Twenty Six years of clinical experience including 23 years in the field of Nuclear Medicine in large corporate and postgraduate teaching hospitals as Associate Professor, Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH, Mumbai); Asst. Professor, Nizams's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS, Hyderabad); Senior Resident, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI, Lucknow) and Consultant & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Colombo (Sri Lanka).

Experience at KDAH

Twelve thousands PET-CT scans for wide spectrum of cancers, localization of infection, Fever of Unknown Origin, Myocardial Viability Assessment (Cardiac PET) and evaluation of causes of dementia (Brain PET).

More than 11000 nuclear medicine scans and procedures on Gamma Camera (SPECT)

High Dose Radioiodine Therapy for around 300 patients of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer under admission in Isolation Ward facility at KDAH.

Added Ga-68 labeled PSMA PET-CT (for prostate cancers) and Ga-68 DOTANOC PET-CT for Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Publications & Presentations

Thirty-six (36) articles/papers published in peer reviewed national and international journals including Clinical Nuclear Medicine, Radiographics, Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine More than 100 podium presentations as 'faculty' as well as 'scientific papers'at national conferences

Achievements

• 2016-17 : President, Society of Nuclear Medicine (India)
• 2009-13 : Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine (Peer reviewed/Indexed)
• 2012-13 : Secretary, Nuclear Cardiological Society of India
• 2009 : Certificate of Merit for Educational Exhibit in 95th Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Chicago (USA)
• 2002-03 : Secretary, Society of Nuclear Medicine (India)
• 2000 : German Remedies Travel Fellowship of Indian Radiological & Imaging Assocation
• 1999 : Second Best Poster Award by Vascular Society of India at 6th Annual Conference at Hyderabad
• 1998 : Best Paper Award by Indian Radiological Imaging Association (IRIA – A.P. State) at Hyderabad
• 1997 : Best Paper Award-97 in 29th Annual Conference of SNM, India at PGIMER, Chandigarh
• 1996 : Best Paper Award by Indian Radiological Imaging Association (IRIA – U.P. State) at Dehardun
• 1995 : Best Paper Award -95 in 27th Annual Conference of SNM, India at SVIMS, Tirupati

Affiliations with Professional Bodies

• 2008 : Member, National Academy of Medical Sciences (MAMS)
• 2007 : Association of Nuclear Medicine Physicians of India
• 2006 : Member, Indian College of Nuclear Medicine (MICNM)
• 2006 : Member, Indian College of Radiology & Imaging
• 1998 : Indian Thyroid Society
• 1996 : Indian Radiological & Imaging Association