- Fellowship awarded: The Varoon Mahajan Foundation for study on Bone marrow Transplant at the Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center
- U.I.C.C Post Graduate Course in Chemotherapy, New Delhi.
- Training in Lymphomas Cornell Medical Centre, New York .
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas.
- MD : Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, University Pune.
Experience
- Director – Medical Oncology, Hematology & Bone Marrow Transplant Aakash Healthcare-Super Speciality Hospital (Dwarka)
- Professor, Chairperson & Head, Department of Medical Oncology/Haematology/BMT – Artemis Hospitals
- Chief-Clinical Oncology, Apollo Cancer Institute Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi.
- Chief of Oncology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.
Professional Membership
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 35+ Year Member
- American Society of Hematology (ASH)
- Indian Medical Association
- Founder Member-Indian Cooperative Oncology Network (ICON)
- Indian Cancer Society, Indian Society of Hematology, Delhi Hematology Society
Research & Publication
- Expert opinion “Liquid Biopsy: A potential and promising diagnostic tool for advanced stage non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.” With addition of Indian data, Indian Journal Of Cancer, 2017.
- Improving Access to Cancer treatments: The Role of Biosimilars JGO / 2016 / 008607 (In Pront) Journal of Global Oncology ; Dr. Rakesh Chopra/Dr. Gilberto Lopez
Career Highlights:
- Chairperson – Multiple international conferences including the first ASCO conference outside the U.S
- Co reviewer – The ASCO / ESMO course curricular for PG/fellowship of medical oncology
- Appointed as Hon. Adjunct Professor, Internal Medicine, and University of Nebraska Medical Center Nebraska’s Health Science Center
- First Indian author in the editorial board of Journal of clinical Oncology and Haematology
- Received training for Medical Oncology and Haematology in USA
- Wrote first set of treatment guidelines for treating Breast Cancer
- Oncology training from leading institutions –The Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, Memorial Sloan Kettering Institute, New York and the Jewish Long Island Hospital, New York.
