Dr. K R Prasanna Kumar

About Dr. K R Prasanna Kumar

• Dr. K. R. Prasanna Kumar is a radiation oncologist with more than 16 years of clinical experience.
• His area of expertise is treating non-malignant conditions with radiation therapy, also known as radiotherapy.
• Preventive cancer screening, chemotherapy, lung cancer treatment, ultrasound-guided cytology, and brachytherapy techniques, including intracavitary, intraluminal, and interstitial HDR brachytherapy are some of the services provided by him.
• He is proficient in working with various external beam radiotherapy techniques such as 2D conventional radiotherapy, 3DCRT, IMRT, IGRT, SRT, SBRT, RAPIDARC, X-Knife SRS, and Cyberknife SRS.
• Using treatment equipment such as Primer, Artiste, Cyberknife, Gamma Medplus, Oncor, True Beam, and HDR Microselectron is his forte.
• His skills involve handling treatment planning systems such as Oncentra, BRAINLAB, Multiplan Cyberknife System, Eclipse, and MimVista.
• Dr. Prasanna Kumar completed his MBBS at Madurai Medical College in 2008.
• In 2013, he obtained his DNB in Radiotherapy from the National Board of Examination, New Delhi.
• During his medical education, his performance in Biochemistry and Pharmacology was remarkable, and he was awarded a distinction for this.
• He is an enthusiastic participant in oncology conferences and CMEs and has presented a paper titled ‘Role of Cyberknife Radiosurgery in Choroidal Melanoma’ at the TN-PY AROI conference in 2012.
• His life memberships include renowned organizations such as the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) and the Medical Council of India (MCI).

Education

• MBBS, Madurai Medical College, Tamil Nadu, 2008
• DNB (Radiotherapy), National Board of Examination, New Delhi, 2013

Past Experience

• Consultant Radiation Oncologist, HCG Cancer Centre, Chennai
• Junior Consultant, Radiation Oncology, HCG Cancer Centre, Chennai, 2017
• Registrar, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai, 2015
• Senior Resident, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai, 2014
• Resident, Department of Medicine and Neurosurgery, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai, 2009

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