Professional Qualifications

MD from Regional Cancer Centre, Shimla in 2006

Memberships / Associations

• Life Member of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India. Membership number- LM 930.
• Life member -Indian Society of Oncology-LMK/0080
• Indian Society of Brachytherapy
• Life member –Oncology forum
• European Society for therapeutic radiology and oncology

Awards / Honors

• Awarded Gold medal for achieving first position in HP University in MBBS
• Awarded Gold medal by Himotkarsh (state association) for achieving first position in HP University in MBBS
• Awarded “Dr Kranti Mohan Sharma memorial award” for achieving first position in final MBBS
• best professional graduate of 1996 batch
• Distinction in anatomy
• Achieved 1st position in in Anatomy, Pathology
• Awarded merit certificate on achieving 6th rank in HP state board examination in XIIth
• Awarded the ‘Best fellowship for doctors aged less than 35 years” in AROICON 2008 by Association of radiation oncologists of India.
• Best Paper Award for paper in post PG category at NZAROICON 2012
• Received “Medical Excellence award” from IMA East Delhi on 1st May 2016

Brief Profile

Dr Kanika Sharma has been trained at premier institute of regional cancer centre Shimla and senior residency from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. She also received short term training at IRCH, AIIMS Delhi. She has a vast experience of working with Tele therapy units (3DCRT, IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, SRT, VMAT) and Treatment Planning Systems (ECLIPSE, PLATO, ASHA, MONACO, XIO, FOCALSIM, ONCENTRA). She has keen interest in brachytherapy to all subsites including head and neck, cervix, oesophagus etc.

Academic paper(s)  / publication(s)

She is credited with many publications in national and international journals and has participated in clinical trials. Dr. Kanika is a reviewer for many international journals.

a . Nomograms for predicting survival and recurrence in patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma. Ganly I1, Amit M2, Kou L3, Palmer FL4, Migliacci J4, Katabi N4, Yu C3, Kattan MW3, Binenbaum Y2, Sharma K5, Naomi R6, Abib A7, Miles B7, Yang X8, Lei D8, Bjoerndal K9, Godballe C9, Mücke T10, Wolff KD10, Fliss D11, Eckardt AM12, Chiara C13, Sesenna E13, Ali S14, Czerwonka L15, Goldstein DP15, Gil Z16, Patel SG4. An international collaborative study. Eur J Cancer. 2015 Dec;51(18):2768-76

b.  Gastric MALT lymphoma with Mott cell differentiation Asian Journal of Oncology / Jan-Mar 2016 / Volume 2/ Issue 1

c.  Sarita Jaiswal,Kanika sharma , Suparno Chakarbati. Developing a Haploidentical Transplant Program : An Indian Experience.Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 02/2015; 21(2).
 

Conferences attended (as speaker / as delegate)

a. Speaker-ATRICON at Medanta (Feb 2015):Analysing the CBCT-beyond set up errors

b. Panellist- "Addressing Dysphagia in Head and Neck Malignancies”. Fortis hospital Noida on25.04.2015

c. Speaker- BEST Of ASRTO (at Medanta-May 2016):Comparison of 3D-conformal and intensity modulated radiotherapy outcomes for locally-advanced non-small cell lung cancer in NRG oncology/RTOG 0617

d. Moderator- Panel discussion gynae oncology symposium in NZAROI-   18.9.2015e.Panellist-Fertility preservation in Oncology –Indraprastha Apollo Hospital(12th September2015)

f.  Panellist-Debates in Oncology (Max CancerCentre) August 2015

g. Panellist Oncology Forum –Targeted therapy in Oncology-Lung session Oct 2015

h. Panellist at the Prostate Cancer Meeting being organized on 24/2/2016 in Young Oncologist group of India

i. Speaker – Breast cancer contouring-beyond RTOG guidelines-Delhi Breast Oncology group meeting 27.03.2016

Contribution of chapters in the books

8 chapters in the book Step by Step radiotherapy planning. Book released in September 2015

Areas of Expertise

3DCRT, IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, Brachytherapy, Preventive Oncology.

Improvement in the outcomes

By Incorporation of latest developments in Radiation techniques and updated treatment guidelines outcomes are in line with existing literature