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Dr. (Lt Col) Ashok Kumar

Senior Consultant & Head - Radiation Oncology

Department : Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care

Dr. (Lt Col) Ashok Kumar | Radiation Oncology,Cancer Care | Sarvodaya Hospital

Information

Dr. (Lt Col ) Ashok Kumar is a distinguished Radiation Oncologist in Faridabad &  Delhi NCR region with extensive experience of more than 23 years in treating various cancer types, including Head and Neck Cancer, Brain, Breast, Soft tissue sarcomas, Gynecological and Genitourinary Malignancies, alongside expertise in Palliative Oncology and advanced Brachytherapy techniques, encompassing both intraoperative and interstitial approaches. He is a highly skilled and globally renowned Radiation Oncologist dedicated to providing cutting-edge and compassionate care to cancer patients. Apart from the above, Dr. Ashok Kumar is a distinguished DNB-accredited teacher who has trained many young radiation oncologists, with multiple publications in both national and international journals, as well as book chapters in prestigious books. He has been actively involved in Imparting knowledge to various members of armed forces for tobacco prevention, conducted various Seminars for prevention of cancer and has worked along with PRERNA (cancer care group of armed forces) for alleviation of suffering in end stage diseases apart from providing help from various societies to cancer patients and motivating volunteers for cancer related activities.

Speciality

  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Brain Tumors
  • Breast Tumors
  • Lung Tumors
  • Gynecologic Malignancy and Genitourinary Malignancies
  • Soft Tissue Sarcomas
  • Palliative Oncology
  • Brachytherapy – Intraoperative/Interstitial Brachytherapy in Various Cancer Sites

Education


  • DNB (Radiation Oncology)
  • MBBS
  • Certificate course in Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
  • Senior & Junior leadership course from Army Medical Corp Center and College
  • AROI International Travel Fellowship at Med Austron , Weiner Neustad, Austria (Proton and Carbon ion therapy)
  • Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) fellowship at Peter Mac Callum Cancer Center, Melbourne Australia.
  • Certificate course in Radiation emergencies from BARC
  • Certificate course in Palliative Care (IAPC)
  • Certificate course in Oncology Clinical Trial Training (OCTT)
  • Professional Diploma in Clinical Research (PDCR)
  • Diploma in Health Care Management (DHCM)
  • Internal Assessor NQAS certification course
  • Attended Clinical Audit workshop from National Accreditation Board of Hospitals and Healthcare providers (NABH)

Experience

  • Commanding Officer (Director) of Military Hospital
  • Ex Head of Dept (Radiation Oncology), Army Hospital RR Delhi
  • Ex Head of Dept (Radiation Oncology), Command Hospital Central Command, Lucknow, UP
  • Worked in various appointments, both academic and administrative, in the Indian Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS).

Awards & Recognition

  • Awarded the prestigious “Chief of Army Staff Commendation” for exemplary work and setting standards for others in the armed forces in 2004.
  • Counterinsurgency Medal.
  • High altitude medal for serving in one of the most inhospitable terrains at high altitudes.
  • Nine years' long service medal.
  • 20 years' long service medal.
  • 75 years of independence medal
  • IG BSF Commendation Card – 2023
  • Gold Medal Oration at the Dept of Radiation Oncology, SVIMS Medical College, Tirupati – 2025, on the Topic “Brachytherapy: The Surgical Branch of Radiation Oncology"

Membership

  • Association of Radiation Oncologists of India – AROI
  • Indian Brachytherapy Society – IBS
  • Indian Association of Palliative Care – IAPC
  • Indian College of Radiation Oncology - ICRO
  • Union for International Cancer Control - UICC (F)
  • Asian Cardio Oncology Society – ACOS – Founder member

Contribution To Society

  • Imparting knowledge to various members of armed forces for tobacco prevention.
  • Seminars for prevention of cancer.
  • Talk for armed forces ladies for cancer prevention.
  • Worked along with PRERNA (cancer care group of wives of armed forces personal) for alleviation of suffering in end stage diseases.
  • Providing help from various societies to cancer patients.
  • Motivation of volunteers for cancer related activities.

Other Information

Research & Publications
  • Prevention of radiation induced fibrosis and improving QOL in head and neck cancer patients post-surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy with or without concurrent chemotherapy treated with gamma and delta tocotrienol (ca probret) and pentoxyphylline. Ashok Kumar, S Bhatnagar, Nilima Mishra, IJAR, Volume-8 | Issue-6 | June-2018 | ISSN - 2249-555X | IF : 5.397 | IC Value : 86.18.
  • Thymoma: an unusual presentation and its management by adjuvant 3d conformal radiotherapy. Ashok Kumar, S Bhatnagar. IJAR , Volume-8 | Issue-6 | June-2018 | ISSN - 2249-555X | IF : 5.397 | IC Value : 86.18.
  • Dosimetric Comparison of Fixed and Flexible Geometry ICRT Applicators in Patients Treated for Carcinoma Cervix . Sukhvir Singh, Arti Sarin, Manoj Kumar Semwal, Ajay Kumar Singh, Pankaj Goyal, Ashok Kumar International Journal of Medical Physics, Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology, 2015, 4, 1-6. Published Online January 2015 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/ijmpcero http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ijmpcero.2015.41001.
  • Kumar A, Chakravarty N, Bhatnagar S, Chowdhary GS. Efficacy and safety of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with or without Nimotuzumab in unresectable locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck: Prospective comparative study-ESCORT-N study. South Asian J Cancer 2019;8:108-11.
  • Kumar A, Mukundan H, Bhatnagar S, Sarin A, Taneja S, Sahoo S. Radiation for palliation: Role of palliative radiotherapy in alleviating pain/symptoms in a prospective observational study at two tertiary care centers. Indian J Palliat Care 2019;25:391-7.
  • Kumar A. Acro- metastases to the hand in stomach carcinoma: a rare entity. BMJ .Case Reports CP 2019;12:e229390.
  • Write up in ESTRO newsletter May – June 2017 on Transition from conventional 2D to 3D radiotherapy with a special emphasis on brachytherapy in cervical cancers 1st ESTRO-AROI gynaecology teaching course 8- 11 March 2017 Bengaluru, India Simplifying tumor volume estimation from linear dimensions for intra cranial lesions treated with stereotactic radiosurgery. S Singhal, M Gill, C Srivastava, D Gupta, Ashok Kumar, A Kaushik, M Semwal. J Med Phys 2020,45:199-205
  • Discordance between fluorescence in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry analysis of anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangement in Indian patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma. Manish Kumar, Kishore Kumar, HP Singh, S Nair, A Patel, Ashok Kumar, Sneha Soni. South Asian J cancer :2020;9:109-114.
  • Intra-Cavitary Brachytherapy practice in COVID times: A prospective analysis of time durations of various procedural steps in the practice. Ashok Kumar, Manoj K Semwal et al, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology. 2022;Volume 8, Issue 1 - V8I1-1363: 378-383.
  • Burrow’s Triangle Rotational Advancement Flap with Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation for Upper Inner Quadrant Early Breast Cancer. Naveen Kumar Kushwaha, Prashant Gupta, Ashok Kumar. Indian Journal of Surgery https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-022-03371-x Surgical Techniques And Innovations Received: 22 November 2021 / Accepted: 12 March 2022 © Association of Surgeons of India 2022 .6
  • Simplifying Tumor Volume Estimation from Linear Dimensions for Intra-Cranial Lesions Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery Singhal S, Gill M, Srivastava C, Gupta D, Kumar A, Kaushik A, et al. J Med Phys 2020;45:199-205.
  • ASCO Oral presentation 2022 : An open-label, noninferiority phase III RCT of weekly versus three weekly cisplatin and radical radiotherapy in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (ConCERTtrial). Atul Sharma, Manish Kumar, Suman Bhasker, Alok Thakar, Raja Pramanik, Ahitagni Biswas, akash kumar, Kapil Sikka, Amit Chirom Singh, Supriya Mallick, Rajeev Kumar, S.V.S. Deo, Aanchal Kakkar Saphalta Baghmar, Amit Sehrawat, Pooja Sethi, Ashok Kumar, Sandeep Seth, Ashish Dutt Upadhyay, Sanjay Thulkar 

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