Dr. Munish Gairola


MBBS. MD, DNB (RAD ONCO)

Director Radiation Oncology

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Sector - 5, Rohini, Delhi - 110 085
Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Mahender Kumar Jain Marg, Niti Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi 110049

SPECIALIZED AREAS

Head & Neck Cancer - High conformal techniques viz IMRT, IGRT, Adaptive Radiotherapy, Brachytherapy
CNS Cancers- High Precision techniques viz Steriotactic Radiotherapy(SRT), Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
Paediatric Cancers
Lung Cancer - Steretactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), Sterotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR), Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

IMRT Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre(MSKCC), NY, USA
Clinical Research Fellow, Chirstie Hospital, Manchester, UK
DNB (Radiation Oncology) , National Board of Examination, New Delhi, India
MD (Radiation Oncology) J K Cancer Institute ,GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, India
MBBS, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, UP, India

EXPERIENCES

1990- 1993 - JUNIOR RESIDENT (Resident Teaching Fellow) To Radiotherapy, J.K. Cancer Institute and G.S.V.M. Medical College Kanpur
1993- 1994 - SENIOR REGISTRAR in Department Of Radiotherapy and Oncology Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh
1995 - 1999 - SENIOR RESIDENT In the Department of Radiotherapy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
1999- 2002 - RESEARCH OFFICER in IAEA Project of Multi-Institutional Trial on Altered Fractionation of Radiation Therapy (5# Vs 6#) In Head and Neck Cancers. (Chief Co-Coordinator- Prof Jens Overgaard- Danish Cancer Institute).
1993- 1993 - CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW At Christie's Hospital Manchester, U.K.
2004- 2004 - CLINICAL OBSERVER for IMRT in Head & Neck and Brain tumours at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC), New York, USA

MEMBERSHIPS

Life Member of Cancer Prevention and Education Society, India
Life Member of Association of Radiation Oncologist of India (AROI)
Association of Northern Chapter of AROI
Member European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)

ABOUT

Dr. Munish Gairola , MD DNB Radiation Oncology with over 23 yrs. of experience in the field of oncology. He completed his MBBS from G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur, MD from Kanpur University and subsequently worked in Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi for several years.
He worked in Christie's Hospital, Manchester, UK as clinical fellow and IMRT Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC) New York, USA. He has also received UICC fellowship for National Defence Medical College (NDMC) Saitama, Japan. Dr. Gairola has published many articles in various International and National Journals. Presently Dr Munish Gairola is working as Director Radiation Oncology at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre (RGCI & RC), Delhi.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

AWARDS
Received Medical Excellence Award -2014 for valuable Contribution in radiation Oncology.
Travel Fellowship to Attend ESTRO-EORTC Meeting at Brussels, Belgium on Radiation for Benign Disease by Department Of Science and Technology (DST), India
Travel Fellowship to Attend International Congress of Radiation Oncologists (ICRO-2001) Held at Melbourne, Australia by Ministry Of Human Resource & Development (HRD), India
Travel Grant to Attend International Congress of Radiation Oncologist (ICRO-2001) held at Melbourne, Australia by International Society of Radiation Oncologist (ISRO)
UICC Fellowship (UICC-ICRETT) awarded to Visit National Defence Medical College, Saitama, Japan
Member - National Editorial advisory board - Medical Journal of Armed Forces IndiaGrant from UICC & Norwegian Cancer Society Grant to Attend 18th UICC Congress held At Oslo, Norway June /July 2003.
Travel Fellowship to attend 18th UICC Congress Held at Oslo, Norway June /July 2003 by Department Of Science And Technology (DST), India
PUBLICATIONS
CHAPTERS IN TEXT BOOK
Cancers of Head and Neck. In Gaura K Rath, Bidhu K Mohanti (Eds) Text Book of Radiation Oncology- Principles and Practice. B I Churchill Livingston Pp 131-199.
Paediatric Oncology. In Gaura K Rath, Bidhu K Mohanti (Eds) Text Book of Radiation Oncology- Principles and Practice. B I Churchill Livingston Pp 669-720.
Radiotherapy in Juvenile Angiofibroma
Role Of Radiotherapy In Cranipharyngioma
Brachytherapy In Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
Stereotaxy In Pituitary Adenoma
Radiotherapy in Kaposi Sarcoma
Radiotherapy in Age Related Macular Degeneration
Intravaginal Brachytherapy by Ovoids to Control Vaginal Bleeding In Cervical Cancers. Should The Haemostatic Dose Be Disregarded ?
Organ Preservation In Muscle Invasive Bladder Tumor
Brachytherapy Alone or in Combination with External Beam Radiation in the Postoperative Management of Stage I & II Endometrial Carcinoma
Palliative Care Education And Training During Residency: A Survey Among Residents at A Tertiary Care Hospital
Medical Disorders Associated with Endometrial Cancer
Primary Spinal Epidural Ewing's Sarcoma: Report of 5 Cases and Review Of Literature
Brachytherapy In Lung Cancer
Late Reaction In Normal Tissue Following External Beam Radiotherapy In Carcinoma Cervix: An Overview
External Beam Radiotherapy and Thyroid Disorders
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