Experience

Dr. Surya Prakash Vankina is working as a Consultant Radiation Oncologist at Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Visakhapatnam. With over 6 years of immense experience in offering specialized radiation oncology care he has treated over 1500 patients with high precision radiation therapy.

He has held positions as a consultant radiation oncologist at the prestigious Cachar Cancer

Hospital and Research Centre in Silchar, Assam, and assistant professor of radiation oncology at the Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences in Bangalore.

 Area(s) of Interest

• Gynecologic Oncology – Cervix, Endometrium, Vaginal and Vulvar cancers.
• Head and Neck Oncology
• Gastro-intestinal Cancers – Rectum, Anal canal, Pancreas, Gall bladder and Esophageal cancers.
• Breast cancer.
• Personalized radiation therapy.

Treatment(s)/ Procedure(s) offered

• 3DCRT
• IMRT
• VMAT
• IGRT
• SRS/SBRT
• Brachytherapy procedures including intra-cavitary, intra-luminal, surface mould, and interstitial Brachytherapy.
• Prevention and screening of cancer.
• Palliative radiotherapy and pain management.

Education & Training

Name of Institute(s)

• DNB (Radiotherapy) from Basavatarakam Indo-American cancer hospital, Hyderabad.
• DMRT (Radiotherapy) from Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala.
• MBBS from GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry

Special Training

• Certificate Course in Pain and Palliative Medicine (CCPPM)-Department of Palliative medicine, MNJ institute of Oncology and RCC , Hyderabad.
• AROI – ESTRO Teaching Course on Transition from Conventional 2D to 3D Radiotherapy with a special emphasis on Brachytherapy in Cervical cancer.

Observership

• Clinical observer in the department of Radiation Oncology – Mie University, Tsu, Japan
• Proton therapy – Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Hyogo prefecture, Japan.

Membership of Scientific organizations

1. European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
2. American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO)
3. Radiation Oncology Education Collaborative Study Group (ROECSG)
4. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Professional Highlights

Awards:

1. MVR CANCON 2018 ANNUAL QUIZ COMPETITION – 2nd prize.
2. ICON OGS BEST ONCOLOGY PG INSTITUTE 2018 – 2nd prize

Publications:

1. Chigurupati Namrata; Rahul Ravind; Surya Prakash Vankina; Chelakkot G Prameela. Dysphagia following total glossectomy and adjuvant chemo-radiation in a recurrent malignancy of tongue: Cure versus quality of life?-Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, Volume 10 (2014).
2. Surekha Goyal, Surya Prakash Vankina, Geeta S Narayanan.An audit of aortic bifurcation level in patients with cervix cancer – Implications for radiation therapy planning International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume- 12 |Issue – 06 | June – 2023 | PRINT ISSN No. 2277 – 8179 | DOI :10.36106/ijsr
3. Surya Prakash Vankina, Surekha Goyal, Geeta S Narayanan. Upper limit of radiation treatment portals in rectal cancer: Is it wise to keep using bony landmarks in the present era of 3D conformal treatment? Rep PractOncolRadiother 2023;28(4):565- 570.10.5603/RPOR.a2023.0045