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Ashok Sebastian Komaranchath

Ashok Sebastian Komaranchath

Medical Oncologist
Cochin

Summary

Passionate, dedicated and academically oriented medical oncologist with qualifications from the UK, Europe and India that include the MRCP (UK), MRCP (Med.Onco.) Specialty certificate, FRCP(Glasgow) and a certification from the European Society for Medical Oncologists. Although I treat all sub-types of malignancies including hematological malignancies, my special interests in oncology are Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer and GI cancers.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Consultant Medical Oncologist

Aster Medcity
4 2019 - Current
  • I've been working at the flagship hospital of Aster DM healthcare Ltd, a large healthcare conglomerate operating in 7 countries in the middle east and in India, since 2019
  • We offer comprehensive cancer care, including advanced treatment protocols such as: Immunotherapy, Targeted therapy, Genomics-based therapies, Rare and complex malignant conditions
  • I have been and continue to be a part of several multi-centric clinical trials as Co-principal investigator and am actively engaged in research and academics as part of my daily routine
  • All complex cases are discussed and decided based on a multidisciplinary tumour board meeting
  • My teaching responsibilities include training of CMT students as we are the first centre for UK GMC certified Core Medical training in India.

Consultant and Head of Medical Oncology

Lisie Hospital
03.2017 - 04.2019
  • I worked as the consultant and head of department of Medical Oncology in this large tertiary care centre which is arguably the busiest hospital in the city of Cochin
  • In my tenure here, I led a team of several doctors, nurses and other staff members in providing optimal care to over 5000 new cancer patients.

Associate Consultant

PVS Memorial Hospital
08.2016 - 04.2019
  • I started my career in this hospital after my superspecality training, by building an oncology department up from scratch
  • However, a majority of cases were gastrointestinal malignancies
  • It was a great stepping stone that taught me how to build and run a department with limited resources.

Education

MBBS - Medicine

Government Medical College, Calicut
Kozhikode, India
08.2004

M.D. - Internal Medicine

Kasturba Medical College
Manipal, India
04.2011

MRCP(UK) - Internal Medicine

Royal College of Physicians of UK
London
11.2012

D.M. - Medical Oncology

Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology
Bengaluru, India
07.2016

MRCP(Med.Onco.) - Medical Oncology

Royal College of Physicians of UK
London
10.2016

Certification in Medical Oncology - Medical Oncology

European Society For Medical Oncology
Lugano, Switzerland
10.2016

FRCP(Glasg.) - General Medicine

Royal College of Physicians And Surgeons, Glasgow
Glasgow, UK
04.2018

Skills

Adaptability

Accomplishments

  • 1st rank in the DM (Medical Oncology) competitive entrance examination, Bangalore, India
  • Best Research Hypothesis award at the 33rd ICON (Indian Co-operative Oncology Network) conference-2015, Coimbatore, India
  • Best Oral Presentation at Global Cancer Summit - 2015, Bangalore, India
  • International Clinical Examiner for the MRCP(UK) PACES Exam, Kochi, India
  • Young Investigator Member and Ambassador of European Association for Cancer Research (EACR), Nottingham, UK
  • Course director for web-based pain management education program for oncologists for Pallium India, Trivandrum, India
  • Peer Reviewer for five international pubmed indexed medical journals

- International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer

- British Medical Journal (BMJ) Case Reports
- South Asian Journal of Cancer
- Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

- Oxford Medical Case Reports

  • Published 18 articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals (List of publications available on request)
  • Authored a chapter, “Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Early Breast Cancer” in the textbook, “Management of Early Breast Cancer: Basics and Controversies”
  • Invited speaker at the 13th Muscat International Oncology Conference Mar 2023 — Mar 2023 Muscat, Oman
  • Invited keynote speaker for the inaugural ASCO's Global Oncology Community of Practice session during ASCO 2024 annual meeting on May 31, 2024 at Chicago, USA.

Certification

ESMO certification in Medical Oncology

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Malayalam
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Kannada
Advanced (C1)
Tamil
Intermediate (B1)

Affiliations

  • Indian Medical Association (IMA) - Life Member
  • Royal College of Physicians (RCP) - Life Member. RCP Code: 159981
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Life Member, PID No.129962
  • Indian Society for Medical and Pediatric Oncology (ISMPO) Life Member ID: 1110
  • European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). Member ID: 353775
  • Young Investigator member and Ambassador at European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) - Life Member
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Member ID: 673853

Timeline

Consultant and Head of Medical Oncology

Lisie Hospital
03.2017 - 04.2019

ESMO certification in Medical Oncology

10-2016

Associate Consultant

PVS Memorial Hospital
08.2016 - 04.2019

Basic Life Support

05-2008

Advanced Life Support

05-2008

Consultant Medical Oncologist

Aster Medcity
4 2019 - Current

MBBS - Medicine

Government Medical College, Calicut

M.D. - Internal Medicine

Kasturba Medical College

MRCP(UK) - Internal Medicine

Royal College of Physicians of UK

D.M. - Medical Oncology

Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology

MRCP(Med.Onco.) - Medical Oncology

Royal College of Physicians of UK

Certification in Medical Oncology - Medical Oncology

European Society For Medical Oncology

FRCP(Glasg.) - General Medicine

Royal College of Physicians And Surgeons, Glasgow

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