Dr. Tejinder Kataria

Brief Profile:

The Volume Modulated Therapy Accelerator (VMAT) introduced the first integrated brachytherapy unit in North India and pioneered stereotactic body radiotherapy. During his 35 years of experience, he is credited with establishing the Department of Radiation Oncology at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, New Delhi, Artemis Health Institute, Gurugram, and also establishing the Division of Radiation Oncology at Medanta-Gurugram. Dr. Kataria studied in top institutes in India and abroad like PGI
Chandigarh, University of Cambridge and Harvard University, among others. Dr. Kataria presented the latest developments in radiotherapy at Medanta such as Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRAT), Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMAT), Image Guided Brachytherapy and Total Body Irradiation (TBI), total electronic skin therapy (TSET). ). Dr. Kataria has been associated with the QUATRO Asia team at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, since 2005.
and was part of the task force committee for the National Cancer Control Program of the 11th Annual Plan of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.

Work Experience:

• 1991 - 1992 Assistant Professor at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
• 1996 - 2007 Senior Consultant at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute
• Professor at Indraprastha University 2007
• Chairperson-Radiation Oncology at Medanta The Medicity Since 2009

Education:

• DNB - Radiotherapy - National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), 1993
• MD - Radiotherapy - National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), 1987
• MBBS - Himachal Pradesh University, 1984

AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• National Education Scholarship - 1977
• Himachal State Scholarship - 1978
• DGHS Scholarship - 1985
• National Excellence Award - 2002
• Best Paper Award, AROI/National Cancer Congress - 2003
• International Health Professional of the Year - 2006
• Marquis Who's Who in Science & Engineering - 2007
• Marquis Who's Who in the World - 2010

MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS

• European Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology
• American Society of Radiation Oncology
• Association of Medical Physicists of India
• Indian Society of Radiation Biology
• Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI)
• Indian College of Radiation Oncology