Dr. Pramod Kumar Julka

Being one of the few oncologist to be honoured with the Padma Shriaward for his contributions to medicine, Dr. Pramod Kumar Julka is among the best cancer doctor in India. Being a Cancer Specialist, medical educator and a writer, Dr. Pramod is an all-rounder in the field of Oncology.

He graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College (New Delhi) followed by Fellowship at M D Anderson Hospital, under the World Health Organization. Being passionate about educating the emerging generation of doctors, he served as the Dean of Academics in the famous AIIMS, New Delhi in 1984.

Currently, he works at Max Healthcare and at Max Institute of Cancer Care as the Director of Oncology. Max Institute of Cancer Care is the First Standalone Day-care Chemotherapy Centre in India.

Dr. Julka was the First Indian to perform Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant following high Dose Chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer. For this extraordinary feat, his name was listed in the Limca Book of Records.

Education

MBBS – University of Delhi, 1971
MD – Radiotherapy – University of Delhi, 1979
Fellowship in Medical Oncology – National Academy of Medical Sciences, 1980

Awards and Recgonitions:

Recipient of ‘Padma Shri’ Award (the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India) – 2013
Indian Medical Association (IMA) Best Orator of the Year Award – 2009
Life Time Achievement Award by Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) – 2013
Indian Medical Association (IMA) Award for Clinical Oncology – 2006
Awarded Dr. G.D. Pandey Oration at Haldwani, Uttarakhand on Breast Cancer – 2006
IMA Award for Medical Education and Research – 2001
International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England’s “Leading Scientist of the World 2005” Award – 2005
OISCA Foundation Award for outstanding contribution to Cancer Treatment and Research (UN Award) – 2001

Awards & Memberships:
1. Padma Shri for his contributions to medicine in 2013
2. Life Time Achievement Award by Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI), 2013
3. Gold Medal and IMA Award for Clinical Oncology from the Indian Medical Association(1995 and 2006 respectively)
4. Leading Scientist of the World Award – International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England – 2005
5. Emeritus Membership in the American Society of Clinical Oncology
6. Member of Indian Council of Medical Research Task Force.
7. Member of Society of Cancer Research and the National Advisory Committee of Global Cancer Committee.

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