Dr. Rachan Shetty K S | A.J Hospital

Specialties

Oncology - Medical

Qualifications

MBBS, MD, DM, MRCP, ECMO

Language spoken

English, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu

Professional Experience

1. Teaching experience as a Assistant professor in the Dept. of General medicine at K.S Hegde Medical  Academy  Mangalorefrom july 2010 to 2011 august.

2. Consultant in medical oncology at AJ hospital and research center and AJ Institute of medical sciences from september 2014 till date. I am attending out patient clinic on a daily basis, seeing about 30 patients per day ,  treating in patients about  40 per day.

3. Extensive experience in solid tumour oncology : Treatment of breast , lung, liver, gastrointestinal , head and neck and gynaecological malignancy. Special interest in sarcoma treatment. involved in patient diagnosis , evaluation formulation of treatment plan.

4. Hematological malignancy such as leukemias ,lymphoma , myeloma amd myeloproliferative neoplasm. formulation of treatment plan and day to day patient care.we also have a transplant program conducting  autologous stem cell transplant for myeloas and lymphomas.

Publications:

1. Original article- Lakshmaiah K C, Rachan Shetty K S, Sathyanarayanan V, Lokanatha D, Abraham LJ, Babu K G. Lenalidomide in relapsed refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: An Indian perspective. J Can Res Ther 2015;11:857-61

2.  Original article : Lakshmaiah KC, Malabagi AS, Govindbabu, Shetty R, Sinha M, Jayashree RS. Febrile Neutropenia in Hematological Malignancies: Clinical and Microbiological Profile and Outcome in High Risk Patients. Journal of Laboratory Physicians. 2015;7(2):116-120. doi:10.4103/0974-2727.163126.

3.  Original article: Lakshmaiah KC, Abhayakumar S M, Shetty R, Loknath D, Jayashree R S, Govindbabu K. Management of febrile neutropenia in solid organ malignancies following chemotherapy. 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.  Guru Prasad B, Kundargi R, Purohit S, Bhise R, Shetty R, Lakshmaiah KC. Systemic Therapy in Endometrial Cancer: Recent Advances. Online J Health Allied Scs. 2012;11(4):9.

6.  Ramachandra C, Challa VR, Shetty R. Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome: Do we know it? Indian Journal of Human Genetics. 2014;20(2):192-194. doi:10.4103/0971-6866.142902.

7.  Case report: Perpheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour of small bowel mesentry presenting as intestinal obstruction. First author. Accepted in austral asian journal of cancer.

8.  Rathan Shetty K S, Kali A, Rachan Shetty K S. Serum total antioxidant capacity in oral carcinoma patients. Phcog Res 2015;7:184-7

9.  Rachan Shetty, KS & Challa, Vasu & Kuntegowdanahalli, Lakshmaiah & Champaka, G & K, Govind Babu. (2015). Gastric metastases from breast cancer: A report of two cases and review of literature. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. 11. 660. 10.4103/0973-1482.139523.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

1.  Conducted numerous educational programmes for cancer awareness for general public in schools and colleges.
2. Participated as faculty in Multi disciplinary oncology conferences.
3. Conducted Tv programmes for cancer awareness
4. News paper articles for cancer awareness.