Dr. Shekar Patil

About Doctor

Dr. Shekar Patil is one of the most experienced and trusted medical oncologists with more than 29 years.

He is skilled in many advanced cancer treatments, such as conventional and high-dose radiotherapy for different types of cancers for both solid tumors and blood cancers, intraperitoneal chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer, combined radiation and chemotherapy for cancers like carcinoma, and even bone marrow transplantation.

Dr. Shekar also has special expertise in treating gynaecological cancers like ovarian cancer with chemotherapy, blood cancers such as lymphomas, and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Additionally, he treats around 20 to 30 patients, providing them with chemotherapy and other treatments for both solid tumors and blood-related cancers.

Along with this, Dr. Shekar has been deeply involved in community service, and he has actively participated in over 50 cancer detection camps across rural areas. These camps were organized by the Health Education Council, Bangalore Institute of Oncology (HCG), and many other non-government organizations to help people get early cancer detection, and support.

Medical Qualifications

• DM, Medical Oncology, from The Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR University.
• MBBS from The Gulbarga University.
• MD, General Medicine, from The M. R. Medical College.

Clinical Expertise

Professional Work Experience

• Registrar, Department of Medical Oncology, Bombay Hospital.
• Senior Resident, Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

Career Highlights

• Dr. Shekar Patil has taken part in more than 50 cancer detection camps in rural areas to help people get early diagnosis and care.
• He is an expert in giving Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy and treating cancers like gynecological cancers, lymphomas, and acute myeloid leukemia.
• Every day, Dr. Shekar treats around 20 to 30 patients using both regular and high-dose chemotherapy for different types of cancers, including solid tumors and blood cancers.

Research and Fellowships

Membership: Karnataka Medical Council.

Awards and Recoginition

• Dr. Shekar Patil’s study on FDG-PET Metabolic Vs CT Anatomical Monitoring of Tumour Response to Anterior Chemotherapy in Breast Carcinoma was published in Cancer Therapy and Oncology International Journal.
• Dr. Shekar Patil contributed to the research on the Landscape of Clinically Actionable Mutations in Breast Cancer, published in Translational Oncology.
• He was working on the Long-term Effectiveness of Lycopene in Managing Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSMF) was published in the Journal of Oral Pathology.
• Dr. Shekar co-authored a study on Circulating Tumour Cells in Head and Neck Cancers was published in the Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine.
• He shared real-world experiences on the use of Palbociclib in Hormone-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
• Dr. Shekar also conducted a study on the Clinical Profile of Carcinoma Breast Patients Treated with Trastuzumab, published in Advances in Breast Cancer Research.