
Dr. Sapna K
Senior Consultant Radiation Oncologist
MBBS,MD,NFPM
SPECIALITY
Medical Oncology
LANGUAGE
Kannada, English, Hindi
Senior Consultant Radiation Oncologist at the KLE Dr.Sampatkumar S Shivanagi Cancer Hospital, JNMC, KAHER, Belagavi. With an experience of 13 years.
Well-versed with various radiotherapy techniques – IMRT, VMAT-IGRT, SRS, SBRT
Has performed more than 1000 brachytherapy procedures – point-based, image-based
Dr Sapna is also palliative care specialist with keen interest in cancer pain management and terminal care. Serves as Subject Expert (Oncology) in the Institute Ethical Committee, KAHER
1. Krishnamurthy, S., Ahmed, I., Vinchurkar, K., Kalloli, M., Sanikop, A.C., Sagar, R., Mathapathi, S., & Bhise, R. (2024). Lympho-vascular invasion in oral cavity cancers – A bridge between tumour biology and clinical outcomes. Oral Oncology Reports. Volume 11, September 2024.
2. Krishnamurthy Sapna & Ahmed Imtiaz. (2024). Constipation – A Disregarded Symptom in Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer – A Clinical Audit on Management. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care. 9. 303-306. 10.31557/apjcc.2024.9.2.303-306.
3. Krishnamurthy S, Ahmed I, Bhise R, Mohanti BK, Sharma A, Rieckmann T, Paterson C, Bonomo P. The dogma of Cetuximab and Radiotherapy in head and neck cancer – A dawn to dusk journey. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol. 2022 Mar 23; 34:75-81.
4. Krishnamurthy S, Ahmed I. Primary orbital squamous cell carcinoma treated with definitive radiotherapy. Saudi J Ophthalmol. 2023 Jul 24;37(3):256-259.
5. Ahmed I, Krishnamurthy S, Bhise R, Vinchurkar K, Kalloli M. Outcomes with optimal treatment in geriatric head and neck cancers – Tertiary cancer centre experience. J Can Res Ther. June 2023. (published online, ahead of print)
6. Ahmed I, Krishnamurthy S, Vinchurkar K. Prognosticating gross tumor volume in head and neck cancer – redefining gross tumor volume beyond contouring. J Med Phys 2023;48:68-73.
7. Ahmed I, Krishnamurthy S, Bhise R, Vinchurkar K, Kalloli M. Concurrent Weekly Cisplatin and Simultaneous Integrated Boost-IMRT in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma—An Institutional Experience. South Asian J Cancer 2022.
8. Ahmed I, Krishnamurthy S, Bhise R. Definitive Chemoradiation with Concurrent Weekly Cisplatin in the Treatment of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma – A Simplistic Approach. Asian Pac J Cancer Care, 6 (2), 181-187.
9. Rohan Bhise, Imtiaz Ahmed, Sapna Imtiaz. Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Simplifying Treatment in a Resource Poor Setting. Asian Pac J Cancer Care, August 2021. 6 (4), 383-387.
10. Krishnamurthy S., Pathy S. Ahmed I., Chander. S. Comments on – vaginal dose point reporting in cervical cancer patients treated with combined 2D/ 3D external beam radiotherapy and 2D/3D brachytherapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2014:113:426.
11. Ahmed.I. Krishnamurthy.S. Kakkar.A, Julka PK, Rath GK. Primary Anaplastic Astrocytoma of the brain after prophylactic cranial irradiation in a case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: Case report and review of literature. Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2014; 35:86-88.
12. Ahmed. I, Biswas A, Krishnamurthy S, Julka PK. Toxic epidermal necrolysis in a patient receiving concurrent phenytoin and whole brain and thoracic radiotherapy. Saudi Medical Journal, 2014; 35(11):179-181.
13. Ahmed, D.N. Sharma, S. Krishnamurthy, P.K. Julka, G.K. Rath, S.V.S. Deo, A. Seth. Clinical outcome of patients with penile cancer: an experience from a regional cancer Centre in north Indi. European Urology Supplements, 2013;12(6):179.
14. I.Ahmed, A. Biswas, S. Krishnamurthy, P.K. Julka, G.K. Rath. Primary central nervous system lymphoma – clinical experience from a regional cancer Centre in north India. Neuro-Oncology, 2013;15 (suppl 3): p75.
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