Best Radiation Oncologist in Bangalore | Dr. Vikram Maiya

Dr. Vikram Maiya, working as Senior Consultant - Radiation Oncology at Cancer Therapy India. He has got expertise in Oncology exceeding 15 years. He is a student of the prestigious Christian Medical College, Vellore. He has worked extensively in all the leading institutes of India and has the privilege of starting and developing Oncology Departments. He is one of the best radiation specialists, specialising in all the latest techniques of radiation therapy. His particular areas of interest are Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Stereotactic Body Radiation therapy, Functional Radiosurgery and Brachytherapy. Being the top cancer treatment doctor, he believes in an integrated and team approach to the management of the patients.

Speciality: Radiation Oncology (treatment of all types of cancers such as breast cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, sarcoma, brain tumours and Pediatric tumours)

Qualifications

MBBS (Including internship) - Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, 1995-2001
Diploma in Radiation therapy (DMRT) - Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai,2002-2004
MD in Radiation therapy (MD) - Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai,2004-2006

Work Experience

Consultant in Radiation Oncology - HCG Hospital, Bangalore (2015 - 2018)
Consultant in Radiation Oncology - Ruby Hall Cancer Center, Pune (2006 - 2015)
Observer University of Pittsburgh, Gamma Knife centre; University of Wisconsin, Tomotherapy centre (2006)

Awards & Recognitions

Study on in practice usage and performance study of oral pilocarpine in radiation-induced xerostomia Won the best paper award in the AROI Tamil Nadu state chapter, Annual conference held in Madurai on August 2005
Faculty at the prestigious ASTRO 2020 and India representative for the same
Reviewer for South Asian Journal of Cancer, JCRT
Expert CME Reviewer for Red Journal, ASTRO
Founding Member of NGO, Nag Foundation, which helps the needy for cancer treatment.
Special training in Pain & Palliative care, CMC-Vellore
First in India to start the Image-Guided RT program in 2006-2007
Numerous oral & poster presentations in various national and international conferences
Numerous publications in various national and international journals
DNB teacher and guide for radiation oncology students
Author of chapters in Gynecological oncology textbook and Handbook of Palliative care
Secretary of Karnataka chapter of Association Of Radiation Oncologist Of India (AROI)
Executive committee member of Bangalore Oncology Group (BOG)
Member and faculty of the education committee of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncologists (ASTRO)

Publications

Study of Insertion/implantation of gold seed internal fiducial markers for precise setup and tumour tracking in radiotherapy of patients with Carcinoma prostate" – Published in JCRT.
Dose Escalation Image-Guided Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy of Carcinoma Prostate – Initial experience in India" J Cancer Res Ther – Oct to Dec 2009, vol 5 issue 4.
Co-authored the book "IGRT Manual-First Anniversary Edition", 2007.
Authored chapter in the Textbook of Gynaecological Oncology. The chapter on Radiation in Cancer of Cervix
Performance evaluation of an algorithm for fast optimization of beam weights in anatomy-based intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Journal of Medical Physics, Vol 35, No. 2, 104-12
Authored Chapter in Handbook of Palliative Oncology – Role of palliative radiation therapy.

Posters and Presentations:

Practice and performance study of oral pilocarpine in radiation-induced Xerostomia. (Won the best paper award in the AROI Tamil Nadu state chapter, Annual conference held in Madurai on August 2005)
Megavoltage Cone Beam CT Imaging in IGRT: Verification of target and normal tissue location. (Presented at AMPI 2006)
To evaluate 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) confined to the region of the lumpectomy cavity for stage I and IIA breast carcinoma: Institutional study. (Oral presentation at the RSNA 2007, Chicago held between 25^th Nov to 30^th Nov 2007)
Simultaneous synchronous bilateral breast carcinomas: radiotherapy technique and toxicity profile. (presented at ESTRO Biennial conference 2009, held at Maastricht, Netherlands)
Treatment of AVM using linear accelerator-based radiosurgery: institutional experience and preliminary results. (Poster presentation at ISRS in Paris, France on May 8-12, 2011)
HYPOFRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF BRAIN TUMOURS: AN INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE (Presented at ISRS 2013, Canada)
Radiation Dose To Brachial Plexus In Treatment Of Head And Neck Malignancies Using 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (Presented at RSNA 2013)
The Use of Xylitol for the Prevention of Xerostomia in Patients Receiving Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancers. (Presented at ASTRO 2014)
COMPARISION OF SRS WITH FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY FOR ACOUSTIC SCHWANNOMAS: INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE (Oral presentation at ISRS conference 2015)
Use of Pentosan Polysulfate for Prevention of Acute Radiation Cystitis in Patients Receiving Pelvic Radiation Therapy (Presented at ASTRO 2015)
Correlation of magnetic resonance imaging apparent diffusion coefficient values with treatment outcome in high-grade glioma patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiation. (presented at ASTRO 2018, San Antonio)
Radiation Therapy at the time of Corona: Experience from a tertiary health care centre in India The presentation as faculty at ASTRO 2020