Prof. Dr. Anita Ramesh - Senior Consultant Medical Oncology

Brief Profile

Dr. Anitha Ramesh is a Medical Oncologist at Chettinad Super Speciality Hospital, Chennai and has an experience of 31 years in this field. She completed MBBS from National Medical College, Calcutta University in 1992, MD - Radiotherapy from Banaras Hindu University in 1997 and DM - Medical Oncology from DR.MGR Medical University in 2000.
She is a member of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP). and a Member of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO).. Some of the services provided by the doctor are Brachytherapy (Internal Radiation Therapy), Cancer Treatment, Head and Neck Tumor / Cancer Surgery, Giant Cell tumour Treatment Lung Cancer Treatment etc.

Gold medal in School and University Examinations

❄ 23 years of experience in the field of Oncology, both as a Physician and in Teaching.

Academic post-Assistant/ Associate and Professor in Medical Oncology for the last 23 years in a Private Medical College registered with MCI.

More than 50 publications and abstracts in peer review journals with Impact factor. I have published papers for medical journals, about Oncology care/management / Molecular diagnostics/Molecular pathology.

More than 100 International and National presentations. I give talks at international conferences, national conferences organized by the Cancer management society/association and academic conferences sponsored by companies on Oncology cancer diagnosis and treatment and management / Molecular diagnostics/ Molecular pathology.

Educational Qualification

She completed her MSc (Oncology) from the University of Nottingham, U.K. and a certification programme in Medical Oncology from the European Society of Medical Oncology. Her specialization covers all the areas of cancer management and treatment and she has been practicing in the field of Adult Medical Oncology, Pediatric Oncology and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant (PBSCT) from the last 12 years.

Achievements

Scholarship awarded to attend and present 2 papers in the 3rd meeting of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) held at Brisbane,Australia - Oct 2001
Scholarship awarded to attend and present paper in the European Society of Medical Oncology Conference (ESMO) at Nice. France in October 2002
British Council / Commonwealth / Nottingham Joint Chevening Scholarship for 2002 – 2003 for study of Master Degree in United Kingdom for M.Sc. Oncology in University Nottingham.
Scholarship awarded to attend and present a paper on “Childhood Leukaemia” conference in London, on 6th – 10th Sept. 2004.
Scholarship awarded to attend and present a paper in European Society of Medical Oncology Conference (ESMO) at Vienna, Australia in October 2004.
International Outreach Programme from St Jude Children Memphis, US. Fellowship in Paediatric Oncology. November 2004.
Scholarship awarded to attend and present a paper in American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting at Orlando, United States of America, in May 2005. “IDEA”.
Scholarship awarded to attend and present a paper in “Sarcoma Meeting Stuggart (SMS) 2005 at Stuggart, Germany in June 2005.
Developing Nations Travel Award for the 8th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer to be held 28 June - 1 July 2006 in Barcelona, Spain.
Travel award to present 2 papers and attend the 31st ESMO Congress,
in Istanbul, Turkey in September –October 2006.
European Society of Medical Oncology –Development Task Force Grant for Developing countries for Training in Stem Cell Research in
Europe May-June 2007.
Scholarship awarded to attend and present 2 papers in the meeting of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) to be held
at Berlin, Germany - Oct 2008.
Scholarship awarded to attend and present a paper in the ECCLU 2009 Educational Convention to be held at Lugano, Switzerland, July 2009.
Developing Nations Travel Grant awarded to attend and present a paper in the 13 World Congress on Gastro-Intestinal Cancer 22-25 June 2011, Barcelona, Spain.
SIOP Scholarship awarded to attend and present a paper in 43rd Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, 26-30 October 2011, Auckland, New Zealand.
UAE Cancer Congress received the “Best Abstract Award “October 2015.
International Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Foundation Fellowship in Imperial College London April 2015.
Developing Nations Travel Grant awarded to attend and present a paper in the 17 World Congress on Gastro-Intestinal Cancer 1-4 July 2015, Barcelona, Spain.

Research & Publications

“Late relapse in Hodgkin’s disease - A case report and Review of Literature”.Chandra A, Sagar TG, Raman SG. Indian J Hemat & Blood Transf, 1998; 16(3): 90 -92.
“Germ Cell tumor testis” Singh KK, Asthana AK, Chandra A, Singh RK Ind J Med Sci ,1999; 405 – 411.
“Malignant Phylloid Tumour of the Breast in a long term survivor of Hodgkin’s disease”.Sagar TG, Chandra A, Raman SG, Majhi U. Indian J Med and Paediatr Oncol, 2000; 21: (3, 4): 81 – 84.
“Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumour in an infant”. Chandra A, Ramanujam AS, Sagar TG, Indian J Med & Paediatr Oncol, 2001; 23(2, 3):33-34.
“Trophoblastic Malignancy unrelated to pregnancy - A report of two cases”. Chandra A, Raman SG, Sagar TG, Ramanujam AS, Indian J Med & Paediatr Oncol , 23 (1,2) :11-12.
“Persistent Mullerian Duct Syndrome (PMDS) with Testicular Seminoma”. Ramanujam AS, Chandra A , Raman SG, Sagar TG, Mallikarjuna VS. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2001; 44 : (4) : 441 –443.
“Primary Intra testicular Sarcoma”. Chandra A, Baruah RK, Ramanujam AS, Rajalekshmi KR, Sagar TG, Vishwanathan P, Raman SG. Ind J Med Sci, 2001; 55 (8); 421 - 428.
“Primary Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the anterior 2/3rd of tongue –A case report”. Chandra A, Sagar TG, Raman SG. Indian J Hematol and Blood Transf, 2001 Dec.
“A case of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in a Renal Transplant Recipient”. Chandra A., SagarTG, Ramanujam AS,Raman SG.Indian J Hematol and Blood Transfusion, 2002 March.
“Paucity of Hematological Neoplasia after Treatment of Hodgkin Disease:Observation after long-term follow-up at Cancer Institute, Chennai, South India”. Sagar TG, Chandra A, Raman SG, Swaminathan R. Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 2002; 19: 197-203.
“Bone Marrow involvement in a Primary Mediastinal Extragonadal Non-seminomatous germ cell tumour – A case report”. Chandra A, Sagar TG, Raman SG, Rajalekshmi RK. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2002; 44: 53 –55.
“International Note: Childhood Hodgkin disease treated with COPP /ABV Hybrid Chemotherapy: A progress report”. Sagar TG, Chandra A., Raman SG. Med Pediatr Oncol 2003; 40:66-69.
“Unusual Metastasis of Retinoblastoma to the metastasal bone of the foot- A case report”. Chandra A, Sagar TG, Raman SG, Ramanujam AS. Indian J Med & Paediatr Oncol, 23 (3,4):35-36.
“Epidural Granulocytic Sarcoma in Acute Promyelocytic .Leukaemia” Chandra A, Sagar TG. Indian J Med & Paediatr Oncol, 2003; 24(3):40-41.
“Primary Fibrosarcoma of the Ovary –report of two cases.”Singh S S, Chandra A, Majhi U. Ind Journal of Pathol Microbiol, 2004; 47 (4): 524-528.
Uterine C-Kit positive low grade stromal sarcoma. Jovitha Martin, Anita Ramesh, Sarah Kuruvilla, D Lalitha .Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology ,2009 :Volume : 3 Issue : 3 Page : 113-115.
Extranodal testicular anaplastic versus plasmablastic plasma cell tumor: A rare case with diagnostic dilemma in a developing country. P. Jovita M Martin, Anita Ramesh, Simon Hercules, Silamban, Dhanasekar T , Mallikarjuna VS, Lionel Rohit Mathew . Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology 2011 , volume 32 (1) , Jan – Mar 2011, 49-54
“An Uneventful pregnancy and delivery, in a case with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia on Imatinib” .Jovita Martin, Anita Ramesh, Lalitha Devadasan, Palaniappan,Jude J Martin . Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology. Apr –Jun 2011, vol 32, issue 2, 109-111.
A study of drug-drug interactions in cancer patients of a south Indian tertiary care teaching hospital. KannanG , Anita R , Vanitha Rani N , et al Journal of Postgraduate Medicine July 2011 Vol 57 , issue 33 , 206-210.
Persistent or Recurrent Castleman’s disease – Look for a lurking Lymphoma! Shalinee Rao , Anita Ramesh , Aarthi Rajkumar , Rekha Arcot , Sarah Kuruvilla . Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology. Jul- Sep 2011, vol 32, issue 3, 162-164.
Pharmacokinetic evaluation of Paclitaxel in south India cancer Patients: A Prospective study. R Anitha. Presented in journal Of Young Pharmacists held in 2011.
Primary Non- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the Scalp and Cranial Vault. Matrin J, Ramesh A, Kamaludwen M, Uday , Ganesh K, MaRtin J J . Case Report Neurol Med 2012; 2012: 616813. Epub 2012 Mar 13.
Implementation of Insurance Coverage for Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients. A Study from India. Anita Chandra, Jovitha Martin. Presented in ESMO 13 th World Congress on Gastro Intestinal cancer held on 22-25 june 2011 in Spain and published in Annals Of Oncology. Volume 22, 2011 Supplement 5.
Tolerabililty of Metronomic chemotherapy in patients with hematological Malignancies. A Study from India. A. Chandra, J. Martin. Published in Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology 82 S1 (2012) S15 – S30.
“Retinoblastoma presenting with orbital cellulitis”. Walinjkar J, Krishnakumar S, Gopal L, Ramesh A, Khetan V. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2013 Jun 30;17(3):282-6.
A Study PN Prescribing Trends pf Supportive Care Drugs Used in Cancer Chemotherapy in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital Ramalakshmi S, Anita Ramesh, Kondaviti Sahini, Katta Sai Babu, Kousalya K, Saranya P. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2013: 39-40.
“Targetting Cancer cells using polyamidoamine dendrimer – cisplatin nanoparticles functionalized with diglycolamic acid and anti-HER 2 antibody” International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2014.Akila R. Anita Ramesh
“Double pathology –malignant epithelial ovarian tumour and germcell tumour (Choriocarcinoma) a rare co-existence”.World Journal of Oncology “2014. S Gowtham, Anita Ramesh.
“US FDA approved Chemotherapy Drugs in 2014” International Journal of cancer Education NAD Research. Volume 3 Numbers 1, January to June 2015. Anita Ramesh.
Impact of Patient Counseling on Medication Adherence, Beliefs and Satisfaction about Oral Chemotherapies in patients with metastatic cancer at super speciality hospital. Anita Ramesh, MG Rajanadh, et al. International Journal of Cancer Research 11(3):128-135, 2015.

Prof. Dr. R. Anita Ramesh

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