Firuza D. Patel,                               M.D. 
                               
                              Professor  
                           
                         
                                  
         
                                                    
                                                    
                            Postgraduate Institute of  Medical Education & Research 
                           
                                                                              
                            Department of Radiotherapy 
                           
                                                                              
                            Sector-12 
                           
                                                    
                            Chandigarh - 160 012                                 
                           
                          						  
                                                            
                           
                                                    
                            E-mail: patelfd@glide.net.in 
                           
                                                                              
                            Phone: +91-172-2756392  
                           
                                                    
                            Fax: +91-172-2749338   
                           
                  
                          
                               
                           
                          
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                                  Professor  
                                  Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 
                                  
								  1999-Present 
                                 
                                                                
                                  Faculty  
                                  Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 
                                  
								  1981-1999 
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                                              
                            Area of Specialization:  
                           
                          
                          
                          
  
     
    Radiotherapy 
   
    
                          
                        
                           
                           
                         
                         
                                                    
                                                    
                          
                             
                           
                                                    
                             Research Summary:  
                           
                                                    
                            
                                                                
                                   
                                  Gynecological malignancies  
                                 
                                                                
                                   
                                  Palliative care 
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                    
                            Publications:  
                           
                          
                            
	
		
			
				1. 
			
				Chaudhry, P., Srinivasan, R. and Patel, F. D.   Expression of the major fas family and Bcl-2 family of proteins in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and their correlation to chemotherapeutic response and outcome. Oncology Research.  2010.  18, 549-559. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Patel, F. D. , Kumar, P., Karunanidhi, G., Sharma, S. C. and Kapoor, R.  Optimization of high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy schedule in the treatment of carcinoma cervix. Brachytherapy.  2010.  [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Ghoshal, S., Chakraborty, S., Moudgil, N., Kaur, M. and Patel, F. D.   Quad shot: a short but effective schedule for palliative radiation for head and neck carcinoma. Indian Journal of Palliative Care.  2009.  15, 137-140. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Angurana, S. L., Kapoor, R., Kumar, P., Khosla, D., Kumar, N., Sharma, S. C. and Patel, F. D.   Quadruple malignancy in a single patient: a case report and comprehensive review of literature. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics.  2010.  6, 230-232. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Malhotra, P., Varma, N., Arora, N., Das, R., Nath, A., Patel, F. D.  and Varma, S.  Treatment of therapy related acute promyelocytic leukemia with the combination of all trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide without chemotherapy: a series of three patients. Leukemia & Lymphoma.  2010.  51, 933-936. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Chaudhry, P., Srinivasan, R. and Patel, F. D.   Utility of gene promoter methylation in prediction of response to platinum-based chemotherapy in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Cancer Investigation.  2009.  27, 877-884. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Chakravarty, D., Gupta, N., Goda, J. S., Srinivasan, R., Patel, F. D.  and Dhaliwal, L.  Steroid receptors, HER2/neu and Ki-67, in endometrioid type of endometrial carcinoma: Correlation with conventional histomorphological features of prognosis. Acta Histochemica.  2010.  112, 355-363. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Oinam, A. S., Goda, J. S., Dubey, S., Bhardwaj, A. and Patel, F. D.   Modeling correlation indices between bladder and Foley's catheter balloon dose with CT-based planning using limited CT slices in intracavitary brachytherapy for carcinoma of cervix. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics.  2008.  4, 156-163. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Yadav, B. S., Sharma, S. C., Patel, F. D. , Ghoshal, S., Kapoor, R. and Kumar, R.  Nonbreast second malignancies after treatment of primary breast cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.  2009.  73, 1489-1492. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Chaudhry, P., Srinivasan, R., Patel, F. D. , Gopalan, S. and Majumdar, S.  Serum soluble Fas levels and prediction of response to platinum-based chemotherapy in epithelial ovarian cancer. International Journal of Cancer. Journal International Du Cancer.  2008.  122, 1716-1721. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Yadav, B. S., Sharma, S. C., Patel, F. D. , Ghoshal, S. and Kapoor, V.  Results of letrozole in postmenopausal women after tamoxifen treatment for advanced breast cancer. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics.  2007.  3, 71-74. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Yadav, B. S., Sharma, S. C., Patel, F. D. , Ghoshal, S. and Kapoor, R. K.  Second primary in the contralateral breast after treatment of breast cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology.  2008.  86, 171-176. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Adhya, A. K., Srinivasan, R. and Patel, F. D.   Radiation therapy induced changes in apoptosis and its major regulatory proteins, Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, and Bax, in locally advanced invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. International Journal of Gynecological Pathology.  2006.  25, 281-287. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Saibishkumar, E. P., Patel, F. D. , Sharma, S. C., Karunanidhi, G., Ghoshal, S., Kumar, V. and Kapoor, R.  Prognostic value of response to external radiation in stage IIIB cancer cervix in predicting clinical outcomes: a retrospective analysis of 556 patients from India. Radiotherapy and Oncology.  2006.  79, 142-146. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Yadav, B. S., Patel, F. D.  and Nijhawan, R.  Subdural haematoma secondary to carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Clinical Oncology.  2006.  18, 89. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Saibishkumar, E. P., Patel, F. D. , Sharma, S. C., Karunanidhi, G., Sankar, A. S. and Mallick, I.  Results of external-beam radiotherapy alone in invasive cancer of the uterine cervix: a retrospective analysis. Clinical Oncology.  2006.  18, 46-51. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Saibishkumar, E. P., Patel, F. D.  and Sharma, S. C.  Evaluation of late toxicities of patients with carcinoma of the cervix treated with radical radiotherapy: an audit from India. Clinical Oncology.  2006.  18, 30-37. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Saibishkumar, E. P., Patel, F. D.  and Sharma, S. C.  Results of radiotherapy alone in the treatment of carcinoma of uterine cervix: a retrospective analysis of 1069 patients. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer.  2005.  15, 890-897. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Saibishkumar, E. P., Patel, F. D. , Ghoshal, S., Kumar, V., Karunanidhi, G. and Sharma, S. C.  Results of salvage radiotherapy after inadequate surgery in invasive cervical carcinoma patients: a retrospective analysis. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.  2005.  63, 828-833. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Patel, F. D. , Rai, B., Mallick, I. and Sharma, S. C.  High-dose-rate brachytherapy in uterine cervical carcinoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.  2005.  62, 125-130. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Saibishkumar, E. P., Patel, F. D. and Sharma, S. C.  Results of a phase II trial of concurrent chemoradiation in the treatment of locally advanced carcinoma of uterine cervix: an experience from India. Bulletin Du Cancer.  2005.  92, E7-12. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Jain, D., Rajesh, L., Srinivasan, R., Dey, P. and Patel, F. D.   Utility of mean nuclear volume in predicting disease-free survival in locally advanced invasive cervical squamous cell carcinoma. Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology.  2004.  26, 230-232. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Kaura, B., Bagga, R. and Patel, F. D.   Evaluation of the Pyruvate Kinase isoenzyme tumor (Tu M2-PK) as a tumor marker for cervical carcinoma. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research.  2004.  30, 193-196. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Sharma, R. R., Singh, D. P., Pathak, A., Khandelwal, N., Sehgal, C. M., Kapoor, R., Ghoshal, S., Patel, F. D.  and Sharma, S. C.  Local control of high-grade gliomas with limited volume irradiation versus whole brain irradiation. Neurology India.  2003.  51, 512-517. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bansal, M., Patel, F. D. , Mohanti, B. K. and Sharma, S. C.  Setting up a palliative care clinic within a radiotherapy department: a model for developing countries. Supportive Care in Cancer.  2003.  11, 343-347. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Jain, D., Srinivasan, R., Patel, F. D.  and Kumari, G.  Evaluation of p53 and Bcl-2 expression as prognostic markers in invasive cervical carcinoma stage IIb/III patients treated by radiotherapy. Gynecologic Oncology.  2003.  88, 22-28. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Patel, F. D. , Negi, P. S., Sharma, S. C., Kapoor, R., Singh, D. P. and Ghoshal, S.  Dose rate correction in medium dose rate brachytherapy for carcinoma cervix. Radiotherapy and Oncology.  1998.  49, 317-323. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Singh, D. P., Sharma, S. C., Sandhu, A. P., Goenka, M. K., Kochhar, R., Nagi, B., Sur, R. K., Patel, F. D. , Ayyagari, S., Bhatia, S. S., Mukhopadhyay, P., Xavier, S., Bhasin, D., Singh, K., Wig, J. D., Gupta, N. M., Das, A. and Gupta, B. D.  Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma--disease spectrum and management: a 15-year review from north India. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology.  1997.  16, 88-90. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Patel, F. D. , Sharma, S. C., Negi, P. S., Ghoshal, S. and Gupta, B. D.  Low dose rate vs. high dose rate brachytherapy in the treatment of carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a clinical trial. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.  1994.  28, 335-341. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Sharma, S., Sandhu, A. P., Patel, F. D. , Ghoshal, S., Gupta, B. D. and Yadav, N. S.  Side-effects of local hyperthermia: results of a prospectively randomized clinical study. International Journal of Hyperthermia.  1990.  6, 279-285. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Anand, A. K., Ayyagari, S., Sharma, S. C., Patel, F. D.  and Gupta, B. D.  Management of mediastinal compression due to bronchogenic carcinoma. Acta Radiologica. Oncology.  1985.  24, 233-235. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Sharma, S. C., Patel, F. D. , Gupta, S. K., Ayyagari, S., Dutta, T. K. and Gupta, B. D.  Soft tissue and bone lesions in chronic myeloid leukaemia--a case report. Indian Journal of Cancer.  1980.  17, 188-192. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Sharma, S. C., Patel, F. D. , Ahmed, M., Kilara, G., Gupta, B. D., Ayyagiri, S. and Dutta, T. K.  Association of infections with Hodgkin's disease--a regional experience. Indian Journal of Cancer.  1979.  16, 18-22. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	 
	 
  
                           
                         
                                                    
                            Book Chapters:  
                           
                          
                             
                           
                          
                            
                                                                
                                   
                                  Patel, FD. , Ni, LH., and Sharma, SC. Palliative Care for Patients with Gynecological Cancers. Obstetrics and Gynecology for Postgraduates, Volume 2 (Third Edition). Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam, Gopalan, Sarala & Kumar, Pratap, Eds. Universities Press (India) Pvt Ltd, India.            
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                                                    
                              
                           
                                                
 
                      
                          
                            
                                                                 
                                   
                             
                            
                                
                             
                            
                              
                                  
                                     
                                   
                                  
                                                                            
                                        
                                                                                    
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                                            M.D.                                                    in Radiotherapy, 				
				 
                                                    Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India                                                                        
 
                                           
                                                                                    
                                            Honors and Awards  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            1998, WHO fellowship           
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            2008-2010, President, Association of Radiation Oncologists of India         
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            Indian College of Radiation Oncologists           
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            Indian Association of Palliative Care