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Brief Pfofile:

Dr. Prashant Mehta, a noted Medical Oncologist and a Bone marrow transplant physician, believes that the goal of treatment apart from cure and disease control is happiness and quality of life. He believes in transparency between patient, family, and treating Doctor pertaining to all aspects of treatment. He is leading the cellular therapy program at Amrita, as well as, working on making CAR- T cell therapies accessible in India by working in close collaboration with researchers and scientists in India as well as outside. He is skilled in immunotherapy and precision oncology and employs these effectively in suitable scenarios. He obtained his DM fellowship in medical oncology and BMT from AIIMS, New Delhi. He is also an alumnus of the prestigious Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. His primary areas of focus are Acute Leukemia and Lymphoma in children and adults, Bone marrow transplantation, including haploidentical transplants and reduced toxicity transplantation.

Education:

MBBS -Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC, Delhi)-2006
MD - Medicine (Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi)-2010
DM - Medical Oncology , All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS, Delhi)-2014
Visiting Physician fellowship in BMT/Cellular therapy- Fred Hutchinson Cancer research Center, Seattle USA -2016

Experience:

Consultant in Department of Medical Oncology/Haematology/BMT from January 2015 to June 2016 at Artemis Health Institute, Gurgaon
DM (Medical Oncology) in Department of Medical Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant  from Jan 2012 to Dec 2014 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Senior Resident in Department of Medical Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant from Aug 2010 to Dec 2012 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Professional Memberships:

European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Society of Medical Oncology of India (SOMOI)
Indian Cooperative oncology Network (ICON)
Core committee member of Molecular Oncology working group of ICON

Awards and Honours:

Meghna Krishna Baweja award
Prof GS Bhattacharya award 2021
Founder Member of Science and Cost Cancer Consortium

Speciality Interests: 

Lung Cancer, Breast cancer, Multiple Myeloma, T cell replete Haploidentical BMT, strategies to prevent relapse post HSCT
Acute Myeloid Leukemia in children and Adults
Management of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in accelerated phase or blast crisis
Precision oncology
Molecular Oncology
Management of NK/T cell Lymphoma
Metronomic treatment of Advanced Head and neck cancer
Management of MDS