Dr Akhil Santhosh serves as a Consultant Medical Oncologist at Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut. Trained at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, and internationally certified as an ESMO Certified Medical Oncologist with the Speciality Certificate in Medical Oncology from the Royal College of Physicians (UK), he is committed to providing evidence-based, patient-centred cancer care.
Dr Akhil specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of a broad spectrum of solid tumours and haematological malignancies, with particular expertise in chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, precision oncology, and supportive cancer care. His clinical practice focuses on developing individualised treatment plans through a multidisciplinary approach to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients. A passionate clinician-scientist, he has received several prestigious national and international honours, including the ASCO IDEA Award, ASCO Merit Award, and ESMO Talent Pool recognition, and has authored numerous high-impact publications in leading oncology journals. Combining clinical excellence with a strong commitment to research and academic advancement, Dr Akhil is dedicated to delivering comprehensive, compassionate, and state-of-the-art cancer care.
MBBS – Government Medical College, KozhikodeDM (Medical Oncology) – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 2023ESMO Certified Medical OncologistSpeciality Certificate in Medical Oncology (SCE) – Royal College of Physicians (UK), LondonCertificate of Advanced Studies (CAS GI) in GI Oncology – European School of Oncology (ESO)
Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut – Consultant, Medical Oncology (Current)MVR Cancer Centre & Research Institute, Kozhikode – Consultant, Medical Oncology (February 2024 – 2026)All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi – Post Senior Resident Fellow, Medical Oncology (September 2023 – February 2024)
- Gastrointestinal cancer
- Breast cancer
- Lung cancer
- Genitourinary and gynaecological cancers
- Thoracic malignancies
- Bone and soft tissue tumors
- Head and neck cancers
- Supportive care
- Topical Diclofenac for Prevention of Capecitabine-Associated Hand-Foot Syndrome: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial – Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO Oncology)
- Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR) Inhibitors for the Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma: Key Therapeutic Developments and Knowledge Gaps – Drug Design, Development and Therapy
- Association of Serum Cyclooxygenase-2 Levels with Hand-Foot Syndrome in Patients Receiving Capecitabine: An Exploratory Analysis of the D-TORCH Study – ecancer Medical Science
- DPYD Genotyping in Patients Receiving Capecitabine: An Exploratory Analysis from the D-TORCH Study– Frontiers in Pharmacology
- Treatments for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Insights from CheckMate 9DW – The Lancet(Correspondence)
- Pre-transplantation Optimisation for Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: The TransMet Trial – The Lancet (Correspondence)
- Final Overall Survival Results of CheckMate 067 – The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)(Correspondence)
- Doxorubicin-Trabectedin in Leiomyosarcoma – The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)(Correspondence)
- Final Overall Survival Results of PRIMA: The Niraparib Conundrum – Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (IJMPO) (Commentary)
- Trastuzumab Duocarmazine in Pretreated HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Has the "TULIP" Bloomed a Bit Too Late? – Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (IJMPO) (Commentary)
- Checkpoint Dilemma: KEYNOTE-564's Triumph Amidst the Failures of Its Rivals in Renal Cell Carcinoma? – Journal of Case Reports and Reviews in Medicine
- Succinate Dehydrogenase Deficient GIST: Case Series and Review of Literature from a Tertiary Care Centre in India – Indian Journal of Cancer
- Metastatic Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma in an Adult Male from a Tertiary Care Centre in India – ecancer Medical Science
- A Rare Case of a Malignant Epithelioid Neoplasm with an Underlying Novel EWSR1:ZBT44 Fusion, Identified on Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) – International Journal of Surgical Pathology
- Quality of Life Assessment in Testicular Non-Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumour Survivors – Research Square
- Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Topical Diclofenac in Prevention of Hand-Foot Syndrome in Patients Receiving Capecitabine – TRIALS (BMC)
- Burton's Line – A Unique Sign of Lead Poisoning – World Journal of Gastroenterology
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Levetiracetam vs Carbamazepine for Seizures in Patients with Neurocysticercosis – Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
