1st Oncology Conference in Chattogram 2024

As we prepare to delve into the rich discussions and presentations, we regret to inform you that the registration for Onco Con Chattogram 2024 is now closed. The immense interest and support from the oncology community have exceeded our expectations, and we are excited to witness the transformative impact this conference will have on the fight against cancer.

Dr. Sachin Marda is an award winning, renowned Senior Consultant Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon working at Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. He is a perfect combination of fantastic skills, cutting edge knowledge and empathetic patient care. With more than a decade of experience, he has successfully performed more than 11,000 complex cancer surgeries. He has given thousands of cancer patients a second innings in life. As a Social Health Reformer and Life Coach, he has touched millions of lives through his various social health awareness programs and corporate seminars for Healthy Growing and Holistic Living.

Professional Memberships And Certifications ESMO Asia CME Partner Centers – Colorectal Cancer Program
Indian society of medical and pediatric oncology (ISMPO)
Indian society of oncology (ISO)
Association of Physicians of India(IAP)
European Society of Bone marrow transplants(EBMT)
Elected as a member in 2009, of the executive committee ISO Member ICON: Indian Cooperative Oncology Network

Dr. Suresh is the first to conceptualise and implement a community-based and volunteer-driven palliative care as against institution-based care. In response to a growing demand for palliative care, Dr. Suresh Kumar sees the need for healthcare to go beyond standard institutions and medical facilities. He has designed a volunteer-led care system that provides an alternative to the rigid and ineffective medical institutions of the region. Dr. Kumar’s approach moves services from institutions and hospitals to neighborhoods and homes in order to effectively address the social, psychological and medical dimensions of care.

Dr Rajiv is an Associate Director of Histopathology & cytopathology at Dr Lal Path Labs. He has over 22 years of experience in the field of pathology with core expertise lies in the field of Oncopathology, Neuropathology with significant experience as a NABL Lead as well as Technical assessor in Histo & Cytopathology. He has worked with renowned institutes like Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Delhi, SRL Limited, Max Super Specialty Hospital and Batra Hospital in various capacities.

Dr. Sudhir Rawal is one of the leading Uro-Genital surgeons in India, with a special interest in Robotic Surgery. He has more than 30 years of experience in Genito Urinary Oncosurgery. He routinely performs procedures such as Radical Prostatectomy, Radical Cystectomy, Radical Hysterectomy, RPLND, and complex urinary diversions like continent pouch and neo bladder. “Pitcher’s pot Ileal Neobladder” one of his innovations which finds its place in leading urology publications. He is the first Uro Gyne surgical oncologist in North India and has been headed the department since the inception of the Institute. He first opened Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy in the private sector in India. Besides this, he has done the maximum number of Radical Prostatectomy, Radical Cyst prostatectomy Neobladder, Robotic VEIL, and Robotic RPLND (Post Chemo) in the country.

Dr. Simon Pradeep Pavamani is a distinguished medical professional with over 20 years of experience in the field of radiation oncology. Dr. Pavamani possesses a wide range of professional competencies in radiotherapy, including patient immobilization, simulation, and various advanced techniques such as IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, and Brachytherapy. Dr. Pavamani leads the Quantitative Imaging Research and Artificial Intelligence Lab within the Radiation Oncology Department, overseeing various research initiatives focused on radiomics-based tumour phenotypes, treatment response prediction, and imaging biomarkers. His extensive research contributions include authoring and co-authoring numerous research papers, as well as presenting his work at both national and international conferences.

Dr. Nikhil S Ghadyalpatil is a Senior Consultant Medical Oncologist and hemato-oncologist at Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, with over 17 years of experience. He is an expert in Oncology/Cancer treatment, as well as clinical research and medical education, and has treated over 5000 national and international cancer patients. He has Professional Membership of ASCO, ESMO, ISMPO, ICON. His areas of interest include Solid Tumors: Breast, Lung, Gastro intestinal cancers and Head and Neck Cancers

Dr. Jyoti Bajpai is a medical oncologist and at present posted as the Professor of Medical Oncology, at Tata Memorial Hospital in India. She did observership in “Sarcomas” from Johns Hopkins Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Her main interest includes breast cancer, sarcomas, and gynecological cancer management. She is also having a keen research interest with 38 publications to her credit. This includes 14 original articles as first/corresponding authors in international and national Journals. She received the best poster award in the International Society of Paediatric Oncology Congress (SIOP), Toronto in 2014, and her project ranked highest in Australia and Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research Development (ACORD) Workshop. Dr. Jyoti is a part of many major international and national trials at Tata Memorial Cancer Center. She is currently affiliated with the Indian cancer congress, Indian Musculoskeletal Society, Association of Palliative Care, ISMPO, and ICON.

Dr. Vamshi Krishna is a Medical Oncologist and has an exceptional track record. He completed his MBBS from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry. Post which, he got his MD in Internal Medicine and his DM in Medical Oncology from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
Furthermore, during his PG Residency, he was awarded the Dr. Krishnaswamy Memorial Prize in Internal Medicine and the N Abdoul Cader Memorial Prize in Neurology. Additionally, he was the University Topper in the Fellowship Program organized by Homi Bhabha National University. Dr. Vamshi Krishna is well versed with Bone marrow transplant, Cytogenetics, Radiotherapy and Palliative care.

Dr. Balachandran Menon has performed and assisted over 2000 liver transplant surgeries. He had Vascular Surgery Training from Shree Chitra Tirunal Hospital, Trivandrum and later Surgical Gastroenterology training (MCh) from Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences. An able academician, Dr Balachandran also worked in KMC Manipal, SVIMS and NRI Medical College, Guntur where he was the Head of Surgical Gastroenterology.
He went on to do Liver Transplant fellowship from Samsung Hospital, Seoul and Sir Gangaram Hospital, Delhi. He has been a Senior consultant in Liver Transplant from 2010 and has worked in Sir Gangaram Hospital, Medanta the Medicity and was later Director and Head of liver Transplant at Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad. His main interest is Laparoscopic Hepatectomies and Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy. He has over 25 peer reviewed Research publications to his credit.

Dr. Sapna Nangia is a highly proficient clinical and radiation oncologist with versatile experience spanning across cancer management, application of precise radiation techniques, research, academics, public education and awareness. She has a rich experience of more than 33 years as a doctor and 24 years as an oncologist. She has been trained for Proton therapy by observerships at top institutes in the United States of America. Dr. Nangia has been an observer at highly reputed institutions of the world. Dr. Nangia been an observer at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, New York, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, Moores Cancer Centre, San Diego, earlier.

Dr. Ayan Basu is a senior Clinical Oncologist with 14 years of experience. He completed his MD from a reputed university in Orissa followed by a Senior Registrarship from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He has held a number of positions in different parts of india namely, Head of Radiation Oncology, Health Care Global, Chennai Head of Radiation Oncology, United Hospital Dhaka Senior Registrar, Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai He has also received training from Clatterbridge Center for Oncology, England in Stereotactic Radio Surgery and from Rig’s Hospital Copenhagen, Denmark in IGRT and Respiratory Gating. Dr. Ayan has vast experience in Respiratory Gating, Volumetric Arc Therapy, IGRT, SRT, PET-based IGRT, IMRT, 3DCRT & Brachytherapy facilities.

Prof. Dr. Raju Titus Chacko completed education in medicine from Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. He has advanced training in Medical Oncology from Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia. Prior to joining Evercare Hospital Dhaka, he was Professor and Head of Medical Oncology Services at the Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. Prof. Dr. Raju Titus Chacko specializes in the comprehensive medical care of patients with cancer, including chemotherapy, molecular targeted and immunotherapies. Prof. Chacko is a reputed clinical researcher and has been part of more than 30 international clinical trials and has several publications to his credit. He is a member of several professional societies and organizations like the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO).

Annekathryn Goodman, MD, MPH  is a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School and a Fellow of both the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Surgeons.  She has a full-time practice in Gynecologic Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and is an affiliate of MGH Global Disaster Response and the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. In addition to board certification in gynecologic oncology, she is certified in acupuncture, and has completed training in both pastoral and palliative care. She received a certificate in Clinical Ethics and Health Policy from the Center for Practical Bioethics, University of Kansas Medical School. She received a certificate in Global health and MPH in Health Policy and Management from New York Medical College. She has undergone advanced training in humanitarian disaster relief work through the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Missioncraft in disaster relief operations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma. 

Dr Bharath Chandra Gurram is a specialist Radiation Oncologist who practices at Yashoda Hospital in Somajiguda, Hyderabad. He provides several services like Interstitial Brachytherapy, Tumor Delineation using Focal / Eclipse systems, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, IntraLuminal Brachytherapy, Total Skin Electron Treatment, External Beam Radiation Treatment, Cancers, Radiotherapy for Brain Tumors, Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer, Conventional / CT Simulation, Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer, Radiotherapy for Mouth Cancers and many more. He is also a member of the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI), American Brachytherapy Society and the European Society of Medical Oncologists. He has won numerous accolades in his illustrious career so far such as Gold Medal in International Symposium on Advances in Clinical Radiobiology, Silver Medal in Poster Presentation at International Symposium on Non- Hodgkins Lymphoma at Regional Cancer Center Adyar, Chennai and Neil Joseph Fellowship Award.

Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar is a Radiation Oncologist at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai. She completed her MBBS and her Diploma in Medical Radiation Therapy (DMRT). Later she finished her MD and DNB. Dr. Sarbani Ghosh is an expert in handling Head and Neck malignancies, Thoracic malignancies, Brachytherapy, Intensity-Modulated radiation therapy and Image-guided radiation therapy.