Dr. V. M. Durai Mavalavan

Dr. V. M. Durai Mavalavan

Consultant 

22 Years of Experience

Medical Oncologist

MBBS, MD, DM

Reg. No.:69536, Tamil Nadu Medical Council

SIMS Hospital, Vadapalani, Chennai

English

Consultation Fee ₹ 800

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About Dr. V. M. Durai Mavalavan

  • Dr. V. M. Durai Mavalavan is a medical oncologist with over 22 years of clinical experience.
  • His area of expertise are all types of chemotherapies, including pre-operative, post-operative, salvage, primary, and induction for all solid cancers and malignancies in adults and children.
  • Treatment and management for hematological malignancies and oral cancer are his specialty.
  • His services include bone marrow transplants, immunotherapy, and target therapies.
  • Dr. Durai Mavalavan completed his MBBS at Chengalpattu Medical College, Chennai in 2002.
  • Further, he obtained further specialization at Madras Medical College, Chennai, obtaining his MD in General Medicine in 2007 and his DM in Medical Oncology in 2011.
  • A distinguished academic, he is actively involved in educating and training students in medical oncology.
  • Dr. Durai Mavalavan is an avid researcher and has published many articles in well-known journals such as the European Chemical Bulletin and Cureus.
  • His professional memberships include reputed organizations such as the Association of Physicians of India (API) and the Indian Society of Oncology (ISO).

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Education

  • MBBS, Chengalpattu Medical College, Chennai, 2002
  • MD (General Medicine), Madras Medical College, Chennai, 2007
  • DM (Medical Oncology), Madras Medical College, Chennai, 2011

Past Experience

  • Junior Consultant, Omandurar Medical College, Chennai, 2015
  • Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology, Madras Medical College, Chennai
  • Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology, Thoothukudi Medical College, Tamil Nadu

Associations/Membership

  • Association of Physicians of India (API)
  • Indian Society of Oncology (ISO)
  • Tamilnadu Medical Oncologists Association
  • Tambaram Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Paper Published

  • Yelisetti, A., Chandrasekaran, N. D., Mavalavan, V. D., Kumar, J., & Eswaran, H. (2023). Imatinib-Induced Lichen Planus in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Series. Cureus, 15(5).
  • R, S., Narayan, M., Krishnan, R., Mavalavan V. M, D., & Ravindran, R. (2023). Analysis of the Efficacy of salivary Total Antioxidant Capacity as a potential biomarker for the assessment of risk and prognosis of Breast Cancer in pre- and post-menopausal women- A comparative study. European Chemical Bulletin, 12(S2), 306–315. https://doi.org/10.31838/ecb
  • Durai Manavalan, V. M. (2011). Reactivation of Hepatitis B Virus in Cancer Patients receiving Chemotherapy (Doctoral dissertation, Madras Medical College, Chennai).
  • Durai Mavalavan, V. M. (2007). Haematological Abnormalities in Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease (Doctoral dissertation, Madras Medical College, Chennai).
  • Eswaran, P., Kannan, K., Narasimhan, S., Kumar, S., & Mavalavan, D. (2015). Phase I/II trial of triplet regimen with docetaxel, oxaliplatin and capecitabine in advanced gastric and gastroesophageal cancers. Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal, 4(4-2015), 504-510.

Field of Expertise

  • Adrenal Cancer Treatment
  • Benign and Cancerous Tumor Excision
  • Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
  • Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Breast Biopsy
  • CAR T-Cell Therapy
  • Carcinoid Tumor Treatment
  • Castleman Disease Treatment
  • Chemotherapy
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • Completion Thyroidectomy
  • 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
  • Lumpectomy
  • Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment
  • Metastatic Tumor Treatment
  • Minimally Invasive Cancer 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
  • Bladder Cancer
  • 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
  • Follicular Lymphoma
  • Free Flap Surgery for Treating Osteoradionecrosis
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
  • Giant Cell Tumor
  • Gum Tumor
  • Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL)
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Heart Cancer
  • Hepatocellular Cancer
  • Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
  • 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
  • Large Cell Carcinoma
  • Large Granular Lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia
  • Leukemia
  • Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Liver Cysts & Liver Tumors
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphatic Cancer
  • Lymphocytosis
  • Male Breast Cancer
  • Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH)
  • Malignant Mesothelioma
  • Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Mediastinal Tumor
  • Medullary Carcinoma
  • Melanoma
  • 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 Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • NUT Midline Carcinoma
  • Oncogenic Osteomalacia
  • Ophthalmic Cancer
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Wilms Tumor

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