Dr. Animesh Saha

Dr. Animesh Saha

Senior Consultant 

15 Years of Experience

Medical Oncologist, Radiation Oncologist

MBBS, MD, DNB, Fellowship

Reg. No.:64647, West Bengal Medical Council

Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata

English

Consultation Fee ₹ 1000

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About Dr. Animesh Saha

  • Dr. Animesh Saha is a distinguished Medical and Radiation Oncologist in Kolkata.
  • He has over 15 years of experience.
  • He specializes in treating various oncology conditions such as Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Cholangiocarcinoma, Hairy cell leukemia, and many others.
  • His specialization includes managing cancers in the Lungs, Gastrointestinal Tract, Head & Neck, Bladder, Prostate, and adult CNS tumors. 
  • He has extensive experience providing Radiation Therapy, Targeted Therapy, Immunotherapy, and Chemotherapy for these cancers.
  • Dr. Saha completed his MBBS from R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in 2009, after which he received an MD in Radiotherapy from the West Bengal State University in 2013.
  • He also holds a DNB in Radiotherapy from the National Board of Examinations, Ministry of Health, Government of India, 2014.
  • Later, he pursued a Fellowship in Clinical Oncology at the Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, in 2017. He then went to the UK for an international training fellowship in Clinical Oncology at the Leeds Cancer Centre.
  • After his fellowship, Dr. Saha stayed in the UK and served as a Consultant at Leeds Cancer Center. His international experience helped him establish himself as one of the best cancer specialists in Kolkata.
  • He also offers palliative treatment to patients suffering from various cancers. 
  • He is a member of various prestigious medical societies and associations, such as the Indian Medical Association, the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India, the European Society of Medical Oncology, the Royal College of Radiologists, the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology, and Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS).

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Education

  • MBBS - R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, 2009
  • MD - Radiotherapy - West Bengal State University, 2013
  • DNB - Radiotherapy - National Board of Examinations Ministry of Health Government of India, 2014
  • Fellowship in Clinical Oncology - Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, 2017
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists, UK (FRCR) - RCR London, 2018

Past Experience

  • Consultant Clinical Oncologist at St James University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom - 2019
  • International training fellowship at St James University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom - 2018
  • Clinical Oncology fellow at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata - 2017
  • MD Radiotherapy postgraduate trainee at IPGMER and SSKM hospital, Kolkata - 2013

Awards

  • Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR), UK - 2019
  • Cyclotron Trust Award, PTCOG-58, Manchester, UK - 2019
  • Member (MNAMS) of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) - 2018
  • International training fellowship in St James University Hospital (Leeds Teaching Hospital), UK - 2018
  • Fellowship in Clinical Oncology from Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India - 2017
  • FRCR in Clinical Oncology awarded by Royal College of Radiologists, London - 2018
  • The Company of Biologists Travel Award, NCRI, Liverpool, UK - 2015
  • 1st prize for poster presentation in controversies in clinical oncology which was held in Kolkata, India - 2016
  • 2nd prize for oral presentation, AROICON West Bengal chapter - 2013

Associations/Membership

  • Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR), UK - 2019
  • Cyclotron Trust Award, PTCOG-58, Manchester, UK - 2019
  • Member (MNAMS) of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) - 2018
  • International training fellowship in St James University Hospital (Leeds Teaching Hospital), UK - 2018
  • Fellowship in Clinical Oncology from Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India - 2017
  • FRCR in Clinical Oncology awarded by Royal College of Radiologists, London - 2018
  • The Company of Biologists Travel Award, NCRI, Liverpool, UK - 2015
  • 1st prize for poster presentation in controversies in clinical oncology which was held in Kolkata, India - 2016
  • 2nd prize for oral presentation, AROICON West Bengal chapter - 2013

Paper Published

He has published over 42 articles to date. Some of them are:

  • Can Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Add Meaningful Benefit in Addition to Induction Chemotherapy in the Management of Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer?: A Systematic Review
  • Is Thoracic Radiotherapy an Absolute Contraindication for Treatment of Lung Cancer Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease? A Systematic Review
  • Is it safe to use thoracic radiotherapy for the treatment of lung cancer patients with interstitial lung disease?
  • 1476P Is it worth adding concurrent chemo-radiotherapy or radiotherapy on the top of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the management of borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma? A systematic review
  • 1476P Is it worth adding concurrent chemo-radiotherapy or radiotherapy on the top of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the management of borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma? A systematic review
  • MA03.09 Can Clinical Variables be used to Provide Better Follow up in Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) Treated Lung Cancers?
  • Can dosimetry affect local control and survival in patients with early-stage lung cancer treated with Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR)? An analysis of the UK's largest cohort of lung SABR patients
  • Clinical and dosimetric predictors of radiation pneumonitis in early-stage lung cancer treated with Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR). - An analysis of UK’s largest cohort of lung SABR patients
  • Early experience of maintenance durvalumab post chemoradiation (CRT) in stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) across West Yorkshire network: from Expanded Access Programme (EAP) to routine clinical use
  • Can Dosimetry Affect Overall Survival in Patients with Medically Inoperable Peripheral Early Stage Lung Cancer Treated with Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR)? An Analysis of 1300 Patients
  • Radical radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for inoperable, locally advanced, non-small cell lung cancer: Analysis of patient profile, treatment approaches, and outcomes for 213 patients at a tertiary cancer center
  • Correlation of clinicopathological outcomes with changes in IHC4 status after NACT in locally advanced breast cancers: Do pre-NACT ER/PR status act as better prognosticators?
  • Evaluating the Need for Daily Image Guidance in Head and Neck Cancers Treated with Helical Tomotherapy: A Retrospective Analysis of a Large Number of Daily Imaging-based Corrections
  • Expression of immunohistochemical markers in locally advanced breast carcinoma and their use as predictors of pathological response: A prospective analysis of a retrospective cohort. (EXIPAR study).
  • A randomized controlled pilot study to compare capecitabine-oxaliplatin with 5-FU-leucovorin as neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiation in locally advanced adenocarcinoma of rectum
  • A randomized comparative study between neoadjuvant 5-fluorouracil and leukovorin versus 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin along with concurrent radiation in locally advanced carcinoma rectum

Field of Expertise

  • Adrenal Cancer Treatment
  • Benign and Cancerous Tumor Excision
  • Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Breast Biopsy
  • CAR T-Cell Therapy
  • Carcinoid Tumor Treatment
  • Castleman Disease Treatment
  • Chemotherapy
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • Completion Thyroidectomy
  • D2 Gastrectomy
  • Endometrial Cancer Treatment
  • Endoscopic Tumor Removal
  • Ewing Family of Tumors Treatment
  • Fine Needle Aspiration
  • Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD) Treatment
  • Hormone Therapy
  • Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
  • Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
  • Immunotherapy
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
  • Kaposi Sarcoma Treatment
  • Lobectomy
  • Lumpectomy
  • Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment
  • Metastatic Tumor Treatment
  • Minimally Invasive Cancer Surgery
  • Mohs Surgery
  • Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer Treatment
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Treatment
  • Oncological Surgery
  • Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment
  • Penile Cancer Treatment
  • PET CT Scan
  • Proton Therapy
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Radioisotope Therapy
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) Treatment
  • Robotic Cancer Surgery
  • Skin Lymphoma Treatment
  • Small Intestine Cancer Treatment
  • Targeted Therapy
  • Thymectomy
  • Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment
  • Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)
  • Vaginal Cancer Treatment
  • Vulvar Cancer Treatment
  • Whipple Procedure
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL)
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Adenosquamous Carcinoma
  • Adrenocortical Carcinoma
  • Adult Hodgkins Lymphoma
  • AIDS-Related Cancer
  • Ameloblastoma
  • Anal Cancer
  • Anaplastic Carcinoma
  • Appendix Cancer
  • Atypical Hyperplasia
  • Atypical Spindle Cell Tumor
  • Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
  • Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) Treatment for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
  • Benign Bone Tumors
  • Benign Hematology
  • Benign Lung Tumors
  • Benign Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Bile Duct Cancer, Stones, & Strictures
  • Blood Cancer
  • Bone Cancer
  • Bone Marrow Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer During Pregnancy
  • Breast Cancer Recurrence
  • Bronchial Tumors
  • Burkitt Lymphoma
  • Cancer in Children
  • Carcinoid Syndrome
  • Carcinoid Tumor (Gastrointestinal)
  • Carcinoid Tumors of the Lungs
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
  • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
  • Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
  • Cyclic Neutropenia
  • Desmoid Tumor
  • Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
  • Elevated PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Level
  • Embryonal Tumors
  • Eosinophilia
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophagectomy
  • Esthesioneuroblastoma
  • Estrogen Dependent Cancers
  • Ewing Sarcoma
  • Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor
  • Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
  • Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
  • Fallopian Tube Cancer
  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP): Inherited
  • Fanconi Anemia (FA)
  • Follicular Lymphoma
  • Free Flap Surgery for Treating Osteoradionecrosis
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Gangrene
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
  • Giant Cell Tumor
  • Gum Tumor
  • Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL)
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Heart Cancer
  • Hemangiopericytoma
  • Hemophilia
  • Hepatocellular Cancer
  • Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
  • Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Hurthle Cell Carcinoma
  • Hypopharyngeal Cancer
  • Hypopharyngeal Cancer
  • Immunotherapy
  • In-situ Breast Cancer
  • Incontinence After Prostate Surgery
  • Inflammatory Breast Cancer
  • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
  • Intraocular Melanoma
  • Invasive Breast Cancer
  • Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
  • Islet Cell Tumor
  • Kaposi Sarcoma
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LHC)
  • Large Cell Carcinoma
  • Large Granular Lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia
  • Laryngeal Cancer
  • Leukemia
  • Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Liver Cysts & Liver Tumors
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphatic Cancer
  • Lymphedema
  • Lymphocytosis
  • Male Breast Cancer
  • Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH)
  • Malignant Mesothelioma
  • Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (MPNST)
  • Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Mediastinal Tumor
  • Medullary Carcinoma
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Melanoma
  • Meningioma
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma
  • Metastatic Cancer
  • Metastatic Spinal Tumors
  • Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary
  • Metastatic Tumors
  • Mouth Cancer
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndromes
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes
  • Nasal Cancer
  • Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
  • Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • NUT Midline Carcinoma
  • Oncogenic Osteomalacia
  • Ophthalmic Cancer
  • Optic Nerve Glioma
  • Oral Cancer
  • Oropharyngeal Cancer
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
  • Ovarian Primary Peritoneal Cancer
  • Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumor
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Paraganglioma
  • Paranasal Tumor
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes
  • Parathyroid Cancer
  • Parotid Gland Tumor
  • Pediatric Chordomas
  • Pediatric Ependymoma
  • Pediatric Germ Cell Tumor
  • Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumor
  • Pediatric Spinal Tumor
  • Pediatric Vascular Tumors
  • Penile Cancer
  • Pharyngeal Cancer
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)
  • Pineal Region Tumor
  • Plasma Cell Neoplasms
  • Pleural Tumor
  • Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
  • Polycythemia Vera
  • Prostate Cancer
  • PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome (Cowden Syndrome and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome)
  • Pulmonary Nodules
  • Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
  • Rectal Cancer
  • Recurrent Cancer
  • Relapsed ALL
  • Relapsed AML
  • Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
  • Renal Cell Cancer
  • Retinoblastoma (Cancer of the Eye)
  • Retroperitoneal Tumor
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Salivary Gland Cancer
  • Sarcoma
  • Sezary Syndrome
  • Sickle Cell Anemia
  • Skin Cancer
  • Skull Base Tumor
  • Small Cell Carcinoma
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Small Intestine Cancer
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  • Spinal Tumor
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
  • Stage 4 Cancer
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Sun Exposure & Skin Cancer
  • Synovial Sarcoma
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Throat Cancer
  • Thrombocytosis
  • Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
  • Thymus Gland Tumor
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Tracheobronchial Tumor
  • Transitional Cell Cancer
  • Urethral Cancer
  • Uterine Sarcoma
  • Vaginal Cancer
  • Vascular Tumor
  • Vulvar Cancer
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
  • Wilms Tumor

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