K.  Pavithran,                               M.D., D.M., F.I.C.P. 
                               
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                            Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre 
                           
                                                                              
                            Department of Medical Oncology 
                           
                                                                              
                            Amrita Lane, AIMS, Ponekkara 
                           
                                                    
                            Kochi - 682 041                                 
                           
                                                    
                            Kerala                                 
                           						  
                                                            
                           
                                                    
                            E-mail: pavithrank@aims.amrita.edu 
                           
                                                    
                               
                           
                          
                            URL:   http://www.aimshospital.org/findadoc/find-a-doctor.php?id=32  
                           
                          
                          						  
                              
                           
						  
	                                                       
                            Area of Specialization:  
                           
                          
                          
  
     
    Oncology 
   
     
                          
                        
                           
                           
                         
                         
                                                    
                                                    
                          
                             
                           
                                                    
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				Sharma, S., Hiran, K. R., Pavithran, K.  and Vijaykumar, D. K.  A pilot study to assess the feasibility of evaluation of markers of response to chemotherapy at one day & 21 days after first cycle of chemotherapy in carcinoma of breast: a prospective non-randomized observational study. World Journal of Surgical Oncology.  2009.  7, 35. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Sharan, R., Iyer, S., Chatni, S. S., Samuel, J., Sundaram, K. R., Cohen, R. F., Pavithran, K.  and Kuriakose, M. A.  Increased plate and osteosynthesis related complications associated with postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy in oral cancer. Head & Neck.  2008.  30, 1422-1430. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	
		
			
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				Palaniappan, M., Jose, W. M., Mehta, A., Kumar, K. and Pavithran, K.   Umbilical metastasis: a case series of four Sister Joseph nodules from four different visceral malignancies. Current Oncology.  2010.  17, 78-81. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Mehta, A. A., Venkatakrishnan, R., Jose, W., Palaniappan, M. and Pavithran, K.   Multiple myeloma presenting as eosinophilic pleural effusion. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology.  2010.  6, 256-259. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Haji, A. G., Sharma, S., Majeed, K. A., Vijaykumar, D. K., Pavithran, K.  and Dinesh, M.  Primary pancreatic lymphoma: Report of three cases with review of literature. Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology .  2009.  30, 20-23. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Geeta, S. N., Padmanabhan, T. K., Samuel, J., Pavithran, K. , Iyer, S. and Kuriakose, M. A.  Comparison of acute toxicities of two chemotherapy schedules for head and neck cancers. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics.  2006.  2, 100-104. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	 
  
                           
                         
                                                
 
                      
                          
                            
                               
                             
                            
                                
                             
                            
                              
                                  
                                     
                                   
                                  
                                                                            
                                        
                                                                                    
                                            Education  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            M.D.                                                    in Medical Oncology				
				 
                                                                                                                            
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            Honors and Awards  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            1993, Awarded Fellowship by the World Federation of Haemophilia        
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            International Journal of Medicine         
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            Fellow, International Medical Sciences Academy