Other Academic Activities

* Last Updated August 2024

• President of Association of Radiation Oncologists of Gujarat (AROI) Gujarat Chapter from Jan 2023 for 2 years
• Founder of WOGOG (Women Oncologists Group of Gujarat)
• Executive Committee Member of National Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) for 2022-2024 (In past also 2016- till date)
• Organised an Awareness Activity through WOGOG (Women Oncologists Group of Gujarat) at Law Garden, Ahmedabad on 14th April 2024
• Organised Educational Seminar for School Teachers at ZEBAR school on “Common ‘Cancers in Women” on 8th March 2024
• Talk about Cancer and its Management” on VTV Gujarati News and Beyond on 3rd February 2024
• Organized 3rd Academic Meet of Women Oncologists Group of Gujarat at Ahmedabad on 28 October 2023
• Organized Public Awareness Program for Breast Cancer Awareness on 1st October 2023 at Saharmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• Organized Radiobiology Course at Sterling Hospitals, Sindhubhavan, Ahmedabad on 18 February 2023
• Organizing Secretary for Sterling Oncology Symposium 24-25 September 2022, Ahmedabad
• Awareness Program on “Let’s talk about Cancer” on India’s Top Doctor’s health dialogue on 7th Feb 2022
• Cancer Awareness Program on 24th October 2021 at 92.7 Big FM, Jodhpur
• Organizing Secretary for 3 day Virtual Patient Centric Symposium 30,31 October and 1 November 2020.
• Organizing Secretary for 41st AROICON (National Conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India), Ahmedabad, 28th November – 1st December 2019
• 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 (In past Secretary and Treasurer from 2016-2018)
• 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
• Advisory Board Member for OncoZenge Biotechnology Company, Sweden developing pathbreaking treatment for head and neck mucositis
• 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