Mentor Profile: Dr Radheshyam Naik

Dr Radheshyam Naik

Pioneer in the field of medical oncology

Expertise

Dr Radheshyam MD, DM is the pioneer in the field of Medical
Oncology with more than 25 years of strong academic experience in
his field. He received advanced training from the world’s leading
institutions including M.D. Anderson Cancer Institute, USA,
International School for Cancer Care, Oxford, UK, University of
New South Wales, Australia, to name a few. Regarded as an
eminent oncologist and having experience of visiting renowned
cancer hospitals around the world, Dr. Radheshyam has had an
excellent academic career in managing all types of cancer and
haematological disorders, with several peer-reviewed publications in
leading journals. He is pioneer in conducting various Drug trials
conducted over 50 chemotherapy drugs in nationally and
internationally trials. He has special interest in Bone Marrow
Transplant programme and also undergone advanced trainings at
Hadassah University, Israel; Detroit medical center, The New York
hospital USA , Cornell Medical center and at Harper Hospital,
Michigan, USA. Dr. Radheshyam has been a major contributor in
developing the field of Haematology and Bone Marrow
Transplantation in Karnataka. He performed the first intra-arterial
chemotherapy through port in Karnataka and also is credited for
performing the first Bone Marrow Transplant in Karnataka.