Prof. Dinesh Pendharkar, M.D. Ph.D.

Prof. Pendharkar is an accomplished medical oncologist based in India. He has an experience spanning 35 years as a cancer specialist. His areas of expertise include General Oncology, leukemias, hematological malignancies, Breast cancer, and Management of Hand-Foot Syndrome. He finished his Ph.D. in Oncology from the Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow. Currently, he is the Director – of Sarvodaya Cancer Institute, Faridabad, and the Head of the Department of Cancer Chemotherapy at the Asian Institute of Oncology.

He is also a Visiting Professor at RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain. Prof. Pendharkar was formerly the Associate Editor Indian Journal of Medical and Pediatric Oncology and is a member of the Indian Society of Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology. He is a former President of the Indian Society of Oncology and the former Chair of the International Affairs Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. In the past, he had been president of the Indian Society of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Jt. Secretary Indian Society of Oncology and Associate Editor Indian Journal of Medical and Pediatric Oncology. Prof. Dinesh is currently the Chairperson of the International Cancer Institute Board of Advisors.