Dr. BK Mohanti
MBBS, MD – Radiotherapy, Fellowship – MacMillan
Executive Director – Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncologist- 36 Years of Experience
Doctor Profile
Dr. BK Mohanti is an MBBS Graduate from MKCG Medical College, Berhampur and completed his MD (Radiotherapy) from P.G.I.M.E.R., Chandigarh in 1983. With a rich experience of over 30 years to his credit, Dr. Mohanti has worked as a Radiation Oncologist and also as Faculty since 1985 at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore and AIIMS, New Delhi. He was on assignment to the Ministry of Health, Oman to establish the first Radiotherapy department and set up patient care at the National Oncology Center,Royal Hospital, Muscat from March 2004 to March 2006. His last assignment was with AIIMS, New Delhi as Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology till February 2013.
Education
- Medical School & Fellowships
- MBBS – MKCG Medical College, Berhampur
- MD – Radiotherapy – PGIMER, Chandigarh, 1983
- Fellowship – MacMillan – WHO Palliative Care Course, Oxford, U.K., 1993
Memberships
- Member – Executive Committee – Association of Radiation Oncologists of India, 1992
- Member – Executive Committee – Association of Radiation Oncologists of India, 1996
- Member – Indian Society of Oncology
- Member – Indian College of Radiation Oncology
Experience
- Radiation Oncology, Executive Director- Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon , currently working
- Radiation Oncology, National Faculty- Indian Association of Palliative Care Course, Institute of Palliative Medicine,Calicut,India , 2008
- Radiation Oncology, Consultant- National Oncology Center, Royal Hospital, Muscat , 2004
- Radiation Oncology, Professor- AIIMS , 1992
- Radiation Oncology, Senior Oncologist & Faculty- Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore , 1985
- Radiation Oncology, Executive Director- CrediHealth Video
Professional Memberships:
- Member, Executive Committee of AROI (1990-92, 1994-96) and Indian Association of Palliative Care (1994-1999).
- Member of Indian Society of Oncology and Indian College of Radiation Oncology
- Appointed as National Faculty for Indian Association of Palliative Care(IAPC) course, Institute of Palliative Medicine,Calicut,India,2008-till present
- Currently appointed as Expert by European Commission(Brussels, Belgium) for the Framework-FP7-Cancer area Research Programme-2010-2013, for 27 EC countries.
- Currently appointed as Expert by International Atomic Energy Agency, UN, Vienna
Speciality Interests
- Head and Neck,GI& Hepato-biliary,lung,pediatric cancers and Hematologic malignancies
- Brachytherapy,Palliative Care,Cancer Survivorship
Awards and Honours
- Dr. J. M. Pinto-Best Paper Award, Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI), 1989
- Vocational Service Award, Rotary International, Delhi, 1993-94
- Presidential Session invited Lectures at German Society of Oncology(2009);Malaysian Oncological Society(2010)
Research Experience
- Has 154 publications(Pubmed) to his name; plus 18 international abstracts, 1 Textbook(as Editor), 9 book chapters, and 145 invited national and international presentations