2018
• Secretary and Treasurer of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India AROI –Gujarat Chapter for 2016-2018
• Chief Coordinator for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy SBRT Workshop under aegis of AROI Gujarat Chapter on 24th December 2016 at Karamsad, Gujarat
• Training for Advanced conformal radiotherapy techniques at Mannheim University, Mannheim Germany from 12th-16th September 2016
• Course Coordinator for 1st ICRO Post MD Primary Management Course on 10th-11th September 2016 for Radiotherapy at Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Attended Masterclass Program on Research, Projects and Trials on 28th and 29th May 2016 at Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad conducted by Oncology
• International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) - Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training conducted by Cliantha Research Limited on 12th September 2015 at Cama Hall, Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad
• Organizing Secretary for conducting National Conference on Management of Breast Carcinoma “Breast Oncology 2015” on 7th and 8th March 2015
• “Managerial Effectiveness Enhancement Programme” from 19th January to 23rd January 2015 at The International Centre, Goa organized by The Institute of Management Training & Research (IMTR) Goa under guidance of Department of Science & Technology
• Executive Committee Member of National Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) for 2015-2016
• Fellowship for one month from 28th October 2013 at Kaiser Permanente Medical Hospital, Santa Clara, California, USA under John N Kapoor Fellowship (Indo American Cancer Association)
• Attended “Essentials of Palliative Care” organized by IAPC (Indian Association of Palliative Care) in June 2013 at Telemedicine Hall, Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Interview for sharing knowledge regarding Cancer on World Cancer Day (4th February 2013) on Akashwani Radio Channel
• Attended “Good Clinical Practice” Seminar and “Investigator’s Meeting” at Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai on 28th and 29th July 2012
• Principal Investigator for Dose Delivery Verification and accuracy assessment of stereotaxy in patients treated with X Knife: Indian Experience. Overall goal – to present our dose delivery verification procedure using cylindrical wax phantom and assessment of stereotaxy
• Co-Investigator for multicenter randomized trial entitled Multi-Center, Randomized, Double Blind Placebo Controlled Phase II Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Lucanthone Administered as an Adjunct to Radiation and Temozolomide for Primary Therapy of Glioblastoma Multiforme
• Training from 6th to 8th October 2012 at Princess Margaret Hospital at Toronto under American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) International Development Education Award (IDEA) Award
• Fellowship from 8th November to 12th November 2010 at Long Beach Memorial Medical Centre, Long Beach, USA
• Observership from 26th October to 30th October 2009 at The Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA
• Brachytherapy Fellowship on 22nd and 23rd October 2009 at San Antonio, USA
• Attended Brachytherapy Workshop at National Brachytherapy Workshop on 10th October 2009 at CBCC Apollo Hospitals, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
• Undergone IGRT Training at Aaruni Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, India from 01-11-08 to 15-11-08 under The Neal Joseph Fellowship awarded at 29th National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Chennai, India in December 2007
• Attended workshop on Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) Workshop held during International Conference in Oncology- Current Oncology Trends held on 26th August at Pune, India

Conference participation:

International Conferences:

• 1st International Proton Therapy Educational Conference on 2nd – 3rd November 2018 at Chennai
• ESMO (European Society of Medical Oncology) ASIA 2017 at Singapore, 17th-19th November 2017
• SYMHEALTH 2017 – International conference on Healthcare in a globalizing world at Pune, India, 4th-6th May 2017
• Joint International Conference (JIC 2017) at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 7th-8th January 2017
• 6th International Translational Cancer Research Conference at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 4th-7th February 2016
• 11th Annual Scientific Symposium at Joint International Conference (JIC) 2015 in Ahmedabad, India 23rd -25th January 2015
• 15th Biennial Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) at Melbourne, Australia, 8th – 11th November 2014
• ESMO 2014 Congress, 26th -30th September 2014, Madrid, Spain
• Society of Neurooncology (SNO)’s Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 21st -24th November 2013
• UAE Cancer Congress, Dubai, 11th-13th October 2012
• ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, 1st – 5th June 2012
• 53rd American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA, 2nd to 6th October 2011
• 52nd American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA, 31st to 4th November 2010
• 13th Biennial Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society, Prague, Czech Republic, European Union,23rd to 26th October, 2010
• 51st American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, 1st to 5th November 2009
• 12th Biennial Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society, Bangkok, Thailand, October 25-28, 2008
• International Conference on “Current Trends in Oncology” at Ruby Hall Clinic at Pune, India in August 2007
• 6th International Conference on Cervical Cancer at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre at New Delhi, India on 31st & 1st April 2007
• Cancer – CI 2006, International Conference at Hyderabad, India. February 2006

National Conferences:

• Cancer CI Conclave 2020, Hyderabad, 14th-16th February 2020
• 41st AROICON (National Conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India), Ahmedabad, 28th November – 1st December 2019
• 41st ICON, Ahmedabad, 13th – 15th September 2019
• 5th CRABECON PUNJ, Jammu 7th -8th September 2019
• Prodvance Meeting on Breast Cancer 17th -18th August 2019
• Max Cancer Congress 2019, New Delhi 16-17th August 2019
• 31st Indian College of Radiation Oncology Program in Management of Breast Cancers, Kolkata, 27 – 28 July 2019
• Best of ASTRO 2019, Kolkata, 29-30 June 2019
• 3rd Annual Meeting AROI Bihar Chapter Patna, 15th-16th June 2019
• Optimizing Supportive Care in Oncology Conference , Ahmedabad, 8th June 2019
• Gujarat State Rectal CME, Ahmedabad, 22nd May 2019
• Talk on “Management of Neck Secondary/Unknown Primary” PRODVANCE Meeting, Pune, 13th -14th April 2019
• Uro- Onco Update, Ahmedabad, 30th March 2019
• Apollo Cancer Conclave 2019, Chennai, 24th- 206h January 2019
• YROC 2019 (Young Radiation Oncologists Conference) at Siliguri, West Bengal, 19th- 20th January 2019
• 3rd AROI Gujarat Chapter conference on 5th and 6th January 2019 at Rajkot, Gujarat, India
• 40th Annual Conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India 29th November – 2nd December 2018 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• GYAN CDE program on oral cancer, 7th – 9th September 2018
• 1st Head and Neck Cancer Review 10th-12th August 2018 at Mumbai
• ORTHOCON 2018 at Ahmedabad on 4th-5th August 2018
• Best of ASCO 2018, at New Delhi on 28th-29th July 2018 organized by AIIMS New Delhi
• Breast Cancer Conclave 2018” at HCG Apex Hospital, Mumbai on 19th -20th May 2018
• Conference on “Delineating Organs at Risk in Head and Neck Carcinoma” at HCG Cancer Apex Hospital, Mumbai on 7th April 2018
• 2nd Gujarat Breast Meet, Ahmedabad on 10th-11th March 2018
• 2nd GUJ AROICON 2018 (AROI Gujarat Chapter) Conference, Ahmedabad on 24th February 2018
• YROC (Young Radiation Oncologists of India) 2018, New Delhi on 12th-14th January 2018
• Indo UK Oncology Summit at Chennai, India on 15th-16th December 2017
• 2nd Indian Cancer Congress at Bangalore on 8th-12th November 2017
• 1st IBCC (Indian Breast Cancer Conference) at Jaipur on 7th-8th October 2017
• “Updates on Breast Cancer” at Sadvichar Parivar at Ahmedabad on 3rd September 2017
• Update in Neurooncology tumors at Sadvichar Parivar, Ahmedabad on 4th June 2017
• Best of American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2017 at Vizag, India, 13th-14th May 2017
• Indian Brachytherapy Conference, West Bengal Chapter at Kolkata on 18th March 2017
• Cancer Conclave 2017 at Hyderabad, 2th -5th February 2017
• 5th Young Radiation Oncologists of India (YROC) 2017 at Geetanjali Medical College, Udaipur, 28th-29th January 2017
• 38th AROICON National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Bhubaneswar, India in November 2016
• 1st ICRO (Indian College of Radiation Oncology) DRL Course at Ahmedabad on 10th-11th September 2016
• 6th Annual Conference of Indian Brachytherapy Society IBSCON 2016 at Chennai, 26th-28th August 2016
• Update on head & neck cancer 2016 - sinonasal , skull base tumours by FHNO Western regional course on 1st May 2016 @ Ahmedabad in Association with AOI
• IBS Brachytherapy National Workshop at Apollo CBCC Cancer Care Ahmedabad, 5th-6th March 2016
• GBM 2016, The Gujarat Breast Meet held under ABSI West Zone at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 20th-21st February 2016
• RAJAROICON 2015 State Chapter of Rajasthan under AROI, Udaipur, 19th-20th December AROICON 2015
• 37th AROICON National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Lucknow, India in November 2015
• IBSCON 2015, 5th National Annual Conference of Indian Brachytherapy Society at Kolkata, India, 28th-30th August 2015
• AROICON 2011, 33rd National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Jaipur, India in November 2011
• Best of ASCO Annual Meeting 2011 on 15th-17th July 2011 at Pune, India
• Gujarat MP Chapter, at Indore, India on 9th July 2011
• AROICON 2010, 32nd National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Patna, India in November 2010
• 3rd National Annual Conference, Gujarat Society of Head and Neck Oncology at Mount Abu, India in February 2010
• Educational Session on “Current Updates in Management of Brain Tumors” at Hyatt Regency, Mumbai, India on 10th January 2010
• Gujarat- Rajasthan CME 2010 on 9th January 2010 at Udaipur, India
• AROICON 2009, 31st National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Hyderabad, India in November 2009
• National Brachytherapy Workshop on 10th October 2009 at CBCC Apollo Hospitals, Gandhinagar, India
• 2nd National Annual Conference, Gujarat Society of Head and Neck Oncology at Rajkot, Gujarat, India on 3rd and 4th January 2009
• AROICON 2008, 30th National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Mumbai, India in November 2008
• AROICON 2007, 29th National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Chennai, India in December 2007
• Indo American Collaborative Workshop in Radiotherapy on 17th and 18th November 2007 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• ICRO- Management of Carcinoma Cervix on 27th-28th October 2007 at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
• CME on Retinoblastoma on 22nd September 2007 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• GCRI Post ASCO Highlights on 21st and 28th July 2007 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• 16th Conference of Indian Co-operative Oncology Network (ICON) at Jaipur, India on 10th to 11th March 2007
• National Conference of Gujarat Society of Head and Neck Oncology on 17th February 2007 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• AROICON 2006, 28th National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Varanasi, India in December 2006
• ICRO/AROI -Management of brain tumors at Tata Memorial Hospital at Mumbai, India on 27th-28th September 2006
• CME on Pediatric Onco – Radiology & Breast imaging in December 2005, Ahmedabad
• AROICON 2005, 27th National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India in December 2005

Lectureships And Seminar Invitations

• Panelist in 3rd Gujarat Breast Meet on 30th and 31st July 2020
• Panelist in “Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Management” on 23 July 2020
• Panelist in “Recurrent Glioblastoma Management” on 18th June 2020
• Course Director- Current Trends in Prostate Cancer Management on 5th June 2020
• Course Director – Recent Trends in Carcinoma Breast Management on 4th June 2020
• Panelist in Cancer Care During COVID 19 Pandemic on 15th April 2020
• Panelist in Webinar on “Lung Cancer Management during COVID -19 Pandemic” on 21st April 2020
• Panelist in “Optimal Patient Selection in Proton Therapy” at Proton CME, Ahmedabad, 21st February 2020
• Panelist in “Metastatic Breast Cancer” at Cancer CI Conclave 2020, Hyderabad, 14th -16th February 2020
• Organizing Secretary and Quiz Master at 41st AROICON (National Conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India), Ahmedabad, 28th November – 1st December 2019
• Judge for “Setting Up a New Radiotherapy Department” at 41st ICON, Ahmedabad, 13th – 15th September 2019
• Panelist at 41st ICON, Ahmedabad, 13th – 15th September 2019
• Moderator for Panel on “Gynecological Malignancies Shifting Focus to Prevention” at 5th CRABECON PUNJ, Jammu, 8th-9th September 2019
• Talk on “Management of Neck with Unknown Primary” at Prodvance Meeting Vizag, 17th-18th August 2019
• Debate against “Protons will make Photon Therapy Obsolete” at Max Cancer Congress, Delhi, 16th-17th August 2019
• Faculty at 32nd Indian College of Radiation Oncology (ICRO) Teaching Program on “Rationale and techniques of IMRT and organ (including cardiac) sparing approaches in breast cancer radiation therapy” at Kolkata on 27th and 28th July 2019
• Speaker on “Hazardous Attitudes: Physician Decision Making in Radiation Oncology” and Panelist at Best of ASTRO 2019, Kolkata, 29-30 June 2019
• Talk on “ Newer Arts in Radiation Oncology in Head and Neck Cancer” Patna, AROI Bihar Chapter, 15th-16th June 2019
• Moderator for “Management of Radiation Induced Mucositis in Head and Neck Cancers” at Optimizing Supportive Care in Oncology, Ahmedabad, 8th June 2019
• Panelist in “Management of Locally Advanced Rectum Cancers” at Rectal CME, Ahmedabad, 22nd May 2019
• Invited talk on “Management of Secondaries with Unknown Primary” at PROADVANCE, Pune, 13th -14th April 2019
• Invited Panelist in “Management of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer” at Uro- Onco Update, Ahmedabad, 30th March 2019
• Invited Panelist in Head and Neck Cancer Session at Apollo Cancer Conclave 2019, Chennai, 24th- 206h January 2019
• Invited talk on “Developing an Adaptive Radiotherapy Protocol in head and neck cancer” and Judge for Best Paper Session at YROC 2019 (Young Radiation Oncologists Conference) at Siliguri, West Bengal, 19th- 20th January 2019
• Invited talk on “SBRT in Recurrent Head and Neck tumors - Evidences”, Panelist in “Management of Head and Neck tumors”, and Judge for Posters at 3rd AROI Gujarat Chapter conference on 5th and 6th January 2019 at Rajkot, Gujarat, India
• Invited Panelist in “Management of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancers” and Judge for Dr G C Pant Award Presentation at 40th Annual Conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India 29th November – 2nd December 2018 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• Invited Chairperson and Judge for Debate on “Role of Radiotherapy versus Surgery in Locally advanced Prostate Cancer” at HCG UroOncology Symposium, 28th October 2018
• Invited Speaker on “Role of Adjuvant therapy in Oral Carcinoma” at GYAN CDE program on oral cancer, 7th – 9th September 2018
• Invited Panelist at1st Head and Neck Cancer Review 10th-12th August 2018 at Mumbai
• Invited Panelist at ORTHOCON 2018 at Ahmedabad on 4th-5th August 2018
• Invited Panelist on Breast Carcinoma Updates at Best of ASCO 2018, at New Delhi on 28th-29th July 2018 organized by AIIMS New Delhi
• Invited Speaker on “ICRU 50” and “ICRU 62” at ICRO (Indian College of Radiation Oncology) Teaching Program at SKIMS, Srinagar on 30th June and 1st July 2018
• Invited Panelist on “Breast Cancer Conclave 2018” at HCG Apex Hospital, Mumbai on 19th -20th May 2018
• Invited Moderator on “Modulated Radiotherapy in Postoperative head and neck carcinoma” at “Conference on Delineating Organs at Risk in Head and Neck Carcinoma” at HCG Apex Hospital, Mumbai on 7th April 2018
• Invited Panelist on “Management of Early Breast Cancer” at 2nd Gujarat Breast Meet, Ahmedabad on 10th -11th March 2018
• Moderator for conducting Panel on “Management of Toxicities of head and neck malignancies at 2nd GUJAROICON 2018 (AROI – Gujarat Chapter) conference, Ahmedabad on 24th February 2018
• Invited Panelist on “Management of Nodal Recurrence – infield and outfield in pelvic cancers” at YROC (Young Radiation Oncologists of India) 2018, New Delhi on 12th- 14th January 2018
• Invited talk on “Adaptive Radiotherapy in Gynecological Cancers”, Quiz Master for Grand Oncology Quiz and Coordinator for Contouring Workshop on Thorax and Pelvic Malignancies at Indo UK Oncology Summit, Chennai on 15th-16th December 2017
• Invited Panelist at 2nd Indian Cancer Congress at Bangalore on 8th-12th November 2017
• Invited as Panelist at 1st IBCC (Indian Breast Cancer Conference) at Jaipur on 7th-8th October 2017
• Invited as Panelist at “Updates on Breast Cancer” at Sadvichar Parivar at Ahmedabad on 3rd September 2017
• Invited as Speaker on Landmark trails on Precision Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Carcinoma at 26th ICRO Teaching program on 5th-6th August 2017 at Pondicherry
• Invited as Examiner for Stereotactic Fellowship at Geetanjali Medical College, Udaipur on 29th June 2017
• Invited as Speaker in “Role of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) in Spinal Tumors at CME in Update in Neurooncology at Sadvichar Parivar, Ahmedabad on 4th June 2017
• Speaker in Breast Cancer Session at Best of ASTRO 2017 at Vizag, India, 13th-14th May 2017
• Invited Panelist in “Role of Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant treatment in locally advanced gastric cancer” at UGICON (Upper GI Cancer Surgery Conference and Workshop) 2017 at GCS Medical College, Ahmedabad 14th-16th April 2017
• Invited Speaker on “Evolution of interstitial brachytherapy in gynecological cancers” at Indian Brachytherapy Conference, West Bengal Chapter at Kolkata on 18th March 2017
• Invited Speaker on “Adjuvant Radiation therapy in head and neck cancers” at State CME of Dental Surgeons on Multidisciplinary Approach for management of oral cancer at Ahmedabad on 5th March 2017
• Chairperson in Session on Carcinoma of Lung at Cancer Conclave 2017 at Hyderabad, 2th -5th February 2017
• Invited as Speaker on “Towards Evidence - Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) in Head and Neck Cancer” at 5th Young Radiation Oncologists of India (YROC) 2017 at Geetanjali Medical College, Udaipur, 28th-29th January 2017
• Chairperson in Session: Scientific Approach to stage III and IV Carcinoma of Breast at Joint International Conference (JIC 2017) at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 7th-8th January 2017
• Invited Speaker on “Importance of screening for early detection” and “Role of Radiotherapy in Cancer” in CME for ESIS Doctors at GCS Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 5th-6th December 2016
• Judge in Best Paper Session for Young Radiation Oncologists Category, Judge for taking Fellowships under age group of 35 years, Judge for Poster session and Panelist in Head and Neck Cancers at 38th AROICON National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Bhubaneswar, India in November 2016
• Invited Speaker on Endobronchial Brachytherapy at 6th Annual Conference of Indian Brachytherapy Society IBSCON 2016 at Chennai, 26th-28th August 2016
• Chairperson for Best Paper Session at 6th Annual Conference of Indian Brachytherapy Society IBSCON 2016 at Chennai, 26th-28th August 2016
• Panelist in “Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas” on 26th June 2016 at Sadhvichar Parivar in Ahmedabad
• Speaker on “Role of Palliative Radiotherapy in Oncology” for students enrolled in Palliative Course program at Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad on 5th May 2016
• Speaker on “Planning adjuvant radiotherapy in sinonasal tumors – how challenging?” @ Update on head & neck cancer 2016 - sinonasal , skull base tumours by FHNO Western regional course on 1st May 2016 @ Ahmedabad in Association with AOI
• National Faculty for Indian College of Radiation Oncology (ICRO) program at Bikaner on 16-17th April 2016
• Chairperson in session on “Sharing Experience by young oncologists” at IBS Brachytherapy Workshop at Apollo CBCC Cancer Care Ahmedabad, 5th-6th March 2016
• Conducted Panel on “Is brachytherapy a dying art in modern radiotherapy” at IBS Brachytherapy Workshop at Apollo CBCC Cancer Care Ahmedabad, 5th-6th March 2016
• Panelist in Role of Radiation in Early Breast Cancer at GBM 2016, The Gujarat Breast Meet held under ABSI West Zone at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 20th-21st February 2016
• Panelist in Management in Oral Cancers at 6th International Translational Cancer Research Conference at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 4th-7th February, 2016
• Conducted Panel on Challenging Breast Cancer Cases at RAJAROICON 2015 State Chapter of Rajasthan under AROI, Udaipur 19th-20th December AROICON 2015
• Judge for Neil Joseph Fellowship for post graduate students at 37th AROICON National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Lucknow, India in November 2015
• Speaker on Brachytherapy in Anal Canal tumors in IBSCON 2015, 5th National Annual Conference of Indian Brachytherapy Society at Kolkata, India, 28th-30th August 2015
• Panelist in LUNG CANCER CONFLUENCE in Ahmedabad, India on 23rd May 2015
• Invited Panelist at 11th Annual Scientific Symposium at Joint International Conference (JIC) 2015 in Ahmedabad, India 23rd -25th January 2015
• Invited Panelist in CME Meeting on 17th January 2015 –“Role of targeted therapies in Cancer Management” in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Judge in Geriatric Oncology Presentation Session in 30th ICON (Indian Cooperative Oncology Network) on 4th, 5th and 6th April 2014 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• Panelist in Session on Gynecological tumors in AROICON MP, CG, Gujarat Chapter 2014 on 1st and 2nd March 2014 at Raipur, Chattisgarh
• Invited Speaker on “Frame Based Intra Cranial Radio surgery in Management of CNS Tumors” at Hotel St Laurn, Ahmedabad organized by Gujarat Society of Neuro Oncology on 14th July 2012
• Invited Panelist in CME Meeting on 21st January 2012 – “Management of Non small cell carcinoma of lung” at Pride Hotel, Ahmedabad
• Invited Panelist in Best of ASCO Annual Meeting 2011 on 15th-17th July 2011 at Pune, India on session “Head & Neck Cancers – Chemotherapy/Radiotherapy”
• Invited Speaker on GCRI Experience – “Role of Biomab in Head and Neck tumors” at Orchid Central Hotel, Mumbai organized by Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India on 14th May 2011
• Speaker in PromOTE ENT - an initiative of Indian Cooperative Oncology Network (ICON) Program on “Radiation therapy - Important tool in curing head and neck cancers” at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India on 5th December 2010
• Panelist in a Symposium on “Thyroid Tumors and Salivary Gland Tumors” at 3rd National Annual Conference, Gujarat Society of Head and Neck Oncology at Mount Abu, India in February 2010
• Invited Speaker on “Plan Evaluation & Geographical Miss” in 2nd Annual Conference, Gujarat Society of Head and Neck Oncology at Rajkot, Gujarat, India on 3rd and 4th January 2009
• Conducted a session on “Demonstration of Conformal therapy in Carcinoma Breast” in Indian College of Radiation Oncology (ICRO)/ Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) Teaching Course on “Management of Carcinoma Breast” on 18th and 19th October, 2008 at Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Invited Speaker on “Role of Concurrent Chemo Radiation using Temozolamide in Brain Tumors” in a Brain tumors CME on 25th May 2008 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Presentations

• Presented poster on “Results of patients of locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or upfront concurrent chemoradiotherapy: A Regional Cancer Centre Experience” at ESMO ASIA 2017, Singapore, 17th-19th November 2017
• Presented Poster “Role of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy in Postoperative Intermediate and high risk cervical cancer” at 15th Biennial Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) at Melbourne, Australia, 8th – 11th November 2014
• Presented Poster “Efficacy and toxicity of Gefitinib in palliative treatment in recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck in poor performance elderly patients” at ESMO 2014 Congress, 26th -30th September 2014, Madrid, Spain
• Presented Poster at UAE Cancer Congress, Dubai, 11th-13th October at 2012
• Presented E paper at ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, 1st - 5th June 2012
• Presented Poster “Dose Delivery Verification And Accuracy Assessment Of Stereotaxy In Patients Treated With X Knife: Indian Experience” at 53rd American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA, 2nd to 6th October 2011
• Presented Poster at Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India on 1st April 2011
• Presented Oral Paper “Efficacy and Toxicity of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor along with Platinum based concurrent chemoirradiation in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck” at 52nd American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA, 31st October to 4th November 2010
• Presented Poster “Prognostic Implications of levels of Insulin like growth factor I and Insulin like growth factor II in patients with cervical cancer” at 13th Biennial Meeting of International Gynecologic Society at Prague, Czech Republic, European Union from 23rd October to 26th October 2010
• Presented at AROICON (Association of Radiation Oncologists of India) 2009, 31st National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Hyderabad, India in November 2009
  ORAL PAPER – “Role of concurrent Geftinib and Radiotherapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck”
• Presented Poster “Effect Of Chemo-irradiation On Levels Of Insulin Like Growth Factor-I (IGF I) And Insulin Like Growth Factor-II (IGF II) In Patients With Stage IIIB Cancer Of Uterine Cervix” at 51st American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, 1st to 5th November 2009
• Presented at AROICON (Association of Radiation Oncologists of India) 2008, 30th National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Mumbai, India in November 2008
  BEST PAPER – “Brachytherapy in Anal Canal Cancers with Newly Made Surface Applicator: Our Experience”
• Presented Poster “Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) reduces small bowel, rectum and bladder doses in patients with cervical cancers receiving pelvic irradiation” at 12th Biennial Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society, Bangkok, Thailand, October 25-28, 2008
• Presentation for Dr. T. B. Patel Young Scientist Competition on Annual Day on April 19, 2008 at Gujarat Cancer & Research Hospital, Ahmedabad, India
• Presented at AROICON (Association of Radiation Oncologists of India) 2007, 29th National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Chennai, India in December, 2007
  BEST PAPER – “Analysis of Results of X – Knife and Surgery in treatment of Arteriovenous Malformation of Brain”
• Presented at Clinical Meeting on “Role in Cyberknife in Spinal Irradiation” on 24-11-07 at Cama Hall, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Presented at International Conference on “Current Trends in Oncology” at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, India in October 2007
  BEST PAPER – “Comparison of Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy (HSRT) versus Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) for Secondaries in Brain”
• Presentation done on “Radiotherapy Updates in ASCO” in GCRI Post ASCO Highlights on 21st and 28th July 2007 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Presented at AROICON (Association of Radiation Oncologists of India) 2006, 28th National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Varanasi, India in December 2006
  POSTER - (Comparison of Concurrent Chemo radiotherapy versus external beam radiotherapy alone in locally advanced oropharyngeal cancers)
  ORAL PRESENTATION - (Role of interstitial brachytherapy in head and neck cancers)
  BEST PAPER – (Role of brachytherapy in locally advanced gynecological malignancies)
  

Honors & achievements:

• Organizing Secretary for 41st AROICON (National Conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India), Ahmedabad, 28th November – 1st December 2019
• Completed 3 weeks training for advanced conformal techniques and head and neck oncology management at Christie School of Oncology, NHS Foundation trust, Manchester, England from 23rd April to 11th May 2018 under AROI Fellowship
• Coordinator and Master of Ceremony for International Women’s Day Celebration event held at Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 8th March 2018
• Third Runner up at Run Against Cancer 10 Km Run organized by AddLife Foundation and Sterling Cancer Hospital at Riverfront Ahmedabad on 18th February 2018
• Master of Ceremony of Hospital Day Annual Function of Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute Ahmedabad organized at Asmita Bhavan, Civil Hospital Campus on 3rd February 2018
• Invited as Judge for Elocution Competition held at Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad, 30th January 2018
• AROI Overseas Fellowship at 2nd Indian Cancer Congress at Bangalore, 8th-12th November 2017
• European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology (ESTRO) Transfer Mobility Grant 2015 for training “Role of Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) in Gynecological Cancers” at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, England, United Kingdom from 22nd September to 1st October 2015
• International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) Travel Grant Award to attend 15th Biennial Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) at Melbourne, Australia, 8th – 11th November 2014
• Society of Neurooncology (SNO)’s Travelling Scholarship to attend Society of Neurooncology (SNO)’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, USA in November 2013
• John N. Kapoor Fellowship under Indo American Cancer Association (IACA) for one month at Kaiser Permanente Medical Hospital, Santa Clara, California, USA in October 2013
• Indian Cancer Society’s CK Handoo Oncology Award for the Most Promising Young Oncologist 2012 at Best of ASCO, June 28th, 2013, Mumbai, India
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) International Development Education Award (IDEA) 2012 in May 2012 at Chicago, USA
• Master of Ceremony for Hospital Day Celebration on 2nd April 2011 celebrated at Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Awarded Best Poster Award from Clinical Wing for poster presentation on 1st April 2010 at Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Invited as Subject Expert on Anti Tobacco Day to speak about women awareness regarding antitobacco day broadcasted on national channel Doordarshan 1 on 1st June 2010
• Awarded US International Scientific Abstract Award for paper presentation at 52nd ASTRO (American Society for Radiation Oncology) at San Diego, USA in November 2010
• Master of Ceremony for Hospital Day Celebration on 10th April 2010 celebrated at Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Awarded Best Oral Proffered Paper at AROICON (Association of Radiation Oncologists of India) 2009, 31st National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Hyderabad, India in November 2009
• Awarded 51st ASTRO (American Society of Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology) Annual Meeting Basic Science Travel Grant Award 51st American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, 1st to 5th November 2009
• Won Silver Medal for Dr. T. B. Patel Young Scientist Award held on Annual Day Celebration on April 19, 2009 at Gujarat Cancer & Research Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Stood first in Best Paper Session at AROICON (Association of Radiation Oncologists of India) 2008, 30th National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Mumbai, India in November 2008 and awarded Parvati Devi Gold Medal
• Master of the Ceremony in Indian College of Radiation Oncology (ICRO)/ Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) Teaching Course on “Management of Carcinoma Breast” on 18th and 19th October, 2008 at Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Master of the Ceremony in Indo American Collaborative Workshop in Radiotherapy on 17th and 18th November 2007 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Won Gold Medal for Dr. T. B. Patel Young Scientist Award held on Annual Day Celebration on April 19, 2008 at Gujarat Cancer & Research Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Dr Neal /Dr. Joseph Fellowship at AROICON (Association of Radiation Oncologists of India) 2007, 29th National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Chennai, India in December 2007
• Stood third in Best Paper Session at AROICON (Association of Radiation Oncologists of India) 2007, 29th National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Chennai, India in December 2007 and awarded Travel Fellowship
• Runner Up in ICON Quiz at 16th Conference of Indian Co-operative Oncology Network (ICON) at Jaipur, India on 10th to 11th March 2007
• Stood third in Best Paper Session at AROICON 2006, 28th National conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India at Varanasi, India in December 2006 and awarded Travel Fellowship