Department of Medical Oncology - TNMC & Nair Charitable Hospital

About the Department

The department of medical oncology caters to the medical management part of oncology patients. We run a 60 bedded day care and administer chemotherapy to both adult and pediatric patients with various types of malignancies. Our patients come from lengths and breadths of Maharashtra and other states. Patients who qualify for Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jana Arogya Yojana get the medicines free of cost whereas those not qualifying for governement yojanas get financial assistance from various NGOs associated with our department.

Faculty

Dr Girish Rajadhyaksha

Professor and Head

Dr Amol Akhade

Honarary Consultant

Dr Omkar Khandkar

Assistant Professor

Dr Rohit Pai

Consultant Medical Oncology

Research and Publications

Nil

Academic Activity

1) Academic activities every week for residents and staff posted

2) 'What a physician should know about cancer' on 10th April 2019 at Nair Hospital, main auditorium

3) CME on Hematology by Dr M B Agarwal on 30th May 2019 at Nair hospital main auditorium

4) CME on Hematoncology (ITP and Hodgkin's lymphoma) on 24th September 2019 at Nair Hospital mainÂ auditorium

5) CME on 'Application of NGS in pediatric Hematology and Case presentation' on 19/12/2019

6) Interdepartmental educational activity on pediatric solid tumors conducted between department of Medical oncology, department of Radiology, department ofÂ Pediatrics, department of Pediatric surgery on 11th January 2019 and 8th February 2019

7) As a part of centenary year celebration, we, at Department of Medical Oncology conducted a CME titled, 'Recent Advances in Hematoncology' on 12th August 2021

Awards and Achievements

Dr Omkar Khandkar has been

Organising secretary and moderator at TAPICON 19, and several national CMEs at BYL and Nair Ch Hospital Mumbai

Participated as a faculty in a panel discussion on antifungals in Hematology and presented a citation to international faculty from Spain on behalf of Mumbai Hematology group at inaugeration function of prestigious MHG event of the year 2019, called ,' Hematology in India, current status and future

Faculty at several national level Hematology Oncology conferencesÂ

Was felicitated by Government of Maharashtra in the hands of Hon Governor Mr B Koshyari and Hon cheif minister Mr Uddhav Thakarey for exemplary work done during Covid pandemic