Dr Nithin Raj

Dr. Nithin Raj is a Consultant in Medical Oncology at Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, with expertise in both adult and paediatric oncology. He completed his DM in Medical Oncology from Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, an apex centre under Tata Memorial Centre, and his MD in Radiotherapy from the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal. With extensive training across leading oncology centres in India, Dr. N

DM (Medical Oncology) – Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati (Unit of Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai) – 2022
MD (Radiotherapy) – Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal – 2018
MBBS – Government Medical College, Kochi – 2013
Internship (Compulsory Rotating) – Government Medical College, Kochi – 2016

Consultant Medical Oncologist – Malabar Medical College, Kozhikode (Present)
In-charge & Ex-Consultant, Department of Medical Oncology – Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Mysore
Assistant Professor – Medical Oncology – Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute (Tata Memorial Centre Unit), Guwahati
Specialty Training – Medical Oncology – Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati
Postgraduate Training – Radiotherapy – Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal
Short Observer Program – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Clinical Rotations & Case Presentations – Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum

Management of adult and paediatric solid tumours
Haemato-lymphoid malignancies and leukaemia protocols
Targeted therapies and immunotherapy (including monoclonal antibodies)
Molecular and genomic profiling for precision oncology
Stem cell transplant (exposure and training during DM)
Palliative care and end-of-life care
Radiation oncology techniques: IMRT, VMAT, cobalt-based RT, brachytherapy

Best Outgoing Student – DM Medical Oncology, Batch of 2019–2022
Second Prize – Oncology Quiz, Indian College of Radiation Oncology, New Delhi (2013)

Member – Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI)
Member – Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (ISMPO)
Member – European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

Multiple poster and oral presentations at national oncology conferences (YROC, Indian Brachytherapy Society, NCPA Mumbai).
Research projects include prognostic role of PET-CT in lymphoma and cytogenetic profiling of paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.