Dr. Bhavesh Parekh

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

• More than 20 years of clinical experience after passing M.D. – Internal Medicine
• More than 20 years of vast Clinical & Laboratory experience in the field of both adult & pediatric Oncology and Hematology
• Done around 500 bone marrow biopsies, 300 trephine biopsies, 100 liver biopsies, 1200 FNACs, 3500 Pleural / Ascitic tapping, 1200 Lumbar punctures/intrathecal treatments and 30 central venous catheterization
• Trained at Asia’s biggest hospital – Civil Hospital & B.J.Medical College – during M.D.
• Done rotation in Cardiology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Critical care medicine and Nephrology with ample exposure to various scopies, dialysis and angiographies.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

• Co-Investigator study: DANASUNIB IN BONE METS
• Attended GCP training course organized by Quintiles(India) Ltd.
• Co-Investigator IN ATLAS study : study regarding breast cancer to know duration of Tamoxifen in adjuvant setting
• Co-investigator in VORICONAZOLE-603 trial – a new antifungal drug Phase III trial.
• Co-investigator in Meropenam – new antibiotic Post marketing trial.
• Co-investigator in mesothelioma patients –MTA and Cisplatin
• Co-investigator in Breast cancer trial for new Water soluble PACLITAXEL.
• Co-investigator in Breast cancer trial – GEMCITE-TAXOL in metastatic breast cancer
• Co-investigator in new Peg-interferon Vs Roferon in chronic myeloid Leukemia patients.
• Co-investigator in Azoxifen trial for breast cancer
• Co-Investigator in Phase 3 study of Bone Metastases with Advance Cancer or Multiple Myeloma since 2007
• Co-Investigator in Phase 2 study of Breast Cancer in 2008.
• Co-Investigator in Phase 2 study of Opioid Therapy in Cancer pain since 2008.
• Co-Investigator in Phase 3 study of Renal cell carcinoma in 2009.

THESIS:

• Study of 50 cases of SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS: For M.D. – Internal Medicine – 1995
• Cisplatin 5- fluorouracil Vs Cisplatin Ifosfamide in recurrent \ residual Head & neck cancer: For D.M. – Oncology – 1998

PUBLICATIONS:

PRESENTED FOLLOWING PAPERS:

• NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY IN OSTEOSARCOMA

COAUTHORED FOLLOWING PAPERS:

• Intrapleural Bleomycin in cytology positive malignant pleural effusion
• Bisphosphanates – GCRI experience
• L-Asparaginase induced neurotoxicity – GCRI experience
• Growth pattern in treated patients of childhood ALL At Madurai — 9th biennial conference of ISMPO
• Docetaxel in metastatic breast cancer –GCRI experience
• Merkel cell carcinoma of skin – A case report
• Cisplatin-Ifosfamide in recurrent\residual head & neck cancer At Jodhpur 10th biennial conference of ISMPO

CONFERENCES & SYMPOSIA ATTENDED:

• 22ND annual conference of Association of Physicians of Gujarat held at Karamsad Jan2001
• 20th annual convention of Indian association for cancer research at Ahmedabad Jan 2001
• 52ND Gujarat state annual medical conference at Ahmedabad Nov 2000
• International Hematology CME at Ahmedabad November 2000
• Mid-annual conference of Association of Physicians of Gujarat held at Nadiad September 2000
• ICON conference at Baroda august 2000
• Breast cancer in new millennium: Nagpur Feb 2000
• 15TH Asia-Pacific cancer conference: Chennai Dec 1999
• Symposium on clinical trials – ICON at Mumbai AUG 1999
• Second regional P.P.O. workshop at Ahmedabad Apr 1999
• 20th annual conference of Association of Physicians of Gujarat Held at Jamnagar Jan 1999
• 10th biennial conference of ISMPO held at Jodhpur Jan 1999
• Satellite symposium of standard practices in hematopoietic transplantation At Tata memorial hospital, Mumbai Nov 1998
• 39th annual conference of “ Indian society of hematology and blood transfusion” at Chennai Nov 1998
• 19 Th annual conference of association of physicians of Gujarat held at Ahmedabad Jan 1998 and presented a paper on “HEPATITIS B in patients of hematological malignancies” WIN A BEST PAPER PRIZE AT STATE LEVEL
• International Hematology CME and workshop on Hematopoietic stem cell harvesting and processing for transplantation. December 6-9, 1997, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
• First National Conference – Pediatric Hematology Oncology: November 8-9, 1997, Mumbai.
• IXth Biennial Conference of Indian Society of Medical & Pediatric Oncology: 14-16, February, 1997, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
• APICON 96: Annual conference of the Association of Physician of India Held at Kath-Mandu, Nepal JAN 1996 Presented a paper on
  “SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS”
• International conference on kidney diseases held at Ahmedabad Feb 1996
• IASO mid-con 96 Inter-national conference of Indian association of surgical Oncology held at Ahmedabad Oct 1996
• National Update of GI disorders and Bone & Soft tissue sarcoma: January 11-12, 1996. Ahmedabad
• 3rd INDIAN CONFERENCE ON HOSPITAL INFECTION AT AHMEDABAD DEC 1995 AND PRESENTED A PAPER ON ” VIRAL HEPATITIS IN PATIENTS OF ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA” WIN A BEST PAPER AWARD IN NATIONAL CONFERENCE
• Mid annual conference of Indian Association of Surgical Oncologist: November 6-8, 1995 The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute,
  M.P.Shah Cancer Hospital, Ahmedabad. PIN: 380 016, Gujarat, INDIA
• Silver jubilee conference of association of physician of Ahmedabad
  Advances in internal medicine” held at Ahmedabad November 1995
• International Conference on Uro-oncology: November 1995, The Gujarat
  Cancer & Research Institute, M.P.Shah Cancer Hospital, Ahmedabad.

Current Medical Association Affiliations:

• Indian Medical Association – life member
• Association of Physicians of Ahmedabad – life member
• Association of Physicians of Gujarat -life member
• Indian Society of Medical & Pediatric Oncology -life member
• Indian Society of Hematology & Blood Transfusion
• Indian co-operative oncology network- founder member
• Organizing Secretary of 30th ICON held at Ahmedabad

SOCIAL SERVICES:

• Former Vice –President : ROTARY CLUB OF AHMEDABAD MIDTOWN
• Former Chairman : Cancer Awareness Committee Rotary District 3060
• Former Secretary: LIONS CLUB OFAHMEDABAD YOUNG
• Former GSE TEAM MEMBER: International fellowship in Sri Lanka From The Rotary International