Dr. Dhanasekaran V K

Dr. Dhanasekaran V K

  • Consultant
  • Oncology
  • KIMSHEALTH, P.B.No.1, Anayara P.O, Trivandrum – 695029, Kerala, India
  • KIMSHEALTH North, Anayara P.B 1 Trivandrum 695 029
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Area of Expertise

  • Radical and palliative radiotherapy for adult malignancies
  • Experience in working in other health setups particularly national health service the UK, where I have worked from 2004 to 2021 until I moved back to India. I continue remote consultations and radiotherapy work in the national health service
  • Application of evidence-based medicine in the management of adult malignancies
  • Prior training in Geriatric medicine helps me to tailor radiotherapy treatments in an appropriate way to suit the fitness and tolerability of elderly patients
  • My previous experience working as a Clinical oncologist has given me a holistic outlook on the management of adult malignancies rather than from a pure radiation oncology perspective
  • Conversant with external beam radiotherapy and its technical advancements including IMRT ( intensity-modulated radiotherapy ) IGRT ( image-guided radiotherapy ), VMAT ( volumetric modulated arc therapy, ablative radiotherapy techniques such as SBRT or SABR ( stereotactic body radiotherapy ) SRS / SRT ( stereotactic radiotherapy techniques for the brain ) and brachytherapy for gynaecological malignancies
  • Special areas of interest include prostate, bladder, Gastrointestinal and breast cancers

Education & Training

  • MBBS
  • MD ( Geriatric Medicine )
  • MRCP
  • Diploma in Oncology
  • FRCR

Languages Known

  • English
  • Tamil