DR ABHISHEK SHANKAR
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AIIMS)
EXPERIENCE
Over 18 years of experience as Resident, Research Fellow, and Faculty.
Associate Editor of Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (APJCP), South Asian Journal of Cancer (SAJC) and Editor in Chief of Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care (APJCC). Founder Secretary of Indian Society of Clinical Oncology (ISCO)
EXPERTISE
- Expert in conducting empirical research on community-based cancer prevention, quality of life issues in cancer patients, cancer screening, cancer survivorship, global oncology, cancer policy, cancer management in resource-limited settings, tobacco control and smoking cessation, and familial and high-risk cancers
- Founded the department of preventive oncology at AIIMS. Founder & Chief Coordinator, Pink Chain Campaign
- Over 150 conference lectures in India and abroad. Dr Shankar is a regular writer in print and electronic media on cancer care issues globally
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- MBBS, MD (Radiation Oncology), CPFP, Cancer Prevention Fellow
- Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, National Cancer Institute, MD, USA
- IASLC Global Mentorship Fellow 2017, Utsunomiya, Japan