Medical Oncology
The Department of Medical Oncology comprises of well-qualified and experienced Medical Oncologists. This Department is a specialty that deals with the diagnosis, staging and treatment of cancer through various types of medications with the help of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormonal therapy and targeted therapy.
Panel of Doctors
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Dr. Ajmal Sherif
Consultant
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Dr. Midhun Murali
Consultant
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Dr. Ajmal Sherif
Consultant
Dr. Ajmal is a cancer specialist. He handles all types of medical oncology cases.
Qualifications
- MBBS – CUSAT University Medical College, Kochi, 2006
- MD – Paediatrics, Manipal University KMC, Mangalore
- DNB – Medical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad
Work Experience
- Working as Consultant – Medical Oncology, American Oncology Institute, Calicut
- Consultant – Medical Oncology, MVR Cancer Hospital, and Research Institute, Calicut, Kerala. (June 2017 onwards).
- Senior Resident – Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad. (2014 to 2017)
- Consultant – Pediatrics, Baby Memorial Hospital Tanur, Kerala. (2013-2014)
- Medical Oncology, MVR Cancer Hospital, and Research Institute, Calicut, Kerala. (June 2017 onwards).
- Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal(2009-2013)
- General Practitioner (2007 -2009).
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Dr. Midhun Murali
Consultant
Qualifications
- MD (Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology), Government Medical College Kozhikode, India, April 2019.
- Thesis - Acute Toxicity Profile in Head and Neck Cancer patients treated with VMAT-SIB under the guidance of Dr. T. Ajayakumar, Prof and Head, Dept of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology), Government Medical College Kozhikode
- MBBS, Government Medical College Kozhikode, India, Sept 2013.
Work Experience
- August 2021 to present : Consultant Radiation Oncologist at American Oncology Institute, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode.
- February 2021 to August 2021 : Consultant Radiation Oncologist at Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai, Kottayam
- September 2020 to January 2021 : Consultant Radiation Oncologist at MJKM Pratyasa Cancer Center, Cherthala, Alappuzha
- July 2020 to August 2020 : Senior resident on contract in Radiotherapy and Clinical oncology, Government Medical College Kozhikode.
- June 2019 to June 2020: Senior resident in Radiotherapy and Clinical oncology, Government Medical College Kozhikode.
- Teaching experience: PG teaching programs at Dept. of Radiotherapy, Calicut Medical College.
- May 2016 to May 2019: MD Trainee in Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology at Govt medical college Cailcut, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Calicut medical college Dept. of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology has One Cobalt Machine (Equinox), Two Linear accelerators by Varian (Truebeam STx, Clinac iX) with Eclipse version 15.1 treatment planning system , HDR brachytherapy - Gammamed iX with Brachyvision planning system and a fluoroscopy 2D simulator, 4DCT simulator. We have separate neutropenia ICU, Day care chemotherapy ward, four general oncology ward and a brachytherapy theatre. Approximately 4500 new cancer patients are registered per yearat our centre. The teaching programme followed guidelines laid down by Kerala University of health science (KUHS).
Skills
- External Beam Radiotherapy (2DRT, 3DCRT, IMRT,IGRT, VMAT, SRS, SBRT) for various malignancies.
- Intra cavitary Brachytherapy for Carcinoma Cervix and Vaginal vault brachytherapy.
- Interstitial Brachytherapy for Carcinoma cervix, vagina.
- Brachytherapy for soft tissue sarcomas.
- Neoadjuvant, adjuvant, concurrent and definitive chemotherapy for solid tumours, lymphomas and Myeloma.
- Palliative chemotherapy and Radiotherapy.
- Management of Febrile Neutropenia and other chemotherapy and Radiation related complications.
- Intrathecal chemotherapy
- Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, Lumbar puncture, pleural fluid and ascitic fluid tapping and Pap smear.
- USG and CT guided FNAC and biopsy.
- Cancer screening camps.
Publications & Presentations
- Low Dose Radiation Therapy in Covid-19 : A Literature Review
- A randomised phase III study of Nimotuzumab and cisplatin based CCRT vs Cisplatin CCRT in locally advanced Head and Neck Cancer in “Updates from ASCO 2018”, at IMA Hall, Cochin, June 2018.
- PORTEC - 3 final results in “Best of ASCO 2017 Updates”, Aster MIMS, Kozhikode Sept 2017.
Dr. Ajmal SherifConsultantDr. Ajmal is a cancer specialist. He handles all types of medical oncology cases.
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Services & Facilities
- Conventional Chemotherapy
- Immunotherapy
- Hormonal therapy
- Targeted therapy
Immunotherapy, hormonal therapy and targeted therapy for cancer treatment offer advantages over conventional chemotherapy in being more specific to the cancer cells and thus has very little adverse effects to the patient.