Dr. Rachan Shetty K S | A.J Hospital

Specialties

Oncology - Medical

Qualifications

MBBS, MD, DM, MRCP, ECMO

Languages Spoken 

English, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu, Malayalam

Primary & Additional Specialties

• Primary: Medical Oncology

• Additional: Solid Tumor Oncology, Hematological Malignancies, Sarcoma Management, Autologous Stem Cell Transplant

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, Department of General Medicine, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore (July 2010 – August 2011)

• Consultant in Medical Oncology, AJ Hospital & Research Centre and AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore (September 2014 – Present)

  • Outpatient care: ~30 patients/day

  • Inpatient care: ~40 patients/day

• Expertise in solid tumors: breast, lung, liver, gastrointestinal, head & neck, gynecological cancers; special interest in sarcomas

• Expertise in hematological malignancies: leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myeloproliferative neoplasms

• Experience in autologous stem cell transplantation for myeloma and lymphoma

Services Provided

• Diagnosis, evaluation, and individualized treatment planning for cancer patients

• Management of solid tumors and hematological malignancies

• Autologous stem cell transplantation

• Patient counseling and follow-up

Publications (Selected)

1. Lenalidomide in relapsed refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: An Indian perspective. J Can Res Ther 2015;11:857-61

2. Febrile neutropenia in hematological malignancies: Clinical & microbiological profile. J Lab Physicians 2015;7(2):116-120

3. Management of febrile neutropenia in solid organ malignancies. J Can Res Ther 2014;10:540-3

4. Primary multifocal osseous Hodgkin lymphoma: A case report. Int J Health Sci Res 2014;4(3):1-13

5. Systemic therapy in endometrial cancer: Recent advances. Online J Health Allied Scs 2012;11(4):9

6. Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome: Do we know it? Indian J Hum Genet 2014;20(2):192-194

7. Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of small bowel mesentery presenting as intestinal obstruction. Austalasian J Cancer (Accepted)

8. Serum total antioxidant capacity in oral carcinoma patients. Phcog Res 2015;7:184-7

9. Gastric metastases from breast cancer: Two case reports. J Can Res Ther 2015;11:660

Professional Activities

• Conducted cancer awareness programs in schools and colleges

• Faculty member in multidisciplinary oncology conferences

• Participated in TV programs and written newspaper articles for public cancer awareness

Key Differentiators

• Over a decade of experience in cancer care and patient counseling

• Extensive expertise in both solid and hematological malignancies

• Active involvement in research and academic teaching

• Proficient in multiple languages for diverse patient communication