Dr. Bhaskar Viswanathan

About Dr. Bhaskar Viswanathan

• Dr. Bhaskar Viswanathan is a renowned Radiation Oncologist with over 28 years of experience.
• He specializes in precision-based individualized radiation treatments for Cervical, Head & Neck, and Prostate cancers.
• He is proficient in multimodality-guided intracavitary and Interstitial Brachytherapy and High Precision Adaptive Radiotherapy treatment.
• He is also experienced in Intraoperative MRI-guided Brachytherapy procedures.
• Dr. Viswanathan has a deep knowledge of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH) breast cancer treatment.
• He offers hypo-fractionated radiation schedules for converting Palliative care to Radical.
• His educational qualifications include an MBBS from National College, Bengaluru, an MD from Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, 1997, and a 1-year Clinical Fellowship Program at Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Canada.
• He conducted a one-year Clinical Research project at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai in 1998.
• He completed short academic courses in Genetic Engineering and Human Molecular Genetics at the Indian Institute of Science, along with research lab training at IVRI Bengaluru.
• In 2017, Dr. Viswanathan participated in an orientation program on Hyperthermia techniques in Breast and Cervical cancers at Erasmus MC Netherlands.
• He is the inventor of Robotic Image Guided Brachytherapy for treating Hepatic tumors, with phase 1 trials pending.
• He played a key role in establishing a Nanoparticle research lab with a 60 Lakh funded project, focusing on formulating Iron oxide and Gadolinium nanoparticles for cancer treatment.
• Dr. Viswanathan is a member of the PRSG committee of the Department of IT, BT, and Electronics (DEITY) of the Government of India, providing cancer expertise for research audits in Cancer nanotechnology research at IIT, Mumbai.
• He is fluent in English and Hindi.

Education

• MBBS, National College, Bengaluru
• MD, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, 1997
• Clinical Fellowship Program at Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Canada

Training & Certificates

• One Year Clinical Research Project, Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, 1998
• One Year Clinical Fellowship Program, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Canada
• Training in Genetic engineering and human molecular Genetics at Indian Institute of Science and Research Lab,  IVRI Bengaluru

Past Experience

• Professor, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru, 2022
• Clinical Research Associate, McMaster University Canada, 2008
• Principal Research Scientist, Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Center, 2008
• Assistant Professor, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, 2006
• Clinical Research Associate, Tata Memorial Centre, 1998

Awards

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