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Dr. Waseem Abbas has 20 years of experience in medicine and medical oncology. He is a highly skilled professional/cancer treatment specialist who is dedicated to research in this field. After completing his MBBS in 2001, he joined Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre from where he completed his MD (Medicine) and entered critical care. He joined BL Kapur Hospital as Research Fellow in Medical Oncology and completed his DNB there. Later, he joined Max Healthcare as a Consultant.
Dr. Waseem Abbas is a young researcher and has published many breakthrough research articles in national and international journals. He is an expert in delivering immunotherapy and targeted therapy. Breast cancer and immunotherapy are his research interests. He is a strong advocate of Precision Cancer Therapy where individual-specific treatment plans are tailor-made based on the genomic profile of cancer and further targeting it successfully with various options of immunotherapy/chemotherapy as well as targeted therapies. He is the Clinical Lead in Medical Oncology at Max Institute of Cancer Care, Shalimar Bagh. Dr Abbas is also Primary Investigator of many national and international research projects and clinical trials
Work Experience
- Dr. Waseem Abbas is currently working at Max Healthcare
- Clinical Lead in Medical Oncology - Max Institute of Cancer Care, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi (2015)
- Consultant - Max Healthcare
- Residency in Medical Oncology for 4 years
- Senior Residency in Medical Oncology - Florence Hospital
Education & Training
- DNB (Medical Oncology) - B L Kapur Memorial Hospital, New Delhi (2015)
- Research Fellow in medical oncology - Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Delhi (2012)
- DNB
- MBBS - KSMA (2002)
Memberships
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- European Society of Clinical Oncology (ESMO)
- American Society of Gynae-Oncology
- Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (STIC)
- American Association of Cancer Research (AACR)
- American Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association
- American Psychosocial Oncology Society
- International Society of Hematology
- Children’s Oncology Group (COG)
- American Society of Preventive Oncology
Awards
- Harnessing the Immunomodulatory effects of Radiation in Urinary Bladder Cancer
- Gold Medal in MBBS (2002)
- Best Abstract at Best of ASCO 2014
- Advisors to various biopharmaceutical research & development
- Professional guide to various international and national Medical Oncology Fellows and students
- Eminent teacher
Speciality Interest
- Breast cancer
- Immunotherapy in cancer
- Lung cancer
- Gastrointestinal cancer, oesophageal cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer and hepatobiliary cancers
- Gynaecological cancers - ovarian cancer, cervical cancer and uterine cancer
- Malignant melanoma
- Head and neck cancers
- Metronomic chemotherapy in refractory malignancies
- Palliative and pain treatment and end of life treatment practice
Research Papers & Publications
- Published multiple papers in the field of immuno-oncology and breast cancer treatment
- published many breakthrough research articles in national and international journals
- Primary Investigator of many national and international research projects and clinical trials
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